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F10 Acceleration Program - Take the fast-track to scale your business!

The equity-free 3-month program connects you to Switzerland's leading financial institutions and investors.

Zürich, Switzerland

Application Closed
Pre-Selection by F10

Application Deadline

11/08/2020

Judging Deadline

11/15/2020
Pre-Selection for Corporate Partners

Application Deadline

11/16/2020

Judging Deadline

11/18/2020
Online Interviews with Corporate Partners

Application Deadline

11/18/2020

Judging Deadline

12/15/2020
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Description

F10 Acceleration Program February – May 2021
Take the fast-track to scale your business


We help tackle the #1 problem FinTechs face: selling your product to big banks and insurance companies, by providing a mechanism for fostering meaningful collaboration between startups and F10 Corporate Partners. The Acceleration Program provides a unique opportunity to build trust and relationships with potential clients and investors, as well as industry experts and peers. 

It’s a 3-month accelerator program for a cohort of 10 post-revenue FinTech, InsurTech, RegTech, and DeepTech companies. The core of the program are three 3-day bootcamps taking place on-site in Zurich and/or online (depending on the Covid-19 situation) where you will meet the F10 ecosystem, investors and corporates that are ready to work with you. During the bootcamps, F10 will facilitate workshops and master classes focusing on sales, fundraising, and scaling your organization, as well as matchmaking with potential clients, partners, and investors. 

Eligibility

Applications are welcome from startups based anywhere in the world or within Switzerland, provided they meet these requirements:

  1. FinTech, InsurTech, RegTech, or DeepTech company with potential to collaborate with F10 Corporate Partners
  2. A scalable software product is available and ready to be implemented with customers
  3. Customer traction can be proven with a minimum of $200k ARR
  4. Previous investment has been secured
  5. A strong and stable management team with diversified skills
  6. Two senior team members available for all bootcamps, minimum one of them a co-founder

Process

Based on all applications received for the program, F10 will pre-select 20-30 startups based on application quality, product-market fit, traction, and suitability for collaboration with F10 Corporate Partners. In a second round, the F10 Corporate Partners SIX, Julius Baer, R3, Generali, Baloise Group will vote to determine the group of startups selected.

Program Timeline:
8 November 2020: Applications closed
14 & 15 December 2020: Online interviews for pre-selected startups
18 December 2020: Participation confirmation
1 February: Official program start & online kick-off
22-24 February 2021 May: Bootcamp 1
29-31 March 2021: Bootcamp 2
3-5 May: Bootcamp 3 & Program End
 

What an Applicant can Obtain

The F10 Acceleration Program is a unique package full of perks & advantages: 

  1. No equity
  2. Access to senior executives of our 12 Corporate Members 
  3. Facilitated pilot workshops with Corporate Members
  4. Networking & ecosystem events with wide exposure
  5. Master class sessions on sales, fundraising, and organizational scaleup
  6. Access to F10 startup coach for 1:1 coaching and pilot support
  7. Access to F10 mentors and subject matter experts
  8. Access to investors in 1:1 setups
  9. Free office space & infrastructure in Zurich
  10. Access to the F10 FinTech Sandbox with partner APIs