atTRACTION | ATtracting and connecting innovation ecosystem actors for international co-investments in advanced TRACTION of deep-tech companies from Wielkopolska, Lithuania and Andalusia.

Summary
Assumptions:
- There are many incubation and acceleration programmes in ‘modest’ and ‘moderate’ innovation ecosystems, however there is much fewer investors operating there as well the volume of capital available and actors of innovation ecosystems are not well connected
- The potential investors (capital and industry) need relationships of trust with locally-based co-investors of smaller scale that would help them with the local deal flow as well as regulation guidance
- The start-up ecosystems all over the world are oriented toward speed exits, which does not favour deep-tech start-ups, that need more time for development
- Even the vibrant start-up hubs in Europe have problems in creation of deep-tech deal flow
Objectives of atTRACTION:
1. To connect the ecosystems in Wielkopolska, Lithuania and Andalusia to strong innovation networks of Germany and France and:
- stimulate cross-fertilisation effects through best practice sharing and learning by cooperation
- syndicate a curated pipeline and portfolio of companies at different funding stages to create joint, syndicated, thematically focused deal flows that attract international investors
- boost existing support programmes of business acceleration providers
2. To create investment opportunities for society-relevant deep-tech solutions: twin transition and health-tech, IOT& AI for social challenges
Project idea:
- Attraction and connection of existing acceleration initiatives and investment networks from the participating areas
- Development of durable international relationships through concrete actions, i.e. pilot acceleration programs oriented on society needs solutions stemming from R&D
- Joint activities increasing the level of trust among investors and founders from less connected ecosystems
- Create syndicated, international deal flows in selected category of technologies
- Boost co-investments in less connected regions
- Support start-ups diversity backgrounds founders (women, migrants founders)
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Web resources: https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101114023
Start date: 01-09-2023
End date: 28-02-2026
Total budget - Public funding: - 1 149 343,00 Euro
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Assumptions:
- There are many incubation and acceleration programmes in ‘modest’ and ‘moderate’ innovation ecosystems, however there is much fewer investors operating there as well the volume of capital available and actors of innovation ecosystems are not well connected
- The potential investors (capital and industry) need relationships of trust with locally-based co-investors of smaller scale that would help them with the local deal flow as well as regulation guidance
- The start-up ecosystems all over the world are oriented toward speed exits, which does not favour deep-tech start-ups, that need more time for development
- Even the vibrant start-up hubs in Europe have problems in creation of deep-tech deal flow
Objectives of atTRACTION:
1. To connect the ecosystems in Wielkopolska, Lithuania and Andalusia to strong innovation networks of Germany and France and:
- stimulate cross-fertilisation effects through best practice sharing and learning by cooperation
- syndicate a curated pipeline and portfolio of companies at different funding stages to create joint, syndicated, thematically focused deal flows that attract international investors
- boost existing support programmes of business acceleration providers
2. To create investment opportunities for society-relevant deep-tech solutions: twin transition and health-tech, IOT& AI for social challenges
Project idea:
- Attraction and connection of existing acceleration initiatives and investment networks from the participating areas
- Development of durable international relationships through concrete actions, i.e. pilot acceleration programs oriented on society needs solutions stemming from R&D
- Joint activities increasing the level of trust among investors and founders from less connected ecosystems
- Create syndicated, international deal flows in selected category of technologies
- Boost co-investments in less connected regions
- Support start-ups diversity backgrounds founders (women, migrants founders)

Status

SIGNED

Call topic

HORIZON-EIE-2022-SCALEUP-02-01

Update Date

31-07-2023
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Horizon Europe
HORIZON.3 Innovative Europe
HORIZON.3.2 European innovation ecosystems
HORIZON.3.2.3 Joint programmes close to innovators
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