Twenty projects join the Boldbrain Startup Challenge

Boldbrain Startup Challenge 2020 has selected the 20 projects that will take part in the only accelerator program in Ticino.

The 2020 edition attracted a total of 148 applications, of which 62 were examined by an evaluation committee .

 

The 20 start-ups selected for Boldrain Startup Challenge 2020 are:

4Devices (medtech) – Aargau

Excede (fintech/insurance tech) – Zurich

F-Helix (electronic and mechanical engineering) – Ticino

Finar Module Tech (electronic and mechanical engineering) – Italy

Lighthouse  (medtech) – Ticino

NATIVE (sport/leisure/tourism/lifestyle) – Ticino

Proxying (consulting and services) – Ticino

QM_Project (life sciences, IT diagnostics, data) – Italy

Secondo (consumer products and services) – Ticino

Smart Power Center (energy, cleantech) – Russia

SwicketLive (ICT, software & data engineering) – Ticino

TeachRemote (social entrepreurship, education) – Zurich

Trading Stratagem (fintech, insurance tech) – Ticino

TurboGas-5.0 (electronic and mechanical engineering) – Ticino

UNIVERSUS-OS (ICT, software & data engineering) – Italy

VMall (consumer products and services) – Ticino

voltWALL (energy, cleantech) – Ticino

WeSaidYes (sport/leisure/tourism/lifestyle) – Ticino

WYTH  (design, art, architecture, gaming) – Ticino

YSI (consumer products and services) – Italy

Applications welcome from startups and SMEs with innovative solutions to tackle Coronavirus outbreak

The European Commission is calling for startups and SMEs with technologies and innovations that could help in treating, testing, monitoring or other aspects of the Coronavirus outbreak to apply urgently to the next round of funding from the European Innovation Council. The deadline for applications to the EIC Accelerator is 17:00 on Wednesday 18 March (Brussels local time). With a budget of €164m, this call is “bottom up”, meaning there are no predefined thematic priorities and applicants with Coronavirus relevant innovations will be evaluated in the same way as other applicants. Nevertheless, the Commission will look to fast track the awarding of EIC grants and blended finance (combining grant and equity investment) to Coronavirus relevant innovations, as well as to facilitate access to other funding and investment sources.

 

 

E’ disponibile un nuovo corso ONLINE: Startup, come attrarre gli investitori

Raccogliere fondi senza troppe frustrazioni e nel minor tempo possibile
Il corso è suddiviso in 7 Lezioni:
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7. Recap
Il corso STARTUP – come attrarre gli investitori, è rivolto a neo-imprenditori alla ricerca di fonti di finanziamento per le proprie aziende con l’obiettivo di accelerarne la crescita e lo sviluppo, e al contempo è anche rivolto a neo-investitori interessati a comprendere le regole del gioco per entrare con successo nella compagine azionaria di una Startup
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Skypull successfully closes its first financing round

PRESS RELEASE

Skypull is proud to announce the completion of a seven figure financing round by Shibumi International, a Dubai based venture capital firm investing and supporting early stage startups in the built environment demonstrating disruptive innovation and related growth potential for traditional markets. Shibumi International is a wholly owned subsidiary of Gulermak, a large industrial company focused on heavy civil works and steel fabrication.
We’re excited about Shibumi’s investment allowing Skypull to accelerate the development of its core Drone or UAV technology (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) in order to bring to market a technical demonstrator by June 2020, to showcase characteristics and system performance. “The investment solidifies the belief in the advantages of our patented Airborne Wind Energy system architecture, as well as the strength and capability of our diverse executive management team,” affirms Reinout Oussoren, CEO of Skypull.
Shibumi closely evaluated the emerging Airborne Wind Energy players and technologies and believes that Skypull’s system and approach is among the best suited when compared to more mature companies and related designs. Shibumi will work closely with Skypull on corporate development and obtaining future financing rounds on its trajectory to a commercial product launch targeted for 2022.
Skypull is recruiting engineering talent both in Switzerland and abroad and is in the final stage of selecting larger office and assembly space to accommodate its growing team and activities. The recent addition to its executive team has added a significant validation that its technology can be a game-changer and economically viable in both on- and off grid applications supporting the global transition to low cost sustainable renewable energy.

11 marzo 2020: Quali sono le mosse migliori per ottenere finanziamenti?

Come mi preparo al meglio per ottenere un finanziamento?
A cosa devo prestare attenzione nei rapporti con gli investitori?
A quali trappole posso andare in contro?
Quale tipo di investitore mi serve?

Queste sono alcune tra le domande relative al tema dei finanziamenti alle startup, tema costellato da una moltitudine di elementi, non sempre di facile comprensione. Tra le funzioni della Fondazione Agire c’è quella di sostenere le startup nella ricerca di finanziamenti e riteniamo fondamentale che una startup possa gestire al meglio la relazione con i suoi potenziali investitori, ai fini della propria crescita e del successo imprenditoriale.
La serata è dedicata alle startup che, prima o poi, nel loro percorso di crescita si troveranno confrontate con l’aspetto fondamentale del reperimento di capitali.
Questo incontro ha lo scopo di introdurre il tema e, grazie alla presenza di esperti, presentare nel dettaglio molti aspetti puntuali. La conferenza si rivolge principalmente a un pubblico di startup, imprenditori e nuovi
investitori.
La partecipazione è gratuita ma soggetta ad iscrizione obbligatoria entro l’8 marzo tramite il formulario online al seguente link: ISCRIVITI QUI

Mercoledì 11 marzo 2020
Tecnopolo Ticino
Auditorio Suglio, Stabile UBS
Via Cantonale 18
6928 Manno
dalle ore 16.45