Barclays Tel Aviv - 2019

This unique partnership, between Barclays and Techstars, brings two networks together into one accelerator program that offers entrepreneurs unprecedented access not only to a world leading bank, but also to Techstars’ international mentor and investor relationships.

Barclays is a multinational bank, with a network of open innovation hubs across the globe. Our hand picked companies will be working hand in hand with Barclays, with an intent to test a use-case with your company within Barclays PLC. The companies in our program will be provided access to Barclays data/APIs relevant to your test-case, close mentorship and connection to Barclays network of subject experts, entrepreneurs and investors, Support in navigating Barclays teams and governance from Group Innovation and even free workspace at the Rise workspace for 3 months.

Techstars worldwide network that helps entrepreneurs succeed. Techstars founders and their teams connect with other entrepreneurs, experts, mentors, alumni, investors, community leaders, and corporate partners to help their companies grow. With an accelerator portfolio market cap of more than $10 billion, Techstars has 34 accelerators and thousands of Techstars Startup Program events in nearly 170 countries. Each year, we choose over 300 companies to join our three month mentorship-driven accelerator, investing $120K and providing hands-on mentorship and access to the Techstars Network for life.

We believe that exceptional teams create game changing companies. So more than anything, we seek awesome founders with innovative startups. The areas that interest us include: Payments, Distributed Ledger Technology, Cyber Security, IOT, Cloud, ID and Biometrics, Capital Markets technologies, AI and Machine Learning, Voice and NLP, Open banking and APIs, Robotic Process Automation, RegTech, Risk Management and Customer Ecosystem.
We would also love to explore areas like Gaming, VR/AR, Computer Vision and P2P. Local and International applications are welcome!

If you see your startup joining the world's largest global ecosystem for entrepreneurs and working alongside a leading multinational financial institution - then the Barclays Accelerator, Powered by Techstars - Tel Aviv is for you.