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EIT Jumpstarter 2022
EIT Jumpstarter 2022
04 April 2022
Modified: 04 April 2022
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The creative community, advanced know-how, unique programme, expert trainers, and mentors are EIT Jumpstarter. With the contribution of best-in-class experts, creative community, and exceptional know-how, we aim to support idea-holders to turn their ideas into business.

The strategic aim of this program 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 program’s concept originates from the real needs of the innovation ecosystem of these regions. Countries face similar challenges; they have enormous innovation potential, with bright scientific minds, but the research results are likely to remain within the labs. At the same time, there is a significant number of needs that have been unmet from the corporate side. To overcome these challenges connecting the innovative solutions with the articulated demands from the industry and increase the competitiveness of our regions – six EIT Communities teamed up to jointly running EIT Jumpstarter. The competition is organized by EIT Health, EIT RawMaterials EIT Food, EIT InnoEnergy, EIT Manufacturing and EIT Urban Mobility. They are six Knowledge and Innovation Communities of EIT, the European Institute of Innovation and Technology. They bring together businesses, research centres and universities as partners creating a favourable environment for creative thought and innovation to flourish. EIT is a valuable, credible partner to get your business idea up and running.

Graduates of the program possess the skills and knowledge to launch their company, and as part of the alumni community, they receive further support and dedicated advisory from the EIT Communities regarding the next stage of their start-up journey. We introduce teams to partners, VCs, regulatory bodies and companies that can produce their products, their first buyer or a test site. They meet major innovation hubs in Europe, which is important when they want to enter foreign markets.

The program has trained more than start-up teams since 2017, and interest in our competition is growing. In 2019 EIT Jumpstarter won the Best Association Training Initiative Award of the European Association Awards.

Important dates

  • Deadline for submitting business ideas: 10 April 2022 at 23:59 CET
  • Selection of ideas and invitation of the bootcamps: 4th May 2022
  • Bootcamps will be held online in May-June 2022
  • Local joint training: July-September 2022
  • Grand Final: November 2022

More information: https://eitjumpstarter.eu

Updated: 04 April 2022
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