An overview of Chinaccelerator program for interested startups!

1. Chinaccelerator:
Enter the Dragon
January 2011

2. A launchpad
Promote and nurture hi-tech entrepreneurship in
China through a mentorship driven ecosystem,
which will return benefits to all participants
Founders
Mentors
Executive
Board
Investors

3. What we provide
• Chinaccelerator helps kickstart early-
stage entrepreneurs into success!
• We offer extensive support for startups
including seed funding, mentorship, network
and help startups to grow and succeed
• The fund targets exclusively startups
focusing on web and other emerging
technologies
We are Looking for:
• Stellar teams
• Globally innovative ideas
• Disruptive biz models

4. The Process
Open call for Preliminary Pick applications
Reception of
application Evaluation for interviews
applications
Chinaccelerator Secondary Interviews
day Final evaluation
evaluation
Program Fund Raising

5. What’s going on
Investor
Day
Lean +60 Financials & Funding Demo
Market Dev
Startup days Accounting Models Preparation
DEMO
Fund
Biz Track +100
Days raising
Customer +30 Lessons Business +90 Lessons
Development days Learned Models days Learned
API Cloud Stats
Tech
Track Platform
Check Development
Wireframes UX Design Focus Groups
Design
Track
Product Design

6. Why this works
by entrepreneurs
for entrepreneurs
innovation
environment

7. The Vault

8. Demo Day!

9. From abroad to China
• Chinaccelerator enables foreign startups to
• Take advantage of local resources (Develop in China)
• Source / develop effectively hardware related
products (Operate in China)
• Launch your product in China and other North-East
Asian countries (Build for China)
• They’ve done it!
• Buz (getbuz.com) from Dublin came over, built a piece of
hardware and launched in Boston
• Aylien (aylien.com) from Tehran came over, recruited
few folks and launched in the US
• We help you with housing, food, etc... even
laundry if you ask nicely

10. From China to the world
• Chinaccelerator enables China startups to
• Build up agressive business models for China market
• Develop your product for international markets
thanks to our extensive experience and network
• They’ve done it!
• DCZ (dcz.co) from Dalian launched a successful iPad
app aimed at US market
• Vamosinc (vamosinc.com) from Qingdao launched an
international P2P video platform for the masses
• Your temporary relocation to Dalian is easy!
We help you with housing, food, etc...

11. First Batch Startups
Semantic web/US
Video/Qingdao
LBS/Ireland
Social/Dalian Event/Shanghai
Mobile/Dalian

12. Chinaccelerator batch II
• Starting in June 2011, ending mid-September
• 3.5 months before demo day ; 15 days
support for fund raising
• 10 startups
• Phase 1: Mentor immersion
• Phase 2: Business and Product acceleration
• Phase 3: Demo crash course
• Phase 4: Fundraising
• Program will be held in Dalian, Ascendas
• Applications from March to May 2011

13. Startups, why you should apply!
Learn from the best
• Mentoring & networking
• Leverage advices & connections in tech &
business from other “doers”
Smooth Start
• Office Space, snacks and all
• Advices on legal / accounting issues
• Seed capital to cover some operational
expenses during the “acceleration" period
• Access to investors through “Demo Day” at the
end of the program

14. Who is on the team
The Executive Team is composed of:
• Sean O'Sullivan
• Cyril Ebersweiler
• Other private investors / advisors
Very Important elements to our success:
• Our support team
• Our network of MENTORS!

15. (some of) our Fantastic mentors
In China...
elsewhere...

16. (some of) our avesome Partners

17. What they say about us...
Mentors
• Sean O’Sullivan (founder @ SOSventures):
“Our hope with Chinaccelerator was to create an environment for those
who had brilliant dreams to launch them. By combining incredibly
talented developers with mentors and seed money, we’ve helped a handful
of what we think will be significant entrepreneurs get their first chance”
• Benjamin Joffe (Founder @ +8Star):
"Chinaccelerator is laying the ground for the next breed of tech
entrepreneurs in China. The ecosystem built including fellow
entrepreneurs, mentors and companies is expected to pay off nice
dividends to all parties involved."
Startups
• Parsa Ghaffari (founder @ Aylien):
“Chinaccelerator was like a particle accelerator to me: aiming for the
right direction, then shooting hard and fast. So fast that the dots become
lines.”
• Andy Dai (Founder @ DCZ):
“Chinaccelerator rocks! It's the place where you will meet
with future millionaires!”

18. Do it faster!