The open innovation methodology in the framework of DG Connect´s Startup Europe Awards and implement since 2016 by Finnova, the European Foundation for Innovation Funding.
Startup Europe Accelerathon aims to identify innovative ideas that can be funded by the European Union, such as Life, Green Deal, Horizon 2020, Next Generation EU. Accelerathon follows the indications of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals by contributing to the proposed SDGs from each challenge.
The open innovation programme starts with the launch of a challenge, after which teams compete with the support and mentoring of experts. In addition, all participants get training in European Funds on Finnova’s gamified training platform, EU Training Platform.
The international jury decides together with a percentage of the public vote which team is the winner in a final ceremony, the prize for which is an acceleration ticket to submit the project to a European call for proposals.
Possibility of receiving between 1 million and 7 million euros in funding for your project.