• AWS, NVIDIA, and Vestbee team up to support and enable early-stage Fintech startups
• All eligible startups are welcome to apply for the AWS Global Fintech Accelerator until August 14th
• AWS and other partners supply valuable prizes for cohort participants and all applicants

Vestbee, the top matchmaking platform for startups and investors, joins forces with AWS and NVIDIA for yet another startup accelerator program. Their AWS Global Fintech Accelerator is a six-week online equity-free program for Fintech startups from all over the world.

The participating startups will enjoy such benefits as:

• exciting prizes, including up to USD 100K of AWS Activate Credits, alongside bonuses from other partners
• comprehensive technology, fundraising, and cloud support
• exposure to the global network of AWS partners and industry experts
• networking within the exclusive community of alumni CEOs and CTOs

Eligibility

The accelerator program is designed for Pre-Seed, Seed, and raising Series A startups developing innovative Fintech solutions. More specifically, the eligible categories include:

• Big Data and AIML
• Blockchain and DeFi
• Open and embedded finance
• Fintech-as-a-service
• Financial inclusion and sustainability
• Everything else Fintech

Experts

Vestbee, AWS, and NVIDIA have assembled a team of recognized industry experts to select the startups for participation in the acceleration program, many of whom will go on to be the accelerator’s mentors. The announced experts include (but are not limited to):

• Apostolos Apostolakis, Partner at VentureFriends
• Mike Brennan, Partner at Finch Capital
• Ewa Chronowska, CEO at Vestbee, Partner at Next Road Ventures
• Benjamin Dessy, Head of Global Fintech Enablement at Mastercard
• Sam Edge, Global Head of Fintech for Startups at AWS
• Sarah Hinkfuss, Partner at Bain Capital Ventures
• Ellen Logan, Principal at Augmentum
• George Robson, Partner at Sequoia Capital
• Ozan Sonmez, Partner at Molten Ventures
• Sophie Winwood, Principal at Anthemis
• Merve Zabci, Managing Partner at Metis Ventures
• and more. Check out the full list at the event’s website

Roadmap

• The startups are welcome to apply here before August 14th
• The jury will take their time to review the applications and announce the participants of the cohort will be announced on September 6th
• The accelerator program will run between September 18th and October 23rd

Prizes

Aside the exposure and networking benefits, the participating startups will be rewarded the following prizes:

• • up to USD 100K in AWS Activate Credits
  • up to 90% off on HubSpot
  • EUR 15K in Stripe credits for all applicants
  • USD 3K in Business Plan credits on Loom
  • USD 50K on the Mixpanel Growth Plan
  • Free 6-month plan on Notion
  • Free 6-month plan on Zendesk
  • 1:1 meetings with AWS Fintech Solution Architects
  • Pitching before AWS partners and industry experts’ global network at the Demo Day

More Details

For more information, please visit AWS Global Fintech Accelerator’s page and follow Vestbee’s LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter.