Thank you to all who joined us for our launch event in Rome on Thursday 15th June 2017. The event was a great success and we were delighted to welcome such a great group of people. ECOSTAR launch event took place in 4 different cities simultaneously, if you are interested in an other country click [...]
ECOSTAR launch event will take place on the 15th of June in four different cities at the same time: Rome (Italy), Madrid (Spain), Manchester (UK) and Brasov (Romania). During the event, it will be possible to find out more about the Nature-Accelerator and our selected innovative businesses that promote and market ecosystem services. Moreover, Ecosystem [...]
The Nature-Accelerator, developed by ECOSTAR and powered by Fledge, is located in Agripolis, the Campus for Agriculture, Animal and Environmental Science of the University of Padova; the Medieval University of Galileo Galilei. It is located 15 minutes from the City of Padova and 40 minutes from Venice. AGRIPOLIS | Campus Map The first “nature-based” accelerator of its kind [...]
Only eight of the anticipated hundreds of applicants will be selected to participate in the accelerator. Each will be given €15.000 in cash, which along with the training, mentorship, and on-going support will be structured as an investment. This investment is uniquely structured as redeemable equity, 6% of the total shares of the company with [...]
An international alliance of innovative businesses, top research centres, and impact investors is the key element for a successful and innovative programme: The Nature-Accelerator. Promoted by Powered by Business partners Research partners [...]
Worldwide, most of innovative businesses base their success on creating value through better use of intangible assets, especially in the ICT, marketing and financial sectors. Considering that ecosystem services constitute the most valuable intangible assets on earth and that the global demand for “nature” is increasing, we can assume a next generation “bio and circular [...]
ECOSTAR has been invited, as an Erasmus+ Knowledge Alliance-funded project, to the “University-Business Forum” organised by the European Commission on 6-7 April 2017 in Brussels. The April conference will focus on 'University and Business cooperation for socioeconomic impacts’ and it will give the opportunity to discuss and exchange ideas and good practice at a European [...]
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From 8th to 9th December, Lucio Brotto and Davide Pettenella from the Univeristy of Padova (the promoter of ECOSTAR) attended the Knowledge Alliances Cluster Meeting in Brussels, a great opportunity to share views and experiences related to core project activities and results, from an academic and business prospectives. The meeting aims to learn and better understand the [...]
ECOSTAR meets Fledge – the conscious company accelerator focused on mission-driven, for-profit startups – replicating its award-winning, impact-focused business accelerator in Lima, Perù. Thanks to previous collaborations between ETIFOR (our university spin-off partner) and Asesorandes, ECOSTAR takes part in the first acceleration programme in Lima and meets Fledge to share experience and evaluate possible synergies [...]