PROGRAM

The 10 teams who are selected for the MDXV Program follow an intensive 3-month syllabus consisting of 16 modules divided into 4 main blocks.

Each of the 4 MDXV Workshops covers 4 modules.

UNDERSTAND

WORKSHOP #1 - DESIRABILITY 

The first days of the accelerator are an intensive analysis of the problem being engaging. What is the core of the problem? Who's problem are you solving? Who else needs to be involved?

SOLVE

WORKSHOP #2 - FEASIBILITY 

Design a solution that best suits the problem and creates value. Test, learn and build your solution.

ENVISION

 WORKSHOP #3 - SUSTAINABILITY

Develop a business model and team to make the solution happen.

DEPLOY

WORKSHOP #4 - IMPACT 

Make a plan and apply the financial elements required to deploy and scale your solution

MITdesignx Venice is a unique course offered by MIT Professional Education (in English).

The program follows a very structured and systematic step-by-step approach, using canvas boards on Miro. 

Workshops include plenary presentations by MIT Faculty, group discussion and many breakout sessions where each team works on a specific module and then reports back. MIT faculty and other experts visit each team in its breakout room and provide advice and feedback.

MIT also selects and assigns 1-2 external mentors to each team, who provide zoom consultations in-between workshops to further help each startup in its growth and acceleration. 

After the end of the program, graduated cohorts continues to receive support indefinitely. Once teams become part of the MDXV family, they are never forgotten. SerenDPT offers incentives to graduating startups who choose to set up their headquarters in Venice or in the Lagoon. 

MDXV is a boutique accelerator that really nurtures its cohorts in the long term.