How does it work?
The studio is a hub of creativity and innovation, where we use our business, design and technology expertise to help you create a successful digital product company. We’ll test your value proposition, refine your business model, and help you create a product roadmap. Together we’ll put all the pieces in place that will help you raise your next round of capital. With the capital secured we then help build your team, and together we design, develop and launch your product.
Our culture is rooted in design: of business models, of products, of methodologies. The knowledge accumulated by our experience working with startups can boost your enterprise and it’s far more valuable than capital. Years of successes and failures help us to accelerate and focus the progress of our portfolio companies to reach the maximum impact for your users.
Accelerate your understanding.
We only work with a few founders each year. So if selected, you and your team will be invited to join the Activate Studio. Here you’ll meet your mentors. You’ll get expert feedback on your pitch, and a comprehensive analysis of your current investment proposition.
We dedicate our time and share our knowledge — through online workshops and individual mentorship sessions — to help you craft your idea..
After a few sessions, you will also have the chance to present your company to the Activate investment committee and become one of our portfolio startups.
Porfolio companies will receive an investment commitment of up to £50K in match funding.
Push for investment.
With Activate as your lead investor, our team will help you with your fundraising strategy and your product vision. We will work with you to identify weak spots in your investment proposition and develop an investment plan.
You will be able to use part of our investment to kickstart your project and create an MVP in order to get some of the key experiences of the product to early customers as quickly as possible without burning too many resources to get there. This is an inexpensive way to test product hypotheses, accelerate learning, and ensure your business is delivering a product or service that users want and need. Providing proof of traction, the capability to acquire your earliest users and to generate your first real revenue.
This is not a “one-size-fits-all” situation. We know every startup is unique, and we will design an investment plan just for you.
Launch your product.
After the seed funding round closes, we will assist you in building and launching your product to market using agile design and development techniques.
We will provide the technical expertise to support you with scaling and managing your product. We assist with the planning and help you decide upon a suitable software infrastructure and security measures.
We will deploy a dedicated product and tech team built around your project.
Got an idea for a business based on a digital platform?
Activate Studio is accepting startup applications for the Summer 2024 funding cycle. The deadline for applications is Sunday, June 30th.
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