#2 startup braga acceleration program

#2 ACCELERATION

PROGRAM OVERVIEW

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BRAGAWith 2000 years of history, Braga is

the third-largest city in Portugal (after Lisbon and Oporto)

and has high standards of quality of life based on location

and infrastructures.

Braga is a technological hotbed, where many

international well succeeded startups have emerged and

home of a renowned University (University of Minho) and

of the International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory

(INL) - a leading international research center.


LOCATED IN 4.400M²

CREATIVE HUB

Startup Braga is an innovation hub designed

to assist the inception and development of

high potential entrepreneurial projects for

international markets.

In partnership with Microsoft Ventures we

provide business acceleration programs for

startups with global ambitions.


ALUMNI


The 7 teams participating in the

2014 edition managed to raised

over 1.7 Million euros in funding

even before the demo day.

Startup Braga Acceleration program is a

great opportunity to push your startup

forward.



2015 EDITION

12 WEEK PROGRAM

We focus on startups that develop

Mobile, e-Commerce, MedTech

and NanoTech products.

During the program, startups are expected to

iterate rapidly but at their own pace,

according to their maturity and need while

receiving intensive mentoring, training and

guidance by specialist in technical and

business aspects.



10 TO 12 TEAMSWE PREFER QUALITY OVER

QUANTITY

Week 1 - 3: Define

In the first 4 weeks, the teams will have access to workshops on

Business Model Canvas and Lean Startup. Using the knowledge

and the tools, the teams will then focus on validating the problem

and the solution.

Week 4 - 9: Build

In the second phase of the program, the teams will be focused on

building, testing and validating the minimum viable product and

collecting and incorporating the feedback of potential clients.

Week 10 - 12: Pitch

The last two weeks, will be spent on preparing the pitch and all the

documentation necessary for potential partners and investors.


ASSIGNMENTS

Milestones, mandatory readings and assignments between the

bootcamps to make sure the teams follow the roadmap.

ENGAGEMENT

Sharing of the learnings made throughout the program with the

other participants.

TOOLS

Business Model Canvas methodology and the Lean Startup

methodology.

Optional use of LeanMonitor (leanmonitor.com)

OFFICE-HOURS

The teams will be supported by mentors.


Week 1 - 3: Define

There will be 4 Bootcamps that will allow the teams to work on the

several blocks of the Business Model and will allow them to have a

clear vision of the problem and the market.

BOOTCAMPS:

Deep training using the proposed methodologies;

Hands-on approach to build and iterate business models;

Knowledge and experience sharing;

Case studies discussion.


Week 4 - 9: Build

Teams will be focused on building, fine tuning, testing and

validating the minimum viable product and collect and incorporate

the feedback of potential customers.

WORKSHOPS:

Scrum & Agile Development

User eXperience

PR & Communication

Marketing and Sales

Growth Hacking


Week 10 - 12: Pitch & Negotiate

The last two weeks, will be spent on preparing the pitch and all

documentations for investors. To help with these final preparations,

we will have the following workshops:

WORKSHOPS:

Legal Affairs

Fundraising

Pitch training


EXPERIENCED

MENTORS


Andy McCartneyMicrosoft Ventures UK

António MurtaPhatena

Carlos OliveiraInvestBraga

Francisco V. ZellerSamsung

Celso MartinhoSapo.pt

Gastão TaveiraAltitude

Rui PaivaWeDo

David DarschCEO-CF

Luis Moura e SilvaWIT Software


Tiago Silva LopesPortugal Telecom

Pedro JanelaWyGroup

Turi MuntheDemotix

Paulo Pimenta

Kuantokusta

João CoutoMicrosoft Portugal

João Paulo GirbalCentromarca

Jorge BatistaPrimavera

José DionísioPrimavera


Lars MonteliusINL - International Iberian

Nanotechnology

Laboratory

Nuno SousaSchool of Health

Science,UM

Luís RasquilhaAYR Consulting

Worldwide


GROWN UP


PARTNERS

AGENDA


Application Deadline March 16th

Conference call interviews

Selected teams March 16th -> 23rd

Pitching for the jury 5m Pitch + 15m Q&A March 30th & 31st

Finalists Announcement April 3rd

Program start Team building & pitch preparation April 16th & 17th

Kick off event Meet the mentors April 20th

Demo Day Final event July 14th

Road show International Summer 2015


Phase 1: Define

APRIL

Day -1/[16th & 17th

April]Team Building Activity and Peer-to-Peer Pitch

Week 1 [23th to

24th April]

Entrepreneurship 101, Business Model Canvas &

Lean Startup

Week 2 [29rd &

30th April]Validation / Customer Development

Week 3 [8th May] Pitch validated version of Business Model Canvas


Phase 2: BuildMAY / JUNE

Week 4 [15th

May]Mentorship sessions

Week 5 [21th &

22Th May]

PR and Communication Workshop

Mentorship sessions

Sandra Sick(Marketing & Business

Development Consultant)

Week 6 [28st &

29nd May]

Growth Hacking & Metrics Workshop

Mentorship sessions

Paul Boyce (Popcorn Metrics)

Week 7 [4th &

5th June]

Marketing & Sales Workshop

Mentorship sessions

Week 8 [11th &

12th June]

User Experience Workshop

Mentorship sessions

Bruno Figueiredo(UX Lx: User

Experience Lisbon)

Week 9 [19th

June]

Scrum and Agile Development Workshop

Mentorship sessions

Marco Leal (iMobileMagic)

https://www.linkedin.com/in/sandralsick

uk.linkedin.com/in/paulmboyce/pt

https://www.linkedin.com/in/brunofigueiredo

pt.linkedin.com/in/mleal


Phase 3: Pitch & Negotiate

JUNE / JULY

Week 10 [24th

& 25th June]Mentorship sessions TBC

Week 11 [2nd

July]

Morning

“Venture Capital Term Sheet overview”

by Pathena

Afternoon

“Startups Legal Affairs”

Vitor Dinis

Week 11 [3rd

of July]

Attracting Investment Q&A with Alumni

Founders & Ventures Capitals TBC

https://www.linkedin.com/in/vmdinis


Phase 3: Pitch & Negotiate

JUNE / JULY

Week 12 [ 10th 11th

& 13th of July]Pitch training and preparation

David Trayford

(Wow Media kft)

14th of July Demo Day

https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidtrayford


100K PRIZEFOR THE BEST TEAM IN THE 2015

ACCELERATION PROGRAM

We connect you with over 50 entrepreneurs, investors,

industry experts and executives and we also provide

office space 24/7, access to a network of startup

providers, top-notch workshops and a community of over

30 startups.

In the end, you also have the opportunity to participate in

our international roadshow.

No equity is taken.

Apply on F6S or StartupBraga.com


http://www.f6s.com/startupbragaaccelerationprogram

http://www.f6s.com/startupbragaaccelerationprogram


INTERNATIONAL

ROAD SHOWDuring the 2015 fall we will take the top

teams to an international road show, where

they will have the opportunity to meet

investors, accelerators and fellow

entrepreneurs.

Startup Braga is an initiative from InvestBraga - Agency for Economic Development.

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