After months on the drawing board then in preparations, one of the few startup accelerators in Romania, Spherik Accelerator is opening the call for a rigorous, four months entrepreneurial program taking place in the city of Cluj-Napoca, that helps carefully selected teams of tech innovators develop and strengthen the necessary set of skills to develop a business.

The program brings together local and international experts and entrepreneurs from the USA, Europe and Romania to provide Spherik teams with a strong mentorship network and exposure to diverse perspectives and international business.

Selected startups in the accelerator program receive:
• Mentoring from local and international experts
• Legal and incorporation assistance
• Individual office space, located at Liberty Technology Park
• Crowdfunding campaign and alternative financing support
• Investment exposure
• Free software including LaunchPad Central, Amazon AWS & more
• Networking events, deals and support from Spherik partners

Spherik Accelerator kicks off with EMPRETEC, an intense program developed by the United Nations and Harvard University designed to identify entrepreneurial competencies. After the10 days of EMPRETEC, teams embark on the core of our accelerator program, culminating with a Demo Day scheduled for March 2015.

Spherik Accelerator provides a comprehensive, cohort-based program in a collaborative and supportive environment. Teams will build connections, learn, teach others and still remember how to play and have a good laugh from time to time.

The call for Spherik Accelerator program is open between 1st-15th of October. See the program details and the online application form at: http://spherikaccelerator.com/spherik-programs

Spherik Accelerator is, of course, listed on our RomanianStartups.com website under the Accelerators/Incubators section.