SICS Startup Accelerator
SICS Startup Accelerator is a technical accelerator helping existing startups to run faster and in the right direction. We also help SICS researchers create new ventures.
We help with
- Technical development - advice on design and architecture
- Technical market - competitors, partners, customers
- Financial network - VCs, Angels, partners helping with financing
- Marketing - we lead a multitude of events
- Recruiting and matchmaking
- Space - some available at SICS for shorter times - adding more through partners
- Practical startup advice based on own experience and invited entrepreneurs
SICS Startup Accelerator is organized under SICS, the Swedish Institute of Computer Science, with support from RISE, Research Institutes of Sweden. The current technology focus of SICS Startup Accelerator is on cloud computing. This site will keep you updated on what is going on at SICS Startup Accelerator and how you can get involved.
Are you not from Sweden? No problems, all this applies to you too! We work closely with Finland and the Baltics, and will add more on the way.
SICS Startup accelerator works in close collaboration with similar initiatives, for example STING, KTH Innovation, Mobile Life, Chalmers Innovation, SU Innovation, Aalto Venture Garage, EIT ICT Labs and Swedish Open Innovation Network.
Current Supported Startups within SICS Startup Accelerator
- Severalnines - winner of EuroCloud Award - best Startup - Europe!
- ArcMage - second place at Ericsson Widget Award
- Attendium - second place Startup Sauna Stockholm (now KTH Innovation Incubator)
Our blog: www.fortune1m.com
We host the Swedish Open Innovation Network - launced at 24hbc.com on October 31
More information will be added here, with link to the network. Contact person is Ake Edlund (the network lead). Stay tuned!
Swedish Open Innovation Network was officially started at 24hbc, see
Good summary of 24hbc here:
http://www.vinnova.se/sv/Press/Kalendarium/24-Hour-Business-Camp/
Great resource page for startups:
http://steveblank.com/tools-and-blogs-for-entrepreneurs/
Contact (accelerator and network): Niklas Rudemo, niklas.rudemo@sics.se
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