Access4SMEs – Seal of Excellence

Organized by KISED, K-Ground is a free 10-day acceleration program, running from September 23 to October 2, 2019, that will benefit two French start-ups selected by the French Embassy in Korea. It will take place in the heart of Korean Silicon Valley, the Pangyo techno Valley, located near Seoul.

On the agenda:

• Coaching session to adapt your pitch 
• Assistance, advice and networking with Venture Capital companies and well-known companies
• Free workspaces and accommodation with R&D research support
• Strategic advice provided by professionals

Application and selection:

• Start-ups in the technology sector are preferred (5G, lot, Blockchain, Autonomous Vehicle, Fintech, etc...) 
• Eligible start-ups are Paris Region strat-ups, headquartered in Ile-de-France.
• Application to be sent by email to Maxime Augé of the French Embassy in Korea (email maxime.auge@dgtresor.gouv.fr) by August 12.

Further information here

Schneider Electric and Microsoft partnered in 2018 AI to create the Green Energy Incubation Lab. Today, with the support of the AI's factory community they launch an accelerated incubation phase to be held from October up to December 2019 to help the Energy sector accelerate its transformation using Artificial Intelligence to meet the challenges of the energy transition.

The recruited startups will benefit from the technical and business expertise of Microsoft and Schneider Electric during a 3-month acceleration period, then integrate the current AI Factory community, partly hosted at Station F.
 
Are you eligible? 
- Have developed a Green Energy solution based on artificial intelligence technology for companies and organizations
- Have already raised funds

More info here

Apply here: https://formulaires.microsoft.fr/page/UNEZNE-GreenEnergyAI/ 

ONLY SPANISH COMPANIES

Created in 2007 in France, the Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield Retail Grand Prize supports and encourages innovation in retail, offering promising concepts the opportunity to start a success story in one of the shopping centers of the Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield group.

What are the prizes?

• BIG PRIZE: € 200,000 for the lease of a store (discount on rent or reform)
• POPUP AWARD # 1 € 50,000 for the lease of a kiosk (discount on rent or reform)
• POPUP AWARD # 2 € 50,000 for the lease of a kiosk (discount on rent or reform)

Are you elegible?

• Idea created after January 1, 2014.
• New companies must have a real and viable product.
• Maximum of 2 open physical points of sale and never before in a shopping center.
• Geography: all regions of Spain, but capable of operating in Barcelona.
• Check the complete regulation

For applying and receiving more info, please contact carlos.deben@urw.com.

There is still time to apply for a Pitching event in Austria! 9th July in Salzburg in partnership with Silicon Castles. Deadline is 24th June! Attend their Accelerator programme and be part of the pitching match.

Why you should attend? Meet investors to raise investment for your startup, a chance to win free tickets to the EUStartupFestival in September where you can pitch your start-up again. If you are a start-up that is looking to grow, you might also win a 3-hour session with the organisers to move your business forward and work on your challenges.

For more info on how to apply, go here: https://lnkd.in/du3h538

The European Startup Festival is going to Malmo, Sweden – an event full of inspiration, innovation, connection & fun. Topics range from innovatin, sustainability, teambuilding, wellbeing, funding, marketing and communication.

Come and join the festival for masterclasses, panels, pitching, party and more! Be part of the growing European Startup Ecosystem!

More info about the programme and where to buy tickets here: www.eustartupfestival.com

Last Chance to apply for the Pitching event in Italy! 27th June in Turin in partnership with i3p, Club Degli Investori, Camera di Commercio and IAAD.

Why you should attend?

Meet investors to raise investment for your startup, a chance to win free tickets to the EUStartupFestival in September where you can pitch your start-up again. If you are a start-up that is looking to grow, you might win a 3-hour session with the organisers to move your business forward and work on your challenges.

More info on how to apply here: www.eustartupfestival.com/pitching-matches

Are you ready to grow your big data startup? Are you a bright European SMEs or start up working on big data challenges? Then apply for the European Data Incubator open call 2019.

What is the European Data Incubator?

EDI is an exciting incubation programme for Big Data startups and SMEs in Europe.

What's in it for you?

•          Up to €100K free funding
•          Free support services and workshops by dedicated mentors
•          A free Cloud environment for scalable data processing
•          Direct access to major European corporates from different sectors
•          The chance to solve a real-life data challenge

How does it work?

EDI is a three-phase incubation programme: Explore, Experiment, Evolve.

Applications are open until Wednesday 19 June at 12:00 pm CEST, apply now on F6S.

For more information, please contact Julien Toussaint.

COSME is looking for SMEs with a Seal of Excellence in need of assistance with their IP valorisation. IPA4SME presents a unique business opportunity for SMEs to acquire Intellectual Property Valorisation and Protection, through a variety related services.

• Free IP Pre-diagnostics: a customized report by a verified IP Expert on your business strategy related to IP with recommendations on achieving a secure and efficient exploitation of your assets
• This service is available to SMEs registered in Austria, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Netherlands, Spain and Sweden
• Financial reimbursement of IP protection costs, specifically eligible costs of qualified IP attorney and European patent application fees, for all EU and COSME countries

By applying, SMEs can receive financial support up to 15 000 EUR per company and tailored IP services.

Applications will be open until 7 June 2019. 

For more information contact Cristina De La Maza

LEDGER, a European project financed by the European Commission,  is looking for  32 SMEs, teams, organizations, and researchers that want to shift data management, leveraging on decentralized algorithms based on blockchains, distributed ledger technology (DLT) and/or peer-to-peer (P2P) technologies to address Privacy-by-Design, reliability, trustworthiness, and openness to build human-centric solutions.

Apply by 30 April to develop your decentralized, human-centric solution! Venture Builder LEDGER EU  offers:

• up to €200k equity-free money,
• mentoring,
• and network support!

For more information, click here.

European BIC Network is announcing the first InvestHorizon webinar, taking place on May 14th at 4 p.m. 45-minute session.

The webinar will give you the opportunity to hear directly from professionals about how to be pragmatic and successful in your next investment round!

Why should I join this webinar?

• You have been successful at raising an early stage investment round and are wondering how to achieve the next stage
• You have questions about how to successfully prepare for and raise a series A

What will be covered:

• The prerequisites to raising a series A
• How to manage relationships with existing investors
• Effective fundraising materials
• Finding the right fit for my scale-up company; and
• How to approach and convince Venture capitalists: avoiding common pitfalls when approaching investors

Target audience: Any entrepreneur, organisation or individual interested in learning practical advice on how to raise a series A investment

Register here

Dear community,

The European Investment Bank released podcasts to help you understand european finance and economics.

Focus today on the notion of quasi-equity.

Why a company would use quasi-equity, which he also calls “venture debt.” Quasi-equity is an innovative debt instrument. It bears the same risk as equity without diluting the founders, and therefore pays off more like equity than traditional debt.

The EIB is one of the few players in the quasi-equity market alongside Silicon Valley Bank and Kreos Capital. 

Podcast available here: http://www.eib.org/podcasts/quasi-equity