The leading B2B accelerator in Europe

OUR MISSION

Help founders build great companies to confirm Estonia as the

platform for innovation in the CEE

OUR VISION

Our vision is to build one of the best startup platforms in the

World

Bridging innovation from the CEE into the UK, Europe and the US

http://blog.up.co/2014/09/08/white-paper-announcing-5-ingredients-fostering-thriving-startup-ecosystem/

5 INGREDIENTS FOR THRIVING STARTUP ECOSYSTEMS

Bridging innovation from the CEE into the UK, Europe and the US

3+1 month mentor led program for early stage startups

1st program in Spring 2012

Completed 5 Programs

Accelerated 41 teams

Founders from >30 countries, 4 continents

100+ international mentors & investors

Bridging innovation from the CEE into the UK, Europe and the US

ADVISORSMANAGEMENT TEAMFOUNDERS

Calum Cameron (Australia)

MD Investor Relationships

Maris Prii (Estonia)

COO

Erik Anderson (US)

Pipeline Business Dev

Marju Teras (Estonia)

Program Mgt Partnerships

Herty Tammo(Estonia)

Lead Angel Chairman

Jon Bradford (UK)

Techstars

SmartCap(Estonia)

Wayne Gibbins(UK)

Notion Capital

Riivo Anton (Estonia) Civitta

Baris Aksoy(US, Turkey)

Our Partners

OUR STRATEGY

Collaborate to create the density of talent in Estonia that will

build more ‘poster child’ startup successes leading to a self-sustaining innovative ecosystem.

OUR ACTIONS

Increasing Alumni support to reduce barriers

Building ‘labs’ in Tallinn

Looking for opportunities for feeder events in the CEE

Raising ~€8m fund and applying to Arengufond tender

Building our network of collaborators in Estonia and globally

Bridging innovation from the CEE into the UK, Europe and the US

IDEAS FOR COLLABORATION

• Mentoring

• Investing into SWG’s portfolio or new fund

• Extending labs to include business services

• Others?