CLIC Startup Competition supports and awards the best business ideas and startups in the field of cultural heritage adaptive reuse inspired to the circular economy principles.

Our keywords: sustainable development, social innovation, ethical finance, safe tourism.

Our mission: empowering creativity and innovation to face societal challenges.

The Competition is aimed at supporting on the ground early-stage startups, informal teams and talented innovators.

A unique chance to interact with experts, promote their business ideas to public and private investors, accelerate and put them on the right track to start their business.

The 5 most voted projects will access a mentoring and acceleration programme provided by Iniziativa Cube, a CLIC partner, to enhance the readiness level of their business ideas. The mentoring and acceleration services, worth 15,000 Euro, will take place from December 2020 to March 2021 and can be followed both physically and remotely. Winners will be supported in fine-tuning their business model, drawing up their business plan, investors’ scouting for fundraising.

Applicants will have an online interview with an independent referee to evaluate their commitment, their skills and the overall readiness and time to market. On 16^th October, once closed the call, an online poll will be launched on CLIC Facebook page to vote the most brilliant idea.

The best 20 proposals will be admitted to the Pitch Competition and will take part in the 3 days online event from 25th to 27th November 2020.

The event will start with a Living Lab on 25^th November, a unique occasion to bring together startuppers, experts, researchers, entrepreneurs, policymakers, and investors to work together on innovative creative entrepreneurship.

Our aim: identifying business models and solutions able to positively impact on cultural heritage and rural landscape.

Sharing ideas to co-create a better future.

On 26^th November, the innovators will get into the ring. The 20 finalist teams will have 36 hours to better define their business model and their pitch supported by business and startups experts.

On November 27^th afternoon, the teams will present their Business Pitch to a qualified Jury, composed by international experts, entrepreneurs, public and private investors, which will identify the 5 winners, announced during the closing ceremony.

Seize the opportunity: the best idea can be yours!