Pre-Sting Opportunities
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With decades of experience scaling startups, we're here to help you unlock your true potential and grow your business faster.
Not ready to apply for our programs yet? No problem. Turning an idea into a viable business concept can be daunting, so here are some valuable startup resources to add fuel to your fire and get you a few steps closer to joining the Sting community.
Pre-Sting opportunities
Sting Startup Academy
Take the very first step on your entrepreneurial journey with Sting Startup Academy: an online, self-paced course designed to take your idea to the next level.
A free, online course, designed to help you explore an idea within a real-world startup context.
It will take you approximately 4-5 hours to complete the course.
Aspiring entrepreneurs.
Academy will give you a solid foundation, providing tools, techniques, and the expertise you're going to need to bring your concept to reality.
Open Coaching
Want to get feedback on your idea, test your pitch or discuss how to solve a challenge? Sign up for a free 20-minute open coaching session.
A free 20-minute session with a Sting startup coach now for advice on how to move forward on your journey.
If you're seeking to get feedback on your startup pitch, ask for advice on how to approach a specific challenge, and learn how Sting could help you grow faster (and smarter), then this is the perfect opportunity for you.
Test Drive
Test your idea throughout an intensive workshop series designed for teams that are just getting started. Each Test Drive usually has a theme, meaning that we bring entrepreneurs and expert coaches in a specific area together, such as ClimateTech, HealthTech or DeepTech.
Four evening workshops run by Sting’s coaches combined with individual coaching and peer support.
Teams with a scalable, early stage idea. We prefer mixed-gender teams of two to three people.
We run one to three Test Drives every year. Keep an eye on our website for the next program.
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Sting is Scandinavia’s leading tech startup incubator and accelerator. We have over two decades of perfected gathered experiences in guiding high-potential tech founders on their journey to becoming global successes.
At the first workshop, all participants and organizers sign a confidentiality agreement. No information on the business concepts, technologies or names of participants may be spread outside the program without the consent of the participant in question.
We will review your application after the application deadline has passed and get back to you within two weeks. Between 10 to 12 projects are accepted to each round.
Propel Capital guarantees a follow-on investment of 200,000 SEK as part of its initial investment offer. However, Propel Capital does not make any additional follow-on investments beyond this. Instead, Propel Capital’s CEO, Emanuel Andersson, actively supports portfolio companies in their financing rounds by facilitating introductions to potential investors.
The loan amount plus accrued interest at the time of conversion is divided by the price per share in the round, discounted by 30%.
For full terms and conditions, please contact emanuel.andersson@sting.co. Read more for an overall summary of the terms:
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