Startupbootcamp Amsterdam: dopo soli tre mesi dal Demo Day sono già otto le start-up che hanno convinto gli investitori
Le finaliste dell’edizione 2013 sfidate a superare il successo della stagione precedente Milano, 6 novembre 2012 – Startupbootcamp Amsterdam guiderà 10 nuove start-up per la seconda edizione del programma. La prima stagione ha avuto un grande successo con l’80% delle start-up partecipanti che è stata in grado di assicurarsi fondi nei tre mesi successivi all’Investor Demo Day, mentre altri acceleratori – nello stesso lasso temporale - riportano una media pari a solo il 50%. Startupbootcamp Amsterdam prevede che le ultime due start-up finaliste in cerca di fondi saranno in grado di portare a termine l’operazione nel giro di una settimana o poco più. La valutazione complessiva delle start-up che hanno partecipato a Startupbootcamp Amsterdam nel 2012 è stimata attorno ai 20 milioni di dollari. É cominciata l’1 novembre 2012 la fase di iscrizione per le nuove start-up tecnologiche che vogliono essere scelte per un posto nella seconda edizione di Startupbootcamp Amsterdam che avrà inizio il 2 aprile 2013. As well as the high investment rate and the impressive total valuation, Startupbootcamp has also made a genuine contribution to the development of Amsterdam as an innovative city. Seven international tech starters from the programme have established their offices in the Dutch capital creating a total of seventy jobs within six months. Currently the start-ups are busy with the go-to-market of their products and services and some have also signed strategic partnerships. Viewsy, in-store tracking solution, is preparing their Dutch expansion with consultancy agency Boer & Croon. The UK start-up is also looking into the option for an international collaboration with Vodafone, Viewsy’s turnover is currently increasing by 50% each month. LayerGloss, the easy app publisher, has signed a two-year partnership with Big Balloon publishers, publisher of i.a. Nickelodeon’s Dora TV series – and will soon launch a holiday app. Also Scrap Connection is showing promising results and has traded already several tons of ‘scrap metal’ via their online trading platform. Other startups also have paid pilots running at large corporations. Doctor Kinetic, producer of therapeutic games based on Kinect technology, will officially launch their first product during a large physiotherapist conference in the Netherlands. Poikos, owner of the FlixFit-technology, has pilots running at large online retailers in Europe and Asia and Eigenta, semantic data search and recovery, and SocialExpress, social media monitoring, have pilots running at several large Dutch corporations. Poikos and Viewsy have both recently won the high-profile start-event ‘IBM SmartCamp’ and have been selected to participate in the European finale of IBM SmartCamp on 13 and 14 November in Berlin. ‘We have raised the bar’It is now up to new tech starters to seize one of the ten exclusive spots in the Startupbootcamp Class of 2013. Just like last year Patrick de Zeeuw and Ruud Hendriks will be leading the Amsterdam programme together with Vodafone, ABN Amro, Boer & Croon, Samsung, PwC, Microsoft Bizspark, VMWTaxand, AxiCom and Ymere to help tech starters accelerate for a second season. Once again ten start-ups will spend three months preparing for the Investor Demo Day, the highlight of the accelerator programme that will be held on 28 June 2013.After the success of last year, the tech start-ups will be subjected to high standards. Patrick de Zeeuw, CEO of Startupbootcamp Amsterdam explains: “Last season went beyond our expectations. Thanks to the enthusiasm of the mentors, partners and investors during and after the programme we are even more motivated to surpass the success of last year. We’ve have definitely raised the bar for next year.” From 1 November 2012 tech starters from around the world can take on the challenge by applying at http://www.startupbootcamp.org/europeans-cities/amsterdam/ with their start-ups for the Amsterdam accelerator programme. After a stringent selection procedure ten startups will remain to start the intensive mentorship driven programme beginning 2 April 2013. With the excellent results from the first season, the start-ups must be more motivated than ever to pursue their dream and conquer the world with their startup. StartupbootcampStartupbootcamp è un programma di accelerazione di start up paneuropeo, attualmente in essere a Copenhagen, Dublino (febbraio-maggio ’12), Amsterdam (aprile-giugno ’12) e presto ne verranno attivati a Londra e Berlino. Al momento sono aperte le iscrizioni per Startupbootcamp Amsterdam, con termine ultimo 12 febbraio 2012. Startupbootcamp consiste in una rete di contatti e nel far parte di un ecosistema di start up internazionali che aiuteranno i partecipanti ad accelerare i tempi. Il programma non solo vanta una vasta rete di mentori, sponsor e investitori, ma anche ambassador che diffondono il concetto di Startupbootcamp in tutto il mondo. Per maggiori informazioni, visitare http://www.startupbootcamp.org o Twitter: @SBootCamp ContattiChiara PossentiAxiComTel +39 02 75261121Chiara.possenti@axicom.it Ulteriori informazioni:http://www.startupbootcamp.org @SBootCamp
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