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MAKING YOUNG FOUNDERS GREAT ENTREPRENEURS 

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OUR MISSION

Helping young founders become great entrepreneurs

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STUDENT FOUNDERS

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FOLLOW-ON FUNDING

About
PROGRAMME
PROGRAMME

Selection
November - January

Applications for the programme will open in early November and run through to the very end of December. More details coming soon.

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Take-Off

February

After the cohort has been selected, we will deep-dive into your startup’s stage and aims in order to tailor the programme to your startup’s needs.

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Programme

February - May

AccelerateME is a 12-week programme aimed to get your startup to the next stage of growth. It is designed to fit around your studies with sessions taking place on weekends and week day evenings.

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Demo Day
May/June

At Demo Day you get to showcase your startup and your achievements on the programme to investors, mentors, and other accelerators in your industry, as well as influencers of the Manchester startup ecosystem.

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Growth

June & beyond

After AccelerateME, you will be well-equipped to take your startup to new heights and change the world. We might shed a tear to see you go. :’)

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Guidance

During a 4-month long programme, you will receive mentorship and professional help from our partners to help you get to the next level of growth.

funding

You can receive up to £5000 of equity-free funding. We don’t take anything in return

office space

For the duration of the programme, you will have free of charge access to office space at the Bonded Warehouse

WHAT YOU GET
WHAT PEOPLE SAY ABOUT US

AME ALUMNI

"Accelerate ME gave me the belief to continue to do what I was doing. Everyone on the programme, including the teams and mentors, gave me their time and helped me to strengthen my value proposition and brand."

—  Grace Vella, Founder of MissKick

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Criteria

WHO IS THIS FOR?

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You should apply if you are a student, or recent alumni, from The University of Manchester, you have a start-up idea and you're looking to take it to the next level

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You can also apply if you are a student at:

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MEET THE TEAM

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Alexia Catutoiu

Head of Acceleration

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Anna Suchy

Associate

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Kathy Li

Associate

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Ata Turkoglu

Associate

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Gleb Sharabinskii

Associate

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Ayla Aslanbayli

Associate

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Emir Pars Yildrim

Associate

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Nashita Afza Syed

Associate

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Lily Piddington

Programme Director

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Oliver Laryea

Head of Growth

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Doruk Üstay

Head of Events

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Carina Maria Palita

Head of Marketing

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Giuseppe Rapisarda

Associate

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Khooshbo Hafizi

Associate

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Harvey Lowe

Associate

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Prithveesh Reddy

Associate

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Qais Al-Azkawi

Associate

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Efe Bertran Butev

Associate

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Marc Wenzlawski

Associate

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Usmaan Ahmed

Associate

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Aslaan Ramzan

Associate

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Mariia Horb

Associate

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Anas Hussein

Associate

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Aryan Gupta

Associate

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Team
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SPONSORS

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Yash Sakhuja

Associate

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