WHICH STARTUPS CAN APPLY?
Provides support in legal activities
Improves interaction between lawyers and clients
Fosters collaborative work between workers in the legal field
Early & growth stages
Have at least one functional MVP
Solid work team
Innovative solution and market oriented
Benefits
Validate the business model and test its market viability.
Visibility among the investors, companies and media. Reputation.
Equity free program and access to alternative sources of funding.
Attract new customers.
Business advice.
Blockhain advice.
Cross-discipline legal advice.
Acces to Alumni Ecosystem.
TIMELINE
1. APPLICATION
Until July 10
You can apply to any of the programs using the forms available on our web.
2. EVALUATION
Until July 31
After the application deadline, the evaluation committee made up of partners and support staff will review all the applications and then inform the startups that have been shortlisted.
3. SELECTION DAYS
September 13 and 14
The shortlisted startups will make their pitch to the Cuatrecasas ACELERA selection committee. After evaluating the presentations, the committee will select (September, 30) the six startups for the accelerator program.
4. LET’S START
October 4
A bootcamp will kick off the program in October. The startups in the accelerator program will meet their legal and business mentors, receive legal and business training, and run investment simulations.
5. DEMO DAY!
February
After several months of intense work and progress, the startups will participate in a closing event with investors, clients and players from the startup ecosystem. This is not a goodbye but the beginning of a long relationship with Cuatrecasas.
RECOGNIZED RIGHTS OF CUATRECASAS
RIGHT OF PREFERENTIAL ACCESS AND TESTING
The selected projects will grant Cuatrecasas a right of preferential Access and testing for each of the Company’s services and products with the objective of assessing them and, where applicable, using them.
RIGHT TO INFORMATION AND TRACKING OF THE PROJECT
RIGHT TO INFORMATION AND TRACKING OF THE PROJECT
To monitor the project and ensure that full advantage is taken, Cuatrecasas must be informed of the project’s progress.
RIGHT TO FIRST REFUSAL OR PRE-EMPATIVE SUBSCRPTION
RIGHT TO FIRST REFUSAL OR PRE-EMPATIVE SUBSCRPTION
The selected projects will grant Catrecasas a right to take part in any financing rounds for the projects that are held after course of the accelerator program (up to 10% of share capital).
RIGHT TO PARTICIPATE IN REVENUE
Cuatrecasas will have a right to participate in companies’ revenue if Cuatrecasas introduced the companies to the client contract.
MENTORS ACCELERATION PROGRAM
Mentors that are part of the Cuatrecasas ecosystem Accelerates
Jorge Canta
Cuatrecasas partner in financial and regulatory area
Legal and financial advisor for projects
Diana Rivera
Cuatrecasas partner – Venture Capital
Legal advisor for projects
José Luis Gaudier
Cuatrecasas partner tax area
Legal advisor for projects
Jorge Monclús
Cuatrecasas counsel IP area
Legal advisor for projects
Álvaro Bourkaib
Cuatrecasas partner intellectual property area
Legal advisor for projects
Rebeca Rodríguez
Cuatrecasas partner – Insurtech
Legal advisor for projects
Ariadna Casanueva
Cuatrecasas senior associate – Healthtech
Legal advisor for projects
Miguel Sánchez Monjo
Cuatrecasas partner in financial and regulatory rea
Legal advisor for projects
Juan Carlos Hernanz
Cuatrecasas partner Energy area
Legal advisor for projects
Carlos Grau
CEO Mobile World Capital
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