Area 31 Newsletter
Thursday, 9th February
Dear Area 31 Entrepreneurs and Friends,
Are you interested in participating in IE's Venture Lab Accelerator? Join the team building session on Wednesday, to be hosted in Area 31. On Thursday, if you run a startup that is already incorporated and generating some revenue and you're considering public funding, don't miss our financial clinic. Experts will meet entrepreneurs in one-on-one meetings to advise them on their Financial Strategy. This activity will be followed by IE's Venture Network Weeklies. Join us for pitching and beers!
In our opportunities section, EIB's Social Innovation Tournament is still open for applications (50.000 Euros cash prize) and Hospital Cruces in Bizkaia is looking for eHealth Solutions to prototype and offer 20.000€ to develop the winning projects. Finally, discounted tickets for the Lisbon Web Summit are still available.
EVENTS IN AREA 31
Entrepreneurial Management sessions
Date : Monday, 13 February 2017
Time: 9:00-18:00
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Date : Tuesday, 14 February 2017
Time: 9:00-18:00
Location: The Valley, Area 31
This is a private event, for students enrolled in IE's International MBA program exclusively.
Venture Lab Team Building
Date : Wednesady, 15 February 2017
Time: 19:00-21:00
Location: The Valley, Area 31
Are you interested in participating in IE's Venture Lab Accelerator? You need a team! Regardless of you being and IE student/alumn or not, you have the chance to participate in this world class program by joining IE students in their project. Come to our team building session next Wednesday to build the most competitive team to apply to IE's Venture Lab. RSVP emailing carmen.corrais@ie.edu
Financial Clinic: Is Public Funding an option for you?
Date: Thursday, 16 February 2017
Time: 17:00 -19:00
Location: Area 31
Our partners will help entrepreneurs push their projects by providing a global vision on Public Funding opportunities. This activity will be especially useful for companies incorporated in Spain with a clear business model. First sales are required, break-even is not. Register here.
Venture Network Weeklies
Date : Thursday,16 February 2017
Time: 19:00 - 21:00
Location: The Garden, Area 31
Come see startups give a 7-minute pitch in English, hear feedback from the panel of investors, ask the startups your own questions, and meet the local startup community. This weekly event is an informal way to learn and network with people from within and outside of IE while enjoying a beer from our sponsor, Heineken. This event is open to all, Register here.
OPPORTUNITIES
HOW CAN NEW TECHNOLOGIES HELP PROMOTE HEALTHY LIFESTYLE HABITS?
The University Hospital Cruces wants to delay the onset of diseases and improve the health of population. They look for innovative and entrepreneurial initiatives that develop a technological solution in the eHealth, health and wellness environment. Among the projects presented, 5-10 finalists will be chosen to participate in a 3-day trip "Bizkaia 4.0 Immersion Trip (see terms & conditions) where the winning project will be chosen. More info
Lisbon Web Summit: Discounts for Women in Tech
In six short years, Web Summit has become "the world's largest and leading technology conference". But during that time female participation in the tech sector has been and continues to be a significant issue. In 2016, they started an initiative to even the gender ratio at Web Summit. Learn more.
Change Tomorrow Today! Social Innovation acceleration program
The Social Innovation Tournament 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.
Projects compete for two prizes in a General Category and two prizes in a Special Category: Ageing. Winning projects in each category are awarded a 1st and 2nd Prize of EUR 50 000 and EUR 20 000 respectively. Further awards include vouchers entitling a number of projects and their teams to benefit from subsequent coaching/mentoring services. Read more.
BLOG
WRIO Keyboard wins European final of the Global Mobile Challenge
- WRIO Keyboard, a speed typing solution for iOS, is the European finalist in the Global Mobile Challenge.
- The world final of the competition will take place from February 27 to March 1 of 2017.
Read more
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