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International Accelerator Programme
Are you a female/non-binary leader of a growth stage/proven growth potential tech startup? Want to get help to scale and/or expand internationally?
Here’s what our Alumni have got from joining our International Accelerator:
What does our international accelerator programme offer?
International Scaleup School
International Scaleup School
Our international scaleup school offers participants all the know-how, introductions and support you need to scale up and expand internationally
Access to International Entrepreneurs in Residence (EIRs)
Access to International Entrepreneurs in Residence (EIRs)
Real time ‘phone a friend’ access to our International Entrepreneurs in Residence (EIRs) – successful Danish/international tech entrepreneurs and experts who know how to scale high-growth potential tech companies and navigate scaleup “roadblocks”
Access to global markets, talent and partners through Global Tech Advocates
Access to global markets, talent and partners through Global Tech Advocates
Gain exclusive access to the world’s ONLY truly international grassroots tech community, uniting over 33,000 tech leaders across 33 global tech hubs.
Trade Missions
Trade Missions
Kick-ass Trade missions to the Nordics, UK and US with our Global Tech Community.
Pitch training and Pitch Events
Pitch training and Pitch Events
Pitch training by best-in-class international experts and access to pitch events in Denmark and internationally
Access to Investors and Capital
Access to Investors and Capital
Access to Danish and international investors and capital
One-to-one office hours
One-to-one office hours
We offer access to business, legal, financial, technical and other professional advice delivered by Tech Nordic Advocates and our Global Programme partners.
Northern Europe’s Biggest Women in Tech Network
Northern Europe’s Biggest Women in Tech Network
Join Northern Europe’s Biggest Women In Tech Network, with an online community of hundreds of founders, entrepreners, investors and leaders
Awesome discounts
Awesome discounts
Awesome discounts from Hubspot, Zendesk, Talent Garden and many more!
What do I need to know?
Click here to see what our International Accelerator Programme entails.
An accelerator is a rapid-growth environment, packed with resources designed to take startups from ideation to validation. Typically, accelerator participants have a minimum viable product (MVP) in place and are given special access to mentors, advisors and funding opportunities.
Module 2 is an international Accelerator aimed at high-growth (potential) tech businesses founded/led by women, consisting of a ‘Pre-Accelerator Bootcamp’ followed by the commencing of our International Accelerator Programme.
The role and aim of the Pre-accelerator Bootcamp is to ‘Road test’ the high-growth potential of Bootcamp companies to select ‘the right’ companies for the subsequent Accelerator.
The International Accelerator’s mission is to expedite the growth of high-potential tech companies based in Denmark, with a focus on those led by women and non-binary individuals. This is achieved through tailored scale-up support provided by both Danish and international experts.
What does the International Accelerator aim to deliver?
Our programme gives Accelerator companies access to Danish and international experts who know how to scale up high-growth potential tech companies and navigate scaleup “roadblocks”, including specific challenges female and non-binary leaders of tech companies face.
We help female and non-binary leaders of high-growth tech companies in Denmark fulfil their true potential.
Create new Danish and international peer networks for the benefit of the female and non-binary leaders of the high-growth tech companies on the Programme, and the tech companies they run.
Help create more Danish high-growth tech companies with international expansion potential, tech-led innovation, exports, sustainable growth, jobs, welfare and equality in business, tech and society.
Strengthen know-how and knowledge share in the ecosystem, by bringing international know-how and expertise to Denmark.
Create role models for future female and non-binary tech leaders in Denmark.
How many Bootcamps will you run?
There will be 2 Pre-accelerator Bootcamps in 2024 (Cohort 1 and Cohort 2)
When will the 2 Pre-Accelerator Bootcamps run?
Cohort 1 Bootcamp
Week 1: 19-20 February 2024
Week 2: 26-27 February 2024
Cohort 1 Programme here (Speakers/experts may be subject to change)
The Bootcamp format is interactive workshops, masterclasses, inspirational talks, coaching by the Programme’s national and international Entrepreneurs-in-Residence (EIRs), investors and experts, pitch practice and pitching to Bootcamp judges
How many companies in each Bootcamp?
There will be 15-18 companies in each Bootcamp, depending on the quality of applicants
Where will the Bootcamps be held?
Both Bootcamps are physical events (with limited online content).
How long is each Bootcamp?
Each Bootcamp is 2+2 days across 2 weeks.
But, ‘Wow, 2 weeks is a lot. I have a business to run’
Exactly!
Each Bootcamp week consists of just 2 days, allowing you to dedicate the remaining 3 days to your business. You’ll then return for Week 2 of the Bootcamp, again with only 2 days of participation in the following week.
When will I know if my business has been selected for the Accelerator?
Bootcamp participants are told on the last day of the Bootcamp if they are offered places on the Accelerator
What if I am not selected?
Non-selected Bootcamp participants are given feedback by the Bootcamp judges, to help them improve their strategy/execution and success chances in subsequent Cohorts, if they choose to reapply.
How many Accelerators will there be?
There will be 2 x 6 month Accelerators (2 Cohorts) following on from the 2 Pre-Accelerator Bootcamps (with a short break in between)
When will the 2 x 6 month Accelerators (Cohorts) run?
We offer a dynamic, interactive programme, delivered by top-notch national and international Entrepreneurs in Residence (EiRs), partners, experts and investors through:
Interactive workshops, masterclasses, case studies and coaching
Peer-to-peer groups
Demo days, pitch and networking events in Denmark and internationally
Access to potential clients, partners, experts, investors, peers and networks across Tech Nordic Advocates’ Global Tech Advocates’ global tech/startup ecosystem, spanning 30 global tech hubs and 29000 tech leaders
Introduction to Danish and international investors (see Module 3 also), contacts and networks
Collaboration with international embassies, partners and accelerators
Trade missions (e.g. UK, US, Canada).
Tech Nordic Advocates’ global women-in-tech community platform
How many International Accelerator Programmes will be held?
There will be 2 Accelerators in 2024: Cohort 1 and Cohort 2.
How many companies will participate each International Accelerator Programme?
There will be 15-18 companies in each Accelerator depending on the quality of applicants, of whom, have successfully completed the Pre-Accelerator Bootcamp.
When will the International Accelerator run?
Cohort 1 Accelerator: February – August 2024
Cohort 2 Accelerator: Aug 2024 – Jan 2025
How long is each Accelerator?
Each Accelerator runs for 6 months
How much time do I need to devote to the Accelerator?
Please assume around 15% time, give and take. And remember this: this isn’t extra time but time you’re spending anyway. The question is not what you put in, but what you get out. We promise you that spending 15% on this Accelerator will deliver many times more value than spending time alone/on other pursuits
What are the key benefits to our programme?
Our International Accelerator Programme presents a distinct opportunity for rapid skill acquisition, essential for scaling high-growth tech businesses. Hands-on learning is at its’ core.
Our program’s international orientation turbocharges this process by infusing valuable international expertise from successful entrepreneurs and experts. This empowers Accelerator participants to condense years of learning into just 6 months, swiftly establish international networks, and accelerate the growth and global expansion of their tech businesses
What makes this Accelerator unique?
It’s the only international Accelerator in Denmark/the Nordics/Europe offering targeted support to female and non-binary leaders of high-growth tech companies. We’d say that makes us pretty special!
Female and non-binary founders/co-founders/c-level leaders (i.e. CEO, CTO, COO, CMO) of high-growth (potential) tech companies (who may have (a) co-founder(s) of any gender)
Applicants may come from Module 1 of Tech Nordic Advocates Strategic Women-in-Tech Growth Programme OR from outside the programme
The Programme is funded by Industriens Fond, the City of Copenhagen, private partners and Tech Nordic Advocates.
Successful applicants pay a deposit of 3000 kr before the start of the Bootcamp. Deposits are returned on completion of the full Programme (Bootcamp and Accelerator).
Deposits are not returned to participants who do not complete the full Programme.
Bootcamp participants who are not selected for the subsequent Accelerator will have their deposits returned at the end of the Bootcamp.
1. Applicants apply to join the 6 month Accelerator. Successful Applicants are offered places on the Pre-accelerator Bootcamp initially. Successful Bootcamp participants are then offered places on the subsequent 6 month Accelerator. (ie. Applicants submit ONE application only)
2. Applicants offered places on a Pre-accelerator Bootcamp must accept and commit to their Bootcamp places within a week of being offered a place. Commitment means payment of deposit (see below) and completion of the 2 x 2 day Bootcamp programme over a two week period.
3. Bootcamp applicants who accept a place on the programme but do not attend all 4 Bootcamp days will not be considered to have completed the Bootcamp, hence will not be considered for the Accelerator OR have their deposits returned
4. Pre-accelerator Bootcamp participants who are not offered places on the subsequent Accelerator may submit a new application for subsequent Cohorts.
5. Successful Bootcamp companies, offered places on the subsequent Accelerator, must complete the programme, as a condition of having their deposits return.
6. Completion means attendance of the Accelerator sessions and submission and sign-off of an executable scaleup and international expansion plan at the end of the Accelerator Programme.
Our 2024 applications are now OPEN!
If you’re ready for an awesome, top rated 6 month scaleup journey in the company of peers and international experts, coaches, partners and investors, click HERE
Check out our previous programme participants
2022
2023
Our International Accelerator Programme: Class of 2022
Cohort 1 - 2022
Katrine Larsen
Co-founder & COO, hococo
Isabella Merrild Agdestein
Co-founder & CEO, Focalx
Vera Reshetina
CEO and Co-founder, Workee
Hatla Færch Johnsen
CEO and Co-founder, uQualio
Louise Vinodini Gertz
Founder & CEO, WeBrick
Stine Kalmer Jørgensen
Co-founder & CEO, digital business developer, dreamplan.io
Jette Louise Skovgaard
CEO og founder, Minplan
Thuri Kledal
Founder & CXO, VR-Nature
Tina Søgaard-Pedersen
Owner/Director, Vain Dane Athletic
Fridda Flensted-Jensen
Founder & CEO, The Bubly Company
Julia Gebert
Founder & CEO, Rysta
Cohort 2 - 2022
Bodil Biering
Founder & CEO/CTO, Cyberjuice
Anne Sofie Rasmussen
Co-founder & CTO, Quick-It
Dorte Caroline Knudsen
Founder, Shift
Susan Poulsen
Founder & CEO, Advative ApS
Lillian Katrine Kofod
Founder & CEO, Vent2U ApS
Catharina Christiansen
Partner/CMO, Idealshop
Lena Andersson
Founder & CEO, Go! Running Tours
Mie Haraldsted
CEO, Aim Robotics
Jeannette Eis
Founder/CEO Attendwise
Christine Hebert
Founder, BlueLobster
Cohort 3 - 2022
Kathrine von Grumbkow
Co-founder & COO, Astro
Paula Jota Pedersen
CMO, Poikilingo
Rikke Vallentin Stoltz
Owner & CEO, GHC Int ApS
Lisa Ritter-Petersen
Managing Director, XLOCK Scandinavia ApS
Elizabeth Boye
Managing Partner, Sociability
Shakila Shakeen
Founder/CEO MyMedicalGig
Mia Negru
CRO, 2030 Builders
Mie Bøgh Arildsen
Co-founder & CEO, Hero
Marie Lommer Bagger
CEO, Measurelet
Inga Stein Burgaard
CEO, Seek+See ApS
Jannike Borg
Founder AceraTech
Our International Accelerator Programme: Class of 2023
