[pmoehring]

I work at Seedcamp, our view on this:

- We see more than 200 companies a year at Seedcamp Events. A lot of them get external funding, and very often from people they have met at one of the events. I think that's the strongest "no" you can have. - Other accelerators are also quite open about their process, and on hackernews you see many startups telling their story about how they did not make it through. - Often, companies use the feedback, advice, and all of the connections they made during the day for a change in their business model or focus. In my opinion, that's the best confirmation of the value of these events (you see Ben from Geomium agrees).