Project
Startup Platform Central Innovation Accelerator “Mazovian StartUPolis”
Description
The aim of the project is to create favorable regional conditions in the Mazowieckie Voivodeship for the establishment and development of innovative enterprises in selected smart specialization areas by implementing a professional startup incubation program.
The platform offers a package of services including:
- support in building the business foundations of a venture,
- specialized services tailored individually to the idea,
- workshops and training in public speaking and project presentation,
- mentoring,
- accounting, tax, and legal services,
- support in creating corporate identity elements,
- provision of office space for startup development,
- in each incubation round, a selected group of supported startups will have the opportunity to complement incubation activities with internationalization and networking on the European market.
Participation in the project enables the initiation of a professional process of preparing a new company for bringing an innovative product/service to market.
Participants will be offered professional support from incubation managers and experts, participation in training sessions, as well as support from technologists and laboratories during the development of products/services/prototypes. The best participants will also receive an internationalization component.
The training program for startups is based on the “24 Steps to Disciplined Entrepreneurship” methodology and the “Quick Look” methodology, taking into account the KTH Innovation Readiness Level model.
Funding
The project is co-financed by the European Union under the European Funds for Eastern Poland 2021–2027 program. Priority FEPW.01 Entrepreneurship and Innovation. Action FEPW.01.01 Startup platforms for new ideas. Component I: Incubation – development of a new business idea.
Coordinator
Łukasiewicz Research Network – Institute for Sustainable Technologies
Partners
- Warsaw University of Technology,
- Kazimierz Pułaski Radom University,
- Start Smart CEE (formerly the Foundation for Technological Entrepreneurship).
Project number
FEPW.01.01-IP.01-0013/23
Project value
PLN 22,205,592