Activate Studio is accepting startup applications for the Winter 2024 funding cycle. The deadline for applications is Tuesday, December 31st.
Activate Studio is accepting startup applications for the Winter 2024 funding cycle. The deadline for applications is Tuesday, December 31st.
Activate Studio is accepting startup applications for the Winter 2024 funding cycle. The deadline for applications is Tuesday, December 31st.
The build.
The build.
Transforming Ideas into Scalable Digital Products
After securing seed funding, your startup will gain access to comprehensive support designed to bring your product vision to life. You’ll benefit from agile design and development techniques, ensuring a smooth and efficient path from concept to market.
We’ll assemble a dedicated product and tech team that becomes an extension of your own, tailored specifically to your needs. This team will work alongside you to co-create your product, offering technical expertise to help scale and manage it as it grows. From strategic planning to software infrastructure and security decisions, your team will be equipped to ensure focused and effective execution.
After securing seed funding, your startup will gain access to comprehensive support designed to bring your product vision to life. You’ll benefit from agile design and development techniques, ensuring a smooth and efficient path from concept to market.
We’ll assemble a dedicated product and tech team that becomes an extension of your own, tailored specifically to your needs. This team will work alongside you to co-create your product, offering technical expertise to help scale and manage it as it grows. From strategic planning to software infrastructure and security decisions, your team will be equipped to ensure focused and effective execution.
How it works
How it works
Our process is structured around a series of key phases, each designed to ensure your product is built with clarity, precision, and market readiness.
Our process is structured around a series of key phases, each designed to ensure your product is built with clarity, precision, and market readiness.
Phase 1
Discovery Phase
Discovery Phase
We begin with a comprehensive discovery process to clarify your value proposition and establish a shared product vision. This phase includes business modeling, user journey mapping, and market research.
We begin with a comprehensive discovery process to clarify your value proposition and establish a shared product vision. This phase includes business modeling, user journey mapping, and market research.
Phase 2
Strategic Design
Strategic Design
Next, we create detailed product wireframes, define user stories, and develop a roadmap for your minimum viable product (MVP). This stage ensures that our design is aligned with both your business goals and user needs.
Next, we create detailed product wireframes, define user stories, and develop a roadmap for your minimum viable product (MVP). This stage ensures that our design is aligned with both your business goals and user needs.
Phase 3
Agile Development
Agile Development
Our team follows an agile development methodology, breaking the project down into sprints. You have full transparency throughout the process with access to all project assets, sprint schedules, and real-time updates via collaboration tools like Slack, Figma and GitHub.
Our team follows an agile development methodology, breaking the project down into sprints. You have full transparency throughout the process with access to all project assets, sprint schedules, and real-time updates via collaboration tools like Slack, Figma and GitHub.
Phase 4
Launch and Iterate
Launch and Iterate
Once your product is live, we continue to work through your backlog, refining and improving the platform based on user feedback and performance metrics. This ongoing iteration ensures your product remains competitive and user-friendly.
Once your product is live, we continue to work through your backlog, refining and improving the platform based on user feedback and performance metrics. This ongoing iteration ensures your product remains competitive and user-friendly.
Benefits
Benefits
Our unique approach at Activate Studio offers several key benefits that set us apart from the rest:
Our unique approach at Activate Studio offers several key benefits that set us apart from the rest:
Agile Development
Agile Development
Streamline your development with agile methodologies that ensure quick iterations and efficient progress, keeping your startup on track.
Streamline your development with agile methodologies that ensure quick iterations and efficient progress, keeping your startup on track.
Scalability Built In
Scalability Built In
Our design and development practices ensure your product can scale with your user base, adapting seamlessly to market changes and new opportunities.
Our design and development practices ensure your product can scale with your user base, adapting seamlessly to market changes and new opportunities.
All IP Belongs to You
All IP Belongs to You
Unlike many agencies, all intellectual property created as your business grows is owned by you, turning it into a valuable long-term asset rather than just an operational expense.
Unlike many agencies, all intellectual property created as your business grows is owned by you, turning it into a valuable long-term asset rather than just an operational expense.
Market Validation and Product Fit
Market Validation and Product Fit
Benefit from our expertise in market validation to refine your business model and ensure your product resonates with your target audience.
Benefit from our expertise in market validation to refine your business model and ensure your product resonates with your target audience.
Strategic Planning and Goal Setting
Strategic Planning and Goal Setting
Get support in setting strategic goals and refining your roadmap to ensure you stay on track to achieve key milestones.
Get support in setting strategic goals and refining your roadmap to ensure you stay on track to achieve key milestones.
Mitigate Technology Risks
Mitigate Technology Risks
With over 20 years of experience, our team helps you avoid common mistakes in building a digital product, ensuring a smoother path to success.
With over 20 years of experience, our team helps you avoid common mistakes in building a digital product, ensuring a smoother path to success.
Integrated and Transparent
Integrated and Transparent
We help lay the foundations of your company, not just provide a service. Everything we deliver—whether it’s guidance on budget allocation, timesheets, or ongoing development—is part of your business. You remain in control, with full transparency and partnership in decision-making, ensuring that all aspects of our involvement contribute directly to your company’s growth and success.
We help lay the foundations of your company, not just provide a service. Everything we deliver—whether it’s guidance on budget allocation, timesheets, or ongoing development—is part of your business. You remain in control, with full transparency and partnership in decision-making, ensuring that all aspects of our involvement contribute directly to your company’s growth and success.
Activate Intelligence
Activate Intelligence
Leverage the latest generative AI technologies through Activate Intelligence, giving your startup a competitive edge to innovate faster, create more engaging and efficient products, and stay at the forefront of industry advancements. Learn more about Activate Intelligence.
Leverage the latest generative AI technologies through Activate Intelligence, giving your startup a competitive edge to innovate faster, create more engaging and efficient products, and stay at the forefront of industry advancements. Learn more about Activate Intelligence.
A team that fits you
A team that fits you
We recognize that every product is unique, which is why we build a customized team of specialists tailored to your project’s specific needs. If you already have key roles filled, such as a product manager or front-end developer, we seamlessly fill in the gaps with the right experts to complement your existing team. Whether you’re developing a web platform, mobile app, or incorporating artificial intelligence, we ensure you have the specialized talent to succeed.
Our designers lead with user research, prototypes, and testing to ensure intuitive and visually compelling experiences for your audience. Front-end developers build sleek, responsive interfaces, while back-end developers create scalable infrastructure. DevOps specialists streamline deployment, ensuring stability and efficiency, and QA professionals rigorously test for a bug-free user experience. Additionally, our Activate Intelligence team integrates cutting-edge AI technologies to enhance your product with innovative solutions.
As your product evolves, we flexibly adjust the focus and time allocation of each specialist to ensure resources are used efficiently and your project continues to progress smoothly.
We recognize that every product is unique, which is why we build a customized team of specialists tailored to your project’s specific needs. If you already have key roles filled, such as a product manager or front-end developer, we seamlessly fill in the gaps with the right experts to complement your existing team. Whether you’re developing a web platform, mobile app, or incorporating artificial intelligence, we ensure you have the specialized talent to succeed.
Our designers lead with user research, prototypes, and testing to ensure intuitive and visually compelling experiences for your audience. Front-end developers build sleek, responsive interfaces, while back-end developers create scalable infrastructure. DevOps specialists streamline deployment, ensuring stability and efficiency, and QA professionals rigorously test for a bug-free user experience. Additionally, our Activate Intelligence team integrates cutting-edge AI technologies to enhance your product with innovative solutions.
As your product evolves, we flexibly adjust the focus and time allocation of each specialist to ensure resources are used efficiently and your project continues to progress smoothly.
Our partners
Our partners
Application
Application
Our application process ensures that we are the right fit to form a long term and mutually beneficial partnership
Our application process ensures that we are the right fit to form a long term and mutually beneficial partnership
01
Initial Form Submission
Start with a brief, 7-minute form to provide a quick overview of your startup.
Start with a brief, 7-minute form to provide a quick overview of your startup.
02
Application and Video Submission
Submit comprehensive information and three short videos to help us evaluate your company.
Submit comprehensive information and three short videos to help us evaluate your company.
03
Zoom Pitch Call
Zoom Pitch Call - Join a one-hour Zoom call for a pitch presentation and Q&A session.
Zoom Pitch Call - Join a one-hour Zoom call for a pitch presentation and Q&A session.
04
Deal Terms Discussion
Align on the terms of engagement to ensure mutual understanding and comfort with our proposal.
Align on the terms of engagement to ensure mutual understanding and comfort with our proposal.
05
In-Person Meetings
Visit our studio for in-person meetings, free of charge design sessions and casual lunches. This is an important step to ensure we are the right fit.
Visit our studio for in-person meetings, free of charge design sessions and casual lunches. This is an important step to ensure we are the right fit.
06
Agreement Signing
Formalise our partnership by signing the Agreements.
Formalise our partnership by signing the Agreements.
07
Welcome to Activate Studio!
Join the Activate Studio portfolio, close your funding round and kick-start the design and development of your product.
Join the Activate Studio portfolio, close your funding round and kick-start the design and development of your product.
The Build FAQs
The Build FAQs
The Build FAQs
We thought you’d have some questions.
We thought you’d have some questions.
We thought you’d have some questions.
How are you different to other accelerators?
How many years has Activate Studio been working with startups?
Do you only look for early-stage startups?
How many companies do you invest in every year?
How many companies have you invested in?
Do you invest in startups in a particular industry?
Can you give me examples of previous startups that you have worked with?
Where is your team based?
What are the benefits of your approach vs agency?
Do you outsource?
How are you different to other accelerators?
How many years has Activate Studio been working with startups?
Do you only look for early-stage startups?
How many companies do you invest in every year?
How many companies have you invested in?
Do you invest in startups in a particular industry?
Can you give me examples of previous startups that you have worked with?
Where is your team based?
What are the benefits of your approach vs agency?
Do you outsource?
How are you different to other accelerators?
How many years has Activate Studio been working with startups?
Do you only look for early-stage startups?
How many companies do you invest in every year?
How many companies have you invested in?
Do you invest in startups in a particular industry?
Can you give me examples of previous startups that you have worked with?
Where is your team based?
What are the benefits of your approach vs agency?
Do you outsource?
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Got an idea for a business based on a digital platform?
Activate Studio is accepting startup applications for the Winter 2024 funding cycle. The deadline for applications is Tuesday, December 31st.
Got an idea for a business based on a digital platform?
Activate Studio is accepting startup applications for the Winter 2024 funding cycle. The deadline for applications is Tuesday, December 31st.
Got an idea for a business based on a digital platform?
Activate Studio is accepting startup applications for the Winter 2024 funding cycle. The deadline for applications is Tuesday, December 31st.
Contact
For other questions, reach us at
Looking for an investment opportunity?
Studio Address
Grove Mews, 42 The Grove
Ealing, London
W5 5LH
© 2024 Activate Studio
Contact
For other questions, reach us at
Looking for an investment opportunity?
Studio Address
Grove Mews, 42 The Grove
Ealing, London
W5 5LH
© 2024 Activate Studio
Contact
For other questions, reach us at
Looking for an investment opportunity?
Studio Address
Grove Mews, 42 The Grove
Ealing, London
W5 5LH
© 2024 Activate Studio