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

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Sting Accelerate

Join Sting Accelerate and take your startup from MVP to pre-seed readiness in just four months.

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<p class="display-6">Expect a high-paced program with 4-months milestone plan and a lot of opportunities for peer-to-peer exchange and learning. Your individual Sting coaches have long entrepreneurial experience and will challenge you to aim higher and reach further.<p>

At Sting Accelerate, you’ll:

  • Develop you and your team faster
  • Secure a 600K SEK investment: 400K SEK at program start and an additional 200K SEK at conversion, with an investment from Propel Capital.
  • Position yourself and your startup to be optimally prepared for pre-seed or seed investments.
  • Work through structured sprints and milestone plans, with weekly coaching to keep you accountable and motivated.
  • Get a seat at Sting's coworking space in A house and surround yourself with a community of fellow founders and industry experts.
  • Attend weekly workshops, meetups, peer-to-peer events, and masterclasses to build your skills and knowledge in legal, financing, team & talent, marketing, growth, and product development.
  • Tap into the expertise of mentors and advisors in these areas, who will work with you one-on-one to overcome challenges and achieve your goals.
  • Participate in Demo Day, our event where you'll showcase your startup in front of a room full of investors, followed by a celebratory party to mark your achievements. This is a great opportunity to network, showcase your hard work, and potentially secure additional funding for your startup.
  • Join a lifelong community of fellow founders and industry experts, and get ongoing support, resources, and networking opportunities.

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Hard facts

Length

4 months (Feb-Jun and Sep-Jan)

Next program start

February 10th, 2025

Next application deadline:

November 27th, 2024

Admission

2 batches per year, 8 startups per batch

Investment

400+200K SEK investment from Propel Capital

Requirements

  • Launched product and can show traction
  • A founding team of minimum two people, working 100%
  • Product or solution based on a scalable innovation and solving a big important problem.
  • Ambition to build an international growth company.
  • Incorporated Swedish AB, team presence in Stockholm during program

Next up

Length

4 months (Feb-Jun and Sep-Jan)

<p class="display-6">Expect a high-paced program with 4-months milestone plan and a lot of opportunities for peer-to-peer exchange and learning. Your individual Sting coaches have long entrepreneurial experience and will challenge you to aim higher and reach further.<p>

At Sting Accelerate, you’ll:

  • Develop you and your team faster
  • Secure a 600K SEK investment: 400K SEK at program start and an additional 200K SEK at conversion, with an investment from Propel Capital.
  • Position yourself and your startup to be optimally prepared for pre-seed or seed investments.
  • Work through structured sprints and milestone plans, with weekly coaching to keep you accountable and motivated.
  • Get a seat at Sting's coworking space in A house and surround yourself with a community of fellow founders and industry experts.
  • Attend weekly workshops, meetups, peer-to-peer events, and masterclasses to build your skills and knowledge in legal, financing, team & talent, marketing, growth, and product development.
  • Tap into the expertise of mentors and advisors in these areas, who will work with you one-on-one to overcome challenges and achieve your goals.
  • Participate in Demo Day, our event where you'll showcase your startup in front of a room full of investors, followed by a celebratory party to mark your achievements. This is a great opportunity to network, showcase your hard work, and potentially secure additional funding for your startup.
  • Join a lifelong community of fellow founders and industry experts, and get ongoing support, resources, and networking opportunities.

Hard facts

Hard facts

Length

4 months (Feb-Jun and Sep-Jan)

Next program start

February 10th, 2025

Next application deadline:

November 27th, 2024

Admission

2 batches per year, 8 startups per batch

Investment

400+200K SEK investment from Propel Capital

Requirements

  • Launched product and can show traction
  • A founding team of minimum two people, working 100%
  • Product or solution based on a scalable innovation and solving a big important problem.
  • Ambition to build an international growth company.
  • Incorporated Swedish AB, team presence in Stockholm during program

Next up

Length

4 months (Feb-Jun and Sep-Jan)

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Joining Accelerate offers startups a range of valuable benefits

Propel Capital Investment

Secure a 500K SEK investment from Propel Capital.

Financing

Sting provides startups with access to experienced professionals to help create optimal fundraising conditions.

Office space

You get free office space at Sting’s office in A house for up to 6 months while you are in the Sting program.

Business Development

You get a dedicated and experienced Sting coach who works closely with you and your team, several hours per week, and both challenges and supports you on all critical business activities.

Industry mentors & external experts

Not only do you get weekly coaching from your Sting coach, but also from external mentors and expert coaches, hired by Sting, who are true wizzes in their fields.

Marketing, PR & communications

Sting provides startups with access to experienced professionals to help create optimal fundraising conditions.

Partners & Perks

We’ve negotiated a range of special offers worth over SEK 1 million that you can access after joining Sting.

Recruitment & team development

After working with more than 400 startups, we have learned how to recruit and develop a successful team. You get access to two coaches to help you succeed in this area.

Network & community

You gain access to the most developed investor network in Europe as well as a large network of business contacts, both Swedish and international, which Sting has built since 2002.

Propel Capital Investment

Secure a 500K SEK investment from Propel Capital.

Financing

Sting provides startups with access to experienced professionals to help create optimal fundraising conditions.

Office space

You get free office space at Sting’s office in A house for up to 6 months while you are in the Sting program.

Business Development

You get a dedicated and experienced Sting coach who works closely with you and your team, several hours per week, and both challenges and supports you on all critical business activities.

Industry mentors & external experts

Not only do you get weekly coaching from your Sting coach, but also from external mentors and expert coaches, hired by Sting, who are true wizzes in their fields.

Marketing, PR & communications

Sting provides startups with access to experienced professionals to help create optimal fundraising conditions.

Partners & Perks

We’ve negotiated a range of special offers worth over SEK 1 million that you can access after joining Sting.

Recruitment & team development

After working with more than 300 startups, we have learned how to recruit and develop a successful team. You get access to two coaches to help you succeed in this area.

Network & community

You gain access to the most developed investor network in Europe as well as a large network of business contacts, both Swedish and international, which Sting has built since 2002.

Ready to scale your startup? Apply today.

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Application Process

Who can apply to Sting?

Sting runs two startup programs: Sting Accelerate and Sting Incubate. The qualification criteria for each program differs slightly, read more for list of criterias.

Startup Programs

What happens during the program?

Expect a packed calendar with regular coach meetings, sprints and milestone plans, workshops, investor meetups, social events, pitch coaching and much more. Everything leads up to Demo Day, the final event where you get to go on stage and pitch to over 100 international investors.

Selection Process

When is the application deadline?

Sting’s programs start twice every year, in February and September. The application deadlines are generally in late May and late November. For Sting Incubate Deeptech we do evaluate applications continuously and in certain cases we may accept companies in between the application periods.

General

Will Sting invest in our startup?

All companies accepted to Sting Accelerate receive an investment of SEK 500 000 through a convertible note from Propel Capital, the investment company linked to Sting. All companies accepted to Sting Incubate have the possibility to receive the same investment of SEK 500 000 from Propel Capital. The opportunity will be available after a few months in the program.

Propel Capital

I am a business angel and interested in investing in Propel Capital. What do I need to do?

Contact Emanuel Andersson, CEO of Propel Capital, for more information on when and under what conditions it is possible to invest in Propel Capital. Read more about Propel Capital here.

Startup Academy

Can I offer Sting Startup Academy as a perk to my community?

If you are a coworking space, educational institution, or other community of future entrepreneurs, we are happy to provide you with resources to share in your network. Contact us at: academy@sting.co

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