Lightning Lab Tourism 2020

Lightning Lab Tourism is a three-month business acceleration program focused on building a sustainable innovation ecosystem for the future of tourism in New Zealand. After the success of last year’s program, it is back with another Tourism accelerator, this time running in Wellington. The program will bring together a cohort of early-stage ventures and project teams from the tourism industry who will aim to solve the productivity, cultural, environmental and social challenges for the sector. The accelerator will support tourism ventures to develop and test their products in New Zealand, before competing on a global scale.

Up to ten ventures will be accepted into the program, gaining access to NZ’s largest network of tourism and hospitality services experts and startup mentors. Teams will work directly with tourism industry partners and practice market validation and product development methods used by companies like Google, IDEO, and Tesla.

At the end of the three months, each venture will have the opportunity to pitch for investment at Demo Day, in front of some of the top angel investors and early-stage venture funds in the country.

Eligibility

• People who have the drive, skills, and ideas to shift the needle on the most pressing issues facing the NZ tourism sector

Benefits

• Gain access to NZ’s largest network of tourism and hospitality services experts and startup mentors
• A chance to work directly with tourism industry partners and practice market validation and product development methods used by companies like Google, IDEO, and Tesla
• Opportunity to pitch for investment at Demo Day, in front of some of the top angel investors and early-stage venture funds in the country

Application Process

• Click here to apply