SaaS Accelerator Bilbao Program

Startup Wise Guys SaaS acceleration Bilbao program will provide an optimized approach that delivers tailored guidance and support from world class mentors and experts. The accelerator program will help you navigate the bumps in the company building road, revolutionize your go-to-market strategy and encourage you to bring your A game.

They know you’re passionate about what you do and this program will provide you access to an constantly expanding network of like minded founders, practitioners and investors and encourage value driven partnerships with people who see the world just like you do!

Why Bilbao?

• This booming region in northern Spain is the perfect place to grow your business. There is the potential to secure governmental non-refundable grants of up to 125K€ in the first year of your operation and when your business takes off (they know it will), there is possibility of receiving additional sums of up to 160K directed at startups in the later stages of R&D projects and opening up of international markets.

Benefits

• Get funding
  • Receive a convertible investment up to €100,000 (with a program cost of €35,000) and an additional €250,000 as a follow-on opportunity. If you register a legal entity in Bilbao, there’s a chance to secure an even higher investment of up to €200,000.
• Learn from the best
  • Learn top sales and product development tricks from leading SaaS mentors and experts.
• Meet the people
  • Access a community +350 mentors, +200 investors and collaborate with 600+ fellow visionary founders growing in the same industry as you.

A typical week in the Startup Wise Guys Bilbao SaaS accelerator program might look like

• Well truth be told there’s no such thing as a typical week in the Bilbao SaaS accelerator program.
• Apart from weekly one-on-ones with your personal mentor, you won’t find any two weeks the same! You’ll be developing your skills and transforming your startup at a supercharged pace. Your experience, over the course of three months, will include intensive training and personal development opportunities like never before.

In Program Activities

• What kind of activities can you expect?
  • Workshops and masterclasses delivered by industry experts on specialized topics like product development, fundraising, tech solutions, pitching, marketing strategies.
  • Networking sessions with the mentors and investors.
  • Chance to learn from the founders. Successful entrepreneurs will share exactly how they built their company and tell you the good, the bad and the ugly! It’s not all sunshines and rainbows building startups!
  • Intensive pitch practice, in preparation for Demo Day and fundraising.
  • Every batch and experience is different. The mentors tailor the content to your businesses’ individual needs so you can develop specifically with your vertical in mind.
• And when you think it’s all over, it has only just started. Once you have completed the program they don’t stop working together.
• You will still benefit from the support and program aftercare of the Startup Wise Guys community channels, expert mentors and continue to achieve fundraising support for your future investment rounds.

What can I expect from the program?

• Throughout the program, there are four main focus areas on which they are working to help you build and grow your startup: Company building, Sales and marketing, Fundraising and Pitching, and Product building.
• Work in these areas happens through intensive collaboration with almost 100 mentors at workshops, one-on-one sessions, and sprint weeks, as well as through a dedicated implementation time throughout the program.

It would be a great match if you are

• Goal orientated, ambitious and aspiring to build your business for the long term future.
• This Bilbao accelerator program is designed for teams who meet one or more of the requirements listed below.
  • You are an early-stage B2B SaaS startup working in
    • Industry 4.0
    • Manufacturing
    • SaaS
    • Computer vision
    • Deep learning algorithms
    • Blockchain
    • 5G technologies with initial traction
  • You have a working MVP
  • Your startup has at least 2 co-founders or team members
  • You are building initial customer traction, MRR or revenues.

For more information, visit Startup Wise Guys.