The Kitchen
Where Founders
Cook Ideas
Into Companies.
A 4-week intensive hacker house in Lviv for founders building AI-first products for global markets.
Not an Accelerator.
Not a Bootcamp.
A Kitchen.
Most programs teach you the theory of building. Startup Kitchen House gives you the kitchen — a place, a fire, and people who've cooked before. You bring the ingredients. We help you turn them into something people want to eat.
Ten founders. One room in Lviv. Four weeks. The goal isn't a polished deck — it's first paying customers, real conversations with real users, and a working product you can defend to anyone who asks.
We run lean and intense. AI-first tooling is the standard, not the exception. If you'd rather hand-code every function than ship a working prototype on day three, this isn't for you.
Two Tracks.
One Kitchen.
Invited Founders
3-5 solo founders, hand-picked by Sasha
Experienced builders with skin in the game. Some already have investment commitments. They join the batch as peers, bringing depth and pace that lifts everyone in the room.
Open Applications
5-7 spots. Solo or teams up to 3.
Apply, get invited to a 1-day Selection Hack on May 16, prove you can build under pressure. We're looking for founders who ship, listen, and pivot fast — not for the perfect resume.
Get Notified About Future BatchesEverything You Need.
Nothing You Don't.
A seat in LEM Station for 4 weeks
24/7 access to the most ambitious workspace in Lviv. You'll be in the room with people who are building, not talking about building.
100,000 UAH
prize
Top performer at Demo Day. Partner prizes announced before the program end.
Mentorship
Weekly visits from practicing founders — not professional mentors.
Investor access
Demo Day in front of active VCs.
AI-first tooling
Claude Code, OpenAI credits, AWS perks. We move at the speed AI allows.
Lifetime community
Once you're in the kitchen, you're in. Alumni access to all future batches.
Four Weeks.
One Bias:
Ship, Don't Polish.
Sprint
- 20+ customer interviews per team
- Kill or confirm your hypothesis
- Friday: "What did you learn?"
Sprint
- MVP with AI-first tooling
- Landing page collecting leads
- First cold outreach campaigns
Sprint
- Outbound to potential customers
- First paying users / pilots / LOIs
- Friday: "Where's the money?"
Prep
- Pitch decks, simulated Q&A
- Final polish for July 3
- Investor introductions begin
// Wednesdays = guest mentor sessions. Fridays = demo & feedback.
Practitioners.
Not Professional Mentors.
Every Wednesday, a founder who's been there. No polished slides — just raw lessons from people building right now.
The Stack
Behind the Kitchen.
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Sasha
Reminnyi
Program Host & Managing Director
Investor, ecosystem builder, and the host of Startup Kitchen — a podcast and book on IT entrepreneurship for Ukrainian tech founders.
Ex-Startup Wise Guys. Exited his startup in 2019. 3-year lecturer at Lviv Polytechnic National University. One of first angel checks turned into a $1M+ MRR company still based in Ukraine.
Startup Kitchen House is what Sasha wishes had existed when he was starting out: a place that takes founders seriously, demands real work, and connects them to people who've actually done it.
Things You're Probably
Wondering.
Ready to Cook?
Batch #1 — June 4 to July 3
// Selection Hack: May 16, 12:00 at LEM Station, Lviv. Programme starts June 4.
Submissions are now closed.
Selection Hack: May 16, 12:00 at LEM Station, Lviv. Programme starts June 4.
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