Creative Startups is a nonprofit accelerator program that helps startups in creative industries such as design, fashion, publishing, and digital media. The program provides a 6-week online course, networking opportunities, mentorship, and seed funding. Since 2013, Creative Startups has supported over 70 startups, helped raise $3.1 million, and created over 1,500 jobs. Participating startups have experienced significant revenue growth, with the average company spending over 70 hours with mentors and 17 of 21 startups still remaining in business.

1. Accelerating Entrepreneurs,
Building the Creative Economy
CREATIVESTARTUPS.ORG
IMPACT REPORT:
Assessing the Effectiveness of
Creative Startups Accelerator

2. Leading Creative Economies
Austin, TX Philadelphia, PA
Boulder, COMinneapolis,MN
Singapore
Lisbon, Portugal

3. 9.75% USA workforce employed in creative industries
THE CREATIVE INDUSTRIES
3d printing of creative goods Culinary Photography
Advertising Education Tech Publishing
Animation Fashion Software (for creative goods and services
Architecture Film Toys and Games
Apps (for creative goods & services) Design TV & Radio
Architecture Museums Video Games
Artisanship, Crafts Music Virtual Reality
R & D (for creative goods & services) Performing Arts

4. Applicants
Mentors
Partners
Expansion Sites
Creative Startups’ Global Community

5. Accelerator
Elements
6 week
Online
Course
Deep Dive
Week
1 2 3 4 5Global
Marketing
Long-term
Mentoring
Seed
Investment Pool
“The program blew me away. It was tough, it really pushed me
to think and rethink everything about my company.
But now I’m ready to think big, go big.”
~ Karen Graves, 2014 Alum

6. 2015 Startups
Digital Media 3D Printing
3D PrintingVirtual Reality
Digital Publishing
FashionMedia and Art
Fashion
Design/Luxury
Goods

7. 2014 Startups
Fashion
Digital Media
FilmFilmEducation Tech
Publishing
Publishing Education Tech
Experiential Art
Education Tech
Art and Design
Fashion

8. “The most valuable part of
Creative Startups is the net-
work: its like a customized
group of people who know
how to specifically help you.”
~ Sydney Alfonso, Founder of Etkie
Snapshots of Success
Sales Growth
2014 = $35K
2015 = $215K
“I was amazed by the quality
of mentorship and network
connections. Creative Startups
was life changing.”
~ Vince Kadlubeck, Founder of Meow
Job Growth
2013 = 2
2015 = 80 fulltime
“Thanks to Creative Startups
we were more prepared...
When we won the award they
told us we really had our pitch
and our model down.”
~ Ivan Gris, Co-Founder, Inmerssion
Awarded
1st Place
by Disney and Microsoft
Research Teams (11/2015)

9. MILLION RAISED BY
STARTUPS
HOURS
MENTOR
ENGAGEMENT
JOBS CREATED
STARTUPS
FOUNDED BY
WOMEN OR
MINORITES
$3.1
144
80%
1500+
‘
Creative
Startups’
Results to
Date

10. TOP FINALISTS
REVENUES
GROWING
AVERAGE HOURS
EACH STARTUP
SPENDS WITH
MENTORS
PARTICIPATING
STARTUPS STILL
IN BUSINESS
AVERAGE
INVESTMENT
RAISED BY
STARTUPS
100%
17 of 21
$152k
70
‘
Creative
Startups’
Results to
Date

11. www.creativestartups.org
@createstartups
Creative Startups is a 501 c3 non-profit organization.
CONTACT
Alice Loy, PhD
Co-founder
alice@creativestartups.org
www.creativestartups.org