Unicredit presented the Call 2024 of in Rome, at the House of Emerging Technologies UniCredit Start Lab. The new Call is the eleventh edition of the UniCredit Start Lab call, aimed at innovative startups and SMEs in Italy with a particular focus on high-potential “Tech” companies.
The meeting, with the collaboration with Roma Capitale, was opened by Monica Lucarelli, Councilor for Security Policies, Productive Activities and Equal Opportunities, Rome Capital. Participated Roberto Fiorini, Regional Manager Central Italy of UniCredit, e Giusy Stanziola, which presented the 2024 UniCredit Start Lab call.
UniCredit Start Lab: the 2024 Call
The UniCredit Start Lab call 2024 is open until April 17th. The competition focuses on five main sectors:
- Clean Tech, energy efficiency, renewable energy, waste treatment, sustainable mobility and smart cities
- Innovative Made in Italy, agrifood, fashion, design, tourism, mechanics, robotics, nanotechnologies and Industry 4.0
- Digital, mobile apps, internet of things, B2B services and platforms, cloud systems, hardware and artificial intelligence
- Life Science, biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, digital health care and assistive technologies
- Impact Innovation, projects that cut across other segments but with solutions with a positive impact in terms of sustainability
Each sector embraces different areas of innovation, including energy efficiency, agrifood, mobile apps, biotechnology and transversal projects with a positive impact on sustainability.
You can read the call rules and sign up on this page on the Unicredit website
UniCredit Start Lab: 10 thousand euros and access to the platform are up for grabs
Le 10 selected startups for each of the five categories they will have access to the Start Lab platform which includes:
- Participation in business activities and matching of investments with industrial and financial counterparts in the UniCredit network.
- Corporate partnerships with large companies, including the launch of pilot projects, mentorships, and direct investments.
- Advanced management training through the Startup Academy and dedicated workshops.
- Personalized mentorship program with professionals and experts in the innovation ecosystem.
- Assignment of a dedicated UniCredit manager to support growth.
- Possibility of collaborations and partnerships with UniCredit.
The first place in each category will also receive a prize of € 10.000.
“With the arrival of the Roman stage of Unicredit Start Lab, we inaugurate the CTE Vibes project | Venture Up. Innovation is connection and, convinced of this, we have planned a series of meetings to encourage dialogue on innovation and promote new development models. In fact, in just over a year, the Cte has become the driving force of technological development in Rome, incubating innovative ideas and facilitating collaboration between start-ups, consolidated companies and institutions. The collaboration with UniCredit Start Lab strengthens Rome's role in innovation, and our commitment to encouraging the growth of emerging businesses for an increasingly smart, inclusive and sustainable capital" he declared Monica Lucarelli, Councilor for Security Policies, Productive Activities and Equal Opportunities of Rome Capital and President of the Board of Directors of Cte.
“The UniCredit Start Lab platform, in its 10 years of history, has developed structured support for innovation and new technologies, identifying and accompanying the best Italian startups and innovative SMEs in their development projects. To date, they are Around 8.000 innovative startups were evaluated and 560 were actively supported through the platform, accompanying them towards growth paths and increasing their business opportunities, managerial development and visibility on the market. Of the 700 projects presented in 2023, approximately 13% come from our Central Region (Lazio, Sardinia, Molise and Abruzzo), a geographical area that expresses over 2600 startups and innovative SMEs" he commented Roberto Fiorini , Regional Manager Central Italy of UniCredit.
