Slovak Start-up Development Program
Project Title: Slovak Start-up Development Program
Place: Silicon Valley, California, USA
Partner in the U.S.: Plug and Play International, Inc.. (www.plugandplaytechcenter.com)
Project duration: until the end of 2012
Number of possible participants: 8 (each quarter there will be 2 start-up companies for a 3- months stay)
Project purpose: to facilitate the expansion of innovative ideas of Slovak companies across borders, to create better conditions for return on investment and start-up capital of Slovakia and enable rapid transfer of innovative know-how to Slovakia, which implies the potential to attract foreign investment to high-tech sector Slovakia.
Number of registered participants (November 2011, June 2012): 61
Number of participants in the final round (November 2011, ): 11
Day of the first round: 17 November 2011 in Bratislava, Heineken Tower Stage
Winners - start-up companies/projects:
1st place: project Nicereply (www.nicereply.com)
2nd place: project Coverpage (www.coverpageapp.com)
3rd place: start-up company in Field Work, s.r.o. (www.workinfield.com)
4th place: project Studentive (www.studentive.com)
Number of participants in the final round (June 2011, ): 10
Day of the second round: 13 June 2012 in Bratislava, the Spot
Winners - start-up companies/projects:
1st place: By Square
2nd place: Foretaster
3rd place: Quadisys
4th place: iInvoices
Terms of acceleration program in the U.S.:
9th January - 22nd March 2012
2nd April - 28th June 2012
9th July - 20th September 2012
1st October - 6th December 2012
For more information about SSDP 2012 selection process and criterias please click here.
