#2 STARTUP BRAGA ACCELERATION PROGRAM

#2 ACCELERATION
PROGRAM OVERVIEW

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BRAGA
With 2000 years of history, Braga is
the third-largest city in Portugal (after Lisbon and Oporto)
and has high standards of quality of life based on location
and infrastructures.
Braga is a technological hotbed, where many
international well succeeded startups have emerged and
home of a renowned University (University of Minho) and
of the International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory
(INL) - a leading international research center.

LOCATED IN 4.400M²
CREATIVE HUB

Startup Braga is an innovation hub designed
to assist the inception and development of
high potential entrepreneurial projects for
international markets.
In partnership with Microsoft Ventures we
provide business acceleration programs for
startups with global ambitions.

The 7 teams participating in the
2014 edition managed to raised
over 1.7 Million euros in funding
even before the demo day.
Startup Braga Acceleration program is a
great opportunity to push your startup
forward.

2015 EDITION
12 WEEK PROGRAM

We focus on startups that develop
Mobile, e-Commerce, MedTech
and NanoTech products.
During the program, startups are expected to
iterate rapidly but at their own pace,
according to their maturity and need while
receiving intensive mentoring, training and
guidance by specialist in technical and
business aspects.

10 TO 12 TEAMS
WE PREFER QUALITY OVER
QUANTITY

Week 1 - 3: Define
In the first 4 weeks, the teams will have access to workshops on
Business Model Canvas and Lean Startup. Using the knowledge
and the tools, the teams will then focus on validating the problem
and the solution.
Week 4 - 9: Build
In the second phase of the program, the teams will be focused on
building, testing and validating the minimum viable product and
collecting and incorporating the feedback of potential clients.
Week 10 - 12: Pitch
The last two weeks, will be spent on preparing the pitch and all the
documentation necessary for potential partners and investors.

ASSIGNMENTS
Milestones, mandatory readings and assignments between the
bootcamps to make sure the teams follow the roadmap.
ENGAGEMENT
Sharing of the learnings made throughout the program with the
other participants.
TOOLS
Business Model Canvas methodology and the Lean Startup
methodology.
Optional use of LeanMonitor (leanmonitor.com)
OFFICE-HOURS
The teams will be supported by mentors.

Week 1 - 3: Define
There will be 4 Bootcamps that will allow the teams to work on the
several blocks of the Business Model and will allow them to have a
clear vision of the problem and the market.
BOOTCAMPS:
 Deep training using the proposed methodologies;
 Hands-on approach to build and iterate business models;
 Knowledge and experience sharing;
 Case studies discussion.

Week 4 - 9: Build
Teams will be focused on building, fine tuning, testing and
validating the minimum viable product and collect and incorporate
the feedback of potential customers.
WORKSHOPS:
 Scrum & Agile Development
 User eXperience
 PR & Communication
 Marketing and Sales
 Growth Hacking

Week 10 - 12: Pitch & Negotiate
The last two weeks, will be spent on preparing the pitch and all
documentations for investors. To help with these final preparations,
we will have the following workshops:
WORKSHOPS:
 Legal Affairs
 Fundraising
 Pitch training

EXPERIENCED
MENTORS

Andy McCartney
Microsoft Ventures UK
António Murta
Phatena
Carlos Oliveira
InvestBraga
Francisco V. Zeller
Samsung
Celso Martinho
Sapo.pt
Gastão Taveira
Altitude
Rui Paiva
WeDo
David Darsch
CEO-CF
Luís Moura e Silva
WIT Software
Tiago Silva Lopes
Portugal Telecom

Pedro Janela
WyGroup
Turi Munthe
Demotix
Paulo Pimenta
Kuantokusta
João Couto
Microsoft Portugal
João Paulo Girbal
Centromarca
Jorge Batista
Primavera
José Dionísio
Primavera
Lars Montelius
INL - International Iberian
Nanotechnology
Laboratory
Nuno Sousa
School of Health
Science,UM
Luís Rasquilha
AYR Consulting
Worldwide

AGENDA
Application Deadline March 16th
Conference call
interviews
Selected teams March 16th -> 23rd
Pitching for the jury 5m Pitch + 15m Q&A March 30th & 31st
Finalists Announcement April 3rd
Program start Team building & pitch preparation April 16th & 17th
Kick off event Meet the mentors April 20th
Demo Day Final event July 14th
Road show International Summer 2015

Phase 1: Define
APRIL
Day -1/[16th & 17th
April]
Team Building Activity and Peer-to-Peer Pitch
Week 1 [23th to
24th April]
Entrepreneurship 101, Business Model Canvas &
Lean Startup
Week 2 [29rd &
30th April]
Validation / Customer Development
Week 3 [8th May] Pitch validated version of Business Model Canvas

Phase 2: Build
MAY / JUNE
Week 4 [15th
May]
Mentorship sessions
Week 5 [21th &
22Th May]
PR and Communication Workshop
Mentorship sessions
Sandra Sick
(Marketing & Business
Development Consultant)
Week 6 [28st &
29nd May]
Growth Hacking & Metrics Workshop
Mentorship sessions
Paul Boyce
(Popcorn Metrics)
Week 7 [4th &
5th June]
Marketing & Sales Workshop
Mentorship sessions
Week 8 [11th &
12th June]
User Experience Workshop
Mentorship sessions
Bruno Figueiredo
(UX Lx: User
Experience Lisbon)
Week 9 [19th
June]
Scrum and Agile Development Workshop
Mentorship sessions
Marco Leal
(iMobileMagic)

Phase 3: Pitch & Negotiate
JUNE / JULY
Week 10 [24th
& 25th June]
Mentorship sessions TBC
Week 11 [2nd
July]
Morning
“Venture Capital Term Sheet overview”
by Pathena
Afternoon
“Startups Legal Affairs”
Vitor Dinis
Week 11 [3rd
of July]
Attracting Investment Q&A with Alumni
Founders & Ventures Capitals TBC

Phase 3: Pitch & Negotiate
JUNE / JULY
Week 12 [ 10th 11th
& 13th of July]
Pitch training and preparation
David Trayford
(Wow Media kft)
14th of July Demo Day

100K PRIZE
FOR THE BEST TEAM IN THE 2015
ACCELERATION PROGRAM

We connect you with over 50 entrepreneurs, investors,
industry experts and executives and we also provide
office space 24/7, access to a network of startup
providers, top-notch workshops and a community of over
30 startups.
In the end, you also have the opportunity to participate in
our international roadshow.
No equity is taken.
Apply on F6S or StartupBraga.com

INTERNATIONAL
ROAD SHOW
During the 2015 fall we will take the top
teams to an international road show, where
they will have the opportunity to meet
investors, accelerators and fellow
entrepreneurs.

Startup Braga is an initiative from InvestBraga - Agency for Economic Development.

#2 STARTUP BRAGA ACCELERATION PROGRAM

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