Partners – SkilledUp Life
66,000+
Volunteers worldwide
148
Countries
3
Ways to partner
215+
Tech startups helped
Three ways to partner
Choose the partnership that fits your community.
Each track is tailored to a different kind of community but all open the same door to the SkilledUp Life Volunteer and Tech Startup ecosystem.
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Education Partners
Universities, colleges, bootcamps and course providers giving students references-worthy, real-world experience alongside their studies or post course completion.
- ✓Students and graduates apply learning to live tech startup environment delivering real results and value.
- ✓Demonstrable skills and referenceable experiences on completion.
- ✓Better employability and career outcomes when education is combined with real and relevant experience.
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Accelerator Partners
★ Up to 20% member discount
Accelerators and innovation centres whose tech founders can build whole teams from our Volunteers making capital and runway stretch further.
- ✓Cohort tech founders build whole teams.
- ✓Capital stretches between rounds.
- ✓Offer cohort members up to 20% off monthly and annual plans in the first year.
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Network Partners
★ Up to 20% member discount
Tech Founder networks, communities and ecosystem builders extending SkilledUp Life as a ready-made benefit for their members.
- ✓An invaluable benefit for members who are building tech companies.
- ✓Members turn ideas into tech companies by building teams with Volunteers.
- ✓Offer members up to 20% off plans.
How it works
From first hello to ongoing support.
Every partnership follows the same simple, transparent path: five steps from introduction to a lasting, mutually beneficial relationship.
1
Get in touch
We identify a potential partner or you reach out to us.
2
Discovery meeting
We meet to understand each other and the value the partnership can bring to both sides.
3
Sign an MoU
We formalise the partnership with a simple Memorandum of Understanding (MoU).
4
Launch meeting
We hold a launch session to introduce SkilledUp Life to your community.
5
Help & support
We start helping your members and continue to support the partnership long-term.
A perk you can pass on
Exclusive discounts for your members.
Accelerator and Network Partners can offer their communities a discount on SkilledUp Life plans a tangible benefit you can extend at no cost to you, helping your members get even more from the partnership.
20%
Accelerator Partners
Off plans for your cohort members.
20%
Network Partners
Off plans for your network members.
Our network partners
Founder networks we work with.
A growing community of networks extending SkilledUp Life to their members. Here are the first few.
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Techcelerate
United Kingdom
A network connecting and accelerating tech founders to grow, scale and raise.
SBN
Scottish Business Network
Scotland
A global community championing and connecting Scottish entrepreneurs and businesses.
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Silicon Mingle
Global
A community bringing together tech founders, talent and innovators to connect and collaborate.
Let's build something together.
Whether you run an education provider, an accelerator or a founder network, we'd love to explore partnering. Reach out through Contact Us and our partnerships team will be in touch.