Following the successful graduation of the first cohort of K-Accelerator, Kerala Startup Mission (KSUM) and Zone Startups India have announced their second cohort to target high-tech, high-potential startups from the State.
The K-Accelerator Monsoon Batch 2018 has been designed as a three-month virtual programme with a one-week residential session in Bengaluru or Mumbai. The initiative is aimed at providing national-level exposure to startups. K-Accelerator was born out of the need to identify and nurture startups who could build and scale world-class products from Kerala and beyond.
After the success of its first round, the programme is now being curated to focus on B2B start-ups, under a hybrid delivery model. Registration was already on for the programme with a fee of ₹50,000 fixed per startup. The deadline for application is August 17. The selection pitch will be on August 23 and results announcement on August 25. The programme will commence on September 3 with the residential boot camp scheduled on November 1.
Demo Day
The Demo Day and Investor Pitch will be held on November 3. KSUM, the nodal agency to promote entrepreneurship development and incubation activities, has tied up with Zone Startups, a global brand of tech accelerators and early-stage venture funds, operated by Toronto-based Ryerson Futures Inc., a subsidiary of Ryerson University, for the initiative.
The applications for the second cohort were open at startupmission.kerala.gov.in/programs /k-accelerator .
