Elevator Lab Bootcamp is an educational program aimed at helping aspiring entrepreneurs understand what it takes to build a fintech startup and how they can turn their fintech startup idea into an MVP (minimum viable product).

The Bootcamp is part of the largest corporate fintech partnership program in Central and Eastern Europe, Elevator Lab, created by Raiffeisen Bank International.

Future founders or teams in their first stage of development will receive a quick intro into the startup world from experienced mentors who are actual startup founders.

Apply until 6 May and get access to a crash course into the startup world.

»Application phase closed on 6 May 2019

• Your key benefits

  • Future MVP: Validate your fintech startup idea and be ready to launch your MVP

  • Learning Experience: Find out what it takes to be an entrepreneur from startup founders who have been in your shoes

  • Build your network: Connect with the tech community, learn from like-minded people and get access to business partners

• Prize

  On top of the valuable learning experience that will help you fast start your entrepreneurial journey you can also win:

  • One of the two tickets to the Digital Entrepreneurship Summer Program 2019, a 2-week program run by Talent Garden Vienna.

  • One of the two 6 months of membership in the TechHub Bucharest community.

WE ARE LOOKING FOR

We are looking for aspiring tech entrepreneurs and financial services professionals with a fintech startup idea.

You can either apply as a single founder with at least 6 months of experience in the financial services or you can apply as a team, where at least 1 member has the above-mentioned expertise.

Your startup idea must be included in one of the following areas:

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  Retail Banking

  • Next generation branch
  • Loyalty platforms
  • Insurtech
  • Wealth Management
  • Smart Payments
  • Digital Lending

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  Corporate Banking

  • Corporate Lending
  • Corporate Payments
  • Factoring
  • Trade Finance
  • eDocument solutions

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  Capital Markets

  • Mobile Trading
  • e-Financial Coach (Roboadvisors)
  • Platform Solution for Investment Banking
  • Fund Brokerage platforms

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  Other Banking Solutions

  • Cybersecurity
  • RegTech
  • KYC
  • Financial Education Tools

ELEVATOR LAB Bootcamp Mentors

The mentors you will interact with are all experienced startup founders who have been in your shoes.

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  Shane Freeman
  okapi
  Shane will get you through all the stages of a startup’s life, including the team building.

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  Mircea Vadan
  Activize
  Mircea will show you how you can decide if an idea worth investing more time and resources or not and how to create your buyer persona.

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  Alexandra Anghel
  MorphL
  Alexandra will share her experience of building a startup team.

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  Mircea Capatina
  Smart Bill
  Mircea will talk about their experience of building a startup from scratch.

• 
  Oliver Auerbach
  Gloria Food
  Oliver will talk about their experience of building a startup from scratch.

• 
  Adina Visan
  Socialinsider
  Alexandra will share her experience of building a startup team.

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  Tudor Stanciu
  Digital 2 Law
  Tudor will guide you through the legal aspects of building a startup.

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  George Dita
  WiseUp
  A business is not a business without customers, and George will tell you how the acquisition is made and what are the customer lifecycle stages.

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  Mihai Anghel
  GlobalFood
  Mihai knows how the business development in a startup works and will talk to you about this.

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  Ciprian Borodescu
  MorphL
  Ciprian will help you get your pitch deck done and will tell you how to act like a be a rockstar when telling your story.

• 
  Cristian Munteanu
  Early Game Ventures
  Cristian is going to talk about how to approach an investor.

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  Daniel Nicolescu
  SymphoPay
  Daniel will share his experience of building a fintech startup in Romania.

ELEVATOR LAB Bootcamp Jury

A mixed jury formed of Raiffeisen Bank professionals and TechHub Community representatives will select the ideas entering the Bootcamp and will decide the Bootcamp winners.

• 
  Vlad Stanilescu
  Chief Digital Officer,
  Raiffeisen Bank Romania

• 
  Eliza Gheorghe
  Head of PI Segments,
  Raiffeisen Bank Romania

• 
  Mihai Lazar
  Manager Capital Markets,
  Raiffeisen Bank Romania

• 
  Alin Neacsu
  Corporate Banking Director,
  Raiffeisen Bank Romania

• 
  Ciprian Borodescu
  CEO,
  MorphL

• 
  Daniel Dragomir
  Co-Founder,
  TechHub Bucharest

• 
  Liviu Cadariu
  Event Manager,
  TechHub Bucharest

• 
  Istvan Kovacs
  Fintech Partnerships Manager,
  Raiffeisen Bank International AG

ABOUT Raiffeisen Bank Romania

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• € 8,966 mn assets
  2.3 mn customers
  5,115 employees
  422 outlets throughout Romania
  Source: Raiffeisen Bank International Annual Report 2018

  www.raiffeisen.ro
  innovation@raiffeisen.ro