The document discusses Accelerator Frankfurt, a four-month accelerator program that will help startups in fields like fintech and cybersecurity. It will provide over 200 hours of education, mentoring, and consulting to startups. Eligible startups will be past the idea stage, have potential to scale internationally, and have at least one founder with strong technical background. The goal of the accelerator is to help nourish the startup ecosystem in Frankfurt and make the city a major fintech hub in the EU. It is seeking a grant of €240,000 per year for the next five years to support this vision.

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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