Intesa Sanpaolo continues its partnership with Skipso

The 3rd of April two start-ups, Qualisteo and Pontoon Power, finalists of the European Cleantech Challenge 2011 / Intesa Sanpaolo Start-Up Initiative, will attend Intesa’s International roadshow in Paris. At this event 5 start-ups and 2 growing companies will present in front of mainly French business angels, venture capitalists and corporates. Qualisteo, is an eco-innovative French start-up company taking an active role in the electricity [...]

10 Finalists of the Intesa Sanpoalo European Cleantech Challenge

The European Cleantech Challenge is part of Intesa Sanpaolo Start-Up Initiative a comprehensive program aimed at start-ups looking for concrete business opportunities. Every few months, a rigorous selection and training process leads the best start-ups to high-profile, technology-specific events called Arena Meetings, where they can pitch to international investors and corporations. Skipso has partnered with Intesa providing [...]

European Nanochallenge and Polymerchallenge 2011 – Live Now!

by Carlo Soresina (Co-founder, Skipso) I would like to draw your attention to the European Nanochallenge and Polymerchallenge 2011 - an international business plan competition aimed at identifying and supporting the best, most innovative nanotechnology and polymers startups around the world. The competition is organised by Intesa Sanpaolo (Italy’s largest bank), Veneto Nanotech (the Italian Cluster of Nanotechnology) and IMAST [...]

Autodesk to Provide European Cleantech Challenge Finalists with €120K worth of Free Software

The European Cleantech Challenge team is excited to announce a partnership with Autodesk, a world leader in Digital Prototyping. As part of the partnership, Autodesk will provide the 12 European Cleantech Challenge finalists with up to €120,000 worth of its industry-leading software applications for free. The Autodesk software is designed to support Cleantech companies in optimizing their product development process, allowing them to significantly reduce the number of costly physical prototypes.

European Cleantech Challenge 2011 Live!

Are you a European Cleantech startup working on a disruptive product or technology? Join the first   Part of Intesa Sanpaolo’s Start-Up Initiative, the European Cleantech Challenge is a yearly business plan competition aimed at supporting the best cleantech startups from European countries. In a unique end-to-end program Cleantech startups benefit from coaching, networking and [...]