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Nurturing Startup Ecosystem in Hessen
S.
Ram
Shoham
27.01.2016
www.acceleratorfrankfurt.com
shohamram@gmail.com
+49
162
618
3392
Why accelerators?
• Companies
that
are
<5
years
old
create
60%
of
new
jobs
in
Europe
• In
America,
startups
are
responsible
for
3
million
new
jobs
a
year,
while
one
million
jobs
get
lost
from
tradiOonal
industries
• The
ecosystem
in
Europe
is
sOll
much
smaller
than
in
America
so
the
opportunity
to
build
it
even
further
is
there
• Accelerator
Frankfurt
program
will
bring
deal
flow
to
the
ecosystem
and
• S"mulate
investments
for
all
startups
• Accelerate
the
learning
curve
for
the
ecosystem
www.acceleratorfrankfurt.com
shohamram@gmail.com
+49
162
618
3392

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Why Frankfurt?
• Good
technical
and
business
schools
• Mass
of
people
who
want
to
start
their
own
companies
• SupporOve
government
• Physical
space
for
growth
• A
good
mix
of
angel
investors
and
venture
capitalists
• Is
there
a
good
mix
of
accelerators?
Not
yet
• Timing
and
LocaOon
is
perfect
www.acceleratorfrankfurt.com
shohamram@gmail.com
+49
162
618
3392
Accelerator Frankfurt
• Accelerator
Frankfurt
is
a
four-­‐month
program
that
will
“accelerate”
startups
in
the
fields
of
(but
not
limited)
Fintech
and
Cybersecurity
• The
startups
will
receive
over
200
hours
of
educaOon,
mentorship
and
consulOng
in
addiOon
to
a
co-­‐working
space
• The
four-­‐month
program
will
end
with
a
demo-­‐day
where
startups
will
get
the
chance
to
pitch
their
company
for
further
financing
• StaOsOcs
show
that
going
through
an
accelerator
increases
the
chances
of
the
company’s
survival
by
15%
www.acceleratorfrankfurt.com
shohamram@gmail.com
+49
162
618
3392

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Accelerator Frankfurt
• ConsulOng
services
include:
ü legal
and
taxaOon
advice
ü intellectual
property
and
finance
ü communicaOon
and
digital
markeOng
consulOng
ü presentaOon
skills
ü user
experience
and
user
interface
guidance
ü execuOve
coaching
and
strategic
planning
ü workshops
and
full
academic
support
ü facilitates,
office
space
and
potenOally
also
accommodaOon
www.acceleratorfrankfurt.com
shohamram@gmail.com
+49
162
618
3392
Who should apply?
• A
team
of
at
least
two
founders,
Fintech
&
Cybersecurity
• Past
the
idea
stage
• PotenOal
to
scale
internaOonally
• At
least
one
founder
with
strong
technical
background
www.acceleratorfrankfurt.com
shohamram@gmail.com
+49
162
618
3392

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Unique Selling Point
• InternaOonal
program
• Israel
network
(Helsinki,
Hong
Kong,
Singapore
and
London)
• Access
to
internaOonal
investors
• We
remain
neutral
and
independent
• We
are
in
it
together,
our
success
depends
on
the
success
of
the
startups
• We
will
contribute
to
a
strong
Fintech
ecosystem
www.acceleratorfrankfurt.com
shohamram@gmail.com
+49
162
618
3392
Accelerator Frankfurt
Our
Vision
• To
make
Frankfurt
the
EU
Fintech-­‐center.
Our
Goal
• To
nourish
the
startup
ecosystem
in
Frankfurt
Ø We
seek
a
grant
/
financing
of
€240.000
a
year
for
the
next
five
years
www.acceleratorfrankfurt.com
shohamram@gmail.com
+49
162
618
3392