Virtual Accelerator Marketplace (VAM)

BEYOND’s mission is to create a more sustainable and interconnected European business acceleration industry through a Virtual Accelerator Marketplace (VAM). VAM is a trust framework supporting joint business acceleration activities, backed by a mutually accepted incentive structure and platform. This channel provides connections from private investment flows from leading net contributor regions to moderate net beneficiary regions—one effective solution against the geographical gap. VAM’s goal is to dramatically improve the quality and outreach of business acceleration services in developing innovation ecosystems.

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Stand alone Acceleration Ecosystem

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Readiness

Co-design a trust framework to support acceleration activities

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Proof of Concept

Proof a technical and economic feasibility of doing joint acceleration activities

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Proof of Sustainability

Expand the impact beyond consortium partners and their countries

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Stand alone Acceleration Ecosystem

1

Readiness

Co-design a trust framework to support acceleration activities

2

Proof of Concept

Proof a technical and economic feasibility of doing joint acceleration activities

3

Proof of Sustainability

Expand the impact beyond consortium partners and their countries

BEYOND Joint Thesis:

We believe first-timers and those from diverse sectors and backgrounds make uniquely successful founders. The hardest part of the start-up journey? Getting to product-market fit. We expedite the product-market fit process, increasing your fundraising at a higher valuation.

We achieve this through a results-driven, transparent and individual process based on simple principles:

Employing a Self-Sovereign Digital Identity Scheme (funding passport) for start-ups no matter what accelerator they join. Through the funding passport, start-ups can document their journey and access additional funding.

Building a joint platform for core acceleration. Online acceleration & joint frameworks lead to efficient start-up development and collaboration.

Sharing specific offers from diverse project participants & resources to increase start-ups’ value.

Developing an incentive structure where all partners benefit from provining high quality start-ups and developing their services

Creating a cross-regional marketplace for fundraising with the aim to help start-ups depend less on the local investor landscape.

VAM Value proposition & benefits

Access to curated start-ups looking for investors from emerging markets.

Access to selective, top-notch mentors eager to support start-ups.

Accelerators become a trust node, improving the quality of their offers.

Recommendations to foster the flow of private investment from both strong & leading and modest & moderate regional innovation ecosystems.

Access to curated start-ups from emerging markets that are looking for investors.

Access to curated top-notch mentors from leading ecosystems eager to support startups.

Accelerators to become a trust node and improve the quality of their offering.

Lessons learned and recommendations to foster the flow of private investment from strong/leading to modest/moderate regional innovation ecosystems.