Mentor Guidelines
Overview Kickstart Accelerator is the flagship initiative of digitalswitzerland and operated by Impact Hub Zürich. During 11 weeks, around 30 startups will be accelerated in four verticals: FinTech, Food, Robotics & Intelligent Systems and Smart Cities. Kickstart is one of Europe s largest multi-corporate accelerator with intensive innovation processes for joint Proof-of-Concepts (PoCs) between global corporate partners and selected startups. Kickstart Accelerator 2017 runs from Sept. 4 - Nov. 17.
Role What is a mentor? KSAcc Mentors have a track record as an entrepreneur and want to share their knowledge and experiences with the next generation of entrepreneurs. Your role as a mentor As a KSAcc Mentor You are genuinely motivated to work with entrepreneurs and give your best to support the development of your mentee and his/her startup You are a guide, who shares his/her knowledge and experience and who does not try to control but acknowledges that the teams have to take their own decisions You are a door-opener who connects with his/her networks when appropriate You provide your mentee with actionable advice, and challenge him/her in a constructive way
What we offer you Compensation of CHF 4500 Access to a wide network of other experts, mentors, investors, corporate partners and many more Exposure on our website and on our social media channels Tickets to all major events Access to the Kickstart Accelerator space
Guidelines 1 mentor per startup Time requirements: total of min. 36h, divided into: 22h: 11 weeks, 2h per week mentoring your startup (you are free to decide together with your startup how you use this time) 2h: mentor onboarding 2h: mentoring kick-off event 10h: reserved for supporting other KSAcc startups with your expertise, facilitated by KSAcc team Mentor-mentee match making will take place once the startups are selected Number of mentors in the KSAcc mentor pool exceeds number of startups, therefore mentor spots can t be guaranteed until after the match making
KICKSTART TIMELINE 2017 Key Dates 30 Startups in 4 verticals 6-8 startups per vertical FinTech Food Robotics & Intelligent Systems Smart Cities Application Period Open application Application deadline Startups selected Mentors matched Mentor onboarding event Program start Mentoring kick-off event Opening ceremony Final demo day Sep 4 Jun 30 Apr 30 Feb 1 Selection Onboarding Feb 1 Apr 30 Jun 30 July 31 Aug 17 Sep 4 Sep 5 Sep 7 Nov 17 Nov 17 11 week acceleration program
Startup selection We encourage mentors to be part of the selection process. There are two different steps in the selection process where mentors can get involved: Screening and Bootcamp. On overview of the process can be found here. During the screening phase (May 17 and June 1) a max of 50 startups per vertical will be evaluated by KSAcc team, corporate partners and external experts (mentors and others) based on a criteria set. The evaluation happens directly on the application/evaluation platform gust. External experts are expected to judge startups in packages of 10 with a minimum of 1 package of 10 startups. In the bootcamp (June 22/23) max 15 startups per vertical are invited to Zürich to pitch to a jury composed of KSAcc team, corporate partners and external experts (mentors and others). There are limited seats available for mentors.
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2016 HIGHLIGHTS 42 partner organizations, 30 mentors, 73 experts, 15 executives 6 concrete PoCs were negotiated for joint pilot projects between corporates and startups over 4 million CHF capital raised by startups during the program More than 120 individual media coverages incl. Financial Times, Bloomberg Live TV, Handelsblatt, NZZ and others Ongoing results: More than half of the startups have established long-term relationships in Switzerland
PROOF-OF-CONCEPTS Notakey with UBS, Swisscom and Credit Suisse LastMile with Raiffeisen Switzerland Lenditapp with Swisscom Veezoo with PwC Switzerland Nivaura with E&Y Lenditapp with Raiffeisen Switzerland
WINNERS OF THE 2016 BATCH Surong 360: SNS Platform for students to borrow money from their alumnus via online payments Faitron: Producer of the HeatsBox, the Lunchbox that heats up your meal Smart Home Technology: Providing ultra low power solutions and security solutions for smart homes. modum.io: Ensuring drug safety with Blockchain technology
TOP 5 WINNERS FINTECH VERTICAL Mergims
TOP 3 WINNERS SMART & CONNECTED MACHINES VERTICAL
TOP 3 WINNERS FUTURE & EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES VERTICAL
TOP 4 WINNERS FOOD VERTICAL