Collider hits milestone with launch of fifth cohort

It's our birthday (kinda). An anniversary, of sorts. Well, a milestone has definitely been reached.

That's right... WE'VE JUST KICKED OFF COHORT NUMBER FIVE! And to celebrate, our network from across all years joined at The Courthouse Hotel in Soho to welcome in the fresh faces of our new startups.

Community is key and at the heart of everything we do at Collider; you sell to people, not to businesses, and so what better way to integrate into the MadTech world than getting to know our network full of brands, agencies, investors, startups and VCs.

A huge thank you to Microsoft Bizspark too, for sponsoring the event and for all of your help to our startups – you're awesome.

A Year of Collider: 2016 in a Nutshell

What a year. We’ve crashed, bumped, smacked, bashed incredible people with incredible businesses – it really has been quite the collision – or whatever cheesy pun you’d like to go for. But all jokes aside, 2016 has turned up some seriously exciting moments. Here’s our top 2016:

1. Collider’s very own first exit – Avocarrot

Mobile ad exchanger and Collider alumni, Avocarrot, sold to Glipsa Global Group back in September for $20 million dollars.

Avocarrot joined our first ever accelerator programme back in 2013 and didn’t take them long before they headed off to San Francisco to continue their journey, exiting in less than four years.

2. Seenit took the win at TechDistrupt London!

From 14 startups down to one, our very own Seenit was crowned Startup Battlefield champion 2016, winning £40,000 and the coveted Disrupt Cup.

After presenting in front of multiple groups of VCs and tech leaders and with hours of deliberation, TechCrunch editors worked through the judges’ notes to narrow the list down to five, resulting in only one winner.

3. Collider to launch in Amsterdam

SERIOUS excitement in the Collider office when we finally announced our launch in Amsterdam!

With a booming startup scene and a huge wealth of incredible brands, Amsterdam was the obvious pick for us – we can’t wait to see what it’ll bring in the New Year.

4. Our 5^th cohort joined the Collider community

We handpicked the very best, new MadTech startups from around the globe, who have now joined the Collider family as our 5^th cohort!

We had a record number of applications this year from startups all around the world, and were incredibly impressed with the quality that came through the door.

Our final eight have now been picked, which we’ll be announcing in the New Year.

5. The launch of our Mentor Network

https://vimeo.com/collidergb/collider-mentor-network

Sarah Wood, Guy Weiynk, Zaid Al-Zaidy – just a few names you’ll find in our Mentor Network.

An exclusive offer to our scale ups, this isn’t ‘another accelerator’ with another ‘mentoring platform’ – instead, we hand picked some of the very best names in the industry and paired them up with some of our very best startups for an unbelievable mentorship experience.

And yes, back to that pun, but it really was a magical collision.

6. More startups reaching the one million pound revenue mark!

More and more of our alumni are reaching this milestone every month, with the first achieved midway through this year.

It’s been a blast, 2016. We’ll see you in the New Year with the official announcement of our new cohort.

The Mad World of MadTech: December Roundup

1. Seenit takes the win at TechDisrupt London

Our very own Seenit won the coveted Disrupt Cup at the 2016 Startup Battlefield at TechDisrupt London, and we couldn't be more proud! After two days of tough competition against 13 other startups, our class of '14 alumni smashed it and won the £40,000 prize.

Read more here.

2. Pixoneye gets the BBC talking

Turns out Prince Charles and Ozzy Osbourne are much more alike than we previously thought, which wouldn't be all that helpful for online advertisers trying to target the right audience. And yes, that's where Pixoneye comes in.

Read more here.

3. Locomizer's biological intelligence pushed new boundaries

Launched at Unbound, the team at Locomizer are now able to decipher irrational consumer behaviour using biological intelligence, so brands and agencies can reach out to relevant audiences.

Read more here.

Apply For Our Booster Programme 2017

We're back with our next Booster Programme, which means we're on the look out for the very best MadTech startups – but what is it we're looking for, and what exactly do we offer?

ABOUT YOU

You'll have a top notch team, confirmed your product market fit and have a clear roadmap to success. Now you need that extra boost and on the hunt for the shortcut to success – it's contacts, exposure, mentoring, coaching and access to your industry: MadTech.

ABOUT US

It's all about supercharging our startups – our booster programme will accelerate your sales, exposure and network. Join us and interact with our family of startups, brands, investors and mentors, fine tune your sales and pipeline management and ultimately get your shortcut to the market.

GET CONNECTED

You’ll interact with Collider’s trusted major brand and agency partner network through targeted, curated sessions, giving you a massive time-saving short cut to market.

You’ll get the chance to interact with the Collider family - over 30 startups, 70 investors and even more brands and mentors.

You’ll participate in interactive and impactful sessions to boost your business, all fine tuned to make sure your sales, pipeline management, investment and scaling are a systematic part of what you do.

BE SUPPORTED

You’ll get the chance to interact with the Collider family - over 30 startups, 70 investors and even more brands and mentors; be a key player in our Collider Community.

WHAT YOU’LL GET

Targeted access to the Collider networks; consistent and curated meetings designed for maximum impact; weekly workshops with the cream of the industry; investment readiness; expert coaching from our co-founder.

BE A MASTER

You’ll participate in interactive and impactful sessions to boost your business, all fine tuned to make sure your sales, pipeline management, investment and scaling are a systematic part of what you do.

Selection Day: The Next MadTech Startups?

Selection Day has now been and gone – it was huge success, with lots of investors and brand partners in the room to help us make the decision. We have now picked our final startups and will announce this once final due diligence has completed.

Thank you once again to all those who invested in our Class of 2017 cohort – we’re super excited by the final group and where they’ll head from here onwards.

So from here on... watch this space. We've got a bunch of new startups we can't wait for you to meet!