Hack the Crisis Online Pre-accelerator

HACK THE CRISIS

Online Pre-accelerator

April 13 – May 17

What is it?

Hack the Crisis online pre-accelerator is an impact driven program by Europe’s most experienced B2B accelerator and aimed at teams coming out of #HacktheCrisis hackathons all over Europe and beyond to ensure the continuity and maximum impact.

Program is equity free, no strings attached, and based on the philosophy of collaboration and developing awesome startup ecosystems and initiatives to help tackle the after-virus World. Pre-accelerator is run entirely online with video content, live webinars and 1-on-1 mentoring calls.

With the help of our supporters most relevant solutions will be eligible for cash prizes. First program has already kicked off, but you can apply for the waiting list, as more is coming your way.

What to Expect

Throughout the program, you will have:

Pre-recorded online workshop

and other recommended materials for your team to revise

Open and scheduled Q&A sessions

with the coaches on particular subject

Mentoring sessions during the program

with mentors one-on-one

Discipline & weekly deliverables

to make sure you accelerate

Peer to Peer sessions

with participants for knowledge sharing

Already in ordinary circumstances, life after hackathons for the teams is challenging and often they fail to continue. But at times like these, when startups are developing solutions to save lives and ensure economic activity during the pandemic, having a next stepping stone is even more crucial for them. That’s why we are launching a dedicated Online Pre-accelerator to ensure the continuity and maximum impact after #HackTheCrisis hackathons.

Besides driving our bullet-proof Online Pre-acceleration program of 6 weeks, divided in 2-3 week cycles full of workshops, webinars, and mentoring calls, covering the topics from the technical MVP to product-market fit, from sales to fundraising, we will make sure to involve people from NGO sector, state officials, specific mentors, and investors from hackathons and beyond to make this into a program that will lead the teams to tangible results.

This program is a continuation to the #HackTheCrisis movement that started on March 13, 2020 when Garage48 together with Accelerate Estonia launched the first Hack the Crisis Online Hackathon to tackle the Coronavirus pandemic crisis. It created a snowball effect when Latvians took the torch and created a second hackathon #HackForce, and now startup communities around the globe are doing the same.

Mentors

Calum Cameron

Value proposition, business model, positioning

Ginny Radmall

Pitch coach, Senior Coach at Amplify

Marko Russiver

Designer, startup founder, co-founder of Guaana

Gleb Maltsev

Pitch coach, Co-founder at Fundwise

Uldis Žeidurs

Tech, Product development & Team management

Egita Polanska

Business Basics & Pitching

Zane Bojare

Marketing & Communications

Karina Lapina

Pitching & Product development

Supported by

Boris Zeleny

EFSE Entrepreneurship Academy

key2investors

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