GLOBAL START UP PROGRAM 2019
The Italian Trade Agency and the Italian Ministry for Economic Development have approved a Global Startup Program for training and promoting Italian startups abroad.
The program consists of an integrated course, both in Italy and abroad, reserved for up to 120 Italian start-ups engaged in the development of innovations in products or services, with potential for growth abroad.
The focus countries for the development abroad are: United States, United Kingdom, China, Japan, South Korea and Slovenia.
Startups operating in the following sectors were selected to participate:
ICT - with preference for: blockchain, artificial intelligence, cyber security, Industry 4.0, fintech;
Automotive and Robotics - with preference for: batteries and electric cars, autonomous driving, future mobility, mobility app like car rentals and related web services;
Medtech - with preference for: medical equipment and apps, life sciences;
Circular economy - with preference for: low carbon emissions, innovative materials and plastic substitutes.
The startups then began the training course structured as follows:
1st PHASE - in Italy- specialized classroom training course addressed to the management of the start-ups to provide the skills to sustain a fast and lasting growth in international markets, optimizing the profitability of the business.
2nd PHASE -abroad- startups are placed in selected incubators for 3 months abroad.
The ITA Chicago office has the honor of hosting 5 startups within the Sente Foundry and mHUB incubators.
The five startups are:
Getastand - www.getastand.com
Hooro - https://www.hooro.it
MarkOne - www.3dmarkone.com
Nextis4us - www.mixartista.com
Wego - http://volvero.com
