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Accelerators

Articles and guides on business accelerators – the programs designed to support early-stage startups and entrepreneurs by providing access to resources, mentorship, and networking opportunities to help them grow and scale their businesses rapidly.

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Internet and ICT accelerator Wayra helps start-ups to €30 million of investment

Telefonica's Wayra accelerator has now fostered €30 million of investment for its start-ups since foundation.

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French accelerator TheFamily gets investment stamp of approval from Index Ventures

A start-up accelerator in France has become the latest beneficiary of investment capital from Index Ventures.

Growth Planning

The Collider12 brand way for start-up incubation

As ever more start-ups decide that joining an accelerator is the best way to get some early traction, GrowthBusiness meets one of the new options on the block – Collider12.

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Red Bull Amplifier accelerator targets start-ups in the music space

Energy drinks brand Red Bull has launched a business accelerator aimed at cultivating innovative music-orientated start-ups.

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Creative vision behind artist Plan B secures backing for entrepreneurial incubator

MeWe360 has launched its activities with the help of a £2 million investment from a consortium of backers.

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Seedcamp for European entrepreneurial start-ups: Past, present and future

Since Seedcamp was founded in 2007 it has gone on to mentor 800 companies. Co-founder Reshma Sohoni sits down with GrowthBusiness to talk about its evolution and what plans the accelerator has in store for 2013.

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Ventilation experts breathe in investment 

Natural ventilation specialist Breathing Buildings has secured £1 million in second round funding to expand its business both in the UK and internationally.

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Third round of funding for Deminos to ramp up hiring

The Finance for Business North East Accelerator Fund has made an investment through its managing partner Northstar Ventures.

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Maiden investment in UK for Citrix accelerator

Software and technology company Citrix Systems has made a maiden investment in the UK from its start-up accelerator programme with the backing of social analytics business Handy Elephant.

Entrepreneurs

Engineering design: Santiago Matheus

Born in Ecuador, Santiago Matheus started businesses in four continents before co-founding Method Design Lab in London in March this year. He reveals what he'd wish he'd known when he started.

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North East accelerator programme launched

A £1 million accelerator programme for North East England has been launched that aims to tap into Newcastle’s burgeoning technology start-ups by investing up to £100,000 in companies.

Growth Planning

Mark Hales launches £200,000 start-up Oxygen Accelerator

Entrepreneur Mark Hales has launched a £200,000 start-up accelerator programme in Birmingham that aims to develop entrepreneurship by providing tech start-ups with early stage finance and mentoring.