TechPeaksAlpinist
Mar. 2014 - Jul. 2014Trento Area, ItalyTechPeaks is a People Accelerator aimed at individuals or teams with skills, talent and passion to start-up successful global businesses in information technology. Top-notch mentors with global business and technology backgrounds provide coaching and valuable connections. Techpeaks teams can tap into innovative research labs to reinforce their technological advantage. All participants are provided with an exceptional opportunity package: free accommodation, free working space, free visa support and a monthly living allowance. Over the first two weeks ideas are validated using lean methodologies. Individuals and teams can combine in order to create a complete and solid skill set. From the second week on, teams pitch ideas in front of private investors to gain a non-equity cash grant of 25k€. In the following months teams are coached weekly to maximize the potential of their business. Towards the completion of the program teams will pitch to an audience of international investors. Startups who manage to attract private investments in the following 12 months can qualify for a matching fund up to 200k€.