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Join Tonomus and WAVE to learn more our exciting Venture Competition Project71, the domains we’re exploring, and the problems we aim to solve. Register now for the virtual Webinar ‘Domains, Trends, and Drivers of the Blue Economy’, on Tuesday March 19, at 1600 Arabia Standard Time https://lnkd.in/eDkyGyGj 🌐 Project71 is WAVE’s inaugural program to catalyze bluetech innovation around the globe. In partnership with TONOMUS , the venture competition targets technology-based solutions that address #oceanregeneration. 📣 Entrepreneurs, early-stage startups, and scientists from around the world are invited to submit their ideas or ventures by March 29, 2024 at https://lnkd.in/dPRgqvJi. 🏆Finalists will win the chance to pitch their venture in a final showcase and join the TONOMUS Venture Studio. They will also be integrated into WAVE’s ocean innovation community and access its unique support network. 💫 For more information:  ➡️ Learn about Project71 at https://lnkd.in/dPRgqvJi ➡️ Learn about TONOMUS at tonomus.neom.com and follow TONOMUS’ social media for upcoming announcements and details about Project71 ➡️ Learn about WAVE, powered by FII Institute , at thewave.global and follow on social media #Tonomus #OceanRegeneration #VentureCompetition #BluetechInnovation

🌟 Spotlight on selected startups in Cooperathon 2024's Startup Beta Journey! 💫 After a highly competitive selection process, we’re proud to introduce the 10 promising startups chosen this year ready to tackle the open innovation challenges from our partners across key sectors: ⚓ | Sound Solutions and Wood PLC - Noise AI Challenge: Improve the sound environment in a port area. Proposed by: Port of Québec 🌱 | Acuicy, CIVISION INC., and INTOCHARGE Challenge: Leverage technology to develop effective strategies for reducing companies’ carbon footprints. Proposed by: KPMG au Québec 🏘️ | Dok2u and trippl inc. Challenge: Enhance visitor experiences in tourism by providing instant personalized recommendations through tech tools. Proposed by: MT Lab 👨👩👧👦 | Lodavo, LOVT, and OutspeedFunding Challenge: Bring cooperative values to life for young people through technology. Proposed by: Consortium of Financial Services Cooperatives (Credit Unions) comprising Beem Credit Union, Desjardins, Innovation Federal Credit Union, Meridian Credit Union We’re excited to see their solutions develop further with our partners’ support. Stay tuned to follow their journey to the final pitch! Congratulations to all the selected startups in this edition! Cooperathon | Powered by Desjardins + Montréal NewTech (MTL NewTech) #cooperathon24 #openinnovation #startup #entrepreneurship

#TechWeekInReview. Community is in full bloom, financing is constantly in search, showing the developement at steady pace, events and conversations about „how to startup” at yout best are everywhere, recognitions happen beautifully. ➡️Ixaria looks for 150k euro financing to speed up the developement of its solution allowing clients to present and sell 3D personalized products to their clients. The business model is B2B2C, offering end users the possibility to try, change and adjust a product to their wishes befor ordering. For the time being most clients are from furniture production but also from fashion industry. ➡️Savelit is planning for 2 3 million euro financing over the next 2 years to allow international expansion and developments of its personal financing solution. The platform allows the integration of all customers accounts in one place, groups and monitors the types of expenses, signals pre settled levels of expenditure budgets, offering an integrated view of expenses. The development plans involve adding new functionalities such as showing personalized options in better management of the money. The solution is available in Romania, The Netherlands, Finland and the UK. ➡️InnovX and Techcelerator.Co made it to top 125 best accelerators programs in Europe ranking by Financial Times. ➡️#TechAngels participated in mentorship session @Innovation Labs, supported and took part in StepFWD learning session for angel investors, took part and talked in Startup Moldova Summit 2024 and organized internal trainings for members too. #growingtogether #growsmart #smartgrowth #angelinvestors #startups 

Register now for the virtual Webinar ‘Introducing Project71: How it Works and Why it Matters’, on Tuesday March 12, at 1600 Arabia Standard Time. Join TONOMUS and WAVE as we explain Project71, its importance, timeline, process, and the fantastic opportunities available for finalists. Register now https://lnkd.in/dNzFQPMk 🌐 Project71 is WAVE’s inaugural program to catalyze bluetech innovation around the globe. In partnership with TONOMUS, the venture competition targets technology-based solutions that address #oceanregeneration. 📣 Entrepreneurs, early-stage startups, and scientists from around the world are invited to submit their ideas or ventures by March 29, 2024 at https://lnkd.in/dPRgqvJi. 🏆Finalists will win the chance to pitch their venture in a final showcase and join the TONOMUS Venture Studio. They will also be integrated into WAVE’s ocean innovation community and access its unique support network. 💫 For more information:  ➡️ Learn about Project71 at https://lnkd.in/dPRgqvJi ➡️ Learn about TONOMUS at tonomus.neom.com and follow TONOMUS’ social media for upcoming announcements and details about Project71 ➡️ Learn about WAVE, powered by FII Institute , at thewave.global and follow on social media #Tonomus #OceanRegeneration #VentureCompetition #BluetechInnovation

The “Athenian Agora” Awards is a startup competition supported by the Smart Attica European Digital Innovation Hub (EDIH), and organized by the Athens Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation | AUEB of the Athens University of Economics and Business in parallel to the “Start For Future: The Athenian Nexus” Summit. The competition aims to bring together startups, entrepreneurial and research teams from all across Europe. Participating teams will pitch in front of a wide audience and have the chance to win monetary and service awards. In more detail, the competition is divided in three categories, based on the growth stage of each team. The pitches will be held on Friday, the 17th of May, exclusively on-site, at the premises of ACEin (Troias 2, 113 62, Athens, Attiki, Greece), during the Athenian Nexus Summit. ⚡️Categories of Startups Participating: - Idea and/or Mockup Stage: During the Idea & Mockup Stage a team has generated their idea and is currently exploring potential markets. - MVP Stage: During the MVP Stage, the team has (almost) finished developing their initial product and is currently working on their go-to market strategy, to receive feedback from their potential clients and start designing their pilot project. - Proof-of-Concept Stage: During the Proof-of-Concept (PoC) Stage, the team has already developed their final product and is currently designing or implementing their pilot project with a client or organisation. #AthenianNexus #InnovateTogether #InnovateTomorrowToday #ACEin #AUEB

🌟𝐋𝐀𝐓𝐀𝐌 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐩𝐬, 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐞!🌟 ➡ Join us for the 𝐅𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐩 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞 at the 𝐁𝐞𝐆𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐞 𝐕𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐲 event in Paris 𝐨𝐧 𝐌𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝟑, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒, and pitch to venture investors from France, Italy, Switzerland, the US, and Israel. ➡ From May 22 to May 25, one of the largest global technology events - #VivaTech* - will take place in Paris, and the city will not be boring! 🔥 We are thrilled to partner with Anton Minkowski and invite 𝐟𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐞 𝐜𝐨-𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 or 𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝐬𝐨𝐟𝐭𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐞-𝐟𝐨𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐩𝐬 with traction from LATAM countries to apply. 🔥 ➡ Even if you are unable to attend #VivaTech in Paris, you can still participate in the online semi-final 𝐨𝐧 𝐌𝐚𝐲 𝟖-𝟗, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒. 🔔 The application deadline is 𝐌𝐚𝐲 𝟓, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒, so don't miss out on this incredible opportunity. 🔔 For more details, please visit the #Futuround website. If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to project organizer Oleg Mosyazh or our LATAM partner Anton Minkowski. 𝐖𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐧'𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐢𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐞𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐬 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐋𝐀𝐓𝐀𝐌 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐩𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞! 💡🚀 * Futuround Startup Challenge and BeGlobe Venture Party are side events and are not affiliated with #VivaTech and not parts of the official #VivaTech program #Futuround #BeGlobe #Greatleads #VivaTech #FuturoundStartupChallenge2024 #BeGlobeVentureParty #StartupChallenge #EnterpriseSoftware #WomenInTech #StartupNation #LATAM

Recently launched, MEO 5G API SPRINT is an innovation program aimed at companies, startups and developers. This program proposes the development of prototypes or redesign of applications using standard APIs of the MEO network, thus boosting the creation of new services in the market. The challenge, with a limit of 30 applications, includes both national and international participants. The 10 finalists will have free access to the MEO Empresas API platform for one year. The 3 winners will each receive a monetary prize of €5,000 and, if they are a startups, they will also win a pass to the Web Summit 2025 in Lisbon. The application deadline is  December 11: https://lnkd.in/eWR3yqTH Within the scope of the collaboration protocol with Inventa, Altice Group also promotes the defense of intellectual property mechanisms to support entrepreneurship, with the aim of promoting innovative startups and boosting technological talent. #Inventa #ProtectingIntelligence #IntellectualProperty #MEO5G #API #Entrepreneurship #technology

Here’s a flashback to an exciting and bold VC fund launch from 2023. 💸 In mid-2023, French VC Supernova Invest launched Supernova Innovation 3 seed fund, with a first closing of €75 million of a €100 million target, with backing from Groupe Crédit Agricole, CEA, bioMérieux, Orano, Vinci and family offices. 🌎 #France as well as in #European countries. 💡‘#DeepTech start-ups protected by IP and positioned in high-potential growth markets. 20 startups with ticket sizes of between €1 to €3 million and the capacity to reinvest in two or three additional rounds.' 📈 ‘This is its eighth fund. The predecessor of Supernova Innovation 3 supported twenty start-ups - including Diabeloop, Carthera, SCINTIL Photonics, PowerUp and Adionics - which raised over €270 million, registered over 150 patents and created over 400 jobs to date.’ 💭 “…this rapid and substantial fundraising in seed technology confirms the attractiveness of Supernova Invest's model and its European leadership in deep tech.” - Pierre-Emmanuel STRUYVEN, President Supernova Invest. 📝 by Fiona Alston Tech.eu https://lnkd.in/eNFED2YZ 👏 For the #AudaciousInvestors unleashing innovation and empowering tomorrow 🚀 Régis SALEUR | Celia Hart | Etienne Moreau | Gregoire Viot | Claude-Sebastien Lerbourg | Romain Sautrau | David Hansen | DAMIEN BRETEGNIER | Michaël Thomas | Arthur PUIG | Maëva LATRECHE | Team Supernova Invest ... #venturecapital #vc #funds #startups #fund #entrepreneurs #funding #tech #venture #paris #entrepreneurship #technology #innovation #france #europe

A "fresh" event for startups and investors. MUGELLO TECH SUMMIT 2024, the first edition. An event organized fully by volunteers. 🤯 Gioele Fusato and I had the chance to attend. The passion and care for the #startup and #VC ecosystem was palpable. Not only the locations were really neat, but the attendance and contents were of great quality. Not the usual startup pitches. Thanks so much to Arcangelo D'Onofrio, Claudio Boni, Cosimo F. Biliotti, the Temera and Stride_ team and all others for giving us this amazing experience. 💯 --- PS: Wanna know what the 🧠/❤️ slide was about? As startups, we had the chance to meet fellow founders and investors and express our vision in a free format, not necessarily through the usual investor pitch. I decided to focus on #strategy and how to really develop products and service that can scale well and not die in the #chasm of the innovation diffusion curve. Why? Because too many think that technology is like a magic wand: solve that and you solve the problem. Not quite. A lot of really cool products never really get traction beyond innovators and early adopters. The only way to really scale is by focusing on "the human problem", meaning solving the issue of adoption, not just for the end user, but for all stakeholders: buyers, maintainers, developers etc. And it can only be done through #empathy, and a good #design for product, service, and business model alike. This is what we're doing at Progress Lab, providing #Industry50 technology that is easy to buy, easy to use, easy to extend. Get an appointment to know more: https://lnkd.in/gzc3cEdQ

+++SpinLab - The HHL Accelerator 𝗪𝗔𝗡𝗧𝗦 𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗥𝗧𝗨𝗣𝗦 +++ Take your chance and join the 6-month hybrid program starting in August 2024 designed to accelerate your startup's growth. Applications for SpinLab's upcoming startup class are accepted, focusing on key areas such as #energy,#smartcity, #ehealth, #climatech, #femtech and cross technologies. 🚀 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂? ✅ Exclusive matchmaking opportunities with established corporate partners. ✅ Integration into an international network of successful founders and investors. ✅ The chance to implement pilot projects with corporate partners. ✅ Access to international startup events like Web Summit, Slush, Bits & Pretzels and many more. ✅ Up to 50,000€ in free funding. Get Started! Applications are open until April 9th. Apply via 👉 https://lnkd.in/e4tWskv #hhlspirit #entrepreneurship #entrepreneurialecosystem #founders #investors