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| location = San Francisco, California | industry = | homepage = }} The Alchemist Accelerator is a venture-backed business incubator focused on accelerating startups whose revenue comes from enterprises.〔http://techcrunch.com/2012/09/06/enterprise-startup-accelerator-gets-boost-from-cisco/〕 The accelerator backs teams with distinctive technical founders, and provides startup capital investments of around $28k. The program includes a structured path to sales, customer development and fundraising, along with mentorship and a community of founders. The Alchemist Accelerator is backed by: Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Khosla Ventures, US Venture Partners, Foundation Capital, alongside strategic corporate investors: Cisco Systems,〔http://blogs.wsj.com/venturecapital/2014/04/30/cisco-systems-boosts-investments-in-startups-by-150m/〕 SAP Ventures, and Salesforce.com. The accelerator seeds around 40 enterprise-monetizing ventures per year. ==History== The Alchemist Accelerator was founded in 2012 by Stanford University professor Ravi Belani.〔http://go.bloomberg.com/tech-deals/2012-05-08-stanford-instructor-to-launch-accelerator-for-enterprise-startups/〕 Prior to starting the program, Belani was part of a 3-year entrepreneurship education & outreach program started in the Harvard Club of San Francisco, which transitioned into the formation of the accelerator. Upon formation of the program, Belani's former firm, Draper Fisher Jurvetson, backed the program with an initial investment. Shortly after, Khosla Ventures and US Venture Partners invested in the program. In late 2013, the company entered into a strategic partnership with Salesforce.com providing enough capital to fund the program through 2017.〔http://pevc.dowjones.com/Article?an=DJFVW00020140117ea1haorw6&cid=32135016&ctype=ts&pid=32&ReturnUrl=http%3a%2f%2fpevc.dowjones.com%2fArticle%3fan%3dDJFVW00020140117ea1haorw6%26cid%3d32135016%26ctype%3dts%26pid%3d32〕 Following an investment from partner, Cisco Systems in 2014, the accelerator launched a special program targeted at Internet of Things startups.〔http://venturebeat.com/2014/04/30/alchemist-launches-a-special-accelerator-for-internet-of-things-startups/〕〔http://www.citeworld.com/article/2150320/internet-of-things/here-are-two-internet-of-things-startups-cisco-will-soon-help-fund.html〕 The program opened up a special track of services available for IoT companies, including mentors, technology support, and facilitated access to key partners. In 2014, the program partnered with investment site, AngelList, to launch a syndicate fund. Much like an index fund, this partnership allowed virtually any investor to invest in every member of the Alchemist class all at once. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Alchemist Accelerator」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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