Cherry Seed New cohort opening soon
From battlefield to startup innovation
An entrepreneurship program exclusively for Duvdevan alumni, combining academic knowledge, practical tools, mentorship, and connections to the startup ecosystem.
- Eligibility
- Duvdevan alumni only
- Academic partner
- Reichman University
- An initiative of
- Duvdevan Foundation
Developed with
Cherry Seed is developed in partnership with Reichman University.
01 / The program
You know how to take initiative. Now build on it.
Service develops the ability to make decisions, adapt quickly, solve unfamiliar problems, and take responsibility for a team. Cherry Seed brings those capabilities into entrepreneurship through structured learning, practical work, and experienced guidance.
- AAcademic knowledge
- BPractical startup tools
- CMentorship
- DConnections with entrepreneurs, investors, and business leaders
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Initiative
Recognize a problem worth solving.
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Judgment
Test assumptions and understand the market.
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Execution
Turn an idea into practical next steps.
The skills are already there.
The terrain is new.
02 / The journey
How an idea takes shape
Build your understanding, develop an idea with a team, and learn how to present a venture. The program moves through three stages.
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Stage 01
The Foundations
Understand the fundamentals of entrepreneurship and identify an opportunity worth exploring.
What you’ll cover
- Entrepreneurial thinking and opportunity discovery
- Ideation with AI tools
- Lean Startup
- Business Model Canvas and MVP
- Customer understanding, market size, and competition
- Team building
- AI tools for entrepreneurs
- Presentation skills
- Initial team and idea presentations
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Stage 02
Build and Test
Work with your team to turn an initial idea into something you can test.
This is the independent work period between the two teaching blocks. Teams form, choose an idea, and test it with real customers.
What you’ll cover
- Team formation and idea selection
- Business model development
- Market, competitor, and opportunity mapping
- MVP development
- Testing with customers
- Preparation for venture presentations
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Stage 03
Pre-Acceleration
Develop your understanding of product, growth, business, and investment, then prepare to present your venture.
What you’ll cover
- Digital marketing strategy for startups
- UX and product design
- Sales and business models
- Legal aspects of entrepreneurship
- Investor practice and speed dating
- Fundraising from angels and venture capital funds
- Product management
- Pitch rehearsal
- Final venture presentations
View the full syllabus
Every session in the program, in order. Dates for the new cohort will be announced once the schedule is confirmed.
Stage 01The Foundations
- Opening session: program expectations, milestones, and a talk by a serial entrepreneur
- Ideation: opportunities and problems, ideation with AI tools
- Lean Startup: Business Model Canvas and MVP
- Analyzing and understanding customers, market size, and competition
- Workshop: practicing basic startup tools
- Team building workshop
- AI tools for entrepreneurs
- Presentation skills for entrepreneurs, with team and idea presentations
Stage 02Build and Test
- Independent team work: form teams, choose an idea, build a business model, analyze the market, competition, and opportunity, build an MVP, and test it with customers
Stage 03Pre-Acceleration
- Digital marketing strategy for startups
- Presenting teams and startup ideas
- UX and product design for entrepreneurs
- Sales and business models for startups
- Legal aspects for entrepreneurs
- The Investor’s Game: speed dating with investors
- Raising money from angels and venture capital funds
- Product management for entrepreneurs
- Dry run: pitch rehearsal
- Preparation for the venture presentations
- Final event: venture presentations
03 / What you get
Knowledge. Tools. People.
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Knowledge
Understand the foundations of entrepreneurship, from customer research and business models to product, sales, and fundraising.
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Tools
Work with practical frameworks, AI tools, MVP development, and presentation techniques to develop and test ideas.
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People
Learn through mentorship and connections with entrepreneurs, investors, business leaders, and fellow Duvdevan alumni.
04 / Showcase
Miami Showcase May 2026
In May 2026, selected Cherry Seed teams presented their startups to investors at the Miami Showcase.
Founders from the program took the stage and pitched their ventures to an audience of investors.
This event took place with a previous cohort. Opportunities for the new cohort will be announced by the program.
05 / Who it’s for
For Duvdevan alumni ready to explore entrepreneurship.
Whether you are exploring an entrepreneurial direction or developing an early idea, Cherry Seed offers a structured setting to learn, work with others, and develop your thinking.
This cohort is open to Duvdevan alumni only.
You might arrive with
- A problem you want to solve.
- An idea you want to test.
- A direction you want to explore.
Bring curiosity, initiative, and a willingness to work with others.
06 / Apply
What will you build next?
Explore your next step through Cherry Seed. A new cohort is opening soon.
Duvdevan alumni application
- 01Open the application form.
- 02Complete and submit your application.
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