RM Incubator Greece
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RM Incubator Greece
Are you working on a business idea for the raw materials sector or you’re running a company in the raw materials field?
Join us in the Raw Materials Incubator Greece and skyrocket your business!
How it works
Apply in Greece
Apply in your category for one of the programs in Greece, either for Startups/SMEs or for Idea Holders.
Get trained by experts
You will participate in the hands-on programs and receive intense training from experts of the startup community, so as to work on your business case.
Prepare your application
The programs will assist you in applying to the European calls available, taking into consideration the criteria and evaluation from Europe
Get access to EU calls
If you are eligible, you will be approved to participate in one of the European Calls, receive funding and mentoring and make a step towards the European market.
EIT RawMaterials thematic scope
Europe is home to world-leading manufacturing industries, game-changing innovative technologies and an entrepreneurial infrastructure that can enable the transition to a resource-efficient, sustainable, society as envisioned in the EU 2020 agenda. A sustainable supply of mineral resources (metals, construction material) is vital for the development of these core industrial activities and their long-term economic success.
Funnels
Whether you hold an idea in the RM Sector or you run your own startup,
the RM Incubator Greece offers customized programs for each category!
Funnel for Idea Holders
Learn how to validate your business concept, develop your business plan and pitch your idea to future investors. You will learn how to get started on building a business in a unique cross-industry environment: how to build a team, business processes, organizational design. The primary focus is on quantitative business model building.
- About
- Key Dates
- Who can apply
- What’s in it for me
This program is designed to support the best ideas from researchers, professionals and early-stage startups, with a potential impact in the Raw Materials Value Chain. The program includes 3 Bootcamp Trainings that will offer an extended training provided by customized mentorship to each team and will end up to a final competition so as to reward the best idea and promote it to the European Call Jumpstarter. This year’s program runs along the GreenTech Challenge by ESU – NTUA Funnel, starting a strategic partnership with the National Technical University of Athens. You can look up more information here
- 29/10 – 1st Bootcamp Training
- 12/11 – 2nd Bootcamp Training
- 04/12 – 3rd Bootcamp Training
- 12-13/12 – Final Competition
Researchers, engineers, mineral resources engineers or geologists most likely will hold an idea in this sector. However, anyone who holds an idea in the Raw Materials Sector and is looking forward to an opportunity that will evolve it is eligible for this call.
At the end of the program, the winners will prepare their pitch deck, business model canvas, competitive landscape, go-to-market strategy, roadmap to be ready for the European call Jumpstarter and claim prizes up to 10.000€.
Check out more about the Jumpstarter call here
Funnel for Startups
Your Startup offers sustainable solutions for the raw materials sector? Apply to participate in this funnel so as to get financial support and access to the EIT RawMaterials partner network to scale-up your business!
This funnel provides support to startups in order to develop innovative products and services that can produce an impact in the raw materials sector or benefit our partners.
- About
- Key Dates
- Who can apply
- What’s in it for me
Through our online session on 19/11, our experts & instructors will help you prepare your submission for the upcoming european calls so as to claim funding up to 500.000€. Session’s scope will cover the following:
- Pitchdeck
- Business Model Canvas
- Cost Estimation
- Revenues Predictions
- Go-to-market Strategy
- Finance for Startups
The online workshop will take place on 19/11/2020. Sign up so that you ‘ll get access to more information about the program.
This program is for startups who consider that they already have an innovative offering and who see an opportunity in rapidly developing this offering to the exploration, mining, mineral processing, metal & mineral, steel-making and recycling industries as well as suppliers of equipment and tools to these industries.
Besides funding and customised services, the selected startups and SMEs will also get access to the EIT RawMaterials partner network, participating in the European networking events, as well as gain visibility through EIT RawMaterials network channels. Supported startups may join the network as an associate or full member to benefit from the ecosystem fully.
Check out all the European Calls
- https://eitrawmaterials.eu/accelerator/
- https://eitrawmaterials.eu/booster-call/
- https://eitrawmaterials.eu/sme-call/
Pre-Jumpstarter Innovation Day
AGENDA
17:00 Welcome & short introductions
17:30 EIT RawMaterials opportunities
17:50 Introduction of startup ideas group
18:30 How to start a company: Find a problem to solve
19:00 Brainstorm: Who are you customers
19:15 Break
19:45 Business model: What will you sell?
20:15 The Jumpstarter application form
20:45 Closing
INSTRUCTORS
Hans Westerhof
Hans is a start-up trainer, general manager, consultant and entrepreneur with background in a broad range of industries and environments. His current focus is clean tech startup acceleration through entrepreneurship education, coaching and financing. Experience in directing projects and programs (US 100 million +). He is focused on execution and the kind of guy that simply gets things done.
Antonis Politis
Antonis is a start-up coach, innovation broker, consultant, ecosystem builder and enabler in raw materials industry and broader environments. He is working as Business Development Manager in EIT RawMaterials and his passion is to work closely with innovators and start-ups and provide them all the means to support them grow and scale. His current focus is to build the innovation ecosystem for raw materials sector in East and South East Europe.