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R. António Champalimaud 1, 1600-756 Lisboa, Portugal
Lisboa
Portugal
Employees
Scale: 11-50
Estimated: 32
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3 years agoBGI is a startup accelerator, born in 2010 from a partnership between MIT Portugal (MIT Portugal Entrepreneurship and Innovation Initiative) and ISCTE.
Over the past decade, our flagship accelerator program, BGI Accelerator, has helped over 160 startups from 76 countries raise over €300 million. The accelerator is directed at aspiring entrepreneurs and innovators (startups under 5 years old), working on 4 market verticals:
1. Medical Devices & Health IT;
2. Smart cities & Industry 4.0 Solutions;
3. Enterprise IT & Smart Data;
4. Water Economy.
Since 2016, BGI has also acted as the local partner of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT), being responsible for delivering its acceleration, education and open innovation initiatives in Portugal aimed at different areas of innovation: Digital, Climate, Food, Health, Urban Mobility, Raw Materials and Manufacturing. Alongside this, BGI has also been working as an enabler, developing collaborative innovation and entrepreneurship projects with private companies.
Currently, BGI is seeking to focus more and more on new sustainability and agrifood projects, putting innovation and technology at the service of current sustainability challenges. The motto "Sustainable Ventures" signs the shift we are making from pure tech to sustainable & agro tech.
For more information visit: https://www.bgi.pt/
BGI, a leading Lisbon-based startup accelerator, empowers innovators globally with sustainable solutions, knowledge, and networks to drive success and impactful innovation.
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Startup Wise Guys Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals | Startup Wise Guys Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals | Other 7 Apr 2021 | | |
Web Summit IT Services and IT Consulting | Web Summit IT Services and IT Consulting | Other 16 Nov 2020 | | |
EIT - European Institute of Innovation and Technology European Union, Government Administration | EIT - European Institute of Innovation and Technology European Union, Government Administration | Other 23 Sep 2020 | | |
CaixaBank Bank, Banking | CaixaBank Bank, Banking | Other 29 Nov 2017 | | |
Climate-KIC Environmental Services | Climate-KIC Environmental Services | Other 26 Apr 2022 30 Nov 2022 | | |
Google IT services, Software Development | Google IT services, Software Development | Other 21 May 2019 | | |
Blue Bio Value Startup accelerator & VC, Environment, Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals | Blue Bio Value Startup accelerator & VC, Environment, Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals | Other 27 Aug 2021 30 Nov 2022 | | |
NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration Research, Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing | NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration Research, Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing | Other 31 May 2019 | | |
Microsoft IT services, Software Development | Microsoft IT services, Software Development | Other 19 Nov 2020 | | |
United Nations International development, International Affairs | United Nations International development, International Affairs | Other 22 Aug 2019 | |