La 108th edition of mentorDay’s Acceleration Program concluded with a historic milestone: for the first time, all eight finalists of the Pitch Combat were women. Among them, Beatriz Ávila claimed victory with Foundeia, a project that was also recognized as the most investable of the week and achieved the highest overall score of the entire edition.
On Thursday, May 7, entrepreneurs, mentors, experts, and investors gathered for DemoDay, the online networking event that closes each edition of our acceleration program. The Pitch Combat — rapid one-minute rounds in which each participant pitches their project — was this time entirely led by women. Eight finalists, eight proposals, and a day that combined energetic pitches with the warmth of a community built over more than 100 editions.
Foundeia: Triple Recognition in a Single Edition
Beatriz Ávila not only won the Pitch Combat. Throughout the 108th edition, she also accumulated the highest score among all participants — reflecting consistent dedication in deliverables, quizzes, tips, and live workshops — and received the recognition for the most investable project during the investor round held the Wednesday before DemoDay. Three milestones in a single edition.
Her proposal, Foundeia, is a step-by-step guided system that structures the business creation process into 8 interconnected phases, developed from more than 10 years of real entrepreneurial experience from its founder. It is neither a course nor a generic chatbot: it is an execution-focused SaaS with its own methodology that replaces traditional consulting and fragmented tools, accompanying entrepreneurs from idea to launch through contextual AI that accumulates project context phase by phase. Launched in March 2026, it positions itself as the first mover in Spanish within a market of more than 580 million Spanish speakers, already with its first paying customers and an ongoing B2B pilot with an accelerator in the Netherlands scheduled for the third quarter.
The Edition in Numbers
The 108th edition began on March 21 with 178 registered participants. During Phase 1, participants combined daily reading of practical tips — including integrated quizzes — with the progressive development of their business plans through structured deliverables. In Phase 2, an average of 25 entrepreneurs attended the daily webinars, group mentoring sessions with experts in different fields that allowed participants to validate and strengthen their previous work.
By the end of the edition, 18 participants completed the acceleration process and obtained the program certification. From now on, they move on to Phase 3: one year of free individual mentoring with a mentor assigned according to the specific needs of each project.
Upcoming Editions
Edition 109, which began Phase 1 on April 16, will start Phase 2 workshops on Monday, May 18. Registrations for Edition 110 — scheduled to begin on May 16 — are now open. If you want to accelerate your project with expert guidance completely free of charge,you can register here
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