WEBINAR
Building Better Accelerators
with Chris Rangen & Nir Melamud
21st August 2024, 18:30 – 19:15 CEST
Over the past two decades, the global tech ecosystem has exploded. Every country, every region is now trying to become a tech hub.
In this shift, accelerators have played a vital role in fueling local and global founders. From Y combinator and 500 global, to Antler and Katapult, to local and regional programs, accelerators have continued to evolve.
In our work with accelerators, accelerator leadership, governments and innovation agencies, we have supported more than 30 accelerators around the world on strategy, growth, value proposition and program delivery.
From impact investing in Europe, agritech in Africa, ocean startups in Hawaii, ocean funds in Fiji or climate funds in Singapore, we have seen a number of accelerators up close and personal. From first-generation aquaculture accelerators to early-stage deep-tech accelerators, to recent GP/VC/PE accelerators, there is a constant stream of innovation in the space.
This begs the question, how are accelerators evolving? How should accelerators think about strategy, programming and their own business model? What are the latest trends a leadership team needs to think about and what role does AI play for accelerators? Has the time come for accelerators to rethink their strategy and if so, how?
We will explore these topics and more during the webinar.
WHAT WE WILL COVER:
✓ The shifting startup landscape
✓ How global tech ecosystems evolve
✓ The role of accelerators, incubators and venture builders
✓ How accelerators can evolve for the future; vertical, stage and support
✓ The role of AI for accelerators
✓ Will we start seeing pure AI-driven accelerators? What might they look like?
✓ A new breed of accelerators, GP accelerators
WHAT YOU WILL GET:
✓ An update on the global tech ecosystem
✓ Learn how accelerators around the world are evolving their operating model
✓ Get a personal copy of the Accelerator Roadmap
THE SPEAKERS:
Christian Rangen has nearly 25 years of experience working with early-stage startups and startup ecosystems. He has invested, built angel networks, built accelerators, advised accelerators, trained accelerator staff, helped governments develop national startup, scale up and venture capital programs. In a regular year he sees 500+ startups and supports 10+ accelerators across most global markets. In recent years he has developed accelerator programs for emerging VC/PE fund managers, delivered VC Masterclasses and mentored successful VC/PE funds around the globe. Today, he spends the majority of his time advising governments, multi-national organizations and innovation clusters on scale up and venture capital ecosystem development. He is also faculty at multiple business schools, teaching entrepreneurship and venture capital.
NIR MELAMUD
Nir has been working with some of the most disruptive B2B & B2C Israeli ventures for more than a decade now. His background in Marketing & GTM strategies, combined with mastering the fundraising process – creates unique valuable expertise for early-stage companies. In his work with accelerators, incubators, and innovation hubs, Nir provides ‘Investor Readiness’ solutions & services, workshops & simulations facilitation, side-by-side with strategic advisory. Nir also acts as the Managing Partner of Tech Investor Club and as a Partner of Link Capital, where he assesses 100s of global startups a year and invests in a few, keeping long-lasting, value-creation-oriented relationships with them.