First StartUp Europe Awards México
- The Comprehensive Development Corporation and Finnova Foundation are calling for papers for the 1st StartUp Europe Awards Contest Mexico.
- This initiative promotes the participation of young enterprises with innovative projects in the categories: water, climate, social innovation, gastronomy and AgriTech.
- Winners will be awarded an acceleration ticket with a $15,000 dollars value to scale their products and services globally.
StartUp Europe Awards, is a non-profit initiative created in the European Union in 2015, this initiative is an annual contest to identify and promote young entrepreneurs with high potential.
In this first edition for Mexico, the purpose of the contest is to consolidate the agro-entrepreneurship ecosystem and boost the sector’s start-up towards new markets in a more competitive way.
The initiative in Mexico is promoted by the Integral Development Corporation, in collaboration with the European Commission -DG CONNECT- and Finnova, to promote local entrepreneurship and open innovation in the Mexican agri-food sector.
Participating categories are as follows: water, climate, social innovation, gastronomy and AgriTech.
Among the challenges that can be addressed with help of StartUp solutions are: Improvement of productive chains, different uses of waste, water reuse, food quality improvements, climate change impact, renewable energies and implementation of a continuous and inclusive innovation culture.
Finnova foundation, will make it easier for Mexican and European enterprises to have access to European founds for technological innovation, particularly in the AgriTech sector; being considered as strategic for the country and of great commercial importance for the European Union.
From this initiative, it seeks to promote public-private collaboration, and implement strategic alliances with other markets in order to make this sector even more diversified.
The purpose of the contest is to identify, reward and encourage those entrepreneurs who have achieved a positive impact in the agri-food sector in each category. In this line, the level of innovation, economic impact, jobs creation, solution to environmental problems, value generation, and social development, among others will be evaluated.
The invitation launched in the month of august closes the registration process the window in the upcoming May 5. Participants can consult and register online at https://startupeuropeawardsmexico.org
Among the benefits of participating in the First StartUp Europe Awards Contest Mexico, are:
• Acceleration ticket with a value of $15,000 dollars to scale your services and products globally.
• Financing opportunities offered by the European Union.
• Belong to a contact network that boost StartUp investments.
• Exchange of ideas and experiences with other StartUp founders.
The award ceremony will be performed within the 1st. AGROFEST & AGRO-ENTREPRENEURSHIP MEETING to be held in November in Mexico City, with the participation of at least 200 StartUps of the agri-food sector and 100 potential investors.