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Elevate your b2b startup to the next level, transform your business and discover your potential with Cybersecurity Accelerator Program.

Startup Wise Guys cybersecurity accelerator 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.

Key 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 cyber mentors and  experts.
• Meet the people
  • Access a community +350 mentors, +200 investors and collaborate with 850+ fellow visionary founders growing in the same industry as you.

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

• The Cyber Growth Bilbao program will run for 14 weeks, typically consisting of 3-8 hours of contact time a week and they are jam packed with tailored data-driven solutions, technical support and inspiring strategic visions.
• 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 3 months, will include intensive training and personal development opportunities like never before.

In Program Activities

What kind of activities can you expect?

• Individual sessions with coaches that will focus on specialized topics like international sales strategy, product development, fundraising, tech solutions, pitching, marketing strategies.
• Additional workshops and masterclasses delivered by industry experts.
• 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!
• 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.

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 & HR scaling, Sales and marketing international expansion, Fundraising, and Product Growth.
• 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.
• The Startup Wise Guys Cyber Accelerator is designed for teams who meet one or more of the requirements listed below.
  • You are an B2B cyber startup working in
    • AI
    • Deep learning algorithms
    • Blockchain
    • 5G technologies with initial traction
  • Initial traction (can be shown through MRR, paid pilots, one-time payments for product test/usage, etc.)
  • Global ambition
  • Your startup has at least 2 co-founders or team members.

For more information, visit Startup Wise Guys.