UPTEC reopens applications for business ideas
UPTEC reopens applications for business ideas
The programme will select up to 30 business ideas in web3, the environment, and health, among other areas. Applications are open until September 24.
Applications are now open for another edition of the School of Startups, the acceleration programme run by UPTEC – the Science and Technology Park of the University of Porto. The initiative will select up to 30 business projects to receive support in developing their businesses.
The three-month acceleration programme will support business ideas in web3, health, arts&design, tourism, environment, energy, space, fintech, and artificial intelligence, among other topics. The projects selected to attend the School of Startups will have the opportunity to work in UPTEC’s spaces, take part in the more than 100 events that UPTEC organises each year, and access a wide network of investors, industry partners and entrepreneurs.
The benefits of the School of Startups also include individual mentoring by more than 30 experts, who will support participants at every stage of the business development process, guiding them in the development and definition of their business strategy.
During the programme, participants will have access to 11 practical workshops led by experts, over almost 100 hours of training. Market analysis, differentiation, marketing, pricing strategy, intellectual property, preparation for investment and pitch training are among the themes of the School of Startups’s training sessions.
Throughout 11 editions, UPTEC’s acceleration programme has supported almost 500 entrepreneurs and more than 200 business projects, resulting in 70 companies. The startups that have gone through the School of Startups – such as Smartex, Addvolt, Wisecrop, B-Parts, Summary, FAHR 021.3, among others – have raised more than 65 million euros in investment.
The programme fee is €425 + VAT. The School of Startups applications can be made on the website until 24 September.
September 3, 2024