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Applications are due until the 4th of November.
Startup Farm has just opened registration for its newest edition of the acceleration program – Ahead 10. The program has renowned partners such as Banco do Brasil, Google For Entrepreneurs, Falconi Consultores de Results and Baptista Luz Advogados. Since 2011, the accelerator has carried out 27 acceleration programs in several cities in the country, such as São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Belo Horizonte and Florianópolis. This edition will take place in the capital of São Paulo, in São Paulo.
The program will select startups to spend 6 months at an intense pace of acceleration. All editions have a wide network of mentors, investors and market experts. Startup Farm has accelerated since 2011 more than 290 startups, which have aggregate market value of more than USD1 billion. In recent editions, several startups have stood out and have been gaining market share in Brazil and worldwide. The selection result will be released in December and the program will start in January 2019.
"Ahead 10 will be Startup Farm's 28th acceleration program, which has just completed 7 years of existence, accelerating more than a thousand founders. We always hope to deepen the understanding of the startup's market and define the best strategy to grow, and this This edition will be no different. It is a period of very intense work, of many transformations, which is worth living for”, said Selson Gomes, Acceleration Coordinator at Startup Farm.
How the Startup Farm Accelerator Program works
The program has 3 modules that aim to provide all the necessary conditions for startups to develop their businesses:
? laser focus: Lasting 5 weeks, this stage is a “full-life” immersion for founders to work focused on building their startup’s business model, with support from Startup Farm and a wide network of mentors, partners and investors. This stage is in person and takes place in São Paulo.
? Get Sales Done: Also with 5 weeks, in this module the startup will work on building a sales strategy and define the main performance metrics of your business.
? Fundraising: Lasting 15 weeks, the objective of this stage is for accelerated companies to structure a fundraising strategy, preparing a capital need projection and defining which investors make sense for their business.
After going through all these stages, startups will be able to present themselves to a panel of investors and executives from large corporations for the most awaited event of the program – the “Demo Day”. Startup Farm will be able to invest up to R$ 150 thousand for a percentage of the business to be defined according to valuation in the next round of investment. In addition, accelerated startups will also have access to R$1.2 million in benefits from partner companies and work tools.
Applications can be made until the 4th of November through the website: http://startup.farm/aceleracao/.
More about Startup Farm
Startup Farm is the largest and most experienced accelerator in Latin America. It was recognized as the best accelerator in Brazil by the Startup Awards 2017 – the Oscar of Brazilian startups, organized by the Brazilian Startup Association (ABStartups). Startup Farm has accelerated since 2011 more than 290 startups, which have aggregate market value of more than USD1 billion. By placing the entrepreneur as the central axis of its performance, Startup Farm offers, in its acceleration program, Ahead, access to a wide network of mentors, facilitators and large companies. Its main partners are Banco do Brasil, Google For Entrepreneurs, Falconi and Baptista Luz Advogados, which together give full support to entrepreneurs and startups. Among the successful cases are Verios, RankMyApp, EasyTaxi, WorldPackers, Social Miner, InfoPrice, Hoobox Robotics among many others.
The program will select startups to spend 6 months at an intense pace of acceleration. All editions have a wide network of mentors, investors and market experts. Startup Farm has accelerated since 2011 more than 290 startups, which have aggregate market value of more than USD1 billion. In recent editions, several startups have stood out and have been gaining market share in Brazil and worldwide. The selection result will be released in December and the program will start in January 2019.
"Ahead 10 will be Startup Farm's 28th acceleration program, which has just completed 7 years of existence, accelerating more than a thousand founders. We always hope to deepen the understanding of the startup's market and define the best strategy to grow, and this This edition will be no different. It is a period of very intense work, of many transformations, which is worth living for”, said Selson Gomes, Acceleration Coordinator at Startup Farm.
How the Startup Farm Accelerator Program works
The program has 3 modules that aim to provide all the necessary conditions for startups to develop their businesses:
? laser focus: Lasting 5 weeks, this stage is a “full-life” immersion for founders to work focused on building their startup’s business model, with support from Startup Farm and a wide network of mentors, partners and investors. This stage is in person and takes place in São Paulo.
? Get Sales Done: Also with 5 weeks, in this module the startup will work on building a sales strategy and define the main performance metrics of your business.
? Fundraising: Lasting 15 weeks, the objective of this stage is for accelerated companies to structure a fundraising strategy, preparing a capital need projection and defining which investors make sense for their business.
After going through all these stages, startups will be able to present themselves to a panel of investors and executives from large corporations for the most awaited event of the program – the “Demo Day”. Startup Farm will be able to invest up to R$ 150 thousand for a percentage of the business to be defined according to valuation in the next round of investment. In addition, accelerated startups will also have access to R$1.2 million in benefits from partner companies and work tools.
Applications can be made until the 4th of November through the website: http://startup.farm/aceleracao/.
More about Startup Farm
Startup Farm is the largest and most experienced accelerator in Latin America. It was recognized as the best accelerator in Brazil by the Startup Awards 2017 – the Oscar of Brazilian startups, organized by the Brazilian Startup Association (ABStartups). Startup Farm has accelerated since 2011 more than 290 startups, which have aggregate market value of more than USD1 billion. By placing the entrepreneur as the central axis of its performance, Startup Farm offers, in its acceleration program, Ahead, access to a wide network of mentors, facilitators and large companies. Its main partners are Banco do Brasil, Google For Entrepreneurs, Falconi and Baptista Luz Advogados, which together give full support to entrepreneurs and startups. Among the successful cases are Verios, RankMyApp, EasyTaxi, WorldPackers, Social Miner, InfoPrice, Hoobox Robotics among many others.
