{"id":51666,"date":"2018-09-11T10:00:31","date_gmt":"2018-09-11T07:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tehnopol.ee\/smartup-accelerator-aitab-targa-kodu-lahendusi-arendavad-ettevotted-euroope-turgudele\/"},"modified":"2018-09-11T13:36:00","modified_gmt":"2018-09-11T10:36:00","slug":"smartup-accelerator-aitab-targa-kodu-lahendusi-arendavad-ettevotted-euroope-turgudele","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tehnopol.ee\/en\/smartup-accelerator-aitab-targa-kodu-lahendusi-arendavad-ettevotted-euroope-turgudele\/","title":{"rendered":"Application deadline for the Smartup Accelerator program is September 15!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tehnopol.ee\/en\/smartup-accelerator-3-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-51448\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-51448 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tehnopol.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/smartup-accelerator-3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tehnopol.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/smartup-accelerator-3.png 960w, https:\/\/www.tehnopol.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/smartup-accelerator-3-600x338.png 600w, https:\/\/www.tehnopol.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/smartup-accelerator-3-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.tehnopol.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/smartup-accelerator-3-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.tehnopol.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/smartup-accelerator-3-200x113.png 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Do you have an innovative business solution how to reduce environmental impact and resource consumption in our daily lives and make homes more intelligent? Would you like to expand your business to foreign market and get expert mentoring and financial support? If so, then apply now for Smartup Accelerator 2018!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">All startups &amp; SME\u2019s working on smart home solutions in the Baltic Sea Region have an exclusive opportunity to get 1-on-1 expert mentoring, business support, bootcamp in Sweden, testbed opportunity identification and \u20ac10K support to enter a new market!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>What kind of solutions are we looking for?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Consumer-oriented products and services that reduce environmental impact and resource usage from our homes and apartment buildings. For example solutions like:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>smart home automation<\/li>\n<li>energy efficiency &amp; renewable energy<\/li>\n<li>sustainable IoT<\/li>\n<li>circular economy and ecodesign<\/li>\n<li>sharing economy<\/li>\n<li>new solutions for socially more sustainable neighbourhoods<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Who can apply?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Teams with solutions stated above, where at least a prototype is available and preferably revenue is generated. You should have dedicated and strong team (minimum 2 persons) who are looking for international market validation and growth. Your startups or SME should be based in one of these 7 countries in the Baltic Sea Region: Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Sweden, northern parts of Germany*, Russia**.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">* Only the States (L\u00e4nder) of Berlin, Brandenburg, Bremen, Hamburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Schleswig-Holstein and Niedersachsen (only NUTS II area L\u00fcneburg region)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">** Only St.Petersburg region.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>The application period<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>The application will open on 15th\u00a0of August 2018 and entries will be accepted until 15th\u00a0of September.<\/li>\n<li>Altogether 7 teams will be chosen for SmartUp Accelerator, which provides support for the teams during next 4 months.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>The SmartUp Accelerator consists of 3 stages:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>I Pre-bootcamp activities<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>F2F meeting between team and local partner during October<\/li>\n<li>Online activities with 7 teams in the end of October<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>II Bootcamp in Gothenburg in November 7-8<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>2-day International Bootcamp in Gothenburg, Sweden in November 7-8<\/li>\n<li>During the bootcamp, teams draft a roadmap for market entry for their product or service in the market of choice within the Baltic Sea Region.<\/li>\n<li>The 7 teams will get support from international mentors, gain insight about consumer cleantech and understanding customers in different markets.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>III \u00a01-on-1 acceleration phase<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>After the bootcamp and during the next 4 months, teams will get 1-on-1 support from\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.smartupaccelerator.eu\/hem\/the-project\/partners\/\">local SmartUp Accelerator partner<\/a>\u00a0to execute the roadmap for internationalisation.<\/li>\n<li>The support will include opening doors to valuable contacts, arranging meetings with clients or investors, \u00a0scanning for potential testbeds for piloting and various other type of support in accordance with team\u2019s needs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Financial support<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Teams joining and completing the acceleration process are eligible to receive up to EUR 10 000 in support to cover travel and subsistence and other costs related to the market validation. Read our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.smartupaccelerator.eu\/terms-conditions\/\"><strong>Terms &amp; Conditions<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0for more information about the financial support.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Find more information about SmartUp Accelerator and apply at:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.smartupaccelerator.eu\/\">https:\/\/www.smartupaccelerator.eu\/<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>For further questions contact <a href=\"mailto:heleri.holm@tehnopol.ee\">heleri.holm@tehnopol.ee<\/a> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/hashtag\/smartupaccelerator?source=feed_text&amp;__xts__%5B0%5D=68.ARAGKI5MOo7YJ-GIVCQSFJctUppqM5IG21_5jJYETMQL6AefD4Ce_kSiIXzrkv2uqvUXdXmrNjyF2oxD0H3v7_tC9blKA2bX-nweEIws8Qp1D_R_dSz8UqdKRTv1lk2lhNq3M-1GHflL&amp;__tn__=K-R\">#smartupaccelerator<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/hashtag\/interreg?source=feed_text&amp;__xts__%5B0%5D=68.ARAGKI5MOo7YJ-GIVCQSFJctUppqM5IG21_5jJYETMQL6AefD4Ce_kSiIXzrkv2uqvUXdXmrNjyF2oxD0H3v7_tC9blKA2bX-nweEIws8Qp1D_R_dSz8UqdKRTv1lk2lhNq3M-1GHflL&amp;__tn__=K-R\">#interreg<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/hashtag\/smarthomes?source=feed_text&amp;__xts__%5B0%5D=68.ARAGKI5MOo7YJ-GIVCQSFJctUppqM5IG21_5jJYETMQL6AefD4Ce_kSiIXzrkv2uqvUXdXmrNjyF2oxD0H3v7_tC9blKA2bX-nweEIws8Qp1D_R_dSz8UqdKRTv1lk2lhNq3M-1GHflL&amp;__tn__=K-R\">#smarthomes<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/hashtag\/consumercleantech?source=feed_text&amp;__xts__%5B0%5D=68.ARAGKI5MOo7YJ-GIVCQSFJctUppqM5IG21_5jJYETMQL6AefD4Ce_kSiIXzrkv2uqvUXdXmrNjyF2oxD0H3v7_tC9blKA2bX-nweEIws8Qp1D_R_dSz8UqdKRTv1lk2lhNq3M-1GHflL&amp;__tn__=K-R\">#consumercleantech<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Do you have an innovative business solution how to reduce environmental impact and resource consumption in our daily lives and make homes more intelligent? Would you like to expand your business to foreign market and get expert mentoring and financial support? If so, then apply now for Smartup Accelerator 2018! 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