Startupbootcamp FinTech
Startupbootcamp FinTech is part of a network of industry-focused startup accelerators founded in 2010. An accelerator is a time-limited program in which young companies develop their business with mentors and industry partners. Startupbootcamp has run more than 150 programs in over 20 countries and counts more than 1,600 portfolio companies.
The fintech programs help founders test financial products and build relationships with potential customers or investors. The Netherlands hosted an Inclusive FinTech & DeFi cohort from March to June 2024. The structured program gives founders a setting to develop their business with mentors and discuss their financial products with industry partners.
FinTech London, 2014
Startupbootcamp FinTech London launched in February 2014 with Lloyds Bank, Rabobank and MasterCard as partners. Ten startups received £15,000 in cash, mentoring from more than 100 industry experts and three months of office space at the Rainmaking Loft near Tower Bridge. The partners gave access to customers, data, APIs and capital, and the program ended with a Demo Day in front of more than 150 investors.
The London launch was the first step of a plan to run fintech programs in fintech centers around the world. Singapore and New York followed, and Startupbootcamp later ran a fintech cohort in Mexico City. London's fintech campus today is Level39 at Canary Wharf.
FinTech & CyberSecurity in Amsterdam
In July 2016 Startupbootcamp started a FinTech & CyberSecurity program in Amsterdam (in Dutch). The Amsterdam program looked for startups in blockchain, peer-to-peer payments, compliance and KYC, fraud detection, cloud security and encryption. Rabobank, ING, ABN AMRO, SNS Bank, PwC, NN Group, Delta Lloyd and Athlon were its sponsors.
The program was still running in 2022: the 2022 cohort announced ten startups in January 2022, started on 28 February and closed with an Impact Day in June. The Dutch fintech scene around it is covered at Holland FinTech and fintech in Amsterdam.
Inclusive FinTech & DeFi, 2024
The Inclusive FinTech & DeFi accelerator ran in the Netherlands in 2024. The accelerator announced ten startups on 15 February 2024, started on 4 March and closed with an Impact Day on 6 June 2024. The accelerator focused on financial inclusion in payments and DeFi in Europe.
The format stayed the same from London in 2014 to the Netherlands in 2024: about ten startups, three months, corporate partners who open their business units, and a closing day in front of investors.
Upcoming fintech events in Europe
Does Startupbootcamp still run a fintech accelerator?
The Startupbootcamp Inclusive FinTech & DeFi program ended in June 2024. Other Startupbootcamp programs cover AI and Web3, deep tech and robotics, and agriculture and food. Check the application dates listed separately for each Startupbootcamp program.
What did Startupbootcamp FinTech London offer?
The first London cohort in 2014 gave ten startups £15,000 in cash, three months of office space at the Rainmaking Loft, mentoring from more than 100 industry experts and access to Lloyds Bank, Rabobank and MasterCard. The London program ended with a Demo Day for more than 150 investors.
Which fintech accelerators run in Europe?
Plug and Play runs fintech programs from offices in Paris, Munich, Amsterdam, London and other cities, Station F in Paris hosts programs run by banks, and the LHoFT in Luxembourg runs its own acceleration programs. The overview at fintech hubs in Europe lists the campuses, associations and accelerators by country.
Startupbootcamp FinTech and Finance Loop
Finance Loop brings founders from fintech accelerators together with banks and investors in Germany, at its events in Frankfurt, Munich, Berlin and Hamburg. Finance Loop is built in collaboration with Frankfurt Main Finance and TechQuartier, the Frankfurt startup center. A fintech that wants to meet German banks can present at a Finance Loop meetup or a webinar, and the free Network Membership brings the invitations.
Finance Loop is a professional network supporting the institutional use of emerging technologies in finance, such as AI, digital payments, cloud and blockchain solutions. Finance Loop helps its members build skills and personal networks in these fields: Investment & Digital Assets, Payments & Digital Money, Digital Infrastructure & Sovereignty, and Risk & Compliance.