Drive Now per mettere in pista Startupbootcamp in Germania

Grazie a questa collaborazione aumentano le risorse a disposizione dell’acceleratore berlinese Milano, 22 maggio 2012 – Startupbootcamp Berlin, il ramo tedesco dell’acceleratore paneuropeo di start-up, dà il benvenuto al nuovo partner Drive Now, che fornirà alle dieci start-up finaliste del programma Startupbootcamp Berlino accesso completo alla propria rete di car-sharing. Quest’ultima sarà disponibile a Berlino, Monaco e Düsseldorf e se ne potrà usufruire utilizzando un’innovativa applicazione mobile per iPhone e smartphone Android.  Ognuna delle dieci start-up potrà utilizzare gratuitamente il servizio per 500 minuti durante i tre mesi del programma.

DriveNow is a car-sharing joint venture between BMW Group and Sixt AG. BMW Group provides the vehicles and technologies and Sixt AG provides the leasing expertise and a nationwide network for customers to book the vehicles. An essential feature: DriveNow is independent of defined stations for renting and parking. Vehicles can be rented and returned everywhere. With the launch of Munich in June 2011 and Berlin in September 2011 Düsseldorf in January 2012 was the third city to feature this service.
Alex Farcet, Managing Director of Startupbootcamp Berlin, is excited about the partnership with Drive Now as it allows the Berlin group of startups to discover the newest startup city in Germany in a whole new way. “Startupbootcamp is always on the look-out for great deals for our startups. Partnering with BMW's and SIXT´s DriveNow program is tremendous for our startups in several ways: firstly they get to move around Berlin as they tap into our mentor network and the wider ecosystem. Secondly, DriveNow is a really interesting case study of collaborative consumption which some of our entrepreneurs may get very inspired by.” Andreas Kottmann, Managing Director of DriveNow says: “The idea of DriveNow is based on Innovation, Lifestyle and Creativity. Since that concept perfectly fits to Berlin and especially to young startups we are glad to support Startupbootcamp with our service.” Note to editorsStartupbootcamp will be hosting its Mentor Kick Off Event in Berlin, Germany, on 22 May. The event will feature a MINI from the Drive Now program amongst other prominent contributions by partners. Members of the press are invited to the event at the offices at Umspannwerk. To register please contact, Detlev Henning from AxiCom at detlev.henning@axicom.com or + 49 (0)89 800 90 814.    StartupbootcampStartupbootcamp è un programma di accelerazione di start up paneuropeo, attualmente in essere a Copenhagen, Dublino (febbraio-maggio ’12), Amsterdam (aprile-giugno ’12) e presto ne verranno attivati a Londra e Berlino. Al momento sono aperte le iscrizioni per Startupbootcamp Amsterdam, con termine ultimo 12 febbraio 2012. Startupbootcamp consiste in una rete di contatti e nel far parte di un ecosistema di start up internazionali che aiuteranno i partecipanti ad accelerare i tempi. Il programma non solo vanta una vasta rete di mentori, sponsor e investitori, ma anche ambassador che diffondono il concetto di  Startupbootcamp in tutto il mondo. Per maggiori informazioni, visitare http://www.startupbootcamp.org o Twitter: @SBootCamp  ContattiChiara PossentiAxiComTel +39 02 75261121Chiara.possenti@axicom.it Ulteriori informazioni:http://www.startupbootcamp.org @SBootCamp    

Comunicato di Axicom | Pubblicato Martedì, 22-Mag-2012 | Categoria: Tecnologia