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Former EIT Jumpstarter winner triumphs at Manufacturing Days

A former winner of the Manufacturing category, ArcLub One, took first place at the BoostUp! RIS 2021 competition, this time in the “Create” category. The Slovenian start-up’s unique system provides innovative and sustainable cooling and lubrication in CNC machines.

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During EIT Jumpstarter bootcamps teams will develop their pitch deck and identify areas for further development and validation By: EIT Jumpstarter

Teams entering the Bootcamps

EIT Jumpstarter has reached its second phase with 220 teams entering the Bootcamps in seven distinct categories. Applicants will learn basic entrepreneurial skills and will evaluate and upgrade their ideas with the help of expert trainers and mentors. By the end of their journey, the most committed teams will be ready to launch their start-up.

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548 teams applied to EIT Jumpstarter in 2021 By: EIT Jumpstarter

Record number of ideas in 2021

EIT Jumpstarter’s 2021 edition saw a record number of applications, 548 teams registered to participate in this year’s programme. Although the eligibility checks are still ongoing by the participating Knowledge and Innovation Communities (KICs), this is still a huge increase compared to last year. Let’s dive into the preliminary results. 

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Winners don’t take all: success story of a Jumpstarter finalist

Unmanned Systems, finalist of EIT Jumpstarter 2020 showcases the excellent opportunities EIT Jumpstarter provides you with – even if you do not finish on the podium. Spoiler alert: NASA is involved too.

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EIT Jumpstarter brings the New European Bauhaus one step closer to young Europeans By: EIT Jumpstarter

EIT Jumpstarter brings the New European Bauhaus one step closer to young Europeans

EIT Jumpstarter also joined the New European Bauhaus initiative that was kicked off by Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission in October 2020 with an article published on europa.eu and on several European media. The movement is kicking off with citizens from across Europe contributing to it. But what is New European […]

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Idea to product in two years

Ligence is the perfect example of a successful start-up journey in the EIT ecosystem. They started as rookies in the EIT Jumpstarter back in 2019, finishing second in the Health category, then won EIT Health’s InnoStars Awards a year later. Now they are working with hospitals and planning to release their product in the summer. […]

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EIT Jumpstarter is back in 2021

One of Europe’s best programme for early-stage start-ups is back for its 2021 edition. Join EIT Jumpstarter today by clicking the apply now button below and compete for the whopping first prize of up to 10.000€ in any of the 6 included industries: health, raw materials, food, energy, manufacturing and urban mobility. A 2020 finalist, […]

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Do you want to be the next jumpstarter champion?

Do you have an innovative idea and want to jumpstart your business? 🚀🏆💪🏻 If you want to bring your idea out of the lab and onto the market, earn fundamental entrepreneurial skills and validate your innovative idea and jump-start your business, apply today to EIT Jumpstarter. Is it for me? If you are an innovator […]

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The most promising start-ups selected in the EIT Jumpstarter final!

The winners of the EIT Jumpstarter 2020 competition are unveiled. 36 teams from all over Europe competed for the prize pool worth over 160 000 EUR. During the Grand Final 36 early-stage innovators shared their innovative projects in the field of health, urban mobility, raw materials, energy, manufacturing and food. Drone Plan from Latvia (Energy), […]

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EIT Jumpstarter 2020 proudly presents its 36 finalist teams

We are very excited to announce 2020’s most promising young tech start-up teams, who’ll be promoting their innovative ideas at the EIT Jumpstarter Grand Final event and have a chance to win a money prize. After great consideration, based on the business plans the teams created, each category, health, raw materials, agri-food, energy, manufacturing and […]

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