CzechAccelerator 2011 – 2014

Czech Technology Accelerator:Pilot project 04/2010 – 04/2011

Plug and Play Tech Center, Silicon Valley, USA

Support to small Czech technology companies

Key areas of interest: Venture capital funding

Strategic technology partners

Sales and distribution networks

Sectors: ICT, life sciences, clean technologies, nanotechnologies

10 participantsSource: CzechInvest, 2011

╌ Pilot project in Silicon Valley, California, USA

╌ Provides support for small and medium technology start-ups with commercial interesting, highly innovative and competitive products

╌ Focused on ICT, life sciences, clean technologies and nanotechnologies

╌ Project continues in the period of 2011 – 2014 with „self application“ (Silicon Valley, Boston, Tel Aviv, Zurich, Singapore)

Summary

Company Results / achieved success

Cognitive Security

Creation of final business model for the product “Cognitive One“, identification of the key partners for further business activities

E & S SoftwareParticipation in the DEMO 2010 conference presenting the product “eM Client“, contract with Mirapoint company and on-going negotiations with Oracle

Source: CzechInvest, 2011

CzechAccelerator 2011 – 2014 Support, applications, detinations

Successful candidates get

1. Initial training in the CR (100% covered by CzechInvest)

2. Stay for 1 – 6 months in CzechAccelerator (100% covered by CzechInvest)

3. IPR protection funding (100% covered by CzechInvest)

4. Attendance at conferences (100% covered by CzechInvest)

5. Business services, training, coaching (50% covered by CzechInvest)

6. Travel costs and accomodation (50% covered by CzechInvest))

Application form

1. Information available at www.czechaccelerator.cz

Destinations

1. USA (Silicon Valley and East coast

2. Singapore, Israel and SwitzerlandSource: CzechInvest, 2011