Deadline for application is December 2nd 2019, and anyone from all over the world can apply!

According to Accelerace, participating in the programme is more than accelerating your business – it is also a community where you get access to a broad network of inspiration and knowledge. It is the most tailored programme in Europe, and its uniqueness lies in teams being industry-specific, working in cross-industial groups, and using collective experiences to find the right solution tailored to your business. By enrolling your startup into the programme, you will be able to identify your scalable business model.

Accelerace is one of the world’s top 10 seed accelerators and has been nominated as the best startup accelerator in the Nordics in 2017 and 2018 by the Nordic Startup Awards. Accelerace is also managing the Nordic Mentor Network for Entrepreneurship, NOME, focused on life science, and is partner in the Baltic accelerator Overkill Ventures.

The programme has been going on for over 7 years and has a startup survival rate of above 88 percent. There are over 600 alumni of the Accelerace programme, which include such companies, as Templafy, Coinify, Donkey Republic, Labster, Ontame, Penneo, Sensohive, The Eye Tribe and Conferize, and so on.

Applications can be under the following categories: Foodtech, Cleantech, IoT, Soundtech, Fintech, Future of Work, Biotech, Medtech,  and Digital Health.

Apply here: https://www.accelerace.io/accelerator/

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This summer Accelerace is focusing on innovation from Denmark and it is taking their biggest batch of startups ever – double the usual number!

“In Denmark, we are good at incorporating new technology and thinking innovation with the user in the center of our products and services. Our job is to help the companies go from good to great and show the world what this little country is capable of,” says Peter Torstensen, CEO of Accelerace.

Being the first accelerator in Denmark, Accelerace has assisted more than 600 local and global startups since 2009. Some of the alumni include Donkey Republic, Likvido, Deligate, Trustpilot, Theeyetribe, Graduateland, Coinify and SBT Instruments.

The accelerator’s aim is to stay on top of their game to be able to create the most value for their partners and alumni, and evolve their model into the most tailormade accelerator in Northern Europe. Accelerace has been previously recognized for their ambitions and hard work, for example, winning the Nordic Startup Awards Best Accelerator three years in a row and being hailed as a top 10 accelerator program in Europe.

“Being a crucial part of the ecosystem for ten years has given us immense knowledge about what startups need to get funding and grow. Now we are taking in our biggest batch ever, collecting all our competencies. And we will be presenting a new program outline,” says Peter Torstensen.

Now, Accelerace is looking for Danish startups within any industry. There is no limits to innovation, but being ambitious, ready to receive feedback, having a practical approach and enjoying teamwork are a must.

In return, you would get:

• Tailormade labs and mentoring with Danish and international experts,
• Unique access to funding,
• Access to market and Accelerace’s network of leading corporates,
• Access to the Founders Pack full of resources worth 50.000 DKK
• Extensive one-on-one training
• And be among the first to be part of Accelerace’s new programme outline
• All equity free!

Deadline is July 1st. Apply or read more here!

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• The Startup of the year award went to the Danish startup Templafy, a company aiming to solve what they call a ”document anarchy” in companies.
• Investor of the year was claimed by Hampus Jakobsson from Malmö.
• Founder of the year went to Jan Erik Solem also based in Malmö, co-founder of Mapillary.
• Eco System Hero of the Year went to Sissel Hansen from Copenhagen.
• Best accelerator or incubator of the year went to Copenhagen based Accelerace.
• Last but not least the best AI/Machine learning startup went to Corti, a company aiming to use AI to help medical dispatchers make life saving decisions.

Great job for all participants, and proud to have such a strong performance at this years award!

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