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Do you have the solution to feed the growing urban population?

Our world population is growing in one generation with more than two billion people. One-third of us will live in the cities. Add the effects of climate change and it is safe to say that we face big challenges to the way we are producing our food.

FoodStars (an initiative of World Startup Factory and Truvalu.startups) drives innovations and entrepreneurship in agriculture and the food chain to secure the Dutch position as the most sustainable and circular food producer.

👉 More information : click here 

📅 Deadline:  August 31th

BlockStart is a 3-stage partnership program. Each DLT/ blockchain startup receives a grant (equity-free) of up to €20,000, tailored tech and business mentoring.

BlockStart supports blockchain/ DLT startups & developers with big ideas and the passion to make them happen. Over an agile piloting program they will  help you fine-tune, test and demo your solution with innovative SMEs (adopters) willing to approach blockchain & other DLTs.

Along the way, they provide you with a streamlined access to strategic partners, industry experts, top-tier customers and follow-on investors.

👉  More information :  click here

Pfizer Italy and H-FARM are launching an Open Innovation Program to develop and validate innovative solutions for women with metastatic breast cancer.

The program will connect startups from Europe with Pfizer Italy to test and validate their solutions. Pfizer Italy together with H-FARM will select the best startups to pitch to the Pfizer’s Management with the ultimate goal of launching a Proof of Concept.

👉 More information: https://www.f6s.com/breastcancerinnovationprogram/about

📅 Deadline: August 31th 

The accelerator EIT Climate - KIC in Spain supports climate entrepreneurs with equity free funding, training and a global network, accelerating their business with improved success rates and bigger impact. It offers a rapid development for start-ups for maximum business potential and climate impact. In three stages, the up to 18-month programme brings climate entrepreneurs the knowledge, resources, tools and the mentoring they need to build a successful company.

👉 More information: https://spain.climate-kic.org/en/what-we-offer/accelerator-programme/

📅 Deadline: 26th July 2020

How can the coexistence of overhead lines with fauna and flora be improved? In its effort to minimise the impact of power lines on the environment, especially on birdlife, Iberdrola is launching a new Startup Challenge in search of innovative solutions to improve their coexistence.

Bids will be analysed by experts in MV networks and sustainability from the different regions and the project will be implemented in collaboration with specialist technicians from the Iberdrola network area.

- More information : https://www.iberdrola.com/innovation/international-startup-program-perseo/startup-challenge-bird-protection

- Due Date : July 13th

The incubation center of the European Space Agency in Portugal coordinated by Instituto Pedro Nunes has opened applications for startups with technology-based projects/data for the space industry. The program wants to support up to 12 national companies per year, looking for teams, or startups up to 5 years old using space technologies on non-space innovative solutions, or exploitation non-space technology in the space market, giving €50.000 to each one and also technical and business support. 

More information : https://space.ipn.pt/esa/esa-business-incubation-centre/

Due date : July 13th

TechConnect Ventures is seeking technologies, manufacturing methods, and techniques that can verify the authenticity and integrity of hardware components. This solution is to be provided to TechConnect Ventures' client, a primary industry influencer and commercialization partner with extensive activities related to innovations for reliability, efficiency, affordability and safety in the areas of infrastructure and asset maintenance.

👉 More information: https://www.techconnectventures.com/challenges/07082020/

📅 Due date: Wednesday, July 8th 

If you are a co-founder of an early-stage startup that is focused on creating a high-impact solution that could help society post-COVID-19, then this call is for you.

Banco Santander launched the Santander X Tomorrow Challenge to find solutions to the major challenges of post covid-19. Entrepreneurs from 14 countries (incl. Spain, Portugal, Germany, Poland and the UK) can now apply until the 2nd of July. The selected 20 will receive a total of €1 million in funds and benefits.

The challenge is structured into 4 categories that combine some of the main challenges being posed by this new situation:

• job creation;
• transforming personal skills;
• reinventing and reopening business and industries;
• and the appearance of new business opportunities

📅 Deadline 2 July

👉 Register: www.santanderx.com/tomorrowchallenge.

Applications will be evaluated by a jury of 12 representatives from the entrepreneurial ecosystem and bank management.

Companies based in Canada, France, Belgium, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Netherlands, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, join us for this webinar to know more about the program and the opportunities for your company next Wednesday, June 3 2020 at 5:00 pm (CEST).

Bpifrance, the National Research Council Canada and the Eureka Network have joined forces in developing global solutions to prepare our societies for the post COVID-19 pandemic and to look for solutions which address the next highly contagious human infectious disease pandemic.

13 innovation agencies are providing funding support to highly innovative companies willing to collaborate to develop and launch disruptive solutions to counter pandemic challenges.

👉 Register now: https://app.livestorm.co/p/8cde3a4a-8ac6-4311-97e6-67c4fdfe19b9

For more information:

Contact us: international.innoproject@bpifrance.fr

Check Eureka's website: https://www.eurekanetwork.org/call-proposals-for-the-next-human-high-impact-pandemic

BGV's applications for their next programme, starting in September, are now open and they’re on the hunt for their next batch of tech !

Bethnal Green Ventures is one of the Europe’s leading early-stage tech for VC. They aim to tackel huge social and environmental problems.

This three-month programme gives the opportunity to access to a vast support network for high potential startups on a quest to use impacting technologies while providing investment.

To apply, click here

To learn more about BGV, click here

Dear community,

The European Investment Bank released podcasts to help you understand european finance and economics.

Focus today on the notion of quasi-equity.

Why a company would use quasi-equity, which he also calls “venture debt.” Quasi-equity is an innovative debt instrument. It bears the same risk as equity without diluting the founders, and therefore pays off more like equity than traditional debt.

The EIB is one of the few players in the quasi-equity market alongside Silicon Valley Bank and Kreos Capital. 

Podcast available here: http://www.eib.org/podcasts/quasi-equity