CEED Tech, a consortium of Central and Eastern European technology accelerators announced that it had secured €5 Million in grants from the European Commission. The first round of application is open until December 15, with a second call following in 2015.
CEED Tech is a consortium of established software accelerators, specializing in mentorship and investment in high potential, scalable businesses led by proficient founders, helping them to launch fast, and gain further investment. Its members are Startup Yard in Prague, Digital Factory in Budapest, The Spot in Bratislava, Startup Wise Guys in Tallinn, and Open Coffee Club in Vilnius. They have established a current portfolio of nearly 100 companies, working with over 100 investors and 450 mentors from fields relevant to their startups.Read more »
Wayra, the startup accelerator by a Telefónica has just opened its Global Call for startups. Wayra CEE, the academy in Prague focused on Central and East Europe has space for up to 10 digital startups from the region. Application deadline is February 23.
Wayra is a global network of startup accelerators by telecommunications giant Telefónica, with 14 Academies scattered around Latin America and Europe. Wayra just released its latest Global Call for startups, and its academy based in Prague focusing on Central and Eastern Europe, Wayra CEE has space for up to 10 digital startups. The deadline for application is February 23. Applications will be evaluated by the end of March and the accelerator programme will begin in April.Read more »
Berlin-based venture capital firm Earlybird announced a their new Digital East Fund, dedicated to early stage investments in Central and Eastern Europe and Turkey. The $130m fund will enable about twenty seed and series A level investments in the region.
Over the past years Earlybird has emerged as one of the leading venture capital firms fuelling the growth of the Berlin startup ecosystem. Their investments include 6Wunderkinder and The Football App. In recent years, the firm has made investments in other European cities including Prague (Socialbakers), Vienna and Istanbul (Peak Games), where they even have an office. Read more »
Kitchen Budapest supports talented young students and their great ideas with a Talent and a Startup program in 2014. The Talent Program gives the chance for five teams to advance their skills and to create a proof-of-concept version of a product or service.
Kitchen Budapest - founded in 2007 - is a place where ideas come alive. It offers two potential ways to start out your idea. In the Talent Program young talents can bring their imagination and ideas to a phase of a proof of concept or prototype, while the Startup Program helps teams to develop businesses of the future.Read more »
NASA founded Singularity University launches its Global Impact Competition 2014 in Central and Eastern Europe. Applicants are invited to submit their projects aiming to improve the lives of at least a million people, leveraging the power of new technologies.
Singularity University (SU), is an organisation based at the NASA Research Park in the heart of Silicon Valley, California. The University is a central destination for scientists, researchers, entrepreneurs, executives and government officials. Singularity University’s mission is to educate, inspire and empower bright minds to apply exponential technologies to address humanity’s grand challenges. Read more »
