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BGI IUL MIT Portugal (Building Global Innovators)

BGI IUL MIT Portugal (Building Global Innovators) is an American style world-class tech start-up accelerator from ISCTE & MIT Portugal. With eight editions of our acceleration program, we have raised over 111Mio €, accelerated 126 start-ups, with an incredible start-up survival rate of 75%. We have been the accelerator that has raised more money in Portugal, and we considered top 20 in Europe (by Fundacity) and top 100 in the World (by HotTopics). From our accelerator program, we provide 3 bootcamps (2 in Lisbon and 1 in Boston) and an intensive weekly mentoring program, so the start-ups can develop and validate their business model with industry experts. Once they are ready we present them to investors. Due to our history routs with MIT, Deshpande Center and Martin Trust Center, our network is mainly from these ecosystems, namely Boston USA. However, after being selected by EIT Climate KIC and EIT Digital to represent Portugal in these initiatives (e.g. Acceleration and ideation programs), our network in Europe is also growing and we are at the moment negotiating network expansion to Asia. Our acceleration program is focused on early stage deep technology start-ups that want to start commercialization or scale up in the following areas:

  • Medical Devices & Health Care
  • Smart Cities & Industrial 4.0
  • Enterprise IT & Smart Data
  • Water Economy

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The Smart Energy Startup Challenges provides an excellent opportunity to have a 1:1 with EDP, VaasaETT, EnergieAgentur and other key players.

So if you are a startup in the Smart Energy Industry, enter the Smart Energy Startup Challenge and accelerate your business.

The deadline for entries is 13th October

Pitch

The Top 3 submissions for the B2B and B2C categories will do a 5-minute pitch and have a 5-minute Q&A session with the judge panel. In addition, each finalist will be assigned a pitch coach who will help refine and prepare you for your presentation on Pitch Day.

Exhibit

Selected startups will be offered the additional opportunity to exhibit at the Smart Energy World Summit 2017 Exhibition and to receive one complimentary conference pass, valid for both days of the summit for € 300 plus VAT.

Challenge Details


Send your pitch deck to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and reason why you should be chosen. 6 start-ups will be selected and will benefit from:

Free entrance to Smart Energy World Summit

5 minute pitch to delegates at the event

Work with a coach to refine your pitch

Exhibit at Smart Mobility Summit 2017

By partnering with the Smart Energy World Summit, and BGI, the Smart Energy Startup Challenge allows startups to pitch, engage and receive feedback from industry decision makers and thought leaders in this space.
Startups will also gain the opportunity to exhibit at the Smart Mobility Summit 2017 Exhibition and to receive one complimentary conference pass, valid for both days of the summit for only €300 plus VAT.
Participation is free, and could help you to build new partnerships and collaborations that can help to drive your business forward. What are you waiting for? Join us and share your story.
Enter the Challenge
Sponsored by

BGI IUL MIT Portugal
(Building Global Innovators)

BGI IUL MIT Portugal (Building Global Innovators) is an American style world-class tech start-up accelerator from ISCTE & MIT Portugal. With eight editions of our acceleration program, we have raised over 111Mio €, accelerated 126 start-ups, with an incredible start-up survival rate of 75%.

Our acceleration program is focused on early stage deep technology start-ups that want to start commercialization or scale up in the following areas:

  • Medical Devices & Health Care
  • Smart Cities & Industrial 4.0
  • Enterprise IT & Smart Data
  • Water Economy

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