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​Validate Your Startup Idea in 90 Days - with Expert Support from Trove

 

Join the TECH SY Idea Validation Programme and turn your idea into a traction-ready business with hands-on mentoring, structured tools, and executional support from experienced founders.

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What you get

From Idea to Impact — In Just 90 Days

 

We’re partnering with Tech SY to offer a focused version of our Investable MVP programme — designed to help you:

 

✅ Clarify your customer, problem and solution fit

✅ Build early traction and market insight

✅ Move from idea to execution with confidence

 

This isn’t just advice. We roll up our sleeves and build with you.

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Programme Journey

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1. Discovery Workshop

(2 hours live)

We’ll help you unpack the problem, identify your audience, test your assumptions, and pressure-test your idea.

➡ Outcomes: A clear, focused, and testable business concept.

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2. Mentoring and Tactical Support

(6–8 weeks)

Weekly founder mentoring calls plus hands-on help with validation experiments, pricing, outreach and more.

➡ Outcomes: Market feedback, refined proposition, and growing momentum.

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3. Review Workshop and Follow up 

(2-hour workshop + final report)

We’ll assess traction, define next actions, and build your forward plan — whether that’s funding, growth or pivoting.

➡ Outcomes: Confidence in your direction and clarity on what’s next.

This Programme Is For You If You Are....

👩‍💻 An Early Stage Tech Founder
🧭  Based in South Yorkshire
🏃‍♂️ Ready To Move From Theory to Traction

Tools & Support

📈 Built-in Progress Tracking

We use the Trove Traction Calculator to give you a tangible Validation Score — so you can see how far you’ve come and what’s still to prove.

 

 

📋 Real Execution Support

Not just calls and frameworks. We’ll work alongside you on research, outreach, strategy and even investor readiness if needed.

📞 Weekly Mentoring

Weekly 1:1 calls with the Trove team, who’ve been there. We’ll help you stay focused, make smarter decisions, and keep momentum when things get messy. This isn’t generic advice — it’s tailored support to move your idea forward.

Who you'll be working with:

What our customers are saying

"The most amazing strategy meeting bringing my startup idea to life"


"I just want to start by saying a huge thank you to you both. I left feeling so excited. I had a lot of fun doing this with you both and it felt like a very supportive and inspiring environment for me. Very very grateful as I feel like it has put me in forward motion and heading in the right direction!"
 

Abby Langstaff

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The Offer

💷 Fully funded for selected founders by Tech SY (Value: £5,000 per founder)

 

This includes:

✔ Discovery & review workshops

✔ 6+ hours of mentoring

✔ 10+ hours of executional support

✔ Reporting and validation scoring

Ready to Apply?

There are limited places available. Once the fund is gone, its gone!* 

* Applications may close early if the fund is exhausted

Want to know more? Take a look at the Tech SY Programmes page

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