Apply: f6s.com/startupbragaaccelerationprogram
More info: bit.ly/sbacceleration
Startup Braga Acceleration program is a great opportunity to push your startup forward, the 7 teams participating in the 2014 edition managed to raised over 1.5 Million euros in funding even before the demo day. We connect you with over 50 entrepreneurs, investors, industry experts and executives and we also provide office space 24/7, access to a network of startup providers, top-notch workshops and a community of over 30 startups. In the end, you also have the opportunity to participate in our internacional roadshow.
Apply until March 15 for the 2015 Startup Braga Acceleration Program. That will run for 3 months with a limited number of teams. This time the focus will be on Mobile/ eCommerce, MedTech and Nano Technology.
2. • Innovation hub designed to assist
the inception and development
of high potential entrepreneurial
projects for international markets.
• Partnership with Microsoft
Ventures in business acceleration
programs for startups with global
ambitions.
• Access to pre-acceleration,
acceleration and incubation
programs in a 4400 m2
workspace
located in the city center.
• Run by InvestBraga, the economic
development agency of Braga’s
municipality, whose mission is
to foster the region’s economic
development and attract foreign
investment.
• One of Its strategic goals is to put
Braga on the map of investment,
entrepreneurship and innovation.
4400m2
campus
4. By providing startups a program designed to help them build, execute and
validate their business model, we want to increase their chances of success
and facilitate access to international accelerators, markets and funding.
Startup Braga
Acceleration Program
Stage 1: Define
In the first stage, the
teams will have access to
workshops on Business
Model Canvas and Lean
Startup. Using the knowledge
and the tools, the teams will
then focus on validating the
problem and the solution.
Stage 2: Build
In the second phase of the
program, the teams will be
focused on building, testing
and validating the minimum
viable product and collecting
and incorporating the
feedback of potential clients.
Stage 3: Pitch
The last two weeks, will be
spent on preparing the pitch
and all the documentation
necessary for potential
partners and investors.
6. PeekMed provides 3D orthopedic surgical planning
tools. This technology helps the orthopedic surgeon
to intuitively and freely manipulate the 3D model
created through the imaging study of the patient. The
osteosynthesis material of various companies can
be added to the planning in the system, allowing the
orthopedic surgeon to analyze the surgery’s impact.
PeekMed
CEO João Ribeiro
Team Sara Silva (COO), Jaime Campos (CTO)
Contact joao.ribeiro@peekmed.com
peekmed.com
7. Texbizz is a web portal where all players of the textile
sector can interact and whose mission is to facilitate and
accelerate the businesses of the industry. Texbizz aims
to be a reference in the textile world, to help improve
competitiveness in industry by providing an innovative
and exellent service.
We offer testile companies an efficient, practical and
quick service, wich allows them to interact at any time or
place via sms, email or the web.
Texbizz
CEO Nuno Castro
Team Alberto Mendonça (CFO e CMO)
Contact albertomendonca@texbizz.pt
texbizz.pt
8. PepFeed is making information about consumer
electronics more accessible than ever before.
Our platform makes it possible to bring relevant content
directly to consumers, wherever they are. With our
extension for Google Chrome, we’re already helping many
people save time, money and regrets.
PepFeed
CEO Daniel Loureiro
Team Joel Azevedo (Front End Developer),
Francisco Sousa (Back End Developer)
Contact daniel@pepfeed.com
pepfeed.com
9. SWORD Health created the SWORD system, the first
integrated digital platform that maximizes the efficiency
of current neurorehabilitation therapies, extending the
therapeutic footprint and empowering the patient with
his rehabilitation at home.
SWORD Health
CEO Virgílio Bento
Team Vítor Tedim Cruz (CVO), Márcio Colunas (CIO),
David Dieteren (CTO)
Contact vbento@swordhealth.com
swordhealth.com
10. The Nuada system supports the normal function of the
hand. It is comprised of hardware and software and is
useful for people that suffer from lack of strength or
pain while holding objects. Additionally, it can be used
by professionals with demanding hand activities and for
sport practice. Nuada has sensors that allow a better
evaluation of the user’s hand function. With these
sensors, Nuada generates useful metrics for healthcare
professionals for the assessment of the patient’s
recovery and evolution stages.
Nuada
CEO Filipe Quinaz
Team Pedro Quinaz, Pedro Querido,
Luciana , Nuno Santos
Contact info@nuada.pt
nuada.pt
11. Findster is an innovative tracking system for kids and
pets. Consisting on four elements and a mobile app, it
works with GPS and a RF system. Unlike other options in
the market, Findster doesn’t require a monthly fee.
Findster
CEO David Barroso
Team Paulo Fonseca, André Ferreira
Contact david@getfindster.com
getfindster.com
12. Shair project is divided between the online platform
www.shairproject.com and some physical places
available for exhibitions. Periodically, we make a selection
of not only the most voted artworks but also the ones
highlighted by a guest jury to be available for auction on
our website. The selected artworks are also our priority
to be a part of the physical exhibitions. Our goal is to give
emerging artists the opportunity to share, exhibit and
commercialize their artworks.
shair
CEO Mariana Gomes
TEAM Marta Rodrigues, Joana Neves, Ricardo Macedo,
Raquel Koch
Contact mariana.gomes@shairproject.com
shairproject.com
21. Why join us
• Startup Braga Acceleration program is a
great opportunity to push your startup
forward.
• 7 teams participating in the 2014 edition
managed to raised over 1,7 Million euros
in funding even before the demo day.
• We connect you with over 50
entrepreneurs, investors, industry experts
and executives.
• Office space 24/7, access to a network of
startup providers, top-notch workshops
and a community of over 30 startups.
• In the end, the opportunity to participate
in our internacional roadshow.
• No equity is taken.
Startup Braga
Acceleration
Program
#2
This time the focus will be on
Mobile/eCommerce, MedTech
and Nano Technology
Apply until
March 15th
http://bit.ly/stbraga2015
What we are looking for
• Great teams ready to give their absolute
best. Skill set, track record, motivation
and resilience are some of the things we
will be looking into when selecting the
teams.
• Innovation. We are not necessarily
looking for 100% original ideas, but we are
looking for unique execution strategies.
We’re looking to disrupt industries with
the startups we work with.
• Teams that already have a functional
minimal viable product. This is the stage
where we can add more value.
22. InvestBraga is Braga Municipality’s
investment agency whose mission is to
foster the economic development of the
region and attract foreign investment.
The development of the local economy and the promotion of national and
foreign direct investment;
The promotion of Startup Braga in partnership with Microsoft Ventures
as an innovation hub designed to assist the inception and development of
high potential startups providing acceleration and incubation programs for
startups with international ambition;
The promotion of events, seminars, tradeshows and exhibitions.
Braga, a city to Invest,
to Visit and to Live
23. TOP INTERNATIONAL Mentors
Andy McCartney
CEO in Residence,
Microsoft Ventures UK
London, United Kingdom
Celso Martinho
Founder of sapo.pt
Lisbon, Portugal
Francisco van Zeller
Head of Digital
Marketing, Samsung
Electronics Europe
London, United Kingdom
Franklin M.
Luzes Junior
Microsoft Ventures
Director
São Paulo, Brasil
Gastão Taveira
Chairman Altitude
Software
Lisbon, Portugal
Luís Moura e Silva
Founder and CEO
of WIT Software
Coimbra, Portugal
Rui Paiva
CEO of
WeDo Technologies
Lisbon, Portugal
António Murta
Managing Partner at
Pathena SGPS S.A.
Porto, Portugal
Carlos Oliveira
Invest Braga President
Braga, Portugal
Dave Darsch
Founder of the
CEO-Collaborative Forum
Barcelona, Spain
Tiago Silva Lopes
Data and Multiplatform
Content Director,
Portugal Telecom
Lisbon, Portugal
João Couto
Diretor Geral
Microsoft Portugal
Lisbon, Portugal
João Paulo Girbal
Entrepreneur
Lisbon, Portugal
Paulo Pimenta
Founder and
Managing Partner
kuantokusta.pt
Porto, Portugal
Turi Munthe
Executive Chairman
Line-Up
London, United Kingdom
Pedro Janela
CEO WYgroup
& partner eggNEST
Lisbon, Portugal
Jorge Batista
Founder and Co-CEO at
PRIMAVERA-Business
Software Solutions, SA
Braga, Portugal
José Dionísio
Founder and Co-CEO at
PRIMAVERA-Business
Software Solutions, SA
Braga, Portugal