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Tourism startup accelerator TACC launches in Salzburg, and is now accepting applications! (Sponsored)

TACC, Europe’s first independent startup accelerator focused exclusively on tourism and the leisure industry, has launched in Salzburg, Austria, and is now accepting applications.

“Tourism needs an ecosystem of innovation. There are many creative minds in the industry. Let’s let their ideas grow under ideal conditions,” said Marcus Salzmann, managing director of investment firm Next Floor, which operates the new tourism-focused startup accelerator, TACC Salzburg.

On March 4th, 2019 TACC (which stands for Tourism ACCelerator) will begin the first round of its accelerator program, with 6-8 startups focused on tourism and leisure. Startups from around the world can apply for the program until December 20th, 2018.

The startups will undergo a tailor-made program and receive commercial, theoretical, and technical knowledge from entrepreneurs and academics. TACC specialises in driving business development using big data analysis, behavioural economics, and machine learning. The accelerator also provides access to markets and customers, and helps startups to find mentors, investors, and exit partners from its highly developed network, significantly increasing startups’ chances of success.

TACC is looking for startups focused on travellers and tourism – broadly defined as anything related to how people spend their leisure time away from home. Participating startups should be no more than two years old, and be developing solutions related to digitilisation, new tourism concepts, medical tourism, innovative staffing concepts, strategies for dealing with growth, or mobility. For a full set of criteria, check out TACC’s announcement here.

Interested startups should express their interest by December 1st, 2018, and can apply through December 20th, 2018. The accelerator is funded by a broad alliance of corporate partners in the industry, who benefit from the program by gaining access to new ideas, talents, and a multi-layered industry network.

Next Floor
Marcus Salzmann and Thomas Bodmer from Next Floor

Next Floor, the investment firm behind TACC, has been bringing together startups and investors to develop innovative ecosystems since 2016.

“Next Floor has quickly become known as a proven partner for both startups and investors, and will also help the accelerated startups to get funded,” said Thomas Bodmer, director of investment at Next Floor.

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Mary Loritz
Mary Loritz
Mary served as Head of Content at EU-Startups.com from November 2018 until November 2019. She is an experienced journalist and researcher covering tech and business topics.
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  1. I would love to know how possible for the African countries to apply for such funding of Tourism and Leisure industry

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