Startup Accelerators Explained

How and why accelerators help startups grow.

About the course

In 2021, over 20,000 investments have been made to US startups through accelerators. With some ultra-popular alumni like AirBnb, Crypto.com or Reddit, the essence of accelerators seems important to grow – or boost – startup development.

In fact, startup accelerators are an important pillar for growth in the industry, and understanding its mechanism gives you a unique look at how companies grow.

It is Janos Barberis, serial entrepreneur and founder of two accelerators in Asia, who will share his extensive knowledge on the subject with you. He first founded the largest Fintech accelerator “Supercharger” in 2014, and today founded again an accelerator focusing on EdTech startups.

In his course, learn about the different synergies between startups and investors, the business model and the opportunities for startups.

Difficulty: Foundations
Duration: 30mins

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With this online course, you will:

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Entrepreneurship

Startups

Business Models

Agile Mindset

Investments

The expert you’ll be learning from

Janos Barberis

Co-founder, Supercharger Ventures
Janos Barberis is Co-Founder of Supercharger Ventures. He skillfully combines academic rigour with an unrivalled entrepreneurial spirit. He has an established track record in the FinTech Industry (named 32nd Most Powerful Dealmaker globally, Institutional Investors, 2018) and in academia (13th legal scholar in the world, SSRN, 2018). He is driven to deliver actionable insights which have benefited the business transformation and innovation of Tier-1 financial institutions, across 400 B2B partnerships with cutting-edge technology start-ups. Janos currently focuses on the financial stability implications of BigTech firms, given their “too-large-to-ignore scale” and promotes a sustainable finance agenda via start-up business models. He leads a team of 18 people across key FinTech hubs, including Hong Kong, Singapore & London. Douglas Arner is the Kerry Holdings Professor in Law at the University of Hong Kong and an expert on financial regulation, particularly the intersection between law, finance and technology.

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