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AQuickGuideToEuropeanIncubatorsAndAcceleratorsEtonDigital
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Incuatorsandacceleratorsareanimportantfactorfor
uropeanstartupsceneasthearestartingtoreshape
thetechindustr.
Therearemanuropeanfundsandacceleratorsreadtohelpoung
entrepreneursandcompaniesgetthefundingandprofessionalsupport.ut,
therearegoodandadacceleratorsandincuatorseverwhere,andsome
cannothelpturningtheideaintothenext(ig)thing.
Whileoufirstneedtohaveagreatidea,ouneedtodosomeresearchtofind
outwhichprogramisestforou.Whatmakesanacceleratoragoodoneis
smartmentorshipandsmartmone,utwhichacceleratororincuatoroffers
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resourcesouneed?
Wehavecreatedalistofsomeoftheesturopeanincuatorsand
acceleratorswithshortdescriptionofeachtohelpougetstarted.
elowisalsotheshortlistoftheestinternationalandpan-uropean
acceleratorsoushouldcheckout.
Austria
i5invest(http://i5invest.com/)
i5investisausinessincuatorfocusedon2C,2andmoileinternet
ventures.Theincuatorrunsasmallacceleratorprogram(foraperiodoftwo
ears)tohelpstart-upsfindinvestors,andexpandinternationall.
Thesupportnewusinessideasthroughcoaching,mentoring,infrastructure,
seedfundingandmore,andoffergreatopportunitiesthroughtheirstrong
networkthatextendsfromViennatoiliconValleandNewYork.
INiT(http://www.inits.at/en/)
Rankedas11thworldwideand3rdinurope,INiTisausinessincuatorthat
supportsentrepreneursthroughanintensive18-monthlongprogram.
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Theincuatoroffersgreatresources,andmentoringandconsultingthrough
theirnetworkofmentors,experts,investors,entrepreneurs,researchers,aswell
asinfrastructure,andfunding.
Thesupportvariousindustries:mechanicalengineering,materialstechnolog,
informationandcommunicationtechnologies,electricalengineering,electronics,
micro-andnanotechnolog,transport,lifesciences,foodtechnolog,agriculture,
pulichealth,medicine,environmentalandeconomicdevelopment,energ,
spacetechnolog,securit,research,economicsandsocialsciences,
humanities,phsics,chemistr,mathematics,andmore.
Investment:onaverage32Kofsusidandloanfundingperstartup;onl15%
ofthefundingmusterepaidifafterthreeearsfromacceptanceintothe
incuatortheusinessisnotsuccessful.
Uptoleven(http://ut11.net/)
Uptoleven,foundedin2012,co-foundsearl-stageusinessideasand
solutionsinthemoileecosstem.
xpertsinHR,financeandmanagementandentrepreneurswithvast
experience,andlegaladvisers,willhelpstartupsacceleratecreativesolutionsin
themoiledevelopmentworld.
Throughmentoring,coachingandoperationalexpertise,andinitialfinancingfor
aperiodofoneear,thesupporthigh-qualitdigitalsoftwaresolutions.
Kuator(http://kuator.at/en/)
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Kuatorisausinessincuatorthatsupportsentrepreneurshipideasand
creativesolutionsinthefieldofInternetofThings,martLivingandIndustr
4.0foraperiodof12months.
Theincuatoroffersfreeofficespace,coachinginproductdevelopment,
marketing,communicationsandlaw.
Throughtheirnetworkofpartners,theincuatorhelpswithinvestments
matchingstartupsandpotentialinvestorsduringtheInvestorsDathattakes
placeevertwomonths.
Investment:Afterthecompanisfounded,theKuatorholdsa10%share
elgium
TelenetIdealas(http://telenetkickstart.e/)
TelenetIdealasisthefirstverticalacceleratorinelgium,launchedinMa
2014.
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Throughanintensive4-8monthsprogram,startupsreceiveseedfundingand
officespace,supportfromexperiencedmentorsandgreatnetworking
opportunitiesthroughusinessTelenetnetwork.
NTUp(http://www.nestup.e/)
NTUp,a12-weekaccelerationprograminelgium,isfoundedin2012onthe
samemodelasTechtarsAmericanaccelerators.
Theprogramwelcomes6to9teamswhichreceivesupportfrom50+mentors
andexperiencedentrepreneurs,anopportunittocrowdfundtheircampaign,
andtopitchtheirideatoinvestors.
ApplingtoandparticipatinginNTupacceleratorprogramisfree.
ulgaria
3Challenge(http://www.3challenge.com/)
OrganizedtartItmart,theiggestentrepreneurshipcluin
ulgaria,3Challengegathersoungentrepreneurstocompetefortheest
innovativeidea.
Theentrepreneurshipcompetitionhas3stages:Idea(presentation),eedand
Grow,andallthreestagesofferdifferentusinessopportunities,however,
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regardlessofthestage,oungentrepreneursreceivementoring,accessto
valualeresources,andanopportunittoactivelparticipateinworkshopsand
seminars.
leven(http://11.me/)
levenisaulgarianacceleratorandventurecapitalfundthatoffersaprogram
forearlstagestartups.
Theacceleratorprovidesmentoring,infrastructure,technicalresources,and
supportforfirstroundofinvestmentsfora50+companiesthrougha
cominationofa3+3monthprogram(foran8%equitstake).
Asoneoftheiggestearlstageinvestors,thepartnerwithAmazon,IM,
Techstars,Microsoft,TelerikandGoogletoprovideinfrastructureand
technologsolutions.
LAUNCHu(http://launchu.com/)
Foundedin2012,LAUNCHuisaulgarianacceleratorfocusedoninvestingin
startupsfromregion.
Thesupportstartupsprovidingmentoring,coaching,infrastructureand
fundingfor25startupseverearaswellasgoodopportunitiestofindsupport
fromtheleadinguropeanandinternationalVCs.Theacceleratorpartnerswith
eedcampandMozillaWeFWD.
Croatia
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Zip(http://zipzg.com/en/)
ZipisthefirstincuatorinCroatia,foundedin2012,tohelpentrepreneursfrom
theoutheasternuroperegionuildtheirusinesses.
ThestartupprogramisasedonLeanstartupmethodolog.Throughaperiodof
4months,theteamshaveanopportunittotrulexcelintheirindustrasthe
gothrough24educationalworkshops,workingonaspecificareaoftheir
project.
Theprogramoffersalargenetworkoftopinternationalandlocalmentors,
networkingopportunitiesandsupport.
Theinvestment:forupto8%ofthestartupsequit,althoughitdependsonthe
termsnegotiated
TheCzechRepulic
tarCue(http://www.starcue.cz/)
CzechacceleratortarCueisaninternationalacceleratorthatsupports
innovativeusinessideasinICTsecuritandtheInternetofThings.
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A3-monthprogramincludesusiness-relatedworkshopswithexperienced
mentors,andoffersinfrastructure,co-workingspace,potentialfunding,free
prototpingfacilities,andaccesstoextensiveusinessnetwork.
tartupYard(http://startupard.com/)
Foundedin2011asapartoftheGloalAcceleratorNetwork,tartupYardisa
seedacceleratorasedinPraguethatsupportsstartupsfocusedonData,
MoileandAnalticusinessideas.
Anetworkofestalishedmentors,entrepreneursandusinesscapitalshelp
startupsacceleratetheirusinessideas.Inthreemonths,entrepreneurswill
learnmoreaoutusinessandmonetizationstrateg,communications,A/
testing,UI/UX,communitmanagement,cop-writing,O,andmore.
Theinvestment:tartupYardreceives5%ofthecapitalofthestartup(the
founderscanreceiveaninvestmentof10,000foranother5%).
Denmark
Accelerace(http://www.accelerace.org/)
Acceleraceisaleadingcandinavianstartupacceleratorfocusedonusiness
developmentorganization.
Accelerators5-monthcustomerdrivenandoperationalprogramoffersone-toonesessionswithanexperiencedconsultants,monthltrainingsessionsand
workshopswithinternationalmentors,investment,resourcesandtoolsworth
50,000+fromcompaniessuchasAmazon,DeloitteandMicrosoft,and
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networkingopportunitiestohelpstartupssucceed.
Investment:Thecompancangeta50000400000follow-upinvestment
onfavoraleterms
stonia
GameFounders(http://www.gamefounders.com/)
stonianGameFounders,withhusinAsiaandurope,isthefirstgloalgame
accelerator.GameFoundersacceleratoroffersa3-monthprograminTallinn
providingfreeofficespaceandsupportfrom120developers,gaming
professionalsandCOsasmentors.
Theinvestment:aseedcapitalupto15Kfora9%ofthecapital
Garage48(http://garage48.org/)
Garage48isaseriesofinternationaleventsthatstartedinstoniain2010.
Thesestartupootcampevents,whichhavearound100participantsfrom
differentcountriesandwithdifferentskills(design,marketing,entrepreneurship,
softwaredevelopmentandsoon)haveexpandedtoNorthernuropeandAfrica
sinceGarage48waslaunched.
Theideaehindtheeventistoringtogetherpeoplewithdifferentskillsto
shareexperienceandknowledgeandpromoteentrepreneurship.
Around12-15ideasarechosen,andduringatwo-daeventtheteamspitchtheir
ideaandpresentalive-demo,whilethejurandaudiencevotefortheestone.
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Thisisagreatopportunitforafirst-handexperienceofworkingfromideatoa
productinonl48hours.
tartupWiseGus(http://startupwisegus.com/)
LocatedinTallinn,tartupWiseGusisa2oftwareacceleratorthatoffers
a3+1monthon-siteprogram,seedinvestments,mentoringandcoachingfrom
experiencedentrepreneursfromtheUK,UAandurope,freeco-working
space,andgoodusinessnetworkingopportunities.
Thearefocusedonusinessideasinpaments,securitandanking.
Investment:30kseedfundingfor8%equit
Finland
tartupauna(http://startupsauna.com/)
tartupaunaaccelerator,foundedin2012,isfocusedonacceleratingthe
innovativeusinessideasfromasterurope,RussiaandNordics.
Afive-weekprogramoffersqualitcoachingeventsforstartupsfromallfieldsof
usiness.
Theeventtakesplacetwiceaear,andallprogramsarefree-of-charge.Visiting
iliconValle(aone-weekprogram)isapartoftheacceleratorprogramandthe
estteamshaveanopportunittomeetpartners,investorsandcustomersand
togetetterunderstandingoftheUmarket.
tartupaunaisaprojectofthetartupaunaFoundation,alongwithlush
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conferenceandtartupLifeinternshipprogram.
Onceougetacceptedtotartupsauna,oualsogetaccesstolush,the
conferencethatattractedaround700investors,600mediarepresentatives,
1400startupsandmorethan13000attendeesin2014.
France
TheFamil(http://www.thefamil.co/)
Paris-asedaccelerator,TheFamil,supportsearlstagestartupsthrough
education,mentoring,andcapital.
Theimportantpartoftheacceleratorsstrategismonthlmeetups,eventsand
conferences,andaturdaschool(http://www.koudetat.co/)forentrepreneurs.
Numa(LeCamping(http://accelerate.numaparis.com/))
TheoldestacceleratorinFranceoffersaunique6-monthprogram(3monthsof
acceleratingand3monthsofgrowth).tartupscanlearnfromanetworkof250
usinessprofessionalsand140mentors,andhaveanopportunittopitchtheir
ideato500+investors.
Theacceleratoralsooffersdifferentprogramstonon-profits,outhprojects,
entrepreneursregardlessoftheindustr.
Investment:Theacceleratorspartnersofferafinancialgrant(4500euros)
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withoutanequitengagement.
50Partners(http://www.50partners.fr/)
50PartnersisaFrenchacceleratorfunded50successfulentrepreneurs
includingFredericMazzella,thefounderandCOoflalacar,andJusting
Ziegler,thefounderofPriceMinister.
Theacceleratorprovidescoaching,infrastructure,officespace,andnetworking
forearlstagestartups,forfree.Theacceleratorsupportsinnovativeideas
relatedtomedia,moile,softwareandwethougha4-monthprogram.50
Partnersisalsoafoundingmemerofanexchangeprogramforstartups,
tartupxchange.
Investment:Theacceleratoroffersanautomaticfundingfrom50Kto150K
perprojectand500K-2Mforearlinvestmentsmaking50Partnersa
stakeholderforupto7%ofcommonshares.
Greece
OpenFund(http://www.theopenfund.com/)
OpenFundacceleratorfocusesonhelpingtechcompaniesinGreeceringtheir
usinessoninternationalmarkets.Theprovidesmentoringandcoachingfrom
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experiencedentrepreneursondifferentusiness-relatedissues,suchas
usinessdevelopment,marketingandadvertising,legaladvice,technolog
supportandmore.
Thearesupportingcompaniesinvarioustech-relatedindustries:aa,
eCommerce,Gaming,Moile,Cloud,oftware,Phsicaldevices,Internetand
theprovideaccesstoothprivateandinstitutionalinvestors.
TheAccelerator(http://www.metavallon.org/theaccelerator/)
TheAcceleratorisapartofthesocialenterpriseMetavallonthathelps
entrepreneursdeveloptheirusinessideasintonewventures.
Thoughtheirthree-tierprogram,TheLaTheAcceleratorTheHu,the
supportawiderangeofusinessideas,fromweandmoiletohealthcare,
energ,foodandclothing,social,andmore.
Theideasarefirstacceptedinthee-venturingplatform,TheLa.Thestartup
accelerationprovidesinitialpre-seedcapitalofferingsupportandmentoring.The
Huisthefinalstageofsupportwherestartupsprepareforgrowthandfunding
andenefitfromgloalnetworkingopportunitieswithinternationalcompanies
andinvestors.
Investment:From25.000inpre-seedfundingthroughtheirPartners,Founders
contriutea3.000donationtoMetavallon.Thetakenoequitandnopartin
theownershipofthenewventure.
German
AxelpringerPlug&Pla
(http://www.axelspringerplugandpla.com/)
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Theacceleratoroffersathree-monthprogram,supportingstartupswithoffice
space,mentoringandcoaching,infrastructure,workspace,andnetworking.
Theprogramrunsthreetimesaearandthewinningstartupshaveachanceto
traveltoiliconValleandfurthergrowtheirusiness.
Investment:Theacceleratorprovidesaseedfundingof25,000uroagainsta
shareholdinginthecompanof5%(theinvestmentwouldecashagainst
equit,resultinginavaluationof500,000uro).ReadmoreaoutitintheTerms
section.
GermaniliconValleAccelerator
(http://germanaccelerator.com/)
upportedtheGermanFederalMinistrofconomicsandTechnolog,
privatesponsors,partnersanddonors,theacceleratoroffersanintensivethreemonthprogramforGermanstartups,supportingideasfromICTrelatedsectors.
TheacceleratorislocatedinanFrancisco,iliconValleandNewYorkCit.
hu:raum(https://www.huraum.com/)
DeutscheTelekomsstart-upacceleratorHu:raumsupportsearlstage
startupsinmentoring,seedfinancing,co-working,andinfrastructure.The
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incuatorprogramisavailaleinKrakowanderlin.
Youngentrepreneurswithinnovativeusinessideasrangingfrommoile
pament,e-commerce,IoT,igdatatosecurit,cloudsolutions,health,video
contentandmore,arewelcomedtojointheaccelerator.
FIT4urope,availaleinTelAviv,isaprogramspecificallcreatedtoexpand
usinessinurope.
Hu:raumisvotedestcorporateincuator/acceleratorin2015the
Corporatetartupummit.
Investment:Theincuatorprograminerlinofferscomprehensiveseed
financingpackageforthefirst6to12months,for10to15%equitinexchange.
Hu:raumKrakowoffersacomprehensivepre-seedandseedfinancing
packages,eachfor6monthsfor10to30%equitinexchange.
Proieenat.1Accelerator
(https://www.p7s1accelerator.com/en/home/)
TheProieenat.1Acceleratorisa3-monthprogramthatrunstwiceaear.
Theacceleratorsupports(uptoseven)startupsacrossallindustries,IoT,smart
home,health,entertainment,fin-tech,e-commerce,and2Cand2
usinesses.
Theoffermentoringandcoaching,infrastructure,andgreatnetworking
opportunitiesthroughtheextensivenetworkofoneofthelargestmedia
corporationsinurope,Proieenat.1Group.
TheacceleratorrunsLaunchpAD,aspecialprogramforadvertisinganddata
analticsstart-ups.
Investment:Uponacceptance,allstart-upsaregiven25,000inseedmone
and500,000worthofTVadvertising(thepackagevaluedat175,000and
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giveninformofaconvertilenote).Iffinancedathirdpartinvestor,the
convertilecaneconvertedintodirectequitwhichisasedonthevaluation
ofthethirdpartinvestor.Theacceleratorpossessesonltherightsofaminorit
shareholder.
Hungar
iCatapult(http://www.icatapult.co/)
iCatapult,agloalusinessdevelopmentacceleratorforCtechcompanies,
wasfoundedin2012.
Asausinessdevelopmentcompan,thefocusontakingCentraluropean
technologiestogloalmarkets.
Theprogramhastwostages:stageonegloalstartuptrainingprogram,and
stagetwosoftlanding.Thestartupsreceiveone-to-onementoringfroma
numerofinternationalindustrexpertseforethemovetoiliconVallefor
threemonths.
Investment:theprogramsfundsforupto200Kforequitpositionsineach
acceleratedcompanupto19%.
Iceland
tartupRekjavik(http://www.startuprekjavik.com/)
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tartupRekjavikwasfoundedin2012asamentorship-drivenseedstage
investmentprogram.
Onceaear,selectedstartupsgothrougha10-monthprogramwheretheget
freeofficespace,infrastructure,mentoring,supportandachancetopitchto
angelinvestorsandventurecapitalistsattheendoftheprogramduringthe
InvestorandDemoDa.
tartupRekjavikisamemeroftheGAN(http://www.gan.co/),aninvite-onl
communitoftheworldsmostrespectedorganizations.Ifougetaccepted
intoaGANaccelerator,ouwillhaveaccesstoover$1Mworthoffreeservices,
anetworkofinvestorsandaccesstosoftlandingspacesworldwide.
Investment:Thecompaniesget$16,000inseedfundingfromArionankin
exchangefor6%oftheequit
Ital
H-Farm(http://www.h-farmventures.com/en/)
Foundedin2005,H-farmisaVentureIncuatorfocusedonacceleratingthe
developmentofInternetstartupsviaacominationofseedinvestmentand
incuationservices.
AsaVC,H-Farminvestsseedcapitalfortheearlstagestartups,asan
incuator,itprovidesaninspiringworkplace,humanresources,pressoffice,
legalandfinancialconsultancandmore.
TheVentureincuatorhasofficesinCaTron(Ital),eattle(UA),London(UK)
andMumai(India).
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eedLa(http://www.seedla.it/)
eedLaoffersanaccelerationprogramforhigh-techcompaniesinItal.
Theprogramsiscreatedtohelpentrepreneursacquirenewandinnovativetools
ofusiness,uildstrongandcollaorativeteamsandfurtherdevelopthe
usinessidea.
Thestartupslearnhowtodeveloptheirusinessthoughone-to-onementorship
sessions,prototping,onlineeducationalprograms,oneweekon-siteootcamp,monthlworkshops;oneweekon-siteoot-camptopreparefortheDemo
Da,andmore.
Theacceleratorprogramoffersanopportunitforstartupstospendaweekor
twointheiliconValleandlearnmoreaouttechecosstem.
Investment:eedlahelpeachprojectwith2500eurosprovidedthoughtheir
financialandinstitutionalpartners.
LuissnLas(http://www.luissenlas.com/)
LuissnLasisastartupacceleratorasedinRomeandoperatedLVenture
Group,apulicllistedventurecapitalcompan.
Thesupportearl-stagedisruptivestartupsthroughtheir5-monthacceleration
programtwiceaear.
Theprogramprovidessupportandmentoringfrom50+internationalexecutives,
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twoweekssprints,demodas,usinesschecksand9startupmanagement
seminars,alongwithfundingandnetworking.
Investment:micro-seedfunding(30Kcash+30Kfacilities)inreturnfor10%
equit
TheNetherlands
Rockstart(http://rockstart.com/accelerator/)
Amsterdam-asedaccelerator,launchedin2012,isanintensive20-week
programthatoffersofficespace,mentoringandcoaching,investment,and
accesstoaroadnetworkofinternationalmentors,experiencedentrepreneurs
andinvestors.
TheimportantpartoftheprogramareworkshopsonLeantartup,Fundraising,
PR&Marketing,Growthtrateg,ales,LegalandFinance,andmore.
TheacceleratoroffersmonthlprogramsiniliconVallewherestartupsgetto
expandtheirknowledge,networkandgetexperiencefromtheUtechscene.
Rockstartofferstwoacceleratorprograms:WeandMoileProgramandmart
nergProgram.
Investment:Inreturnfor8%equitstake,seedfundingisupto15.000.
Norwa
etaFACTORY(http://www.etafactor.com/)
etaFactorisanindependentacceleratorandmentoringprogram,modeled
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afterYCominatorandTechstars.
Theacceleratorstartedin2011asthefirstinNorwa,andsincethenhaseen
supportingentrepreneursthroughhigh-levelmentoringopportunities,education,
professionaladvice,investment,thecommunit,infrastructure,andvisiilit.
Lithuania
tartupHighwa(http://startuphighwa.com/)
tartupHighwaisastartupacceleratorandanearlseedstagefundfounded
in2011.Throughitsinvestmentprogramand,inparticular,individualltailored
support,theacceleratorsupportsinnovativetechnologstartups.
Theprogram,notframedinastandardpatternutdefinedaccordingtothe
usinessneedsandscope,providesseedfunding,freeopenworkingspace,
supportandmentoringfromtheinternationalmentorsandexpertguidance.
Theprogramalsooffersafollow-upfunding,moreover,theestperforming
teamsareselectedforthenextroundinvestmentfromtartupHighwaandits
VCpartners.Thestartupacceleratoralsoorganizesindividualorteamsroundup
meetingswithaseparateinvestorsinLondon.
Investment:electedstartupsmightegrantedwithupto25,000inseed
funding,dependingonthenumerofstartupco-foundersforuptoa7,5%equit
stakeasedonthecommongloalpractice.
Moldova
Garage(http://garage.md/en)
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GarageisthefirstVentureincuatorinMolodvathatoffersinitialfunding,
supportthroughmentoringandexpertadvice,infrastructureandofficespace,
andhelpwithpromotionandmarketingoftheidea.
Asthecompanehindtheincuator,implas,foundedin2002,ownsseveral
majorweportals,theexpertteamhasvastexperienceinonlineusiness,
especiallinwedesign,internetadvertising,videoproductionandanimation.
Theprogramslastsfrom3to6monthsforstartupwhocanringinnovative
ideasinmoileapplications,e-commerce,socialapplications,cloudservices,
searchtechnolog,aa,augmentedrealitandgeolocationalservices.
Investment:Upto$40000ineachcompan
Portugal
TheLisonChallenge(http://www.lison-challenge.com/)
LisonChallengeisa3-monthaccelerationprogramforamitiousinternational
techstartups,supportedeta-i,anon-profitassociationfoundedin2010.
Apartfromthegreatsupportstartupsreceivethroughmentoring,1000+
workshopsandfreeofficespaceinthecitscenter,thehaveagreat
opportunittomeet200+internationalmentorsandinvestorsandoosttheir
usinessinaninternationalenvironment.
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AfteranInvestorsDainLison,theselectedteamshaveachancetogoona
roadshowtoLondon,anFrancisco,ostonandTelAviv.
Investment:150kinperks(Google,Amazon,Microsoft,Papal,andmanmore)
andnoequit
Poland
GammaReels
(http://www.hardgamma.com/gammareels/)
GammaReelsisanintensive3-monthstartupacceleratorprogramheldin
Warsawfortechnologentrepreneursandearl-stagestartups.
Thestartupsreceivesupportfromtop-notchmentorsandcoachesandthe
chancetopitchtheinvestorsattheendoftheprogramatDemoDainPoland
andaroad.
Allstartupsreceive$5,000inAmazonAWcreditsandadditionalservices,
$20,000incloudservicefromGoogle,$60,000incloudservicefromMicrosoft
(WindowsAzureplatform)andaccesstoPaPallueprint
(http://lueprint.papal.com/)program.
Investment:upto12.000for10%equit
pain
eedRocket(http://www.seedrocket.com/en/)
Anacceleratorasedinarcelona,eedRocketismadeupofsuccessful
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professionalsandexpertsindifferentareaswithintheInternetsector.Those
serialentrepreneursandexpertsprovidementoringsupportandhelpwith
investmentforhigh-growthpotentialstartups.
Theselected10-12teamsenteraweek-longprogramoftrainingandworkshops
withmentors.Afteraweek,thepresenttheirprojectstoprivateinvestors,
usinessangels,VCsandtheeedRocketteamgettingachancetoreceive
150kseedinvestment.
Thewinningstartupshavetheopportunittojointhe3-montheedRocket
arcelonaAcceleratorprogram.
Investment:Thefirstroundofinvestmentisetween20,000and120,000,
afteraccelerationprogram,withinInvestorsDastartupscanreceive150,000
and500,000
TetuanValle(http://tetuanvalle.com/)
TheTetuanValleisapre-accelerator,atartupchoolforoungwanna-eentrepreneurs.
Itsa6-weekintensiveprogramforentrepreneursthatwanttocreatetech-ased
startupsaimedtowardtheTIMTindustr(Telecommunications,Internet,Media
andTechnolog).
Thetartupchoolcurrentlhaveaout50activestartupsintheircommunit.
ThechoolrunstwiceaearinMadridandtheestteamsandprojectsaresent
tointernationalinvestorsforfurtheranalsisandusinessnetworking.
witzerland
Fongit(http://www.fongit.ch/)
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Fongitisastartupincuatorfoundedin1991,andknownaswitzerlandsfirst
incuatorthatsupportsentrepreneursandusinessesintheCleantech,IT
andMedtech.
Theteamprovidesusinesscoaching,fullfurnishedoffice-spaceand
networkingforearl-stage,high-techventure.Theinvestinusinessideas
throughtheirsistercompanFongiteedInvest(FI)thatprovidesseriesA
capitaltostartupsthatgrowtheirusinessarounddisruptiveandpatent
enalingtechnologies.
Investment:equitfinancingofupto500kCHFthroughfundmatching
lueLion(http://www.luelion.ch/en/)
lueLionsupportstheearlstageICTandCleanTechprojectswithin-house
coachingprogram,partnershipnetworkandtheasisfortheincuation.
TheircoachingprogramisfullemracingtheLeantartupapproach(ased
onagilemethods)toacceleratethegrowthofstartupsduring3earsoruntil
thereach10emploees.
lueLionjoinedtheprogramoftheuropeanUnion,Climate-KIC,that
supportsstartupcompanies,whichaddresstheclimatechangeissues.
Y-tart(http://www.-parc.ch/en/)
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Y-tartisapulictechnologincuatorwithinoneofthefirsttechnologparks,
Y-Parc,thatsupportsthegrowthofusinessideasfromallsectorsofthe
industr,fosteringdiversitandpromotingnewtechnologies.
Theincuatorprovidesinfrastructure,coachingservices,workshopsand
mentoringfortwoearsaswellasexpertiseandsupportfromtheirpartners,
InnovaudandCTItartup.
ImactHuZurich(http://zurich.impacthu.net/)
ImactHuZurichoffersinspiringinfrastructure,incuationprogramsfor
startups,coachingandentrepreneurialleadershiptrainingsandworkshops.
Thenetworkiscomprisedofmorethan50husacrosstheworld,withmore
than7000memers,fromLondonandAmsterdamtoJohannesurg,ingapore
andanFrancisco,eingaplaceforentrepreneursfromdifferentsectorsand
industriestogatherandfostercollaoration.
Turke
tohum(http://www.etohum.com/)
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tohumisanacceleratorandseedinvestorthatsupportsentrepreneursfrom
variousIT-relatedindustriespartneringwithmaninternationalcompaniesand
investors.
Theselectedusinessideasandcompaniesarepresentedtoinvestorsandthe
tohumInvestorClu.
Thechosencompaniesreceivecoachingandguidancefromexperienced
mentorsandexperts,officespaceandsoftwaresupport,andaccesstowide
usinessnetworkaswellasanopportunittoattendthetartupTurke.
FittartupFactor(http://www. tstartupfactor.com/)
Fittart-UpFactorisastart-upacceleratorfoundedwiththesupportofthe
OzeginUniversitin2011.
upportedandpartneringwithTurkcellandTurkishconomank,thisis
thefirststart-upacceleratorprograminTurke.
Duringa5-weekprogram,startupsreceiveguidance,mentoring,andhave
accesstopartnersresourcesandinvestorsnetwork.Theacceleratoroffers
threedifferentprograms:ageneralprogramforthosewhowishtoaccelerate
theirusiness,MastercardInnovationChallenge,andAPigDataAcceleration
Program.
Ukraine
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HappFarm(http://happfarm.com.ua/)
HappFarmisausinessacceleratorthatprovidesusinessdevelopment
servicesforstartups,furthersupportingthroughinvestment,andmentoringfrom
internationalmentorsfromdifferentusiness-orientedandIT-relatedareas.
TheacceleratororganizesauniqueonemonthinternshipprogramAmerican
reakthroughtohelp5selectedstartupsgrowtheirusinessandattract
partnersandinvestors.
ThroughLionFarmaccelerationprogramforpre-seedITstartups,organizedin
cooperationwithGroupventurefund,theoffera6-weekofintensive
workshops,coachsessions,individualconsultationswithmentorsfromurope
andtheU.
Investment:30Kdollars(ormore)fortheshareinthecompanscapital
Internationalandpan-uropeantartup
Accelerators
tartupootcamp(http://www.startupootcamp.org/)
Foundedin2010,tartupootcampisawell-knowngloalnetworkofstartup
acceleratorsthatofferanintense3-monthprogram.AfterelectionDas,10
startupsjoindiverseacceleratorprograms(Amsterdam,Istanul,London,
arcelona,Copenhagen,erlin,indhovenandHaifa)wherethereceive
mentoring,freeworkspace,greatnetworkingopportunities,andpitching
opportunitiestoover400investorsonInvestorDemoDa.
tartupWeekend(http://startupweekend.org/)
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tartupWeekendringstogetherdevelopers,designers,productmanagers,
aspiringentrepreneurs,marketersandtechenthusiaststolaunchastartupin54
hours.Theseweekend-longeventsarefocusedonlearningthroughcreating,
uildingprofessionalrelationsandnetworking.
Throughsharingskillsandknowledgewithlocalstartupleadersand
entrepreneurs,thegoalistolauncha(sustainale)usiness.PoweredGoogle
Forntrepreneurs,eventsaresuccessfullorganizedallovertheworld.
tartupusurope(http://europe.startupus.com/)
tartupusisapeculiarprojectfoundedin2010.Itsahackathonforuropean
techentrepreneurs(uspreneurs)wherethecompeteoverthecourseofa3dausrideonthewatoVienna.
Thearechallengedtolaunchastartup,sometimesinaverlimited
environment(unstalewi-fi,forinstance).
TheusesaredepartingfromUnitedKingdom,stonia,France,German,Ital
andGreece,allhavingdifferentparticipationrequirements.
Wara(http://wara.org/en)
Launchedin2011,Waraisastartupacceleratorfinanciallacked
Telefonica,oneoftheiggesttelecommunicationcompaniesintheworld.
TheacceleratorpromotesstartupsinuropeandLatinAmericaprovidingoffice
space,experiencedmentors,accesstogloalnetworkofusinesspartners,and
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