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Nextstars built a factory for founders without an idea
In Paris, Nextstars paired small seed cheques with a more unusual offer: a business idea in search of its entrepreneur. Its two-door model made customer testing the bridge between an interesting concept and an investable company.
Catalysr turns new arrivals into startup founders
A failed startup helped Usman Iftikhar find a better problem to solve: getting migrant talent into business. Catalysr now pairs entrepreneurship lessons with the local connections a passport cannot supply.
Fábrica de Startups puts your big idea on trial
The Portuguese accelerator has built a business around an awkward question: does anybody actually want this? Its latest program adds AI to the investigation, while keeping real customers in the witness box.
Startup Incubator Berlin Makes Room for the Wrong First Idea
At HWR Berlin’s founding center, free coaching, public scholarships and evenings of user testing give early ideas a practical education. The point is to learn what customers need before the money runs out.