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AcceleratorIncubator
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The term incubator suggests it is just for new startups, but they actually cater for a wide range of startups, offering:
• Workspace• Mentoring• Workshops• Shared services and resources• Access to a startup community
Startups can typically stay for up to two years to leverage the cheaper cost overheads in office space and shared services.
An accelerator is designed to rapidly grow startups and prepare them for further funding. It offers everything
an incubator does plus:
• Structured programme• Exposure to Angel and VC
Networks • Access to specific industries
and influencers• Use of specialist technology
and data.
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Sponsors & Partners
LeadershipAlex Dunsdon
OverviewThe bakery uses Open Innovation to bring together a large network of startups and corporate brands that want to innovatie.
http://thebakerylondon.com @TheBakeryLDN
Established2012
SpecialisationAdvertising
Duration8 Weeks
Cohort Size N/a
Investment£50K
Post Accel. SuccessNo Data Available
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Sponsors & Partners
LeadershipVicky-Marie Gibbons
OverviewBethnal Green Ventures is very well know accelerator for social entrepreneurship and has seen great success stories in environment, education and social empowerment spaces.
http://bethnalgreenventures.com @BG_Ventures
Established2008
SpecialisationSocial & Environment
Duration12 Weeks
Cohort Size 8
Investment£15K for 6%
Post Accel. SuccessNo Data Available
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Sponsors & Partners
Leadershiplian Iliev
OverviewClimate-KIC is an incubator and accelerator programme that uses a mixture or equity funding and grant funding to accelerate green-tech and clean-tech startups.
http://www.ecomachinesincubator.com @EcoMachinesUK
Established2012
SpecialisationGreen and Climate Tech
Duration18 Months
Cohort Size 10
Investment£100K for X%
Post Accel. SuccessNo Data Available
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Sponsors & Partners
LeadershipAndy Tait
OverviewCollider focuses on startups who are building disruptive platforms and products and services that can build better engagement with some of the biggest brands in the world.
http://collider.io @ColliderGB
Established2012
SpecialisationMarketing & Advertizing
Duration16 Weeks
Cohort Size 10
Investment£40K for 11%
£100K for 22%
Post Accel. SuccessNo Data Available
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LeadershipMatt Clifford & Alice Bentinck
OverviewEntrepreneur First focus on finding the best individual first and then build the teams and ideas afterwards, so their programme is not suitable to preformed teams with a startup.
Sponsors & Partners
http://www.joinef.com @efLDN
Established2013
SpecialisationN/a
Duration6 Months
Cohort Size 20
Investment£3K for 0% (1st half)
£10K for 10% (2nd half)
Post Accel. Success$100M (in Valuations)
LondonLondonCopyright © 2015 Accenture All rights reserved.
Sponsors & Partners
LeadershipSamad Masood
OverviewRun by Accenture, this accelerator is based at L39 in Canary Wharf and works with the to the world biggest banks to help drive FinTech innovation.
http://www.fintechinnovationlablondon.co.uk @FinTechInnoLab
Established2013
SpecialisationFinTech
Duration12 Weeks
Cohort Size 7
InvestmentN/a
Post Accel. Success$33M Follow-On Funding
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Sponsors & Partners
LeadershipUnknown
OverviewJohn Lewis give startups access to their technology, customers and stores on this accelerator programme. There is a £100,000 cash prize for one team at the end of the programme.
http://jlab.co.uk @johnlewisretail
Established2013
SpecialisationRetail
Duration12 Weeks
Cohort Size 10
Investment£20K for X%
Post Accel. SuccessNo Data Available
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Sponsors & Partners
LeadershipAndy McCartney & Diane Perlman
OverviewMicrosoft Ventures actually don’t take any equity and the whole programme is free, they also have 7 different programmes internationally.
http://www.microsoftventures.com @MSFTVenturesUK
Established2013
SpecialisationCloud, Internet & Mobile
Duration14 Weeks
Cohort Size 10
InvestmentDoes Not Invest
Post Accel. SuccessNo Data
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Birmingham
Sponsors & Partners
LeadershipMark Hales
OverviewOxygen is the longest established accelerator in Europe operating two programs in the UK, one based in London and one Birmingham.
http://www.oxygenaccelerator.com @oxygenaccel
Established2009
SpecialisationN/a
Duration13 Weeks
Cohort Size 10
Investment£21K for 8%
Post Accel. Success71% Follow-On Funding
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Sponsors & Partners
LeadershipReshma Sohoni
OverviewSeedcamp is highly respected and its operations are focused mainly in Europe with a HQ in London, and offices in Tallinn, Berlin, Zagreb, Budapest, Lisbon and Paris.
http://seedcamp.com @Seedcamp
Established2007
SpecialisationN/a
Duration12 Weeks
Cohort Size 5
Investment€0 for 3%
€25K for 5%€50K for 10%
Post Accel. Success83% Follow-On Funding
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Sponsors & Partners
LeadershipNektarios Liolios
OverviewStartupbootcamp have 9 accelerator programmes in the world and their London programme is specifically focused on FinTech.
http://jlab.co.uk @johnlewisretail
Established2010
SpecialisationFinTech
Duration13 Weeks
Cohort Size 10
Investment€15K for 8%
Post Accel. SuccessNo Data Available
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Sponsors & Partners
LeadershipJon Bradford
OverviewTechstars are prestigious accelerators internationally and they have a strong presence in London, with a core programme and a FinTech accelerator, which is in partnership with Barclays.
https://techstars.com @Techstars
Established2013
SpecialisationN/a
Duration12 Weeks
Cohort Size 10
Investment$118,000 for 7-10%
Post Accel. Success$6.5M Follow-On
Funding
FinTech Accelerator+ LondonCopyright © 2015 Accenture All rights reserved.
Sponsors & Partners
LeadershipBaz Saideh
OverviewTrue Start is a new accelerator run by LandSecurities and Accenture to build innovations for the Retail and Consumer industries.
http://www.truestart.co.uk @TrueStartUK
TRUE CAPITAL
Established2014
SpecialisationRetail & Consumer
Duration6 months
Cohort Size 8
Investment$0 for 3%$
50-100K for X
Post Accel. SuccessNo Data Available
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Sponsors & Partners
LeadershipGary Stewart
OverviewWayra is an accelerator run by Telefonica as part of their Open Future programme to support startups and entrepreneurship. They run 14 academies globally.
http://wayra.co.uk @WayraUK
Established2012
SpecialisationN/a
Duration6 months
Cohort Size 15
Investment€20-50K for 5-10%
Post Accel. Success$10M Follow-On Funding
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Sponsors & Partners
LeadershipNathan Hill, Paul Anson and Tim de Vere Green
OverviewBased out of Idea Space in Cambridge Qi3 leverages it’s experience in the technology and product industry to support the commercialisation of new products.
http://www.qi3.co.uk/accelerator @qi3bootcamp
Established2013
SpecialisationProducts
Duration12-18 months
Cohort Size N/a
InvestmentUndisclosed
Post Accel. Success$5M Follow-On Funding
CambridgeCopyright © 2015 Accenture All rights reserved.
Sponsors & Partners
LeadershipMike Jackson
OverviewWebstart is an accelerator based in Bristol and focuses on Web and App based startups. The teams are based in Engine Shed which is a big technology space in the area.
http://www.webstartbristol.com @webstartbristol
Established2013
SpecialisationWeb & Apps
Duration10 Weeks
Cohort Size 10
Investment£10K for 10%
Post Accel. Success£55K Follow-On Funding
BristolCopyright © 2015 Accenture All rights reserved.
Sponsors & Partners
LeadershipEmma Cheshire & River Tamoor Baig
OverviewDotforge is based in the heart of Sheffield and offers a Social Ventures programmes specifically for social enterprises and an commercial programme open for all.
http://www.dotforgeaccelerator.com @Dotforge
Established2013
SpecialisationSocial and Commercial
Duration14 Weeks
Cohort Size 12-15
Investment£30K for 0% (Social)
£30K for 8%
Post Accel. Success50% Follow-On Funding
SheffieldCopyright © 2015 Accenture All rights reserved.
Sponsors & Partners
LeadershipPaul Smith & Tristan Watson
OverviewIgnite have helped build the tech eco-system in the North and are now based in Campus North, the 10,000 sq ft venue dedicated to tech.
http://ignite.io @Ignite100
Established2012
SpecialisationN/a
Duration16 Weeks
Cohort Size 25
Investment£0 for 4%
£18K for 6-9%
Post Accel. Success£10M Follow-On Funding
NewcastleCopyright © 2015 Accenture All rights reserved.
Sponsors & Partners
LeadershipGary Leyden
OverviewNDRC is a pre-seed investment fund that also runs two accelerators, one focused on digital (LaunchPad) and one focused on science and technology (VentureLab).
http://www.ndrc.ie/ @
Established2008
SpecialisationDigital, SciTech
Duration12 Weeks (Digital)6 months (SciTech)
Cohort Size 8 (Digital)
2 (SciTech)
Investment€20K for X% (Digital)€100K for x% (SciTech)
Post Accel. Success€88M Follow-On Funding
DublinCopyright © 2015 Accenture All rights reserved.
Sponsors & Partners
LeadershipGeraldine Lavin and Drew O'Sullivan
OverviewPropeller use a similar model to Techstars, combining the support from Dublin City University, Ryan Air and The Kauffman Foundation to build tech startups in Dublin.
http://www.ryanacademy.ie/accelerators @RyanAcademy
Established2011
SpecialisationTech
Duration12 Weeks
Cohort Size 5
Investment€35K for 7.5%
Post Accel. Success€8M Follow-On Funding
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