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AcceliCity Overview
Leading Cities //"Boston"/ Barcelona"/ Dublin /"Hamburg /"Lisbon /"Lyon"/"Rio"de"Janeiro"/ Zapopan"
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LEADING CITIES MISSION
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ACCELICITY
Lowering)the)costs) of)innovation.) AcceliCity will/leverage/the/Leading/Cities/network/of/forward/thinkers/in/ the/public,/private,/academic,/and/non@profit/sectors/to/connect/cities/ across/the/world/with/innovations(that(improve(quality(of(life.
ADDRESSING THE CHALLENGE OF 40CAPITALS
1. 2. 3. 4.
Human(Capital Venture(Capital Political(Capital Project(Capital
BOOSTING SMART CITY STARTUPS Identify)pre,seed)Smart)City)startups Access)to)experts)and)city)leaders Access)to)investment)funding Access)to)new)customers International)growth Global)benefits
THE ACCELICITY DIFFERENCE Accelerating(the(rate(of(adoption(of(Smart(City( solutions(in(cities(around(the(world.
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Traditional5Accelerator
Leading(Cities(Advantage
CITIES ARE CHANGING “Managing'urban'areas'has'become'one'of'the'most'important' development'challenges'of'the'21st century.” !UN$Department$of$Economic$and$Social$Affairs
Cities-consume-80%(of(the( world’s(resources(but-only2%-of-its-land
People-are-moving-to-urban-areas-ata-rate-of-1.3M(per(week,-resulting-ina-global-population-that-is-70%-urbanin-2050
Increasing-pressure-on-cityresources-and-infrastructurealready challenged-by-capitalneeds-
Leading(Cities(//-Boston-/ Barcelona-/ Dublin /-Hamburg /-Lisbon-/-Lyon-/-Rio-de-Janeiro-/ Zapopan-
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INNOVATION IS THE ANSWER Smart0City0Solutions0will0be0built0on0the0foundation0of0 telecommunications0and0wireless0connectivity.0
“Accelerating(society(at(the(rate(of(innovation”
The0accelerator0will0leverage0the0Leading0Cities0network0of0forward0 thinkers0in0the0public,0private,0academic,0and0nonGprofit0sectors0to0connect0 cities0across0the0world0with0innovations(that(improve(quality(of(life. Leading(Cities(//0Boston0/ Barcelona0/ Dublin /0Hamburg /0Lisbon0/0Lyon0/0Rio0de0Janeiro0/ Zapopan0
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MARKET LANDSCAPE
$622B
Size/of/global/smart/city/market/2017
$500B
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18.8%/CAGR/predicted/for/next/10/years
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Predicted/to/reach/$3.4T(by/2026
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Fueled/by/global/urbanization/trend
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Top/5/Issues:/Economic/Development,/Education,/Environment,/ Health/&/Healthcare,/Food/&/Agriculture
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Revenue/generated/by/social/enterprises/in/ • the/US/in/2016
1/in/4/new/enterprises/set/up/in/the/EU/are/social/enterprises 17%/expected/growth/in/impact/investing/in/2017
Leading(Cities(///Boston// Barcelona// Dublin //Hamburg //Lisbon///Lyon///Rio/de/Janeiro// Zapopan/
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THE ACCELICITY PROGRAM
Participants •
Prototype1ready1startGups1with1 smart1city1applications
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Not1just1techGspecific,1social1 entrepreneurs1are1encouraged1
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Perks
Programming •
WebGbased1curriculum1with1support1from1local1 mentors1and1globally1recognized1smart1city1 experts
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BootGcamp1for1all1participants1in1Boston1with1 pitch1day1for1feedback1and1exposure1to1 investors
First1cohort1of14G61per1city,1grow1 to110G151per1city1after1year12 •
Demo1Day1for1pilot1projects1with1local1 municipalities
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Showcase1at1the1world’s1largest1smart1city1event1 in1Barcelona
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Share1common1challenges1among1 startups1and1cities
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Match1entrepreneurs1with1expert1 mentors1
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Learn1best1practices1on1how1to1 succeed1doing1business1with1 governments
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Potential1investment1funding
Leading Cities //1Boston1/ Barcelona1/ Dublin /1Hamburg /1Lisbon /1Lyon1/1Rio1de1Janeiro1/ Zapopan1
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THE LEADING CITIES ADVANTAGE Leading(Cities(is(a(pioneer(in(city(diplomacy,(sharing(best(practices(and(promoting( Smart(City(innovations(to(cities(worldwide.( • • •
Global1non3profit1with1operations1in1101countries International1network1of1mentors,1investors,1and1partners Access1to1city1governments1and1decision1makers
Leading(Cities(bridges(the(gaps(between(academia(and(action,(business(and( government,(challenge(and(solution. Negotiated1trade1 agreement1between1 Catalonia1and1the1 Commonwealth1of1 Massachusetts
Introduced1participatory1 budgeting1to1the1cities1of1 Boston1and1Cambridge
Established1the1first1 ‘Bridge1to1Mass1 Challenge’1program1with1 Zapopan,1Mexico
Leading(Cities(//1Boston1/ Barcelona1/ Dublin /1Hamburg /1Lisbon1/1Lyon1/1Rio1de1Janeiro1/ Zapopan1
Worked1with1the1cities1of1 Boston1and1Athens,1 Greece1to1develop1 Resilience1Strategies1
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LEVERAGING LEADING CITIES We(can(bridge(the(gap(between(start3ups(and(enterprise(solutions(to(accelerate( Smart(City(innovation(on(a(global(scale.
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Leading(Cities(//0Boston0/ Barcelona0/ Dublin /0Hamburg /0Lisbon0/0Lyon0/0Rio0de0Janeiro0/ Zapopan0
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OPPORTUNITY BY THE NUMBERS
Visibility •
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325,000+7reached6by6media6 • distribution6partnerships6and6 channels • 140,000 city6officials6through6 media6network • 25,000+7attendees6or6events6 with6Leading6Cities6team6 speaking
Customers
Prospects 2,500+7applicants6expected6to6 apply6in6first636years
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100 startup6competitors6 graduating6program6after63L46years • 200+7startup6competitors6each6 year6at6full6capacity
10:257Partner6Cities6within6 the6expanding6Leading6Cities6 network Launching6Member6City6 network6with630:100 cities6 over6the6next6year.
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13.67Million citizens6currently6 represented
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5,000+7companies6
Leading7Cities7//6Boston6/ Barcelona6/ Dublin /6Hamburg /6Lisbon /6Lyon6/6Rio6de6Janeiro6/ Vancouver6/ Zapopan6
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