The Innovation Fund has announced the second Public Call for giving grants for developing innovations through:
The early development program – up to 80.000 Euros intended for young companies developing a technology innovation for which there is a need on the market.
The co-financing innovations program – up to 300.000 Euros to small and medium-sized companies for developing new products, services, and technologies with a high added value, and for encouraging the establishment of cooperation/partnership with international companies/organizations.
The science and economy cooperation program – up to 300.000 Euros intended for companies from the private sector and public scientific research organizations to encourage the formation of the consortium and the realization of joint development projects in order to develop new products and services, that is, innovative technologies, with market potential.
The deadline for applying is March 15 2022, until 15:00.
Assembling a team that will bring success to every project/startup is not an easy task and requires a series of necessary steps for setting up and observing such a team. STP Niš and IT Labs have prepared a Startup Breakfast for December 3, where the topic will be “How to gather a winning Startup team.”
Based on his long-term work, Blagoj Kjupev from IT Labs shared information from his experience about possible real scenarios, what the most common problems that appear when forming teams are, as well as how to overcome them, with us.
He will also present us an amazing overview of the whole process of assembling a winning Startup team – from the idea of assembling a team, all the way to the execution of the project, through examples of good practice.
Blagoj Kjupev is the chief director for innovations of the company “IT Labs” and, during his mentorship career, has been a mentor to a large number of teams for different activities, supported small companies and startup teams, helped with the identification of weak points, and suggested solutions that helped with the development of teams and companies. IT Labs was founded in 2005 in Los Angeles, and their main goal is gathering teams who possess the greatest performances for software development. They state that the main values of their company are: integrity, excellence, proactivity, innovation, and caring for people.
Impact Hub Belgrade is organizing the Winter Demo Day on December 9, where startups will have the opportunity to hear more about the following topics:
Introduction and connecting with a group of international business angels, investors, representatives of global companies and the rest of the community.
The possibility of entering the program of Impact Hub, working with a team of experts, and receiving consulting services with the value of 5.000 Euros.
The presence of the Studio X investment fund, which allocates up to 50.000 Euros for the most perspective startups.
Together with your team, create an idea for solving the urban pocket whose location will be revealed on the day of the hackathon, by using green infrastructure solutions, increasing the reach of gathering carbon in parks, a climate smart way of forestation, and using internet technology.
The hackathon winner will receive the largest reward yet – 9000€.
At this info day, we found out what is necessary in order to provide professional assistance costing up to 15.000 CHF (non-refundable) for developing an innovative idea at the Raising Starts program. During the presentation on December 3 that started at 14:00, we informed ourselves on who can apply, whether a developed prototype is necessary, whether this program can help startups develop a prototype, under which conditions they will receive financial support, and if and when it is necessary to found a company.
