PANGSTART ACCELERATOR
PANGSTART ACCELERATOR
Accelerating your growth
Pangstart Accelerator is Smart Innovation
Norway’s three-month program to
accelerate tech startups for growth.
Pangstart Accelerator will take place in the spring/summer of 2020.
You are still a bit early, but you can register your interest now.
Pangstart Accelerator is an experience-based program designed by serial entrepeneurs, investors and seasoned leaders.
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Experience-led workshops in critical practices like go-to-market strategy, fundraising and sales.
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Startups graduate from the program by attending Demo Day, presenting to investors looking to join funding rounds and compete to win the grand prize of NOK 100.000
WHY YOU SHOULD APPLY TO PANGSTART ACCELERATOR
MENTORS
Valuable advice from successful serial entrepreneurs who want to see you succeed too.
CUSTOMERS
Through our network of over 100+ corporations, we can help you create valuable deal flow.
CAPITAL
We co-invest with our network of investors to fuel your growth.
OUR EXPERIENCE
For the past 6 years, we have accelerated 50+ startups and helped them raise over
NOK 100 million in funding.
NETWORKING
Join networking arenas where you can exchange knowledge with other like-minded entrepreneurs.
DOMAIN EXPERTISE
We have experienced advisors across most industries, and we will assist you in picking the one that is right for you.
OUR ALUMNI HAVE A GREATER CHANCE OF SUCCEEDING
HAVE RAISED FUNDING
HAVE RAISED FUNDING
ARE RANKED AS THE BEST IN NORWAY
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WHO IS THE PROGRAM FOR?
Pangstart Accelerator is aimed at tech startups focusing on our industry verticals smart energy and AI.
Roughly, ten startups are selected every year to take part in the program and receive an investment from Smart Innovation Norway’s fund.
These are the requirements:
- Passionate team with international ambitions
- Positive market feedback
- You have a team
- You have a product (minimum MVP)
- You are fully committed to your startup
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
THE GOAL OF PANGSTART ACCELERATOR IS TO HELP YOU RAISE FUNDING AND BOOST SALES
Funding
- We may invest in you
- We introduce you to investors
- We prepare you for the investment process
Sales
- We match you with our 100+ corporate partners
- We facilitate pilot projects
- We help you brand and position your startup
MOST SUCCESSFUL APPLICANTS HAVE
- PRODUCTHave a product to work with (minimum MVP / prototype).
- MARKETHave enough customer traction to prove there is a market need.
- TEAMMinimum two founders, one of which should be the CTO.
- FUNDINGHave basic funding in place so that you have enough fuel to maintain momentum during and after the program.
PANGSTART TESTIMONIALS
