Unicredit opens the door to startups with Unicredit StartLab. A platform to support innovative ideas and new technologies.
A bank commission made up of entrepreneurs, professional investors, managers and technicians will select the most deserving startups, through a rigorous scouting and evaluation process.
Those selected will have access to training courses, mentorship activities, incubation services and the possibility of meeting with entrepreneurs and investors for commercial or investment purposes. UniCredit Start Lab also provides for the possibility of investment by UniCredit up to 250 thousand euros for startups, alongside partners: H-Farm, M31, LVenture Group, TTVenture, Digital Magics and Como Next.
Furthermore, UniCredit will make available, for the best startups operating in the financial sector, “FinTech Accelerator” a business accelerator born with the aim of offering physical coworking spaces and dedicated services. FinTech Accelerator will give selected startups the opportunity to benefit from a grant of 10 thousand euros, to be hosted in an equipped physical space in the former Corso Sempione 30 branch in Milan and to take advantage of mentoring services, in exchange for the right to use the solution developed.
The management of excellent startups provides for a "time to market" procedure which will allow them to start on a path of maturation in a short time. Innovators and young entrepreneurs can present their candidacy through the portal www.unicreditstartlab.eu online from today.
“Innovation is the basis for competing and growing – said the CEO of Unicredit Federico Ghizzoni – the market requires it and even more so the customers. Today we invest resources in the development of cutting-edge solutions that allow us to conceive new products and services. We want to continue to focus on the future of our country, characterized by brilliant young people who need an expert and specialized partner to create a new concept of economy and new employment, the real lifeblood for Italy".
