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Startupbootcamp Istanbul '15 Invites Applications from Entrepreneurs
Startupbootcamp Istanbul, the Istanbul leg of the London-based accelerator program Startupbootcamp, has begun accepting applications for its 2015 acceleration program. The program is open to technology startups from every country and sector. Anyone who believes in their project is invited to apply by 1 July atwww.startupbootcamp.org/accelerators/istanbul.
Startupbootcamp Istanbul draws its strength from its 200+ local and 2000+ international mentors, its 250+ investors and the Startupbootcamp Global network, with programs spanning 3 continents in cities such as San Francisco, Amsterdam and Singapore. Thanks to this large network, startups are very quickly brought together with experts in their fields.
Startups accepted into Startupbootcamp Istanbul also benefit from Startupbootcamp's special agreements with its global partners. For example, each startup receives 100 thousand dollars in free cloud credits from Google and 10 thousand dollars from Amazon Web Services, 50 thousand dollars in free transactions from PayPal, technical consultancy and support as well as access to venture capital networks from Intel, and access to venture capital networks from Samsung and Deutsche Telekom. By also taking part in these companies' events, startups make many international connections.
10 ENTREPRENEURS WANTED
Having accelerated 9 startups last year, Startupbootcamp Istanbul is looking for 10 startups to join its program this year. Each team is expected to spend the three-month period (September - November) in Istanbul, fully focused on their startup and the program. To help the entrepreneurs succeed during this period, they are offered 15 thousand euros and 3+3 months of free office space. The main gain for entrepreneurs, however, comes from intensive training, mentor meetings, workshops and introductions to national and international investors and investment networks.
At the end of the program, at Demo Day on 8 December 2015, the entrepreneurs will present their companies to 250+ investors and corporate firms.
Applications for the Startupbootcamp Istanbul 2015 acceleration program can be made athttp://www.startupbootcamp.org/accelerator/istanbul. Applications are open until 1 July. For your questions, you can reach the Startupbootcamp Istanbul team atistanbul@startupbootcamp.org.
For more information:
www.startupbootcamp.org/accelerators/istanbul
Facebook: www.facebook.com/startupbootcamp
Twitter: @sbcistanbul
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/startupbootcamp-istanbul
About Startupbootcamp:
Startupbootcampis Europe's leading startup acceleration program, with entrepreneurs and mentors from 30+ countries. It offers entrepreneurs who go through a very intensive three-month acceleration process the opportunity to benefit from the experience of the world's largest companies through its global partners such as Google, Intel and Amazon. At Demo Day at the end of the program, entrepreneurs present their companies to 250+ investors. Since 2010, Startupbootcamp has provided a total of 64+ million euros in support to 200+ startups that have graduated from its programs. Startupbootcamp programs currently accepting applications are Amsterdam (e-commerce and mobile commerce vertical), Berlin (smart transportation and energy vertical), Copenhagen (mobile vertical), London (financial technologies vertical) and Istanbul. The Amsterdam (smart city vertical), Barcelona (Internet of Things and data vertical), Eindhoven (smart materials vertical) and Singapore (financial technologies vertical) programs have started and are ongoing. Eindhoven (high-tech vertical) will also open applications soon.
