EIT Digital Enterprise Program opens enrollment in Portugal

The EIT Digital Enterprise Program has simply introduced the opening of registrations for the 2023 version of its assist program for startups and entrepreneurs, which this yr accepts residents in 22 European international locations, together with Portugal.

With greater than 200 supported entrepreneurs and 124 startups launched, a number of of which rapidly gained high-profile investments and shoppers, the EIT Digital Enterprise Program, launched six years in the past, is designed to assist entrepreneurial groups from the Baltics, Jap and Southern Europe from their start-up section and on their method to market, having a monitor report of success.

This yr, this system continues to develop. The 2023 version is now additionally open to groups in Spain, Italy and Hungary. With the addition of those three main markets, the EIT Digital Enterprise Program now accepts functions from residents of twenty-two European international locations – together with Portugal (see full listing right here).

Chosen groups can have entry to an intensive eight-week pre-acceleration program and obtain coaching particularly on how you can develop their Minimal Viable Product (MVP), set up their startup and lift funds from buyers.

Within the final “Pitch Days”, groups can have the chance to validate their enterprise resolution by presenting it to early buyers, potential clients and specialists from the IT neighborhood.

All groups will initially obtain €5,000 in assist, with a further €10,000 for individuals who full this system and incorporate their startup.

Lastly, the primary ten groups that acquire not less than 50,000 euros in funds from non-public buyers by the top of November might be entitled to a prize of 10,000 euros, for a complete of 25,000 euros in assist by EIT Digital.

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“In its sixth version, the EIT Digital Enterprise Program is a confirmed alternative for early stage entrepreneurial groups to ascertain their IT enterprise and be a part of Europe’s largest digital innovation ecosystem. I’m excited to see the place this subsequent technology of entrepreneurs will take us, with the assist and sources they may obtain,” says Mirko Tadic, EIT Digital Enterprise Program Director.

In Spain, Italy and Hungary, the Enterprise Program will run with the assist of Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (Spain), Dock3 (Italy) and Lunar (Hungary), becoming a member of a pre-existing group of seven regional companions: BGI in Portugal , Discovered.ation in Greece, Techcelerator in Romania, KTP in Poland, JIC in Czech Republic and Slovakia, SEB in Slovenia and LIC in Lithuania.

For extra data and to use for this system, go to www.eitdigital.eu/venture-program. Functions are open till April 16.