Startup Accelerator INcubes Welcomes Five More Hubs to Its International Exchange Program

In March, Toronto based accelerator INcubes has added five new hubs to its international exchange program, including Lisbon, Rome, Barcelona and Shanghai bringing its global total to twenty.
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TORONTO - March 10, 2015 - PRLog -- INcubes is excited to announce that it has recently welcomed 5 new incubators and accelerators into its International Exchange Program. Recognized as one of the 7 true acceleration programs in Canada and one of the 6 exciting Canadian Accelerators to watch in 2015, INcubes offers the largest international exchange program.

The INcubes International Exchange Program (http://incubes.ca/international-partners/) gives INcubes portfolio companies the opportunity to partner with hubs, accelerators and incubators around the globe to give the added value of international connections. Locations include the US, South America, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. If traveling to those destinations, companies are able to work out of their space for free and make valuable contacts. The 5 new partnerships have brought the total to 20 international partners and new locations are constantly being added to the map.

The 5 new hubs to join INcubes International Exchange Program are:

·      StartUp Lisboa from Lisbon, Portugal

·      Beta-I from Lisbon, Portugal

·      LUISS ENLABS from Rome, Italy

·      Barcelona Ventures from Barcelona, Spain

·      Chinaccelerator from Shanghai, China

“We are excited to have more partners on board from Europe and Asia,” Says Ben Zlotnick, Founder and CEO of INcubes. “These partnerships will give us the ability to better support our portfolio companies, as well as expand our Going Global events, both in Canada and overseas.”

As part of its international exchange program, INcubes has launched the Going Global series. It's a series of high profile global startup events with its international partners. The first two events in the series were 1776 Challenge Cup Toronto (http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/small-b...) and Going Global: INcubes and 1871 (http://www.techvibes.com/blog/incubes-hosts-showcase-for-...) that had Toronto Mayor John Tory, US Ambassador to Canada Bruce Hayman, and Managing Partner of Google in Canada, Sam Sebastian as keynote speakers.

ABOUT INcubes

INcubes is a Toronto-based accelerator that teams up with emerging entrepreneurs and talented startup teams to create solid businesses with innovative products and ideas. With its two flagship programs, the Funnel Program and the Acceleration Program, INcubes connects with the most forward-thinking entrepreneurs with the goal of turning their game-changing technologies into international success stories.

About StartUp Lisboa:

StartUP Lisboa, founded in 2011 by the Lisbon Municipality, Bank Montepio and the Portugese Agency for Competitiveness and Innovation IP is Lisbon’s top incubator with 3 buildings located in Lisbon’s Center devoted to tech, commerce and tourism. StartUp Lisboa is a hub that offers financial support structure and an environment that allows for exchange and experiences to maximize success.

About Beta-i

Beta-i Association is a non-profit organization focused on the promotion of entrepreneurship and innovation with an aim to contribute to a stronger culture and entrepreneurial ecosystem and to help startups grow and succeed. Activity is based in two main areas: events and acceleration programs. Beta-i is responsible for events like Beta-Talk, TEDxEdges, Silicon Valley comes to Lisbon and SandBox Global Summit, as well as acceleration programs like, Startup Weekend, Beta-Start.

About LUISS ENLABS

LUISS ENLABS is a startup accelerator based in Rome, Italy. It is operated by LVenture Group, a publicly listed venture capital company that provides startups with funding and networking. Twice a year, a new batch of early-stage disruptive startups is selected to join the program run by the accelerator. The acceleration program lasts for 5 months. During this period, the startups are provided with €60k micro-seed investment and networking opportunities.

About Barcelona Ventures

Barcelona Ventures, a startup accelerator that boosts the entry in the US. Through strategic partnerships in Silicon Valley the accelerator program is based on: 100+ American mentors, access to potential partners and customers as well as their investor networks. Based in Barcelona and San Francisco Barcelona Ventures is an international program with Investor Day in Silicon Valley. They are a lean accelerator program providing a lean US market entry to European tech startups.

About Chinaccelerator

Chinaccelerator is the number 1 accelerator in the east and prides itself as the best place for seed to early-stage startups that have the potential to expand globally. To date, their 3-month accelerator program has taken 6 batches of founders and propelled them to their full potential. Twice a year, Chinnaccelerator welcomes new batches of startups and move them to Shanghai where they are worked with intensively to put the startups in the best position to succeed and pitch to hand selected investors on “Demo Day”

For additional information:

www.incubes.ca

http://startuplisboa.com

http://www.beta-i.pt

http://luissenlabs.com

http://barcelonaventures.com

http://chinaccelerator.com

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