Only 2 months left until the selected EIC Awardees soft land with the support, advice, and expertise of the EIC and Plug and Play in Silicon Valley, the heart of innovation. Their entrance into the US market, outlined by a 1-week acceleration programme (4-8 December 2023) and their participation in Plug and Play’s prestigious Winter Summit, will revolutionize cleantech innovation in the European diaspora.
During the acceleration in the US, the selected EIC Awardees will have the chance to benefit from high-level mentoring sessions, tailored workshops, expert guidance on the US, and visit the headquarters of supreme corporations. This transformative transatlantic journey will path their success in the new market.
In addition, Plug and Play’s prestigious Winter Summit will also provide the EIC Awardees with the opportunity to connect with the wider network in the Valley, ranging from angel investors to VCs, mentors, C-Level Executives from Plug and Play’s Corporate network, and experts in the field of Cleantech, encouraging their business development activities and growth possibilities in the emerging market.
With the confirmed participation of 15+ speakers and 300+ startups covering 19+ verticals and 20+ focus areas, particularly emphasising Cleantech as a pivotal industry, the EIC Delegation will experience what it is like to be part of the largest innovation platform in the world.
The 15 EIC innovators that have been selected to soft land with Plug and Play in the US market are:
- Brite Hellas (Greece)
- DAC (Poland)
- BeeOdiversity (Belgium)
- Sakowin (France)
- inPhocal (Netherlands)
- Blue Planet Ecosystems (Austria)
- KASI Technologies (Sweden)
- Dracula Technologies France)
- Multicharge OÜ (Estonia)
- BIOWEG (Germany)
- Elonroad (Sweden)
- Neuron Soundware (Czech Republic)
- Circu Li-ion (Luxembourg)
- Envola (Germany)
- XSun (France)
From now on, the selected participants will start a preparation process before arriving in the US, which will ensure they benefit maximally from the Transatlantic innovation journey, and have the necessary capabilities to triumph in Silicon Valley’s ecosystem.
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