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O2 Incubator has been upgraded...

Paul Golding - Thursday, January 14, 2010
Following on from the announcement by O2 of their O2 incubator program for start-ups, the program has been upgraded to include the possibility that multiple start-ups can be funded in the initial phase. This will enable more than one idea to be run at the same time, so long as the ideas are good enough to impress the O2 SME team, who are the initial sponsors of this campaign.

The upgrade is to enable more ideas to run and was in response to feedback from the developer and start-up community. This is a reflection of how the program is being run in a flexible manner. It was launched with a deliberately lightweight set of principles, hoping that it would take shape as more start-ups got in touch to tell O2 what they wanted.

I seriously encourage budding web entrepreneurs to assemble a small team and apply. If your idea is good, you stand a chance of getting selected for initial funding and then getting through to the extended funding phase towards possible acquisition. It all boils down to how good your idea is and how well you can prove it! It's a great challenge. There are also lots of chances to impress O2 in other ways that could lead to other opportunities for innovators. O2 is always on the look out for hot ideas, especially ones that extend into web and offer meaningful experiences for O2 customers.