EIT Jumpstarter applications are open!
EITDo you have an innovative idea and want to jumpstart your business?
With EIT Jumpstarter, you can access the largest innovation network of EIT Communities. You will compete for the whopping first prize of up to EUR 10 000 in nine categories.
With the contribution of best-in-class experts, a creative community, and unique know-how, EIT Jumpstarter aim to support idea-holders in turning their ideas into businesses. EIT Jumpstarter helps innovators and entrepreneurs build a viable business model around their innovative product or service idea and validate it.
The strategic aim of this programme is to create a sustainable impact in the Central-Eastern and Southern-European Regions by boosting innovation and entrepreneurship within this part of Europe. The programme’s concept originates from the real needs of the innovation ecosystem of these regions. The countries face similar challenges. They have enormous innovation potential with bright scientific minds, but the research results will likely remain within the labs. At the same time, many needs have been unmet from the corporate side.
Graduates of the programme possess the skills and knowledge to launch their companies. As part of the alumni community, they receive further support and dedicated advice from the EIT Communities regarding the next stage of their start-up journey. The teams are introduced to partners, VCs, regulatory bodies and companies that can produce their products, become their first buyers or a test site. They meet major innovation hubs in Europe, which is essential for foreign markets.
The programme has trained more than 970 start-up teams since 2017, and interest in the competition is growing. In 2019 EIT Jumpstarter won the Best Association Training Initiative Award of the European Association Awards.
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