Jack Melcher-Claësson is a serial entrepreneur with a total of 6 companies that he ́s been a part of starting and operating for the past 20 years.
Today Jack runs Epicenter Accelerate, a structured program providing selected startups with unfair advantages to become scaleups. Epicenter Accelerate runs in various cohorts together with different partners like Microsoft for Startups, Google for Startups, Nordic Scalers etc.
During 2020 Jack was also the driving force behind a special cohort of the Accelerate Program, tailored to help South Korean Startups to go global with Epicenter and Stockholm as a springboard, a project in close partnership with K-Startup Center, still running as a 3rd cohort during 2022. This program is supported by the South Korean Government.
2022 was also the year of launching the historic 1st cohort of similar Accelerate program for Singapore based startups, in collaboration with Enterprise Singapore & The Global Innovation Alliance.
Jack is the founding partner of Hidden VC, Create Communication, Everysport Media Group (former Traveas AB) and more. As his night job Jack is an often hired speaker & moderator within various topics (see next pages). He also works as a senior advisor to a couple of startups, specialized in early stage, lean startup, go to market strategies, story telling and fundraising.
Jack Melcher-Claësson is a serial entrepreneur with a total of 6 companies that he ́s been a part of starting and operating for the past 20 years.
Today Jack runs Epicenter Accelerate, a structured program providing selected startups with unfair advantages to become scaleups. Epicenter Accelerate runs in various cohorts together with different partners like Microsoft for Startups, Google for Startups, Nordic Scalers etc.
During 2020 Jack was also the driving force behind a special cohort of the Accelerate Program, tailored to help South Korean Startups to go global with Epicenter and Stockholm as a springboard, a project in close partnership with K-Startup Center, still running as a 3rd cohort during 2022. This program is supported by the South Korean Government.
2022 was also the year of launching the historic 1st cohort of similar Accelerate program for Singapore based startups, in collaboration with Enterprise Singapore & The Global Innovation Alliance.
Jack is the founding partner of Hidden VC, Create Communication, Everysport Media Group (former Traveas AB) and more. As his night job Jack is an often hired speaker & moderator within various topics (see next pages). He also works as a senior advisor to a couple of startups, specialized in early stage, lean startup, go to market strategies, story telling and fundraising.