Area 31 Newsletter
Thursday 11th of February 2016
Dear Area 31 Entrepreneurs and Friends,
Is Social Innovation your passion? Come to our regular gathering of the IE community engaged in Social Innovation for the presentation of IE's Social Innovation Map 2014/2015 on Monday. On Tuesday Emzingo's team from all over the world will hold their annual retreat. Don´t miss the opportunity to network with entrepreneurs and investors over beers on our weekly Venture Network on Thursday!
Two main highlights on our opportunities section: Venture Lab Accelerator is now open for applications (deadline Feb 17th) and ElleTalent is now looking for applicants to their €50K worth price. Also, you can help Startups made in Spain on their yearly survey. Finally, on our blog you can read about how Ironhack taught startups founders how to build an MVP and correctly hire developers!
EVENTS FEB 15TH- FEB 21TH
IE Social Innovation Map 2014/2015
Date: Monday, Feb 15th
Time: 17:30-19:00
Location: Area 31, The Garden
IE’s Social Innovation Cluster is a regular gathering of people in the IE community who are engaged in Social Innovation. One of its regular activities is to map out all the activities related to Social innovation happening in IE. Please, join us in next week’s meeting to learn about Social Innovation at IE. Register to attend here.
Emzingo's Annual Retreat
Date: Monday, Feb 15th, Tues., Feb 16th & Wed., Feb 17th
Location: Area 31, The Graden
Once a year, the Emzingo team comes together (physically) from all over the world (Boston, NCY, Rio, Lima, Johannesburg, and Madrid) to talk business, agree on upcoming strategic priorities and roles and responsibilities, and maintain the human side of a virtual company.
Venture Network Weeklies
Date: Thursday, Feb 18th
Time: 19:00 - 21:30
Location: Area 31, The Garden
OPPORTUNITIES
Venture Lab Call for Applications!
Deadline: February 17th
Applications are now being accepted for the second round in 2016 of IE's Venture Lab Accelerator for startups, which will take place between April and July 2016. IE's Venture LAb will take applications from IE students and Alumni. The application deadline is February 17th, 2016. To apply, please complete an online application hereElle Talent: €25K+ Full Scholarship IE (worth €31K)
This contest is for startups in Spanish
Do you have a business idea for a startup related to fashion, decoration or cosmetics? If it's innovative, scalable and you already have a prototype, Elle Talent holds an incredible opportunity for you! Apply to this contest before Feb 20th and you might win a €25K and the opportunity to do a Masters in Management or an Executive Program at IE on a full scholarship. Read more.
Starting Up in Spain SURVEY
How do you adapt your company branding to a globalized environment?
Date: Feb, 26th
Time: 9:30 - 16:30
Location: Impact Hub, Madrid
Social Innovation Tournament
Deadline: March 15th, 2016
Apply to the Social Innovation Tournament! It promotes the generation of innovative ideas and rewards initiatives that fight against social exclusion. It covers projects in a wide range of fields – from education, health care and job creation, to new technologies, new systems and new processes. Learn more and apply here.
FROM THE BLOG
Meet Area 31 Startups: HACKITY APP
Hackity App is a platform that aims to improve your city and make your neighborhood a better place to live. The app allows users to make proposals for improvements in their city by uploading photos to the platform, where together with the community they will be able to reach a possible solution. We interviewed two of the founders. Learn more.