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Startup Academy

A collection of experience and expertise gathered from some of Sweden's leading entrepreneurs in a digital crash course intended to equip aspiring entrepreneurs.

Take the first step towards becoming an entrepreneur

Startup Academy and Startup Academy Science to Business are the first steps on your entrepreneurial journey. Both of the Academy's program teachings provide a solid foundation, offering tools, techniques, and expertise you’ll need to bring your concept to reality. It’s the perfect setup if you’re interested in applying to any of our startup programs.

What you'll learn:

  • Gain a solid foundation in entrepreneurship or Deeptech focus through 7 or 6 core modules
  • Learn how to build a winning team
  • Access the expertise used by successful entrepreneurs
  • Understand the timeline for starting and growing a startup
  • Test and validate your business idea
  • Learn best practices for sales and financing

Hard facts

Length

Entrepreneur focus- 7 core modules, each with five masterclasses. Approx 4-5 hours to complete the course.

DeepTech focus- 6 core modules, and approx 3-4 hours to complete.

Cost

Both Sting Startup Academy is 100% free and open to anyone.

When?

You can join the course whenever you want.

Startup Academy Courses

Startup Academy

Entrepreneurs

The Sting Startup Academy is a free, online platform designed to guide early-stage entrepreneurs through the essentials of building a successful startup. With bite-sized, interactive lessons covering everything from product development to pitching investors, the academy equips founders with the tools and insights they need to navigate their startup journey. Perfect for those eager to learn at their own pace

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Science to Business

DeepTech

The Sting Startup Academy, with a Deeptech focus, is a free online platform tailored for researchers ready to turn their groundbreaking work into impactful startups. Are you addressing significant real-world problems? Our “Science to Business” initiative provides the support you need to transform your research into a successful growth company.

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Words from our founders

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CEO & Co-founder
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Programs

Accelerate

Accelerate

Application due: Nov 27, 2024

Take your startup from MVP to pre-seed readiness in just four months. Application OPEN until November 27th!

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Incubate

Incubate

Application due: Nov 27, 2024

Sting Incubate is (up to) an 18-month program that will get you from prototype to launch and prepare you for the next steps on your startup journey. Applications OPEN until November 27th.

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Programs

Accelerate

Accelerate

Application due: Nov 27, 2024

Take your startup from MVP to pre-seed readiness in just four months. Application OPEN until November 27th!

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Incubate

Incubate

Application due: Nov 27, 2024

Sting Incubate is (up to) an 18-month program that will get you from prototype to launch and prepare you for the next steps on your startup journey. Applications OPEN until November 27th.

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Academy course modules includes

1. How to begin your startup journey

  • What to expect from this course
  • Who your teachers are
  • What to keep in mind when getting started
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2. How to test your business idea

  • How to find a problem worth solving
  • The importance of a ‘mindset of experimentation’
  • What needs to be validated
  • Tools to test your idea
  • How to create an MVP
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3. How to get your first customer

  • How to get your first customer
  • How to create a customer profile
  • Market segmentation
  • How to set your pricing
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4. How to form a winning team

  • The importance of finding the right co-founder
  • How to form a successful team
  • Building a company culture to attract global talent
  • Recruitment tools and strategies
  • Ownership structure, Shareholders agreement and cap-table
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5. How long will it take?

  • The different phases of building a startup
  • How to sign big partnership agreements
  • How to expand internationally
  • How to keep going when you don’t know how long the process will take
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6. How to succeed with the sales

  • Running your sales cycles efficiently
  • Succeed with cold calls
  • How to generate sales in a meeting and the importance of listening
  • How to handle objections
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7. How to finance your start-up

  • Why finance your startup
  • Financing options for early-stage startups
  • Understanding risk and traction
  • Finding investors and prepare for the meeting
  • What investors are looking for in early-stage startups
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Some of the speakers

“More than 90% of all startups fail. Why? Not because their idea wasn’t good enough. But rather because tools for success were not easily accessed.

Sting has been trusted to accelerate startups for over 20 years. With our knowledge, our network, and our expertise you can dodge some classic mistakes and leap closer to success.”
Pär Hedberg

Pär Hedberg

Sting Founder och Coaches DeepTech

Meet your Sting coaches

Magnus Rehn
Magnus Rehn
Coaches ClimateTech startups
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Boel Rydenå-Swartling
Boel Rydenå-Swartling
Coaching ClimateTech startups within the mobility sector
Climate
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Raoul Stubbe
Raoul Stubbe
Coaches DeepTech companies
DeepTech
Society
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Cecilia Bratt
Cecilia Bratt
Coaches SaaS and Software companies
Society
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Krim Talia
Krim Talia
CEO & Coach
DeepTech
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Johanna Wollert Melin
Johanna Wollert Melin
Coaches HealthTech companies
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Olof Berglund
Olof Berglund
Coaches Health and Deeptech companies
Health
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Jonas Lindqvist
Jonas Lindqvist
Coaches Gaming, Climate- and DeepTech companies
DeepTech
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Fredrik Rosengren
Fredrik Rosengren
Coaches SaaS and Software companies
Society
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Pär Hedberg
Pär Hedberg
Sting Founder och Coaches DeepTech
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Karin Ruiz
Karin Ruiz
Coaches Climate and DeepTech startups
DeepTech
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Startup Programs

Do I pay for Sting’s services?

We have a “success fee” model in the form of stock warrants to Sting. As a non-profit, we’re an independent, founder-centric organization who always wants what’s best for your startup. If you succeed, these stock warrants eventually convert into a small number of shares.

Propel Capital

Are there other benefits to having Propel Capital as a financier, in addition to the investment itself?

Yes! The co-owners of Propel Capital are business angels actively looking for investment opportunities in exciting and promising startups. As a portfolio company to Propel Capital, you are exposed to a large number of potential investors.

Propel Capital

How much ownership does Propel Capital take? 

Propel Capital invests via a convertible note that converts to ownership only when the company has raised at least SEK 1 million or more from external investors. This way, we avoid setting a valuation of the company too early.

Propel Capital

What are the terms of the Propel Capital convertible?

For full terms and conditions, please contact emanuel.andersson@sting.co. Read more for an overall summary of the terms:

Propel Capital

How is the number of shares that Propel Capital receives after conversion calculated?

The loan is calculated with interest at the date of the conversion/price per share in the round * 0.7.

Propel Capital

Does Propel Capital invest in its portfolio companies?

No, usually Propel Capital does not have the opportunity to participate in new issues in the portfolio companies. However, Propel Capital’s CEO, Emanuel Andersson, is actively working to support the portfolio companies in their financing rounds in other ways, including by making intros to potential investors.

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