How to get a grant of € 70,000 for a Windows Phone application

Somehow on Habré, the guys from Frontsoft wrote a post about “ How to realize your dream for someone else’s account ”, in which they described how they managed to get a grant of € XX 000 to create an application for Windows Phone.

In the post, the guys describe an independent way to get a grant, but we consulted Microsoft and decided to hold a joint event with AppCampus and Nokia - Mobile App Acceleration Camp (MAAC), designed to help startups to receive funding from the AppCampus fund in the amount of $ 20,000, 50,000 or 70 000 € for the creation and refinement of its application for Windows Phone.


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Over the course of two days, a set of experts in the field of design, marketing, technology and business will help startups to make all the necessary improvements to the prototype or idea of ​​the application in order to maximize their chances of receiving a foundation grant. Since the event will be attended by specially invited representatives of the AppCampus Foundation from Finland, the entire selection cycle and the event itself will be held in English.

We invite everyone to try your hand and take part in the event! Examine carefully the criteria for participants and register, applications are accepted until April 28.

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What is MAAC?

Mobile App Acceleration Camp - MAAC is a joint event from Microsoft and Nokia, designed to help start-ups to receive funding from the AppCampus fund in the amount of 20,000, 50,000, or 70,000 euros to create and refine their Windows Phone application.

• participation in the event is free;
• the event will be held May 20-21 in the center of Moscow, the main language of the event is English;
• Applications are accepted until April 28.

Criteria for participants

• The level of the English language of the team or the main speaker is sufficient to negotiate and present the project in English (confirmed via skype-interview with the selected projects).
• The start-up team must have experience in creating applications for any of the existing platforms (iOS / Android / WP) and have competencies in design, technology and business (as evidenced by data on previous applications in the application form).
• The application must be new in the market and not repeat existing applications.
• An application must satisfy one of two conditions: ◦Be exclusive for Windows Phone, i.e. absent on iOS and Android for at least 90 days after release;
• if it already exists on iOS or Android, then the functionality of the application for Windows Phone should be much richer than on other platforms.
• The application must support the key functionality of the Windows Phone platform (for example, maps, location-awareness, camera, near-field communications, accelerometer, Live Tiles, push notification, in-app purchase, in-app advertising, in-app analytic, try-buy and subscriptions).
• Have a great modern design, be technically high-quality and productive (proto, mock-up, design documents).
• Maintain or develop a positive user experience in interaction with mobile devices or discover new areas of mobile device use, be innovative in business.

Learn more at the official AppCampus Foundation website.

Who can become a member?

• If you represent a startup or team developing an application or game for Windows Phone, you can participate in the event and receive funding from the AppCampus foundation.
• The level of the English language of the team or the main speaker is sufficient to negotiate and present the project in English (confirmed via skype-interview with the selected projects).
• The start-up team must have experience in creating applications for any of the existing platforms (iOS / Android / WP), and have competence in design, technology and business (confirmed by data on previous applications in the application form).

Where will the event take place

The event will be held in the center of Moscow, not far from the Cathedral of Christ the Savior, in the center of the union of technological entrepreneurs, experts and investors - API Moscow .

To register