OGR Tech are one of the most important innovation hubs in the country, with innovative projects developed with national and international partners of excellence.
1) Techstars Smart Mobility AcceleratorThe adventure for the startups selected for
the first Startup Accelerator Programme in Europe dedicated to smart mobility has started on 27
th January 2020 at OGR Tech. The startups that, since July, have been carefully selected among hundreds from over 55 countries around the world will begin a highly professional 13-week
Startup Accelerator Programme with over 100 mentors.
At the end of the process the startups included in the programme will present their innovative ideas to hundreds of investors and potential partners at the closing Demo Day, to be held at OGR - Officine Grandi Riparazioni.
The initiative stems from a collaboration lining up
Fondazione CRT,
Compagnia di San Paolo and
Intesa Sanpaolo Innovation Center and aims at accelerating over 30 innovative startups in three years.
The main steps:
- Selection opening: July 22nd, 2019
- Selection deadline: October 13th, 2019
- Start of the Program: January 27th, 2020
- Demo Day: April 23rd, 2020
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2. OPEN PMI – Sella LabGruppo Sella’s platform dedicated to startups and businesses joins Officine Grandi Riparazioni - OGR Torino to bring to Turin the OpenPMI project, the first innovation path conceived to cater for the needs of Italian small and medium-sized enterprises (PMIs). Building on open innovation principles, OpenPMI brings together the talent of young graduates and companies forming the Italian entrepreneurial fabric.
Thanks to the OGR Tech initiative, for 4 months 24 young students from all over Italy, grouped in multisubject teams, will engage with finding and suggest innovative solutions to real and concrete problems faced by the 6 participating companies.
Furthermore, the OpenPMI project is also developed in collaboration with Fondazione CRT
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EndeavorX is a 6-month program aimed at supporting promising entrepreneurs that currently are not under Endeavor’s scope of action but have the potential to become future success cases within the Italian ecosystem. EndeavorX will provide to the selected entrepreneurs some of the exclusive support services offered by the Endeavor network, in order to accelerate their growth such as: initial diagnosis, value-adding mentorships, workshops and a final investor day
Endeavor Italia is a non-profit organization, part of NY-based Endeavor Global and present in 35+ countries, supporting high impact entrepreneurs. The search and selection process identifies entrepreneurs with the biggest ideas and most ambitious plans that have to potential to create wealth, jobs and innovative products/services. Endeavor then supports these entrepreneurs by leveraging the expertise, experience and networks of private sector volunteers who are leaders in the business community.
Endeavor Italia is active since 2016 and today supports some of the best Italian scale up, such as Bending Spoons, Satispay and Credimi. Endevaor supports selected entrepreneurs facilitating access to capital, talent and markets through its global network.