Companies accelerated in their programs gain access to development opportunities associated with the Israeli and international entrepreneurial and investment ecosystem
Zakut Innovation Hub is an entrepreneurship, innovation and disruptive technology hub to emerge in the Region of Murcia in 2021.
Isaac Chocron, CIO at Zakut, is his permanent mentor. Architect of the connections between the entrepreneurial ecosystems of Spain and Israel, he is the one who, with his extensive experience, has developed the methodology that has made it possible to translate the success of the Israeli “startup nation” into supporting and promoting entrepreneurs in the region internationally. .
Zakut helps entrepreneurs in several ways. One of them is the
intensive acceleration program. It is one of Zakut’s most powerful tools and is based on the methodology of the ‘startup nation’ model, which encompasses Murcian ‘startups’ such as
Connectif, Bemyvega, Slango, Entomo, A4radar, Keepcool, Evacold or Aimperium. The program includes specialized Spanish training and tailor-made courses from the Technion (Israel Institute of Technology), one of the most renowned universities in the world, which issues an official certificate that some companies, such as
Hopu Smart Cities, Faberin or iFood.
The companies that get access to their programs are guided by international and national sector experts, especially Israelis, who have been carefully selected to make a perfect match, guiding the ‘startup’ according to the moment of development it is in and the sector to which it belongs.
In addition to the acceleration program, Zakut offers specialized investment training where startups dedicated to the technology sector have passed, such as
Brainlang, Nice2seeyou or Neuromobile.
Zakut generates alliances to build bridges between the university research groups and the market. Through the Technology Transfer Workshops, Zakut experts analyze the market potential of disruptive technologies developed in the
University of Murcia and the Polytechnic University of Cartagena with the cooperation of its technology transfer offices. The conferences are complemented by personalized mentoring aimed at working on the best practices to successfully market the developments of the research laboratories.
Zakut’s direct relationship with Israel makes it possible to connect entrepreneurs, companies and investors from the “startup nation” par excellence, number one in terms of investment in R&D, almost 5% of GDP and the country with the most unicorns (companies that reach a value of $1,000 million without having a stock market presence) per capita in the world. Currently, Israel has more than 60 venture capital funds and is the country with the most companies listed on the Nasdaq (more than 80), a US stock market index of technology companies.
Waykup Murcia Startup Region It is a meeting place for investors, startups and corporates where the latest trends in innovation and technology come together. A forum promoted by Info in which Zakut, as a contributor to the event, had the opportunity to bring a large delegation of investors from the most active investment funds in Israel and Spain. In addition, during the event there was a competition for the most investable start-up, which was the winner
Kluestone of the companies supported by its acceleration program.
Recently performed
Pitch&Jutzpá Event International editionin which a selection of companies including
Agroair Technologies, Biuwer or Invox Medicalthey got the chance to present their startups to highly regarded Israeli investors and experts.
Zakut’s activity in the Region of Murcia is possible thanks to the Program to Promote Innovation and Entrepreneurship, co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund and Info Region Murcia.
Zakut is connected through his advisory board to Ourcrowd, the world’s leading international equity platform in Israel, which currently manages nearly €2,000 million. This platform hosts the OurCrowd Global Investor Summit 2023 investment forum, one of the most important events in the world of “startups” and the largest forum for investors in the Middle East, with 23,259 registered people from 183 countries in the latest edition. Participation in this forum is one of the planned activities of the mission to Israel organized by Info, aimed at ‘startups’, which has just opened the call.
Source: La Verdad
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