Participant Benefits and Perks
Each company funded by a Global Accelerator Network accelerator can receive almost $100,000 in free perks offered from over 25 of the best vendors in the world. These perks come from companies including Microsoft, SoftLayer, Amazon Web Services, Rackspace and many more. There is no obligation to use any of these and some will be more relevant than others depending on where you are at with your business. The current list includes the following (and we will be adding to this):
$60,000 in Microsoft Azure Credits
$12,000 in SoftLayer Hosting Services
$10,000 in PayPal Transaction Credits
$6,000 in Rackspace Hosting Credits
$5,000 in Public Relations Support from the Metzger PR Firm
$3,000 in Human Resources Support from Premier Employer Services
$1,000 in Amazon Web Services Credits
All Lightning Lab companies who have participated in a programme can join in on the monthly international webinars and conference calls set up by the Global Accelerator Network. These are led by international mentors and investors. You will also be able to attend any GAN Demo Day anywhere in the world (these are not public) and attend the international founders conferences run annually. This a powerful network that will instantly connect you to key markets, investors and advice.
The Lightning Lab is a Microsoft BizSpark Partner
