StartModular startup accelerator

Sept-Dec, 2015

Cloud, IoT, Fintech & Commerce, Mobile, Energy, Life science

SuperFounders Start Sept-Dec 2 2015, 5th batch

GoalProvide business outcomes to early stage innovative tech startups in the Balkan region

OutcomesMarket ready, investment ready, support in fundraising and business development.

FormatEarly stage acceleration program covering multiple verticals, based on weekend intensive modular weekends and regular coaching sessions, with a demo day at the end.

ContentDelivery of startup fundamental content in one weekend along with coaching, then provide know-how on special verticals over modular weekend workshops. Offline and online coaching sessions are organized throughout the whole program.

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Calendar

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Road-Show 09/07/2015 09/18/2015

Application Period 09/07/2015 10/05/2015

Kick-off weekend 10/10/2015 10/12/2015

Consumer Mobile weekend 10/24/2015 10/26/2015

Business Cloud weekend 10/31/2015 11/02/2015

Internet of Things weekend 11/07/2015 11/09/2015

Life Science weekend 11/14/2015 11/16/2015

Fintech & E-commerce weekend 11/21/2015 11/23/2015

Alternative energy weekend 11/21/2015 11/23/2015

Demo Day at BkVF Zagreb 12/03/2015 12/05/2015

Terms for startupsServicesStartups accepted into the main SuperFounders Start program receive access to

● The Kick-off Weekend dedicated to covering fundamental topics in building a startup● Access to one specialized weekend(Cloud, IoT, Fintech & Commerce, Mobile, Energy, Life

science), covering business and technology related topics per sector, ● Online coaching sessions with international mentors, ● Live coaching sessions once a week at partner hubs (Skopje, Thessaloniki, Novi Sad, Zagreb,

Sarajevo, Mostar, Podgorica...)● Presentation to investors at Demo Day, ● Top 5 startups at the Demo Day qualify for the Startup Exchange(Paris, Madrid, Venice,

Lisbon, London), ● Full ticket to two days of BkVF Zagreb, ● Access and membership to the SuperFounders alumni group, ● Program participants receive special discount to attend additional sector focus weekends.

Weekend events cover lunch and refreshments for two days at the venue, but excludes travel and accommodation.

● Top 50% startups from Demo Day be offered fundraising advisory and support through our network.

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Locations

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Organizing Partners

Our partners co-organizing the SuperFounders Start program within their hubs and collaborating across the region:

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SuperFounders(Balkan Unlimited Foundation) is a partner of the ATALANTA project for trans-national cooperation between startup accelerators and is supported by the European Commission.

University Donja Gorica - Podgorica

Apolo startup hub - Novi Sad INTERA Technology Park - Mostar

Stage ONE acceleration program - Thessaloniki

Innovation Farm - Thessaloniki Zagreb Incubator for

Entrepreneurship

Networks - Sarajevo

Startup Bosnia and Herzegovina

Alumni

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Client Gear

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Out of previous program participants, three have raised investments, while at least two more are in preparation for fundraising.

Regional partnership

Balkan Unlimited Foundation partners with Pioneers Festival to implement the Pioneers of the Balkans program, of the World Bank, supported by the European Commission.

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SuperFounders is supporting the mentoring component of Pioneers of the Balkans by selecting 10 companies to be accelerated through the intensive program.

SuperFounders road-show

GoalMaximize local and regional awareness of the overall program, maximize sign ups.

ResponsibilitiesAll partners have to promote the enrolment locally and through all communication channels: TV, radio, press, internet portals, social networks, partner network.

Schedule

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14th Mostar, 15th Podgorica, 16th Tirana17th Skopje, 18th Thessaloniki19th Sofia

7th Belgrade, 8th Novi Sad, 9th Osijek, 10th Zagreb11th Banja Luka12th Sarajevo

Kick-off WeekendGoalAdopt the fundamental theory for startups and work out practically the case for each startup. Introduce startups to the goals of the program, to mentors and to eachother. Create an engaged and collaborative community.FormatA weekend event, containing lectures, coaching and program induction.ContentThere will be presentations by qualified mentors on: 1. Hiring, execution and culture2. Building a product and growing3. Talking to first customers4. Pitching and raising money5. Designing the experience6. Tracking finances

Potential mentorsTBC: Vidar Andersen, Andeas Klinger, UX, Aleksandar Tasev, Yann Girard, Alex Gvozden, Stevica Kuharski, Stefan Gantchev, Salim Virani.

Partners

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Focus sectors

GoalProvide startups with knowledge how to develop their product and business in a specific vertical. Connect startups with industry experts in the respective vertical, so they can get mentoring, contacts, business support on the spot at the event and on following sessions.

FormatEach sector is covered during one focus weekend and a mix of online and live mentoring. The focus weekend covers business and technological areas relevant to the specific sector, delivered by experienced entrepreneurs, scientists or investors in the sector. Participants also have access to the mentors for online coaching sessions.

VerticalsIOT (Wearables, Smart Home, Smart Enterprise, Smart City, Smart Transportation), Cloud (SaaS, Enterprise IT, Security, Machine Learning), Consumer Mobile (Social networks, Games, Media)Fintech and commerce (Banking, Loans, Bitcoin, Blockchain services, Marketplaces, Payments)Life Science (Medtech, Biotech, Agritech)Alternative energy (Production, Transport, Storage, Optimized usage)

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Online coaching sessions

GoalProvide sustained support to startups on fundamental and specialized issues, throughout the program.

FormatOnline video conference calls with program staff and mentors. Startups will be checked upon and proactively pushed forward by program coordination staff, scheduling coaching session when needed.

ScheduleEach startup will receive at least two follow up coaching session on the fundamental topics from the kick-off weekend and at least two coaching sessions with mentors experts in the verticals they attended.Scheduling with each mentor will be on first come first served basis, in the available time.

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Local coaching sessions

GoalProvide sustained support to startups with local experts and business angel networks. Any startup participating in the SuperFounders program can attend local sessions anywhere.

FormatOrganize weekly meetups throughout the duration of the program, with two parts:1. Private face-to-face coaching sessions with multiple local mentors which may include

experienced businessmen, angel investors, startup experts, fund managers, industry experts. Each private session may last 20-30 minutes. In total the coaching should last two hours, with parallel mentoring sessions for multiple startups.

2. Provide relevant lectures by local experts, open for the whole community.

ScheduleEach mentor will dedicate at least one day for online sessions, where a number of startups can be involved. Time slots will be during work weeks.Scheduling with each mentor will be on first come first served basis, in the available time.

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Demo Day

GoalHighlight the result of the SuperFounders Start and introduce startups to investors.

FormatIt will take place within the Balkan Venture Forum in Zagreb on Dec 3-4, as a separate program, with a few key presentations, a coaching segment, a final pitching session(3min pitch, 3 min questions), and an award ceremony.The audience and the jury will be over 20 selected investors.

Top 5 startups will qualify to apply for the Startup Exchange.

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Startup Exchange

It is a program for top alumni startups selected at the Demo Day, allowing them to apply for a one week curated business development program throughout the eco-system of one of these partner hubs: Numa - Paris, Tetuan Valley - Madrid, Lisbon Challenge - Lisbon, H-Farm - Venice. The hosting hub partner must also approve the applying startups for the Startup Exchange.

Only alumni startups are eligible to participate (so startups that have graduated.)Startups must have a product launch and traction.

The Startup Exchange is facilitated by the ATALANTA project.

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Mentor list(excerpt)

Samo Omerzel Argyris Spiridis Ivan Jovetic Dragan AntonicVendotel Innovation Farm MEBAN Online.rs

Aleksandar Tasev Stevica Kuharski Boyan Benev Matej FtacnikSuperFounders Locodels, Startup Camp MammothDB Booster, The Core

Adriane Thrash Riccardo Aimerito Steve Keil Stanislav SirakovInnovation Farm ERA Kapital MammothDB Launchub

Antonio Separovic Dario Jankovic Stefan GantchevOradian Payment processor Launchub

Edin Mehic Sasha Cvetojevic Bratislav Stankovic Aleksandar BirovljevPosao.ba ZIP USPTO Payments/banking

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