Area 31 Newsletter
Thursday 3rd March 2016
Dear Area 31 Entrepreneurs and Friends,
Attention to IE Alumni! Apply to next Venture Day Madrid! The deadline to apply is March 13th. Other highlights in Area 31 next week are the following: On Tuesday, Javier Villaseca, founder of the first crowdfunding company in Spain, will be the keynote speaker on a conference about creative funding options for startups. La Nevera Roja's and Idealista's CEOs will talk about Value Creation for Tech-based Companies on Wednesday. Also on Wednesady, Area 31 is hosting a One-on-one Administrative Services Consulting event. On Thursday and Friday we're having an Entrepreneurial Workshop with Coca-Cola - ThinkYoung. Finally, join us to network with entrepreneurs and investors over beers at our weekly Venture Network on Thursday!
Outside of Area 31, don't miss the special edition of Venture Network in Forinvest Valencia on Wednesday. Have an idea on supporting migrants and refugees? Apply to European Social Innovation Competition on Integrated Futures! Finally, on our blog read about LurakiApp, a mobile and web platform that allows you to find small agriculture manufacturers. Read more in our blog!
EVENTS MAR 7TH- MAR 13TH
Venture Lab
Date: Monday, March 7th & Wednesday, March 9th
Time: 19:00-21:00
Location: Area 31, The Valley
Startups: Creative Funding Options
This event will be in Spanish
Date: Tuesday, March 8th
Time: 19:00-20:00
Location: Area 31, The Garden
Javier Villaseca, CEO and Founder of Socios Inversores, created the first crowfounding company of the world back in 2010. He has been in charge of the firm for over 5 years now. He is a financial mentor and directly collaborates with Universidad Complutense de Madrid of Fundación Repsol among others. Register here.
Value Creation in Tech-based Companies
This event will be in Spanish.
Date: Wednesday, March 9th
Time: 9:00-10:30
Location: Area 31, The Valley
ACG is organizing this conference on "Value creation in tech-based companies". The panel will be composed by José del Barrio, cofounder and CEO of La Nevera Roja, Jesús Encinar, founder and CEO of Idealista among others. Information and registration: silviamartin@acg.org
One-on-one Administrative Services Consulting
Date: Wednesday, March 9th
Time: 17:00-19:00
Location: Area 31, The Garden
Entrepreneurial Workshop IE – Coca-Cola - ThinkYoung
Date: Thursday, March 10th and Friday March 11th
Time: 9:00-19:00
Location: Area 31, The Garden
Venture Network
Date: Thursday, March 10th
Time: 19:00-20:30
Location: Area 31, The Garden
Our weekly informal gathering for entrepreneurs and investors. IE's weekly pitch slam,in a casual setting over beers, is perfect to focus on what’s important: building relationships, practicing and improving. Find more info and register to attend here.
EVENTS OUTSIDE OF AREA 31
Forinvest Valencia
Date: Wednesday, March 9th
Don's miss the Venture Network special edition in Valencia, which will be involved in the Forinvest Fair activities, the largest financial-business networking space of the country. More information here.
OPPORTUNITIES
Apply to pitch at Venture Day Madrid!
Deadline: Sunday, March 13, 2016.
Date: Thursday, April 14th
Attention IE ALUMNI - If you have a startup and would like the chance to compete in our next Venture Day Madrid, please send an Executive Summary to carmen.corrais@ie.edu Additional information can be found here.
European Social Innovation Competition
Deadline: Friday, April 8th
2016 European Social Innovation Competition ‘Integrated Futures’ seeks bright ideas to support refugees and migrants. The three best projects will each be awarded with a prize of €50,000 at the awards ceremony to take place in Brussels in October 2016. More information here.
FROM THE BLOG
From the manufacturer to your home: Luraki
We have interviewed CEO & Co-fundador of Luraki, finalist project from Pasion>ie in the commercial distribution category for the future in its 5th edition. LurakiApp its a mobile and web platform that allows you to find small agriculture manufacturers. It enables consumers to find manufacturers in real time, be able to visit them or buy online their products to receive them at home. Read more.
AVAILABILITY OF SPACE
- Monday, Mar 7th, 19:00-22:00. Only half of the space will be available for coworking.
- Tuesday, Mar 8th, 19:00-22:00. Only half of the space will be available for coworking.
- Wed., Mar 9th, 19:00-22:00. Only half of the space will be available for coworking.