Co-funded by the European Commission Task Force Accelerators IoT-EPI Common Workshop, 22-23 June, 2016 Valencia, Spain
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Task Force Accelerators
IoT-EPI Common Workshop, 22-23 June, 2016Valencia, Spain
Co-funded by theEuropean
Commission
Agenda
Time Topic Format Who?
9.00-9.15 Welcome Words / Introduction Introduction Kathleen Olstedt
9.15- 10.00WG1=15’WG2=10’WG3=20’
Knowledge Transfer: presentations of the outcomes of the working groups 1-3WG1: Defining Types of AcceleratorsWG2: Mapping Innovation Centers in EuropeWG3: Analyzing Needs of Accelerators
Presentation WG1: Maren LescheWG2: Yossi Dan WG3: Kathleen Olstedt, Aldo de Jong, Jackson Bond
10.00-10.30 Creating win-win situations between Accelerators and EPI projects considering planned community/business building activities
Guided Discussion ALL
10.30-11.30 Coffee Break
11.30-12.15 Identifying common EPI-activities in cooperation with Accelerators Guided Discussion ALL
12.15-12.30 Next steps Fazit Coordinators
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Objectives
The Task Force Accelerators fosters community and business building for the EPI projects through strategic collaboration with relevant protagonists in that field.
The term “Accelerators” shall include all relevant multipliers in the developer and startup community which help to accelerate teams and their ideas by providing them with knowledge and/or financial support (e.g. incubators, fab labs, community hubs)
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Who should we approach?WG1: Knowledge Transfer on the types of Accelerators
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Types of Accelerators Pre-Seed Stage
Pre-Seed Stage typeFocus on: Idea and product development (building prototype)
Description (What defines this model?)
Examples
Co-working Space Shared offices, usually with common meeting/community areas to work on ideas and share knowledge
Betahaus Berlin, Impact Hub, Agora
Maker Space / Fablab Creative DIY spaces where people can gather to create, invent, and learn. In libraries they often have 3D printers, software, electronics, craft and hardware supplies and tools, and more.
FabLab Berlin, C_Base
Independent Company Builder
Company Builder builds a startup from scratch (e.g. finding founders) with a idea relevant to the company builder's business focus and provides the startup with office space, money and mentors
Hitfox, Rocket Internet, etventure
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Seed stage proof of concept, product improvement, focus on business model
Description(What defines this model?)
Examples
Corporate Incubator Corporate supports a team on their way to become a startup; Corporate provides office space, money and mentors; startup has to fit with the strategic goals of the corporate, usually takes equity in exchange
AXA Innovation Campus, Commerzbank Main incubator
Independent Incubator Company supports a team on their way to become a startup; company provides office space, money and mentors; Incubator focusses on potential exit in the future (ROI), usually takes equity in exchange
Project Flying Elephant
Academic Incubator University provides office spaces, money and mentors to students (potential founders) who want to develop their ideas further
Entrepreneurs Center TU, Cambridge Cluster
Types of Accelerators Seed Stage
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Early stageproof of market, growth, focus on cooperation /partnerships
Description(What defines this model?)
Examples
Corporate Accelerator Corporate supports an existing startup providing office space, money/media and mentors; focus on strategic goals; usually takes equity in exchange
AS Plug & Play, P7S1 Accelerator, eon agile, TechStars METRO, Wayra, DB Mindbox
Individual Accelerator Independent entity supports startups for a limited amount of time with office space, money and mentors, usually takes equity in exchange
Startupbootcamp, TechStars
EU-funded Accelerator Independent entity invests money from a public fund into various projects with the obligation to have the startup HQ located in Europe; usually provide money and mentors without taking equity
European Pioneers, Startup Scaleup
Cluster Accelerator Consortium of several companies accelerates a later-stage startup relevant to the consortiums's business focus and provides the startup with office space, money and mentor; usually takes equity in exchange
TechFounders
Types of Accelerators Early Stage
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Where should we be active?WG2: Mapping Innovation Centers in Europe and the relevant protagonists behind
Link: http://iot-epi.eu/index.php/accelerators-incubatorsmap/
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How can we create win-win situations?
WG3: Needs of Accelerators and suggestions on how to meet them
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Needs of Accelerators relevant for EPI-Information-
e.g. Information about open platforms technologies with low entry barriers for innovation
e.g. Information about latest trends and opportunities in technologies
Ideas for common activities to address this need- e.g. Newsletter- e.g. well structured Info Map
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Needs of Accelerators relevant for EPI-Funding-
e.g. Funding Opportunities for the startups
Ideas for common activities in relation to Open calls: - e.g. Info / Pitch event (IoT lab) - e.g. Dissemination in cooperation wit Accelerators
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Needs of Accelerators relevant for EPI-Network-
e.g. Access to a powerful network outside of the local ecosystem (eg: connect startups in Barcelona with corporate partners in Germany)
e.g. Connecting startups/community with professionals who are involved with cutting edge technology
Ideas for common activities to address this need- Matchmaking / Networking events - Common activities such as Hackathons, Workshops etc. -
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Needs of Accelerators relevant for EPI-Promotion-
Promotion for the Accelerators in order to attract promising talents, industry partners etc.
Ideas for common activities to address this need- Co-branded common activities
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Needs of Accelerators relevant for EPI-technical infrastructure / access-
e.g. Providing access to IoT Testbeds > PSNC
e.g. Opening software enablers via existing platforms and communities > XLAB
Ideas for common activities to address this need: --
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Potential Community & Business Building Activities in cooperation with AcceleratorsFeedback from the projects in preparation of the workshop:
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Potential Community & Business Building Activities in cooperation with Accelerators
1. Open Call Dissemination1. Startups / Teams (all) 2. ArtTech exhibition event (AGILE)
2. Contest 1. Developers (symbIoTe)
3. Hackathons 1. Developers (BigIoT, symbIoTe)
4. Workshops (BigIoT, symbIoTe, bIoTope)1. Knowledge generation regarding the demand of IoT applications incl. different Stakeholders (Startups,
Geeks, IoT-Experts..) (BigIoT) 2. Co-design with selected applications stakeholders to discuss use cases and user requirements (BigIoT)3. General workshop - No topic yet (symbIoTe, bIoTope)
5. Community Support1. OpenSource Community, e.g. event support (symbIoTe)2. User Group Meetup (symbIoTe)3. Tutorial Sessions (symbIoTe)
6. Publications 1. In tech / web magazines (symbIoTe)2. Presentation of Articles (community building Open Source) (bIoTope)
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Main Findings
Providing Information We need to provide valuable and structured information for developers, startups and Accelerators. It is very important to navigate them through the complex environment of publicly funded projects.
Improving Image startups still hesitate to get involved in EU-funded projects. They fear the administrative overhead and also that the technologies are not mature enough.
Closing Knowledge Gap EPI projects need to get in contact with the developer community and startups scene much more. Getting feedback is essential to prepare the open calls and long term relationships (community engagement is needed).
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Action Items
1. Organising an EPI community event “IoT lab” to enable initial contact between EPI projects and developers/startups/accelerators.
▪ The main goals of such an event are: improving the image of EU-funded projects, getting feedback from the community, promoting open-calls and related approaches for cooperation
▪ It was also discussed to build the IoT lab as a living lab (longterm approach) ▪ IoT Lab should include EPI pitch sessions (projects present themselves)▪ The newly founded working group “IoT-lab” will organise the event format; Startupbootcamp offered to support; etventure (Be-
IoT) takes over the lead of this working group
2. Providing access to relevant information: ▪ etventure+Fraunhofer (Be-IoT) supported by startupbootcamp (AGILE) will work on the "IoT ecosystem browser" where the
needed information can be searched and filtered (e.g. open calls, projects, technologies) in a visually attractive way. That way, external stakeholders (community) can be addressed and involved (reducing complexity).
3. Add community events to common EPI event list Most of the events (on common EPI event list) are scientific or industrial events. We need to get involved in community events much more. ▪ All projects are asked to add community events to the common event list. In addition, each project-partner should get involved in
local community activities. Ask around who is already part of IoT meetup groups etc.
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Action Items
4. Engaging testimonials▪ In order to improve the image of EÚ funded projects we need to find testimonials from previous projects which had good
experience. These persons should be sent to community events (such as IoT lab in March) to tell their positive story. They could also be involved in different communication activities.
5. Identifying opportunities to cooperate with Accelerators regarding Open Call dissemination ▪ Accelerators also have open calls. ▪ Startups have their pitch decks already prepared when they apply.▪ Accelerators could take EPI open calls piggyback and that way increase the funding opportunities and their network (partner
network EPI)▪ etventure and Startupbootcamp will explore such cooperation models in more detail
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Thank You!
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Backup
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Participants
- Kathleen Olstedt (Be-IoT) Moncef Semichi (Inter-IoT)- Yossi Dan (Be-IoT) Marcin Paprzycki (Inter-IoT)- Maren Lesche (Be-IoT)- Mariano Cecowski (InterIoT)- Remco von Berg (Inter-IoT)- Alex Sanchez (Inter-IoT)- Maria Ganzha (Inter-IoT)- Natalie Samovich (Vicinity)- Marc Rechter (Vicinity)- Erik Nygaard (Vicinity)- Costas Pipilas (BigIoT)- Werner Schladofksy (BigIoT)- Dimitries Leonardos (BigIoT)- Aldo de Jong (AGILE)- Aladin Mekki (TagItSmart!)
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Needs of Accelerators
Category Need Suggestions on how to meet the need?
Technology Information about open platforms technologies with low entry barriers for innovation
Easy to understand overview of use cases and advantages of different technologies available
Technology Information about latest trends and opportunities in technologies
Insights from the Research area with backchannel for questions (e.g. workshops, Newsletter with contact address etc.)
Technology Providing access to IoT Testbeds (so the startups can test their solutions) > PSNC Publish and promote open APIs from IoT projects
Technology Opening software enablers via existing platforms and communities > PSNC
Forward open license software enablers to the FIWARE platform
Technology
Inexpensive general purpose hosted/hostable backend services for fast development of innovative IoT solutions > XLAB
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Needs of Accelerators
Category Need Suggestions on how to meet the need (optional)
Money Funding for their startupsCooperation in the context of Open Calls; additional EU-Funding will increase the resources and therefore chances of the startups
Promotion Attracting promising teams/talents
Promotion opportunities in the context of common activities such as Hackathon or Business Model Challenges; Helping them to promote their programs among academia (students and young researchers). EPI has close contact to universities and research institutions
Network
Access to a powerful network of connections outside of the local ecosystem (eg: connect startups in Barcelona with corporate partners in Germany)
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Needs of Accelerators
Category Need Suggestions on how to meet the need (optional)
Bureaucracy
An easy way for entrepreneurs from outside of Europe to get the paperwork they need to come and participate in an accelerator program. (Visa, work permit, access to banking, easy company creation processes)
CommunityProviding or helping to find early adopter beta testers for the startups
Customers / businessConnecting the startups with potential customers and corporate ventures in IoT
Team-upHelping potential founders meet around IoT projects
Business Solid Business Model
Work with startup founders to build a business model that will address all the challenges of a successful idea, from the problem, the solution, the competition and the business model (financials included).