Royal Council for Entrepreneurship with the support of SPEA brings Finnish accelerator Startup Sauna to Serbia
Under the patronage of HRH Crown Prince Alexander the Royal Council of Entrepreneurship is organising a visit of Finnish accelerator Startup Sauna, that will give local startup companies an opportunity to get acquainted with another European accelerator. This event will be held at the Royal Palace, on Friday, 4 April 2014, and local startups will have the opportunity to present themselves in standard three minutes pitches, and then to attend one on one mentor sessions.
Startup Sauna is the one of most prominent Scandinavian accelerators, that connects startups from North and Eastern Europe and Russia. 109 companies have been through their programs so far, that have raised US$ 34 million in investments.
Beside feedback and validation of their business models, the best startups will have an opportunity to be chosen for the programme of this accelerator, that includes five weeks stay in Helsinki and participation at one of Europe’s biggest startup events – Slush, that has gathered 1,200 startups from 70 countries, 300 angel investors and 100 VC funds last year.
The Royal Council of Entrepreneurship has invited this accelerator first of all because it provides an added value for startups through individual sessions with mentors, and 8 to 10 chosen teams in Belgrade will have this opportunity. Three mentors from this accelerator as well as several of them from Belgrade will grant 20 minutes to each participant.
Relying on the expertise and aggregate knowledge and experience of its founders, the Council operates under the aegis of the Royal Palace with His Royal Highness Crown Prince Alexander II acting as its Patron. The principle aims of the Council’s mission are to facilitate coordination and collaboration among Serbia’s leading organizations involved in the development and support of entrepreneurship and innovation. The Royal Council for Entrepreneurship also provides a single voice to the media, the Serbian government and industry regarding the needs of investors and opportunities available to them. The founding members of the Council are the Serbian Private Equity Association (SPEA), the Serbian Business Angels Network (SBAN), the Innovation Fund, the Business Technology Incubator of the Technical Faculties of Belgrade (BITF), Serbian Venture Network (SeVeN – Belgrade Venture Forum), SEE ICT and Startup Weekend Belgrade.
If you are interested in applying for Startup Sauna you may register here, until 31st March 2014.