#4 startup braga / flad acceleration program

Building global startupsFrom Braga to the world

“It helped us knowing the steps that would come further. We talked with a lot of investors and companies that went through the same process.”João Pedro Ribeiro, PeekMed#1 Acceleration Program, 2014Seed investment in 2015, 7 employees

TIMELINE

DeadlineNov20

January26

HOW DOES IT WORK

By providing startups a program designed to help them build, execute andvalidate their business model, we want to increase their chances of successand facilitate access to international accelerators, markets and funding.

With a Lean Startup approach and a hands-on program, we encourage aprocess of customer discovery and development, and iterations to achievethe right product/market fit and reach the first sales.

During the program, startups are expected to iterate rapidly but at their ownpace, according to their maturity and needs, while receiving intensivementoring, training and guidance by specialist in technical and businessaspects.

HOW DOES IT WORK

Phase 1: Define

Phase 2: Build

Phase 4: Pitch

Phase 3: Grow

Access to workshops and Mentoring on Business Model Canvas andLean Startup. Using the knowledge and the tools, the teams will thenfocus on validating the problem and the solution.

Teams will be focused on making their minimum viable productstronger by incorporating feedback from potential clients.

This phase will focus on customer outreach, establishment andimplementation of a sales and business development strategy.

The last two weeks, will be spent on preparing the pitch and all thedocumentation necessary for potential partners and investors.

WHO JOINS

Technology based hardware and software products

Full-time teams

Prototype phase

Digital Economy Digital Health & Medtech

Nanotechnology

3 MAIN AREAS

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Without the acceleration program, Performetric would be just an idea.

André Pimenta, Performetric#2 Acceleration Program, 2015 Seed investment in 2015, 5 employees

WORKSHOPS AND MENTORING

Business & Company Definition

• Business Model Canvas• Lean Startup• Company Legal Affairs• Venture Capital & Term

Sheet Overview

Product Development

• UX/UI• Scrum & Agile• Hardware: product

development and manufacture

Growth and Communication

• Growth Hacking & Metrics

• Digital Marketing• Sales for Startups• Distribution and business

development• PR & Communication• Reaching international

markets• Pitch Training

Health & Nanotech

• Health Experience Design• Regulation and

Compliance• Reimbursements and

Health Economics• Health Industry• IP

SOME TRAINERS

Vidar AndersenBMC & Lean Startup

Margarida CarvalhoUX/UI

Sandra SickDigital Marketing

André JordãoGrowth Hacking &

Metrics

Angel GarrorenaSales for Startups

Alex BarreraPR & Communication

Alan ClaytonHardware: from

prototype to market

David TrayfordPitch

• NETWORK: Connection to a network with over 50 entrepreneurs, investors, industry experts and executives and more than 50 startups and scaleups;

• FACILITIES: Office space 24/7 and access to labs for research and product development, with technical support;

• PARTNERS: Perks provided by a network of startup providers worth more than €100k;• TRAINING: Top-notch workshops with relevant content to help you develop your business,

your product and your communication, by world-class experts;• USA ROADSHOW: A limited number of teams will be invited to join a roadshow to the USA

to explore possible synergies and business expansion;• INVESTMENT: One team will receive an €100k investment from our partner Caixa Capital.

All the teams will be in touch with investors, in several opportunities promoted by the program.

WHAT YOU GET

EUAROAD SHOW

During the 2017 fall, in collaboration with FLAD, we will take the top teams to an EUA

roadshow, divided between two cities, where they will have the opportunity to meet

investors, accelerators and fellow entrepreneurs.

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100k investment by

The best team in the #3 Startup Braga / FLAD Acceleration Program will be invested in 100k in convertible notes by Caixa Capital.

Caixa Capital is a leading investor in terms of funds under management, portfolio size and diversity whose mission is to invest in funds and companies, led by highly qualified management teams, with high growth and valuation potential

No fee, no equity taken

Starting a project is always challenging. The Startup Braga full support (infrastructure, mentoring and counseling), was essential for our first steps. The daily support of the Startup Braga team was crucial to our current status. Having received investment from Caixa Capital in the program, allowed us to dream of getting even further!

Nuno Pinto, KIDE Fashion #3 Acceleration Program, 2016Seed investment by Caixa Capital at Demo Day

3 Editions

29 Teams

65% got funded

90% survival rate

NUMBERS

ECOSYSTEM

STARTUP NETWORK

SOME MENTORS

To help Startups and increase their chances of success, we develop partnerships to offer a range of services, delivered within the acceleration and incubation programs.

PARTNERS

SCALEUPS

In order to boost the ecosystem, the most successful and mature Startups have to be engaged in the community to help early stage startups.

Braga, a city that has high standards of quality of life based onlocation and infrastructures, with a balanced cost of life and aspecial focus on productivity - a city flexible and able toaccommodate new entrepreneurs with great startups.

As a technological hotbed, where many international wellsucceeded startups have emerged, Braga is also the home forthe renowned University of Minho and of the InternationalIberian Nanotechnology Laboratory (INL) - both partnersalongside Microsoft and Braga Hospital.


Startup Braga is an innovation hub designed to assist theinception and development of high potentialentrepreneurial projects for international markets.

We provide business acceleration programs for startupswith global ambitions offering tools and knowledgethrough several programs.


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