Starfleet

Starfleet is a decentralized accelerator for Blockchain startups building applications on the æternity platform

What we are looking for

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Seed Stage Startup

Your project is at early stage - developing a business model, go-to-market strategy and MVP

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Visionary Idea

You’ve identified a problem and have a clear vision of a working solution

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Blockchain use case

Your product or service uses Blockchain technologies

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Ardent Team

The founders’ team must have technical ability and industry knowledge to execute their project.

What do we offer

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Funding

An investment offer of up to $100 000 in AE tokens to the selected teams

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Knowledge

60 hours of intense educational program on-site or remote, led by well known industry experts

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Acceleration

Additional 4 weeks of online mentoring sessions tailored to the needs of each selected startup

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Ecosystem

Access to the æternity ecosystem with our global partners, investors and the ælumni network

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Marketing support

Marketing workshops and advisory sessions, free access to Blockchain events and media exposure

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Guidance

6 months of closely keeping track on the project progress and additional advisory

Roadmap:

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9 February

Application deadline

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2-8 March

Genesis Week

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8 March

Selection of startups

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11 March - 7 April

Acceleration period

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8 April

Demo Day

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8 April

Demo Day

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11 March - 7 April

Acceleration period

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April

Investment offer

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May

Execution of the projects

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TBA

Landing on Mars

The atmosphere at Starfleet:

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Starfleeters so far:

Team

NIKOLA STOJANOW

NIKOLA STOJANOW

CEO AE Ventures

A passionate believer in the unlimited possibilities of blockchain technologies, Nikola Stojanow founded AE Ventures with the vision to support the development and future of the blockchain ecosystem globally.

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STEFKA DECHINA

STEFKA DECHINA

Head of Marketing & Operations

Stefka is bringing over 8 years of marketing and management experience to our team after working for major international retailers and FMCG companies. Joining the blockchain community, she is excited about the possibilities of the decentralized world and the opportunity to apply her experience and know-how into promoting the blockchain technologies.

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LUKA SUCIC

LUKA SUCIC

Program & Investments

Luka is an entrepreneur that likes to build new, yet unexplored things. After a long stretch of startups, he decided to turn hats and swapped it for a corporate career working for a major telecom in various roles from product and innovation to investment manager. Ended up in the blockchain space in 2012 out of pure curiosity and luck. He is helping æternity to accelerate startups and build the next generation of Blockchain.

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VALENTIN ALEXIEV

VALENTIN ALEXIEV

Program & Investments

Blockchain and crypto are Valentin's passion since the early years of Bitcoin when only some crazy people believed in it. He is a long time apps architect and software developer. Valentin is inspired by the vision of blockchain society and is interested in finding use cases to apply this novel technology towards this vision.

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ELISAVETA GEORGIEVA

ELISAVETA GEORGIEVA

Marketing and operations

Elisaveta is interested in entrepreneurship and everything related to it since her teenage years. She has started (and still running) a couple of companies, developed a few products and brands, and recently she joined the AE Ventures team on the marketing side. Two of her greatest passions are marketing & crypto. She is excited to work alongside likeminded people with shared passion for technological progress and sustainable development who strive to support startups utilising Blockchain for solving real world problems.

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LUKA CIGANEC

LUKA CIGANEC

Business Development

Luka is an entrepreneur keen on technology, and recognized from USA State Department as a young innovation leader. Experienced in building teams, products and scaling businesses. He listed his last company on Australian Stock Exchange and served as CTO of the public company. Currently, he is helping AE Ventures to find new use cases through startup acceleration and partnership forging.

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