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Spherik Accelerator – A Year in Review | 2020
What a ride this year has been. It’s so easy to lose sight of all the growing amid the mundane, this is why we decided to take a look back and remember all the good that happened and what it meant for Spherik and our team. Challenging, as for all of us, 2020 did its best at teaching us to adapt. Being part of the tech ecosystem might have been easier than for others , yet it was different and it felt exhausting at times to adjust so quickly to new ways of doing things. Even so, we did our best to stick to the initial plans and the pandemic did not stop us to pursue our long-planned goals. We launched a new European program focused on the blockchain ecosystem, launched two open calls for startups, had over 350 applications for our acceleration programs, worked with 80+ startups, organised a few online meetups and training sessions and also had some changes in the structure and the management of the organization, with Cristina Juc being appointed as Executive director a few...
DMS Accelerator wants to boost the European Data Startup Ecosystem
50 European data-centric SMEs and Startups will be selected to enjoy this support and accelerate their businesses. With the aim of transforming the European data market, the Data Market Services (DMS Accelerator) project has launched its second call to select the most...
Spherik is one of the investors for the Romanian eHealth startup Telios
As part of the long-term strategy to become an innovation platform, aimed at supporting innovation in key domains, Spherik marks its first step towards its mission by investing in Telios, alongside Transylvania Angels Network, Growceanu, TechAngels Romania, and 2...
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Spherik Accelerator – A Year in Review | 2019
It’s been a year full of accomplishments, with some challenges we had to face and so many beautiful experiences. Our focus has been towards strengthening partnerships with the local and regional ecosystem builders, and knowledge transfer from outside Romania, into the country. Here’s some of the year’s highlights for Spherik. Acceleration: KPMG Startup Grow Pad - the B2B acceleration program developed by KPMG Romania and Spherik Accelerator, had hosted it’s Demo Night on March 7, in Bucharest. The program was launched in 2018 with the aim to help startups find the right resources and support to grow, through a strategic partnership with KPMG Romania. Following a six months collaboration period, Nifty Learning, iFactor, Jobful, Box2m and SYT.app – the 5 startups in the program have presented their progress to an audience of investors, corporates and startup ecosystem builders from Romania and abroad. The open call for the 2nd Edition of KPMG Startup Grow Pad was launched in September...
Hitchhiker’s Guide on Procurement Opportunities for Startups in Romania
The Hitchhiker´s Guide on Procurement Opportunities for Startups explores the existing opportunities for public and private procurements in Romania. Due to the administrative and regulatory barriers, procurement opportunities are not being fully utilized by Romanian startups at this moment. This guide was developed as part of My Gateway project and aims to help startups researching public procurement options. It also contains recommendations on where to find information, how to access support when needed, how to look for the actual public tenders, who to contact and what would be some steps to take in the beginning. The guide also offers an overview of the difficulties and some of the barriers startups might face on their way to the public tender. What is procurement? Procurement is a process of gaining services and goods from an external source. The procurement process includes the preparation and processing of demand as well as the end receipt and approval of payment. It involves...
B-Hub for Europe – a New Opportunity for European Blockchain-focused Startups
Spherik, alongside four European partners, is announcing B-Hub for Europe. To be launched in January 2020, the initiative will be implemented under the Startup Europe umbrella. It’s objective is to build on the potential and excellence of European blockchain high-growing innovations. The five consortium partners are: Innova (Rome, Italy) - will be the project’s coordinator, Connect Global GbmH (Berlin, Germany), Spherik (Cluj, Romania), Startup Division (Vilnius, Lithuania), and Systematic Paris Region (Paris, France). Together we will contribute to the acceleration of the blockchain technology market in Europe. B-Hub project was one of the 6 projects selected to be implemented, out of 46 proposals. It was selected in the framework of Horizon Europe's call ICT 33, organized by Startup Europe, a department of the DG Connect. The program will start in January 2020 and will last for 2 years, with a total budget of nearly 1.9 million euros. The main objectives of the project are...
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Joint Declaration Reinforcing the Central and Eastern European and Western Balkans Technological Entrepreneurship Ecosystem
A New Declaration signed by organisations representing startups in Central and Eastern European Union Member States and the Western Balkans outlines concrete commitments to boost the regional growth potential of the regions and its entrepreneurs. On 15 November, a...
KPMG Startup Grow Pad Has Selected The First Startups
Nifty Learning, iFactor, Jobful and Box2M are the 4 startups that were accepted into the KPMG Startup Grow Pad program, launched by KPMG Romania and Spherik Accelerator at the beginning of May. Over 100 startups have applied to join the program, 4 of which have passed...
My-GateWay Awards Ten Startups With Web Summit Tickets
EU project holds ticket give-away for the largest tech conference in the world. June 29, 2018 –MY-GATEWAY holds an open application to give away free Web Summit tickets to ten startups based in or focused on Central Eastern European countries until July 20th....
Startup Growpad Acceleration Program – Questions And Answers
The startup ecosystem is gaining more and more attention from the corporate world, who has become increasingly interested in partnering with startups. Startup Growpad is an acceleration program for startups, that is the living proof of that. Startup innovation is a...
Startup Growpad – An Acceleration Program To Support Startups, Was Launched Today By KPMG Romania And Spherik Accelerator
KPMG in Romania has teamed up with Spherik Accelerator to help startups find the right resources and financing they need to develop and grow. The project will be known as Startup Growpad. Participants will have access to experienced mentors, who can help them plan the...
Startup Olé 2018 promotes entrepreneurship in Central and Eastern Europe
17th-19th April, one of the brand new Startup Europe projects, MY-GATEWAY, was present at Startup Olé. The 4th edition of Startup Olé was quite extraordinary: more than 7000 world-wide participants, 500 startups, 60 accelerators, 50 big corporates, 350 speakers, 40...