#3 Startup Braga / FLAD Acceleration Program

#3 STARTUP BRAGA/FLAD ACCELERATION PROGRAM

OVERVIEW

IN PARTNERSHIP SPONSORED BY

BRAGABraga, a city that has high standards of quality of life

based on location and infrastructures, with a balanced cost of life and a special focus on

productivity - a city flexible and able to accommodate new entrepreneurs with great startups.

As a technological hotbed, where many international well succeeded startups have emerged, Braga is also the home for the renowned University of Minho and

of the International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory (INL) - both partners alongside Microsoft

and Braga Hospital.

WWW.STARTUPBRAGA.COM

LOCATED IN A 4.400M² CREATIVE

HUB


Startup Braga is an innovation hub designed to assist the inception and

development of high potential entrepreneurial projects for

international markets.

We provide business acceleration programs for startups with global

ambitions offering tools and knowledge through several programs.


ALUMNIStartups that were created here at Startup Braga

and are part of the family.


The 18 teams participating in the 2014 and 2015 editions managed to raised over 4 Million euros in funding!

Startup Braga Acceleration program is a great opportunity to push your

startup forward.


2016 EDITION16 WEEK PROGRAM


We focus on startups that develop Mobile, e-

Commerce, MedTech and NanoTech products.

During the program, startups are expected to iterate rapidly but at their own pace, according to their maturity

and need while receiving intensive mentoring, training and guidance by specialist in technical and business

aspects.


10 TEAMS WE PREFER QUALITY OVER

QUANTITY


By providing startups a program designed to help them build, execute and validate their business model, we

want to increase their chances of success and facilitate access to

international accelerators, markets and funding.

We will use the Lean Startup approach, emphasizing the business model over the business plan, encouraging a process of customer discovery and development, and

iterations to achieve the right product/market fit.



Phase 1: DefineIn the first 3 weeks, the teams will have access to

workshops on Business Model Canvas and Lean Startup. Using the knowledge and the tools, the teams will then focus on validating the problem and the solution.

Phase 2: BuildIn the second phase of the program, the teams will

be focused on building, testing and validating the minimum viable product and collecting and incorporating the feedback of potential clients.

Phase 3: PitchThe last two weeks, will be spent on preparing the

pitch and all the documentation necessary for potential partners and investors.


Phase 1: Define

There will be 4 Bootcamps that will allow the teams to work on the several blocks of the Business Model and will allow them to have a clear vision of the problem and the market.

BOOTCAMPS: Deep training using the proposed methodologies; Hands-on approach to build and iterate business

models; Knowledge and experience sharing; Case studies discussion.


Phase 2: Build

Teams will be focused on building, fine tuning, testing and validating the minimum viable product and collect and incorporate the feedback of potential customers.

WORKSHOPS: Scrum & Agile Development; User eXperience; PR & Communication; Growth Hacking & metrics; Marketing & Sales


Phase 3: Pitch

The last two weeks, will be spent on preparing the pitch and all documentations for investors. To help with these final preparations, we will have the following workshops:

Legal Affairs; Intelectual Property & Copyrights; Fundraising; Pitch training.

EXPERIENCED MENTORS


Andy McCartneyMicrosoft Ventures UK

António MurtaPathena

Carlos OliveiraInvestBraga

Francisco V. ZellerSamsung

Celso MartinhoSapo.pt

Gastão TaveiraAltitude

Rui PaivaWeDo

David DarschCEO-CF



Paulo PimentaKuantokusta

João CoutoMicrosoft Portugal

João Paulo GirbalCentromarca

Lars MonteliusINL - International Iberian

Nanotechnology Laboratory

Nuno SousaSchool of Health

Science,UM

Luís RasquilhaAYR Consulting

Worldwide

Luís Moura e SilvaWIT Software

Tiago Silva LopesPortugal Telecom


Pedro JanelaWyGroup

Turi MuntheDemotix

Carlos SilvaSeedrs

John GaleCarverlon

Armando AlmeidaNovimark

Jorge BatistaPrimavera

José DionísioPrimavera

Stewart NoakesTechHub


GROWN UPBig company's that were a startup a few years

ago and are now playing in the big league. Their CEO's are part of the program acting as mentors

and counselors.


PARTNERSCompanies that are part of the team offering services and perks for all the startups in the

program.

AGENDAApplication Deadline until November 15th

Conference call interviews Teams Selection November 9th -> 27th

Pitching for the jury 5m Pitch + 20m Q&A December 10th to 16th

Finalists Announcement December 18th

Program start Team building & pitch preparation January 14th & 15th

Kick off event Meet the mentors January 19th

Demo Day Investors & Corporations May 31st

Road show Boston & San Francisco 10th to 14th October


WORKSHOPSBMC/Lean Startup Startup Pirates January 21st & 22nd

Lean Startup Startup Pirates January 28th & 29th

UX/UI Rui Barroca February 4th

Scrum & Agile Marco Leal February 18th

PR & Communication Sandra Sick TBC February 25th

Growth Hacking & Metrics Paul Boyce TBC March 3rd

Sales for Startups Àngel Garrorrena March 17th

Venture Capital Term Sheet Overview Vítor Dinis March 31st

Legal Affairs TBC April 7th

Attracting Investment Q&A with Alumni & Investors TBC April 27th

Demo Day Pitch Training David Trayford May 25th -> May 27th



UX / UI with Rui Barroca Specialties include User Experience Design, Product Design,

Creative Direction, Rapid Prototyping, Mobile Design & Lean Methodology

Scrum & Agile with Marco Leal CEO at iMobileMagic

PR & CommunicationSession that aims to help startups to grow their business and

achieve increased engagement and improved customer acquisition strategies


Growth Hacking & Metrics with Paul Boyce Co-Founder at PopcornMetrics.com

Sales for Startups with Àngel Garrorrena Worked in multinationals like Reuters, Xerox or Sitel

Venture Capital Term Sheet Overview with Vítor Dinis

Co-founder Partner & CFO of Pathena


Legal AffairsSession about legal affairs of entrepreneurship and innovation.

The session aims to promote discussions about legal aspects of venture capital and private equities.

Attracting Investment Q & A with Alumni & Startup Founders

Session with a entrepreneurs panel and a business angels panel. The session aims to promote discussions about the obstacles and challenges in investment demand

Demo Day Pitch Training with David Trayford Master Practitioner NLP; Diploma in Radio Production; Diploma

in Presentation and Speaking; Diploma in TV presentation

Startup Braga TalksWWW.STARTUPBRAGA.C

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Bimonthly events where experienced local tech entrepreneurs and investors share their experience with

the Startup Braga community of startups.

We will have the presence of:• Gaspar D’Orey (Zercatto)• Cristina Fonseca (Talkdesk)• Nelson Pereira (TopDocs)• João Romão (GetSocial)

• Boris Hageney• Marco Oliveira (Baboom)• Jorge Pereira (BitReserve)• Vasco Pedro (Unbabel)

• Filipa Neto (Chic by Choice)• Felix Petersen (Faber)

• Amir Salihefendic (Todoist)


Test PartiesThink usability tests meet speed-dating!

The purpose of this event is to get immediate and honest feedback on how

user-friendly a product/prototype is.


100k investment by

The best team in the #3 Startup Braga / FLAD Acceleration Program will be invested in 100k in convertible notes by Caixa Capital

Caixa Capital is a leading investor in terms of funds under management, portfolio size and diversity whose mission is to invest

in funds and companies, led by highly qualified management teams, with high growth and valuation potential


We connect you with over 50 entrepreneurs, investors, industry experts and executives and we also provide office space 24/7, access to a

network of startup providers, top-notch workshops and a community of over 50 startups.

In the end, you also have the opportunity to participate in our US roadshow.

No equity is taken.

Apply on bit.ly/3accprogram


EUA ROAD SHOW

During the 2016 fall we will take the top teams to an EUA road show, divided between Boston & San

Francisco , where they will have the opportunity to meet investors,

accelerators and fellow entrepreneurs.

Startup Braga is an initiative from InvestBraga - Agency for Economic Development.