Application Deadline: Ongoing
The AWS Startup Loft Accelerator program is a 10-week virtual acceleration program for early-stage cloud-based startups . The program enables startups to maximize the value of AWS by providing them with AWS tech resources, to validate their business by industry leaders, to access investors and to accelerate their time to market. The program structure is based on four pillars crucial to a startup’s success in its early days: Technology, Product, Go-to-market and Funding. The program puts the entrepreneur at the center allowing startups to build their own personalized program out of the AWS Startup Loft Accelerator session and content offering.
Requirements
- The AWS Startup Loft Accelerator program was created to support entrepreneurs in the earliest stages of their startup.
- It is designed for startups that have begun building a working prototype or proof of concept.
- Participants must be committed to their startup and working full-time on its development.
- AWS Startup Loft Accelerator is industry and vertical agnostic, although all companies should have plans to run their infrastructure on the cloud.
Benefits
From idea to ready in 10-weeks with the AWS Startup Loft Accelerator
Virtual and custom-made
AWS Startup Loft Accelerator is a 10-week program that allows you to build your own personalized agenda: no mandatory sessions, no demo days, no application deadline.
Global network
By joining AWS Startup Loft Accelerator, you benefit from the extensive AWS network of industry leaders, technology experts, serial entrepreneurs, investors, startup organizations, advisors and partners.
Technology fast-track
AWS Startup Loft Accelerator equips your technical team with tech resources, guidance and a community of peers. From technical deep dives to round tables on day-to-day CTO challenges, including: recruiting, managing an engineering team, building a minimum viable product, and design principles for cloud architecture.
Business boost
AWS Startup Loft Accelerator helps you become funding-ready with hands-on workshops and concrete use cases, all designed to validate and perfect your Go-To-Market strategy, pitch deck and storytelling.
Alumni community
AWS Startup Loft Accelerator community brings together all program members, including alumni founders for both CEOs and CTOs. You may no longer be actively part of the program, but the alumni community will always be here for you as an open space for learning and support.
Up to $25k* in AWS Activate credits
Every participating startup is eligible to join the Activate program. This offers up to $25K to spend on AWS services, a free one-year AWS Business Support subscription for up to $5K, 80 credits for self-paced labs, access to the Activate Console plus exclusive member-only offers.
Selection Criteria
- All startups will be notified by email once they’ve conducted the virtual screenings.
AWS Startup Loft Accelerator alumni will benefit from the large AWS Startup Loft Accelerator community of graduates, where they can share knowledge, network and advice. Graduates will also continue to have access to the agenda and be able to participate in sessions. Our team remains available to assist any alumni company as they grow – connecting to investors and, where relevant, to AWS go-to-market programs such as AWS Marketplace and APN.
For More Information:
Visit the Official Webpage of the AWS Startup Loft Accelerator EMEA Program 2023