Start-up and scale-up acceleration
We support the growth of start-ups and scale-ups, offering services that cover all stages of the business cycle, from incubation to scaling. We specialise in accompanying and training science and technology-based entrepreneurial projects through the valorisation of technological assets, incubation, acceleration, access to finance and additional services for scaling (internationalisation, digitalisation, sustainability).
We work with large corporations through venture builders, with financial institutions and with the public sector to design and deliver tailored programmes. We work with more than 3,000 start-ups in entrepreneurship programmes in Europe, Latin America, the United States and the Middle East, in sectors related to science, industry and engineering, in areas such as sustainability, clean technologies, biotechnology, mobility, logistics, infrastructure and energy.
Services
- Valorization of technological assets: Evaluation and selection of R&D projects with the potential to become new technology-based companies (NTBC), evaluating their technological value, market potential and financial viability; supporting projects in defining their market scope, identifying a value proposition and developing a business model.
- Incubation and acceleration programs for science-technology based projects: Support to entrepreneurs to boost the growth and development of their businesses, through individualized advice, mentoring, tutoring and coaching, specialized training, search for funding, access to international start-up networks and networking.
- Acceleration programs through open innovation: Programs for collaboration and exchange of knowledge and resources between corporations and start-ups, to create competitive advantages and provide solutions to the needs and demands of the market; support in the process of identifying challenges, attracting start-ups, matchmaking and acceleration.
- Design and implementation of venture builders: Support and advice in the design and implementation of internal systems for the creation of innovative start-ups; including the identification of business ideas, team sizing, investment possibilities and capital raising and business strategy.
- Corporate venturing programs: Consultancy in intrapreneurship and corporate entrepreneurship processes, through the creation of new technology-based business projects, by attracting talent and innovation capacity, with the consequent improvement of competitiveness in the market.
- Services for deeptech scale-ups: Strategic consulting services, market access and internationalization (go-to-market), commercialization and financing for companies in the fields of automation, artificial intelligence, robotics, nanotechnology, biotechnology, clean energy, cybersecurity and other deeptech areas.
- Entrepreneurship strategies and policies: Analysis of needs and opportunities and design of public policies to promote entrepreneurship, innovation and economic growth.