Vilnius-based accelerator StartupHighway is looking for talented startups for the third time. The StartupHighway application time runs from 3 January to 31 March 2013. The thirteen-week programme then kicks off on 1 May 2013 in Vilnius.
In case you haven’t heard of StartupHighway, it’s a startup accelerator which is mentorship-driven and 100% funded by angel investors. StartupHighway is one of a CEE region accelerators that has proved a fertile ground for entrepreneurs in Eastern Europe and made a measurable positive impact on the ecosystem. That said, the programme is not limited to Eastern Europe as any startup worldwide can apply.
The accelerator has attracted a number of high-profile mentors, to name a few, Jon Bradford (co-founder of Springboard), Lauri Antalainen (co-founder of GameFounders), Lopo Champalimaud (CEO and co-founder of Wahana), Toivo Annus (co-founder of Skype), and many others.
Having started only sixteen months ago, StartupHighway has accelerated 10 startups over two batches. Within 12 months of graduation, three out of four startups from the first batch already nabbed follow on funding. The second batch is yet to announce their good news.
StartupHighway will accept up to ten early-stage teams from any area of IT or mobile technology. They will receive seed funding up to €14K per team, mentoring during an acceleration programme and benefits from a number of perks available only to StartupHighway teams. In return, the accelerator gets 10% of the company’s stake.
This is not the last open call in 2013, as in the late autumn StartupHighway accelerator will open applications for the fourth round. Entrepreneurs wanting to get a place on the StartupHighway programme have time until March 31, 2013 to apply here.
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