1. #StartupBR
Felipe Matos
@felipematos
COO
Start-up Brasil Program
Hangout
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About me
Serial entrepreneur for 16 years. Started my first company at age
14. I have been entrepreneur, venture capitalist, angel investor,
mentor and advisor in hundreds of Brazilian startups.
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3. What is Start-up Brasil
An initiative of Brazlian
Ministry of Science,
Technology and
Innovation,to foster the
local startup ecosystem.
It’s part of TI Maior
program, which is aimed to
raise IT Brazilian
competitiveness.
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4. How it work
100startups supported per year,
in two calls for applications every 6 months.
up to U$ 100K in
grants per startup. (R$ 200 mil)
12 months of acceleration +
additional private
investments 9 private accelerators were qualified to
host companies.They will provide mentorship, work space and diverse
business services, plus U$ 10K to U$ 500K in additional private investments
in exchange for a small % of equity,
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5. Activities
Internacional
Hub at Sillicon
Valey
Demo DaysMarket
Access
we will connect large
companies with our startups
Networking and
learning events
Investors
Access
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6. Program phases
1 2
Online application
Judging
3 Matching of Startups and
Accelerators
4 Results publishing
5 Acceleration starts +
grants are granted
6 Demo Days
Companies must inform which accelerators
they wish to be peired with, in order of
preference.
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7. Accelerators
Sedes%
Cidades%de%atuação%
Headquarters
Regional offices
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8. Accelerators
You will find a table
with information
about each
accelerator on
http://http://
startupbrasil.mcti.go
v.br/en/the-program/
accelerators//en/
aceleradoras
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9. Selection Criterea
Team Solution
Business Model Two-way
Details may be checked at our call for applications document online
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10. About grants
* Grants will be issued and paid by Brazilian Science & Research Office, CNPq
* Grants will be paid monthly, directly to the bank account of the professional(s) appointed.
* Entrepreneurs themselves may receive grants, as long os other professionals they point out.
* Monthly payment amounts vary accoring to the educational level and time of experience of
each appointed professional.
* Professional experience will be declared by the proffessional using the“Lattes” electronic
platform.
College Undergrad Masters PhD
Education /
Experience
1 year
2 years
4 years
6 years
8 years
10 years
12 years
Monthly pay per category, acoording to educational level and time of
preofessional experience
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11. A bit more info
- Each startup will upload a PDF file, with its startup project.
- Each project must have:
* Identification (that’s the name of your project :-)
* Description of your solution (what it is, how it works and what kind of
problem it solves, etc)
* Project team (please tell us the time each person will dedicate to the
projct)
* Business Model (based on 9 blocks of the Business Model Generation
Canvas)
* Stage of development of your current product (idea, prototype, working
product)
* Identification of the accelerator(s) you are interested in being paired
with, in order of preference.You can choose from 1 to all 9 accelerators.
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12. Some tips for your application
- Read carefully the call for proposals and follow strictly all its
recomendations
- If you miss any item that has been requested (like forgetting to mention
your stage of development), your application will be desconsiderated.
- We suggest you to be concise and straightforward with your proposal,
using around 5 pages of text. You can attach additional information, by
including a link for a video presentation or demo.
- Follow the order that have been requested at the call for proposals.
Evaluators will thank you! :-)
- Follow our FAQ (frequent answered questions) at http://
startupbrasil.mcti.gov.br/en/duvidas/
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13. Schedule
Registration started on:April 15th
Deadline for the first batch of
companeis: May 31st
Program starts in July, 2013
Applications for the second call start in
September, 2013
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14. Questions?
http://startupbrasil.org.br
Felipe Matos
@felipematos
COO
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