Accelerator
SEVEN SEED
THE CORRIDOR ENGINE
Stop pitching. Start shipping. We bridge the gap between engineering excellence and institutional adoption. Seven Seed helps teams become procurement-ready, pilot-ready, and consortium-ready for regulated EU and NATO-adjacent corridors.
Applications are open. Start with a 2-minute Fit Check – minimal info first, privacy-first by default. If there's a fit, we'll invite you to a short call and share the next steps.
Brussels-based · corridor-first
The Method
Artifact Factory
We build standardized, reusable packs (evidence, compliance, pilot, procurement) designed for high-stakes doors.
Door Engine
We run repeatable door chains that route to real decision points and named owners – not just "mentors."
Decision Attempts
We measure progress by proof objects and dated next steps, not by meetings.
2 minutes. Minimal info required. Privacy-first: sensitive details are only discussed after fit is confirmed.
How We're Different
Advice accelerators → we ship artifacts
Networking theatre → we run door chains to deciders
Pitch polishing → proof-linked decision attempts
Investor demos → capital layer (packaging + qualified intros after readiness)
Single source of truth: Door Table + Watchlist + Standard Packs
Who It's For
Seven Seed is built for teams with strong engineering who are ready to turn an MVP/demo into a decision-grade, integration-ready asset for regulated markets.
Who we welcome
- ✓Ukrainian engineering teams (entity optional; corridor-dependent)
- ✓European teams with the same execution speed and delivery discipline
- ✓A small number of high-fit startups with exceptional product clarity and a consistent shipping cadence
Selection signals
- ✓Demo-ready: you can show a functional demo and share non-sensitive evidence
- ✓Boundary-aware: you can clearly explain what your product does – and what it doesn't – in a multi-vendor chain
- ✓Execution-driven: you can name a single owner who can ship weekly with us
Technical focus
We are most effective with products that can expose governed outputs – structured events, telemetry, or decisions that can be integrated, traced, and evidenced.
Typical fits include:
We don't require you to fit a category perfectly – we route based on fit after the 2-minute check.
Not a fit (for now)
- ✕No functional MVP/demo, or no ability to share any non-sensitive proof at all
- ✕No basic clarity on IP ownership / control posture
- ✕No single owner or no weekly shipping cadence
What You Get: Assets, Not Advice
In Seven Seed, you don't accumulate "mentorship hours." You build an execution system that turns your product into a decision-grade asset for regulated corridors.
Foundation
Clean & Evidence
We align ownership/control posture and convert key technical claims into verifiable proof (logs, metrics, constraints, failure modes, reproducibility). This makes your story due-diligence-ready and procurement-credible.
Market Entry
Pilot & Procurement
We package 30/60/90 pilot offers, onboarding prerequisites, and procurement-grade vendor materials – so institutional buyers can say "yes" to scoping without ambiguity.
Scale-Up
Consortium & Capital Readiness
We define your role in multi-vendor chains and consortia, and build an investor-ready minimum without turning the programme into fundraising theatre.
Door Engine
Measured progress, not activity
We don't measure progress by meetings. A door counts only when it produces a tangible output and a dated next step – submission receipt, scoping accepted, a test slot reserved, a consortium role confirmed, or a vendor onboarding step completed.
Strategic Leverage: Where it fits, we help you run structured door chains without PR-driven detours.
The Execution Tail
After the programme
You leave with a Next-90 execution plan: named owners, decision points, and a calendar of the next attempts. When new windows open, we stay aligned on routing and upgrades – prioritised by readiness and capacity, not noise.
How We Measure Progress: The Decision Attempt
We don't track "meetings." We track shipped readiness and decision attempts.
Progress = gate moves + decision attempts logged with Door ID + decider + date + proof object + next-step date
What counts (decision-grade):
- ✓Submission receipt: portal ID / receipt for a grant or procurement submission
- ✓Role confirmation: written acceptance of your role in a consortium
- ✓Scoping accepted: technical scope confirmed in writing + a dated next step
- ✓Test slot / pilot intake: confirmed slot with agreed scope/protocol
- ✓Vendor onboarding: only when tied to a specific tender window / target lot (otherwise it's a readiness rail milestone)
Trust line: Every attempt is logged with a proof object and a dated next step – accountable by design.
The Corridors: Targeted Routing
We don't push everyone into the same doors. We route based on eligibility + packaging + access.
Belgium
Procurement rails, national/regional mechanisms, industrial access
European Union
Digital Europe / ECCC / Horizon Security pathways, plus always-on routing via NCP/EEN networks
United Kingdom
Innovation pathways and procurement rails/frameworks (fit-dependent)
NATO-adjacent
Selected innovation, test, and interoperability pathways (role + posture dependent)
Investors
Activated after readiness rails are clear and initial institutional steps are logged (no investor theatre)
Note: Specific door lists, deadlines, and eligibility mechanics are shared after the Fit Check to keep the process privacy-first and reduce unnecessary exposure.
How It Works: 3 Steps to Execution
Low friction. Weekly shipping.
Fit Check (2 minutes)
A rapid assessment of your integration and corridor readiness
Pack & Routing Plan
What to ship + which doors to target (and in what role)
Decision Attempts
Proof-linked actions with dated outcomes and next steps
Feedback loop: You get a clear reply – Fit / Not Fit / Not Yet. If it's "Not Yet," we tell you exactly what to fix.
Program Snapshot
Duration: 6 months (Brussels) – starting February 2026
Cash support: each selected team receives cash support as part of the program package.
Participation: 7% equity, including a 1.75% cross-holdings component (within that 7%) – meaning you receive 1.75% equity in each of the 9 companies in your cohort.
What the 1.75% means in practice
You benefit directly when other cohort teams win doors, partnerships, and proof – so the cohort is designed to reinforce each other through real execution, not "community vibes."
That's why we select teams whose products are complementary building blocks for institutional buyers: components that can be packaged, evidenced, and routed into pilots, tenders, consortia, and funding pathways.
Why this structure exists (practical, not "accelerator theory")
Seven Seed is an investment into a synchronous execution system you can't buy in parts. If you try to assemble the same outcome separately (grants + compliance/export posture + procurement readiness + BD/partnering + integration packaging + legal + investment bankers), the equivalent market cost is typically €80k–€200k+ – and the common failure mode is coordination: materials don't match, timing slips, and doors close.
Seven Seed removes coordination failure: one process, one logic, one set of artifacts that moves you to decisions.
The Market Reality vs. The Seven Seed Engine
The Market Reality (Silos)
Separate hires:
grants + compliance + BD + legal + integration
Market cost:
€80k–€200k+ in service fees
Failure mode:
coordination friction – materials don't match, windows are missed
The Seven Seed Engine
One synchronous process:
all artifacts built under one logic
We invest alongside you:
equity-based model
Decision-grade artifacts:
shipped to the right doors at the right time
Timeline & Operating Rhythm
Weekly Ship Cycle
- ✓Rhythm: one pack increment + one door action per week
- ✓Bandwidth control: 1–2 active decision attempts per team per week; everything else is readiness rails
- ✓Post-program follow-through: outcome logging + a Next-90 Plan with named owners and decision dates
Ready to Start Shipping?
Submit a 2-minute Fit Check. We assess fit based on product readiness and execution discipline. Share non-sensitive info only. Sensitive details are discussed later, after initial fit is confirmed.
Received. We'll reply with a clear Fit / Not Fit / Not Yet and the next step.