We are Looking For You, Future Unicorn!
The CV Labs Blockchain Incubator opened its doors for the first time on April 29, 2019. The CV Labs Incubation Program is the first Swiss incubation program with a specific focus on early-stage blockchain startups.
One-of-a-kind incubator is set to help startup founders with technology and business aspects of running a startup. In order to take part in the program, all incubates are required to relocate to Zug in Switzerland for ten weeks.
So far we’ve incubated 2 batches of 22 startups in total from all over the world.
Incubation Batch_03
Today, for the third time, we invite blockchain entrepreneurs to apply for the next batch, which will start Q1 2021.
Joining an incubation program is both an exciting, as well, an important step for a startup. When you consider if you should join an incubation program, many questions may arise.
You may wonder what will you learn, who will you get to know, what’s the deal, and how will joining the program affect the future of your startup?
What are the implications of the COVID-19 on international travel and the program itself? We know that you ask yourself all these questions and many more.
That’s why I, the co-designer and manager of the incubation program, decided to answer all these questions for you and help you understand all possibilities that CV Labs Incubation Program offers.
What are we looking for?
The CV Labs incubator is a 10-weeks blockchain dedicated program, aiming to help entrepreneurs to set foot in a path of solving real world’s problems.
The current social and economic environment has led to a need for the digitization that will cause certain industries to grow disproportionately in the future.
We call this Technology for Tomorrow, in short, “T4T”.
That why our parent company, CV VC, identified the following six verticals where we believe digitalization will grow exponentially and hence create the biggest opportunities from an investment perspective:
CV Labs and CV VC aim is to find the best startups that use blockchain technology to solve real problems in one of those T4T verticals.
Our goal is to invest in the most innovative use cases, across industries, on a global scale. Our ultimate goal is to help blockchain adoption and support visionary entrepreneurs with capital and expertise in their endeavor to change the world.
What will you learn? What’s the Deal?
The unique ten-weeks program is designed specifically for early-stage startups. CV VC provides funding in an amount of up to $125k in exchange for 10% equity. This funding helps startups to scale the business.
We pride ourselves on being one-of-its-kind for the following reasons:
We are blockchain-focused — startups get to work along-side 900+ blockchain companies based in the Crypto Valley’s ecosystem. Startup founders can learn from Crypto Valley’s greatest minds and collaborate with the most prominent protocols.
CV Labs is built by founders, for founders — We built the incubator in order to support the next generation of entrepreneurs. During the program, new entrepreneurs are mentored by experienced serial entrepreneurs who already succeeded in building successful blockchain companies.
CV Labs has a dedicated ecosystem — We offer much more than just money. All startups that go through our incubation program become part of the CV Labs ecosystem. Founders are invited to participate in frequent events and meetups, to network with startup and corporate leaders, and to collaborate with other companies in the ecosystem.
Protocol agnostic — startups’ tech stack is their choice, though some may pivot to a new protocol after completing our dedicated 3-week tech block. As you get to know protocols such as Tezos, Cardano, or Polkadot from the first hand, you may become aware of new opportunities that you haven’t considered before.
The program itself is built upon three pillars:
1. Creating a winning Startup
2. Business Plan & Marketing
3. Product and Technology
The impact of COVID-19 on CV Labs Incubation Program
Covid-19 has a significant impact on everybody’s day to day personal and professional life.
At CV Labs, our first priority is always the health and safety of our founders, mentors, experts, and staff. In the past, our incubation program was held purely onsite. All lectures were taught at CV Labs co-working space in Zug, Switzerland.
Due to COVID-19, we had to make a difficult decision to do the third incubation program fully remotely. We are fully aware of all advantages and disadvantages of a remote incubation program, but we believe that now more than ever it is important to invest in innovative solutions solving today’s most burning problems.
Going fully virtual with our incubation program requires a lot of adjusting to the curriculum done by me and the rest of the CV Labs and CV VC team.
It is important for us to enable you, the future unicorn, even in this remote setting, to build a personal relationship with mentors, experts, and the 900+ Blockchain companies in Switzerland.
Nevertheless, the obstacles, we managed to create an awesome virtual incubation program, just for you! This said we are ready to welcome you for our Batch_03 with the beginning in Q1 2021.
We already begun to review the application. So, if you want to become part of our next incubation batch, hurry up and apply now through our the F6S page.
Feel free to reach out to me if you have any unanswered questions: nicolai.reinbold@cvlabs.com
About CV Labs
CV Labs is the blockchain-dedicated ecosystem business and co-working space of CV VC, with more than 150 startups registered across its premises in Zug, Switzerland, Vaduz, Lichtenstein, and soon Dubai.
The co-working hub offers a variety of services, such as incubation for early-stage startups, excubation services for corporate clients, blockchain and entrepreneurship education modules, events and content marketing, aimed at positioning blockchain companies within the ecosystem and advisory services, with an aim to help blockchain companies set up shop in Crypto Valley and beyond.
