Startupbootcamp

Startupbootcamp
Limited liability company
Industry Venture capital & Seed accelerator
Founded 2010 (Copenhagen)
Headquarters Rainmaking Loft, 1 St. Katharine's Way, E1W 1UN, London, UK
Key people
 Alex Farcet, Carsten Kolbeck, Patrick de Zeeuw and Ruud Hendriks
Products Startup Accelerator Program
Website www.startupbootcamp.org

About Startupbootcamp

Startupbootcamp is a global network of industry-focused startup accelerators with programs in Amsterdam, Berlin, Copenhagen, Eindhoven, Haifa, Istanbul, London and Barcelona.[1][2] Since launching, Startupbootcamp has accelerated 139 startups of which 72% went on to receive funding.[3] Startupbootcamp startups received an average of €467,976 EURO in investment.[3]

Startupbootcamp was awarded as Best Accelerator 2014 during the European Tech Startup Awards, organised by The Europas.[4][5] The Economist has said that Startupbootcamp is the biggest professional-training system you have never heard of.[6] Forbes called Startupbootcamp “Europeas Biggest Startup Accelerator created by born again Entrepreneur”.[7]

Startupbootcamp was founded in 2010. The co-founders are Alex Farcet, Carsten Kolbeck, Patrick de Zeeuw and Ruud Hendriks.[8]

Mentorship Driven Programs

Each Startupbootcamp accelerator program selects 10 startups from more than 500 global applicants to receive extensive mentorship from 150 entrepreneurs, investors and partners, €15,000 for living expenses, free co-working space and over €450,000 worth of partner deals.[9] In return, Startupbootcamp takes an 8% equity stake.[9]

Programmes are primarily mentorship-driven. Mentors drive the startup acceleration over three months and often for months or years afterwards.[10] This gives startups direct access to an international network of relevant partners, investors and mentors in their industry. The main partners of Startupbootcamp are Amazon, PayPal, Vodafone, ABN Amro, Philips, Cisco, Bosch, HERE, Mercedes-Benz, EY, MasterCard which all act as mentors and pilot customers.

Overview Accelerator Programs

The first program was officially launched by Alex Farcet in Copenhagen in 2010. In 2012, Startupbootcamp expanded to Amsterdam, Berlin, Madrid and Dublin. In 2013 it added Tel Aviv in Israel and Eindhoven. In 2014 it opened an accelerator program in London and Istanbul.[11] It currently has eight accelerator programs across seven cities and has run 15 cohorts in total.[1]

List of Accelerator Programs with industry focus:

List of Accelerator Programs without industry focus:

Alumni Growth Program

Startupbootcamp continues to help the startups with intensive mentorship and finding new investors between 12 and 18 months after the end of the program with their Alumni Growth Program.[25] Part of the Alumni Growth Program are the yearly Alumni Summit[26] and Alumni CEO Summit[27] where all 150+ alumni are invited to meet new investors, partners and share knowledge with each other.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Accelerators | Startupbootcamp". startupbootcamp.org. Retrieved 2014-07-17.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "London Gets Another Fintech Accelerator, As Startupbootcamp Partners With MasterCard, Lloyds & Rabobank | TechCrunch". techcrunch.com. Retrieved 2014-07-17.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Stats | Startupbootcamp". startupbootcamp.org. Retrieved 2014-07-17.
  4. ↑ "The Europas | June 2015 | London | The European Tech Startup Awards". theeuropas.com. Retrieved 2014-07-17.
  5. ↑ "Is this the best Europe can do? The Europas 2014 - who won, and why". tech.eu. Retrieved 2014-07-17.
  6. ↑ "Accelerators: Getting up to speed | The Economist". web.archive.org. Retrieved 2014-07-17.
  7. ↑ "Bootcamp: Europe's Biggest Startup Accelerator Created By 'Born Again Entrepreneur' - Forbes". forbes.com. Retrieved 2014-07-17.
  8. ↑ "Startupbootcamp | CrunchBase". crunchbase.com. Retrieved 2014-07-17.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Accelerate | Startupbootcamp". startupbootcamp.org. Retrieved 2014-07-17.
  10. ↑ "Mentors | Startupbootcamp". startupbootcamp.org. Retrieved 2014-07-17.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 "As Investor Interest Heats Up In Turkey, Pan-European Accelerator Startupbootcamp Launches In Istanbul | TechCrunch". techcrunch.com. Retrieved 2014-07-17.
  12. ↑ "Startupbootcamp Mobile Accelerator · Copenhagen". startupbootcamp.org. Retrieved 2014-07-17.
  13. ↑ "Startupbootcamp Smart Transportation & Energy Accelerator · Berlin". startupbootcamp.org. Retrieved 2014-07-17.
  14. ↑ "New Transportation And Energy Accelerator To Run In Berlin And SF | TechCrunch". techcrunch.com. Retrieved 2014-07-17.
  15. ↑ "Startupbootcamp E- & Mcommerce Accelerator · Amsterdam". startupbootcamp.org. Retrieved 2014-07-17.
  16. ↑ "Startupbootcamp launches e- and m-commerce program in Amsterdam » StartupJuncture". startupjuncture.com. Retrieved 2014-07-17.
  17. ↑ "Startupbootcamp HighTechXL Accelerator · Eindhoven". startupbootcamp.org. Retrieved 2014-07-17.
  18. ↑ "Europe-Based Hardware Accelerator, High Tech XL, Targets IoT, Robotics, Graphene, Med-Tech & More | TechCrunch". techcrunch.com. Retrieved 2014-07-17.
  19. ↑ "Startupbootcamp FinTech Accelerator · London". startupbootcamp.org. Retrieved 2014-07-17.
  20. ↑ http://techcrunch.com/2014/08/18/startupbootcamp-iot/
  21. ↑ http://www.startupbootcamp.org/accelerator/internet-of-things-data-barcelona.html
  22. ↑ "Startupbootcamp Amsterdam Accelerator · Amsterdam". startupbootcamp.org. Retrieved 2014-07-17.
  23. ↑ "Startupbootcamp Istanbul Accelerator · Istanbul". startupbootcamp.org. Retrieved 2014-07-17.
  24. ↑ "Startupbootcamp Israel Accelerator · Haifa & Tel Aviv". startupbootcamp.org. Retrieved 2014-07-17.
  25. ↑ "Alumni Growth Program | Startupbootcamp". startupbootcamp.org. Retrieved 2014-07-17.
  26. ↑ "First ever Startupbootcamp Alumni Summit | Blog | Startupbootcamp". startupbootcamp.org. Retrieved 2014-07-17.
  27. ↑ "First ever CEO Alumni Summit | Blog | Startupbootcamp". startupbootcamp.org. Retrieved 2014-07-17.