Take your Incubator in Portugal to the Next Level
Startup Portugal Incubator Lab is an intensive bootcamp to help Portuguese incubator and accelerator managers build enduring startup programs by leveraging the Founder Institute's 14+ years of experience running hundreds of accelerators across the globe.
Startup Portugal Incubator Lab Bootcamp
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Bootcamp Structure
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Small cohort of 30 incubator and accelerator. Participants will be selected on a first-come, first-served basis
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Four interactive online workshops introducing the four pillars of a successful program. Live presentations, open Q&A and networking opportunities for participants
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Real-world exercises to improve your incubator or accelerator using FI's proven methodologies and frameworks
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Closing session to summarize learnings and showcase success stories from incubators and accelerators in Portugal
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Post-bootcamp access to exclusive networking events, deal flow from the 'FI Venture Network', and data from FI 'Entrepreneur DNA Assessment'
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Post-bootcamp support from the Founder Institute instructors, 1-on-1 office hours and cohort gatherings.
What will you get out of this bootcamp?
Get exclusive access to the structured methodologies of Founder Institute to help you:
- Build a strategy and pipeline to generate amazing deal flow
- Improve your due diligence and startup selection process
- Maximize the value provided to your startups
- Build a strong community that differentiates you from competitors
- Develop a post-program infrastructure to ensure long-term portfolio success
Meet your Instructors
Founder Institute instructors have built and run startup accelerators across 6 continents.
Janet Todorova
Janet is the Head of Expansion for the Founder Institute, and Director of the Founder Institute Eastern Europe. In the past 8+ years she has helped hundreds of entrepreneurs from Europe to launch their startup and turn it into an investable business. Janet's specialty is program and curriculum design, making FI's programs both challenging and nurturing for the founders.
Jonathan Greechan
Jonathan is the Co-Founder & CEO of the Founder Institute, the world's largest pre-seed startup accelerator. Since 2009, he has grown and scaled the organization to chapters in over 200 cities and 95 countries, which have produced over 7000 portfolio companies with nearly $2 billion in venture funding.
Ryan Micheletti
Ryan is the Head of Global Operations for the Founder Institute, and a Partner at The Veteran Fund. His personal portfolio includes 600+ Startups that raised $200M+ in funding with an enterprise value of over $2B. He's currently leading the efforts to build the FI Venture Network of investors across 6 continents.
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Running FI Toronto helps me build and access deal flow of high quality early-stage stage startups
Sunil SharmaManaging Director of Techstars Toronto & FI Toronto Director -
Founder Institute is consistently developing new tactics to run a startup accelerator and defining best practices for the industry!
Eva DimitrovaFI Cologne Director -
The global community of accelerator leaders is one of the best peer support groups I have been involved with
Janne SaarikkoFI Food Ecosystems Director
Bootcamp Schedule
This 5-week program is designed to help you improve your incubator or accelerator in the shortest amount of time possible. Each week includes a live workshop, office hours, incubator-building exercises, and networking opportunities.
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Deal Flow & Diligence
An incubators's success depends on its ability to attract and properly evaluate deal flow. In this opening session, we will share frameworks that FI has used to attract over 100,000 applicants, and find opportunities in your existing strategies for improvement.
- Revamp your core offering and value proposition to attract the best startups (and 'connectors')
- Define target deal flow metrics, and design a strategy and a plan to hit those metrics
- Analyze and improve your evaluation process to create your due diligence 'secret sauce'
Program Structure & Design
Good incubators and accelerators are 100% designed to get their startups to the next major milestone in their growth journey. In this session, we'll dive deep into the latest methodologies and trends in startup incubation and acceleration, and outline strategies for mentoring, mentor management, and more.
- Identify core issues in your existing program structure, methodology, or materials
- Adjust the design of your program to better match the key challenges of your startups
- Build a comprehensive strategy to facilitate 'impactful mentorship' in your programs
Building Your Community
It 'takes a village' to raise a startup, and it is an incubator's job to build and maintain this 'village'. This week will focus on building an enduring community for your incubator or accelerator, with a focus on actionable strategies to engage and leverage partnerships with various ecosystem stakeholders.
- Create a structured map of all the various stakeholders in your ecosystem
- Develop a partnership strategy where others are incentivized to support your startups
- Brainstorm ways to consistently contribute value to your ecosystem and build goodwill
Portfolio Support
After your program concludes, an incubator's role doesn't end. It takes 5-10 years for a startup to exit, so a full life-cycle support system is needed. In this final session, you will work with our instructors to design a post-program support system that drives long-term results.
- Develop a comprehensive structure and calendar for your incubator or accelerator's post-program support
- Outline strategies to make meaningful connections with investors that extend far beyond any 'Demo Day'
- Establish mechanisms to collect and track the data you need to help your startups be successful
Closing Session
Your experience at the Startup Portugal Incubator Lab bootcamp will culminate in a closing feedback session to summarize your learnings and share your feedback. We will invite incubator and accelerator managers from Portugal to share their success stories, insights and challenges from working in the entrepreneurial ecosystem in Portugal.
- Share your learnings and reflect on your experience in the bootcamp
- Hear the stories of other incubator and accelerator managers from across Portugal
- Network with your peers and build new friendships and partnerships
After Startup Portugal Incubator Lab...
Our help does not end after the last session. All Graduates get Office Hours with an instructor to review and evaluate the work they completed in the program, and get access to exclusive networking opportunities and benefits.
- Deal flow to your incubator or accelerator through the 'FI Venture Network'
- Invites to private FI networking events, like 'Venture Trailblazers' and 'FounderX'
- Access to $1000 worth of free tests and data from FI's 'Entrepreneur DNA Assessment'
- Panelist and speaking opportunities at FI startup events
How to join Startup Portugal Incubator Lab bootcamp?
This a bootcamp exclusively for incubators and accelerators from Portugal. We encourage you to carefully read the bootcamp schedule and details and:
- Book a Spot for Startup Portugal Incubator Lab bootcamp by directly paying the fee before August 10th.
- If you have any questions - join the Info Session on Juy 25th to learn more: https://fi.co/e/353845/
- Email Janet Todorova if you need help in the process: janet@fi.co
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Frequently Asked Questions
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This bootcamp is open for incubator and accelerator professionals from Portugal and thanks to Startup Portugal, all participants from Portugal are entitled to receive an exclusive 60% discount if they join the first cohort of the bootcamp. The bootcamp is online and constrained to 2 hours per day once a week, fitting into any work schedule.
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The live sessions are 2 hrs + optional networking. Each session can be broken up into three segments. The first segment is 60 minutes and is focused on the designated topic. This will be followed by another 60 minutes segment focused on Q&A and discussion amongst the cohort. There is an optional networking part after the session for participants to mingle.
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All live sessions will be recorded and shared with all enrolled bootcamp participants. There are no mandatory assignments that need to be submitted. It is recommended to attend the live sessions so you can participate in the question and answer portion of the session.
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The payment is made by the incubators or accelerators that attend the bootcamp to the Founder Institute Inc. bank account before the start date of the bootcamp.
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Please email any questions to Janet Todorova as janet(at)founderinstitute.com
The Founder Institute is the world’s most proven network to turn ideas into fundable startups, and startups into global businesses. Since 2009, our structured accelerator programs have helped over 7,500 entrepreneurs raise over $1.85BN in funding. Based in Silicon Valley and with chapters across 100 countries, our mission is to empower communities of talented and motivated people to build impactful technology companies worldwide.