The selected startup founders will have access to bespoke support, with insights from London’s most experienced mentors and investors, and connections to a global community of successful entrepreneurs; providing a unique opportunity to learn and grow with the best.
‘Campus Exchange’ focuses on full immersion for founders - with fast tracked introductions to key players in the community. Working together in the heart of the London startup scene in Shoreditch, founders can quickly build a network necessary to scale. Graduates of this program have gone on to Silicon Valley based programs like Blackbox Connect, have been nominated for the Google Play awards, and secured funding from some of London’s top Angels and VCs.
Applications are open now, with the residential programme set to start on Monday 22nd August. Ahead of applications closing, on 29th July, Google mentors are on the road meeting startups across the country.
With sessions in Liverpool, Newcastle, London, Cambridge and Edinburgh - startup founders who think big are encouraged to apply. Startups can register to attend 30 minute 1:1 sessions, covering topics ranging from ‘Analytics’ to ‘User Onboarding’, with specialists in Tech, Marketing, Sales and Data, on hand.
Francesca Dean, Head of Programmes at Campus London, said, “Amazing ideas can come from anywhere, and there is incredible entrepreneurial talent across the UK. Pooling this talent with the knowledge and expertise of our international community of entrepreneurs, puts Campus London in a unique position to help propel the best startups to global scale.
"In London, our community—which includes designers, developers, founders, and investors—is now 60,000 strong with members from 159 countries. Just last year, we organised more than 1,493 mentorship hours between Googlers and entrepreneurs, and we're proud to see that our members have raised £50,397,000 in funding, creating over 1000 new jobs in 2015 alone."
Startups interested in taking part can apply for Campus Exchange at Campus.co/bestofbritish
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