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The leading B2B accelerator in Europe
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OUR MISSION
Help founders build great companies to confirm Estonia as the
platform for innovation in the CEE
OUR VISION
Our vision is to build one of the best startup platforms in the
World
Bridging innovation from the CEE into the UK, Europe and the US
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http://blog.up.co/2014/09/08/white-paper-announcing-5-ingredients-fostering-thriving-startup-ecosystem/
5 INGREDIENTS FOR THRIVING STARTUP ECOSYSTEMS
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Bridging innovation from the CEE into the UK, Europe and the US
3+1 month mentor led program for early stage startups
1st program in Spring 2012
Completed 5 Programs
Accelerated 41 teams
Founders from >30 countries, 4 continents
100+ international mentors & investors
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Bridging innovation from the CEE into the UK, Europe and the US
ADVISORSMANAGEMENT TEAMFOUNDERS
Calum Cameron (Australia)
MD Investor Relationships
Maris Prii (Estonia)
COO
Erik Anderson (US)
Pipeline Business Dev
Marju Teras (Estonia)
Program Mgt Partnerships
Herty Tammo(Estonia)
Lead Angel Chairman
Jon Bradford (UK)
Techstars
SmartCap(Estonia)
Wayne Gibbins(UK)
Notion Capital
Riivo Anton (Estonia) Civitta
Baris Aksoy(US, Turkey)
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Our Partners
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OUR STRATEGY
Collaborate to create the density of talent in Estonia that will
build more ‘poster child’ startup successes leading to a self-sustaining innovative ecosystem.
OUR ACTIONS
Increasing Alumni support to reduce barriers
Building ‘labs’ in Tallinn
Looking for opportunities for feeder events in the CEE
Raising ~€8m fund and applying to Arengufond tender
Building our network of collaborators in Estonia and globally
Bridging innovation from the CEE into the UK, Europe and the US
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IDEAS FOR COLLABORATION
• Mentoring
• Investing into SWG’s portfolio or new fund
• Extending labs to include business services
• Others?