Base Camp is an exclusive and competitive 72-hour virtual product-focused hackathon for early-stage startups.
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Supported by valuable insights and shortcuts from top-class mentors, you can take your product to the next level and prove to investors that your startup can get sh*t done in 3 days!
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The 6th Base Camp hackathon will be held on
18-21st March 2021.
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The startup applications for Base Camp Spring 2021 will open in early 2021. Register your interest here.
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Are you ready to boost your product and startup?
Benefits of Base Camp for early-stage startups
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Laser focus for 72h
As an early stage startup, it’s easy to float away and shift focus to some urgent things to fix. Base Camp helps set clear focus and take your product to the next level.
Competitive insights
No death by 20-minutes-too-generic-mentoring-sessions. Gain valuable insights from top-notch industry experts, investors and entrepreneurs
Certification
Certificate of execution and progress during Base Camp by Superangel VC fund
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Investors
Prove your team’s capabilities to a range of investors.
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Follow-up support
Superangel will select TOP startups to continue working with on 1:1 basis
Base Camp event
Day 1
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Present your 72-hour plan & get valuable insights on setting the scope
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Days 1-3
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Execute & iterate your plan
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Morning and evening check-ins for feedback and accountability
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Carry out customer interviews to validate your plan
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Mentoring sessions on product development, marketing, design, business development
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Workshops on product positioning, customer validation, pitching, and more.
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Day 3
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Submit 3-minute video presentation
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Announcing the winners
Extra benefits
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Build your team​​
Opportunity to find talented individuals to your team for the hackathon or longer
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Optional daily benefits
Fundraising guidance, sales growth tips and 2-hour deep-dive with mentors on #1 growth challenge
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Winners
10 startups are selected to showcase their accomplishments to a panel of investors and entrepreneurs
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No fee or equity for participation
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Read how the winner Jeff App benefited from the 5th Base Camp here .
Past results speak for themselves. Base Camp startups have:
Raised money
Base Camp alumni have raised more than €18M
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Launched products
Built an app from scratch in 72-hours with 30 positive reviews, built and launched a new B2C product
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Moved a step closer to future
Upgraded autonomous mobility of robot lawnmower, extended virtual reality by creating music using your hand movement
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Found clients
Signed 2000€ contract, signed 20 contracts for a B2B product, secured 50 first users, launched and reached 50k people with a Kia Stinger giveaway game
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Who should apply?​
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Early-stage
You are an up and running early-stage startup, and have initial customer validation
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Ready to grow
You want to get your product to the next level and in front of investors FAST
Sector
Superangel is interested in (but not limited to) AI/ML applications, Fintech, Mobility, Deep Tech, IoT, Robotics, or SaaS startups globally.
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30 top teams​​
​Base Camp is not for everyone. Up to 30 startups are selected based on the expected value of the hackathon.
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Base Camp hackathons have boosted 76 startups
