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EIT Jumpstarter
Do you have an innovative idea and want to jumpstart your business?
EIT Jumpstarter is a pre-accelerator run by seven communities of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT). The programme includes nine categories: health, food, raw materials, energy, urban mobility, manufacturing, digital, New European Bauhaus (focused on sustainable and inclusive living spaces) and a cohort for Ukrainian innovators. EIT Jumpstarter aims to push early-stage innovators from emerging European regions onto the market and help their scientific ideas and innovations become successful businesses.
The programme lasts seven months, during which selected teams work with expert trainers and mentors and deep dive together into business modelling and business planning. Based on the developed business plan, the start-ups are evaluated, and the six best teams in each category are qualified for the Grand Final, where they compete for the prize of 10,000 EUR in each category.
Ready to jumpstart your business? Apply by 16 April.
What you get
PRIZE MONEY
Pitch at the grand final and earn up to €10,000
BUSINESS KNOWLEDGE
Receive training that deep dives into modelling and business planning
VALIDATATION
Analyse your competitive landscape and design your go-to-market strategy
VISIBILITY
Present your business ideas infront of international experts
How it works
1. SUBMISSION DEADLINE
April 2023
Applications for the EIT Jumpstarter will be shared soon. Pre-register below and don’t miss the deadline
2. SELECTION OF IDEAS
May 2023
EIT will review and select ideas and get invited to the bootcamps
3. ONLINE BOOTCAMPS
June – July 2023
Create your business model and identify areas for further development
4. LOCAL JOINT TRAININGS
August -October 2023
Compile learnings to complete your strategy and create your business plan
5. GRAND FINAL
December 2023
Present your idea in front of international partners and take your business to the next level
Who should apply?
The programme is open for scientific project teams, innovators, scientists, PhD students or master’s students from the following countries and regions:
Azores (Portugal), Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Canary Islands (Spain), Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, French Guiana (France), Greece, Guadeloupe (France), Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Madeira (Portugal), Malta, Martinique (France), Mayotte (France), Montenegro, Poland, Portugal, Réunion (France), Republic of North Macedonia, Romania, Saint-Martin (France), Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, and Turkey.
For the RawMaterials field: all Horizon Europe countries are eligible.
Ready to apply?
Applying is simple, just tell us about your team and all about your idea. Don’t forget to apply by 16 April 2023.
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Anna Mihók-Péli
Programme Manager, EIT Health