2024 Edition
October 3, 17, 31
November 28
Instituto Pedro Nunes, Coimbra
What
The ATTRACT acceleration programme is an intensive training, focused on growth strategies, market expansion, and other critical aspects of scaling a business based on AI/HPC technology.
The objective is to help founders to validate their business ideas, the technical solutions, accelerate and support the company growth.
For whom
Teams of entrepreneurs, or intrapreneurs (min. of 2 and max. of 5) coming from tech startups (incorporated), and companies at an interim development stage (IRL 3-5*), of a business idea seeking to grow commercial solutions based on AI and/or HPC, in any economic sector.
* *IRL – Innovation Readiness Level
Benefits
Join hands-on workshops and share of experiences with our entrepreneurial community, to develop essential entrepreneurial skills, such networking, communication and pitching.
Get dedicated guidance and practical insights from from the industry and the academia to better develop your prototype, minimum viable product (MVPs).
Participate in dedicated sessions essential to accelerate your growth: business models, clients and sales, AI ethics, regulatory framework and IP protection.
Participant teams are paired with experienced mentors and experts who provide guidance, feedback, and relevant connections.
Unique opportunity to connect with other founders, investors, relevant stakeholders, potential clients and partners, expanding their professional network.
Access to dedicated information about private investment, and public funding by connecting startups with potential investors or venture capitalists, along with the presentation regarding other public funding mechanisms.
The acceleration programme culminates in a demo day – a pitch event where startups showcase their progress with an audience of potential investors, partners and relevant stakeholders, with whom there is also the possibility to schedule 1-to-1 meetings.
How
In presence
- Workshop: Business models
- Workshop: AI ethics & regulatory Framework
- AI founder talk
- Mentoring & networking
- Workshop: IP protection
- Workshop: Product development
- Mentoring with AI industry players
- Networking
- Workshop: Business development
- Workshop: Private & public funding
- Workshop: pitch
- Mentoring & networking
- Pitch training (recommended)
- Startups pitch session
- Networking lunch
- 1-to-1 meetings with investors
Who we are
We are the European Digital Innovation Hub for Artificial Intelligence and High-Performance Computing, gathering 25 partners that are in Portugal the most relevant organizations addressing AI & HPC.
We are skilled partners, coming from the academia, R&D centres, and sector associations. We are experts in AI & HPC, data science, deep-tech, digital transformation, innovation, entrepreneurship, training, and access to funding.
Join
Incorporated company
Team with min. of 2 and max. of 5 members
Innovative business idea using AI and/or HPC
Availability to be in presence during 4-full days at IPN, in Coimbra