Seedrs launches first ever accelerator programme for budding entrepreneurs

London-headquartered Seedrs has launched its first accelerator programme.

Aimed at helping 10 FMCG startups raise capital on the Seedrs platform, it aims to give founders access to VC investors, supermarket buyers, branders and workshops.

The programme runs over a course of seven weeks. At the end, the startups will launch a funding round on Seedrs, which has funded 12 deals in the F&B sector in 2019 so far.

Kirsty Grant, chief investment officer at Seedrs, said: “We’re so excited to be launching our first accelerator programme with such an impressive cohort of F&B startups.

“It’s also fantastic to see that six out of ten founders in the cohort are women. We’ve been working hard to democratise access to capital since our launch in 2012, and this is a very promising step in the right direction.

“It was a really competitive process with over 100 applications, so watch this space for future programmes across a range of different sectors.”

The programme will begin this afternoon (July 24) with the Access to Capital session. Here, founders can hear from Institutional investors including Omakase Investment Club, Edenred Capital Partners and The Craftory.

The Demo Day will take place on September 12, where the startups will pitch to investors and launch their funding round on the Seedrs platform.

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