Do you have a start-up engaged in the development of innovative services, models and products in the welfare field and do you want to make it grow?

Applications are now open for the third edition of the Personae acceleration programme, which aims to promote start-ups as catalysts of social innovation in a complementary way to public welfare systems, supporting the development of projects that respond in an innovative way to the most current challenges in the welfare sphere, such as demographic imbalance, the fragmentation of family structures, the emergence of new relational models, or the strengthening of social vulnerability.

The solutions sought must have characteristics of accessibility, personalisation, flexibility, inclusion, innovation and fall within the areas of individual, family and community, work and economic well-being: offering better access to services, facilitating the balance between personal life and career, promoting inclusion and new approaches to relational and social life needs.

The selected start-ups will participate in a 4-month intensive acceleration programme, focused on growth for market access, with masterclasses and mentorship sessions with mentors and industry professionals, networking opportunities and collaboration with Italian investors. Start-ups will receive an initial investment of 100,000€ and the possibility of a ‘follow-on’ of up to 300,000€ for start-ups with the highest growth and scalability potential.

Interested start-ups can apply for the third edition of the acceleration programme from 5 July until 29 September 2024 at the website.

The programme is part of the CDP Venture Capital National Accelerator Network, a network present throughout Italy to help the growth of young companies specialising in high-potential markets. Set up on the initiative of CDP Venture Capital Sgr and realised together with SocialFare | Centro per l’Innovazione Sociale and a|cube with a total budget of  € 6.1 million, Personae sees the participation of SocialFare Seed, a|impact – Avanzi Etica SICAF EuVECA and Fondazione Italiana Accenture ETS as co-investors and benefits from the support of main partners Fondazione Compagnia di San Paolo, Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di Cuneo and Fondazione Social Venture Giordano dell’Amore. Accenture Italia participates as a corporate partner.