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Getting the first round of investment for startups outside Silicon Valley is a huge distraction and uphill battle. In the same time, a lot of companies realize the amazing potential of working with great startups. These companies also have certain available (or otherwise unused) resources. But what’s in it for them if they choose to help a startup? The risks involved usually prevent them from engaging wholeheartedly. This is the point where Startcelerate bridges the gap between startups and solution providers, by enabling them to work together towards a common goal, in a predictable and efficient manner, connecting them in a unique way and changing the paradigms of classical startup funding. Through a customized security that doesn’t prematurely dilute founders, Startcelerate helps solution providers to effectively invest their available resources in startups while insuring that solution providers get better terms than future investors and a clear return on their investment.
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www.startcelerate.com
What Startcelerate does
Startcelerate is a London-based startup that launched a new framework for startup
investments, where different companies can allocate internal resources to chosen startups in
exchange for equity.
The project was founded in the autumn of 2013 by Gabriel Dombri and Tudor Birlea, two
Romanian entrepreneurs established in London. The project has both an online platform
(www.startcelerate.com - the main platform for matching startups and investors and monitoring
the startups’ development) and offline, local event (3 days event, in two weekends and 5
days in between, where selected startups pitch, learn and are matched with investment
companies; see for example www.cluj.startcelerate.com). In 2014, the event takes place in
Cluj, Bucharest (Romania), London (United Kingdom), and Tel Aviv (Israel).
How it works
Using Startcelerate, an investment company (we are limited to software, design and
marketing companies for now) can allocate internal resources to startup projects as direct
investments in exchange for equity. Conversely, a startup can avoid the usual issues with
fundraising and still cover its development needs by directly benefiting from development
resources from established companies, giving equity in exchange.
Startcelerate facilitates the entire investment process by providing a matching protocol between
startups and investment companies, a flexible and effective contractual framework and (once
the online platform is launched) a monitoring environment where the partners can see the
evolution of their project and the efficiency of their investment.
Startcelerate Pitch & Match Event takes the basic functionalities in Startcelerate.com and
implements them offline, where a number of selected startups and software companies are put
together in an intensive 3 days event where they go through 3 rounds of pitching, an intensive
learning day and a final pitch & match day.
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Who can participate in Startcelerate
Startup projects:
established startups in need of further development either to create technology
demos or scale their business
founders without technology capabilities but who have a strong idea for a market
where they have a relevant experience
tech enabled startups in need of developing the technology side
Investment companies:
software companies in Europe that can allocate at least 200 man-hours of product
development on a minimum two years timeframe (software, product management etc)
and have a commitment to manage resource-based investments
design agencies in Europe that can allocate at least 200 man-hours of design on a
minimum two years timeframe
marketing agencies that can allocate at least 300 hours of marketing services (digital,
branding etc) on a minimum two years timeframe
Contact
Tudor Birlea / co-founder Startcelerate
+ 040 742 121 345
Gabriel Dombri / co-founder Startcelerate
+ 44 (0) 7936 827 598
Web: www.startcelerate.com & www.cluj.startcelerate.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/startcelerate
Twitter: https://twitter.com/startcelerate
Google Plus: https://plus.google.com/+Startcelerate
Angel List: https://angel.co/startcelerate
