The 20th edition of the Start Cup Piemonte Valle d’Aosta, the competition for tomorrow’s entrepreneurs, is coming to a close. Come discover the most deserving new innovative projects of the year at the awards ceremony on Wednesday, October 30, 2024, in Turin!

The ceremony will feature 10 finalist projects, selected from among 190 business ideas submitted to the competition. These projects will compete for prizes and special mentions offered by the Partners and Promoters, with the aim of supporting the creation of new innovative startups and promoting the economic development of the region.

The most promising innovative projects will compete for a total prize pool of over €75,000, in cash and services, as well as for five special mentions: Female Entrepreneurship, Social Innovation, Open Innovation / Industrial Spin-Offs, Climate Change, and Sustainable Technologies.

Moreover, the top six ranked projects will participate in the PNI – National Innovation Award 2024, which will take place in Rome on December 5-6, where they will compete against the winners of the other 17 regional Start Cups.

Register now on Eventbrite to reserve your spot at the event, which will start at 9:30 AM at the Auditorium of the Energy Center at the Politecnico di Torino (via Paolo Borsellino 38/16). Meet the next stars of the innovative entrepreneurship world up close!

Program

9:30 AM | Participant Registration

10:00 AM | Opening Institutional Greetings

• Candido Pirri, Vice Rector for Research Model and Infrastructure Development, Politecnico di Torino
• Fiorella Altruda, President of 2i3T, University of Turin Incubator
• Giuseppe Scellato, President of I3P, Politecnico di Torino’s Innovative Business Incubator

10:30 AM | Finalists’ Elevator Pitch

11:30 AM | Start Cup Piemonte Valle d’Aosta 2024 Awards Ceremony

• Presentation of the winner certificates by the Competition Supporters and Partners

1:00 PM | Closing Remarks

Finalist Projects

• Colemus (Life Sciences)
• Deplotic (Industrial)
• INFLANT (Life Sciences)
• MediaMiner (ICT)
• Neural Medix – Artificial Intelligence for Medical Imaging (ICT)
• Penso.green (Cleantech and Energy)
• Point Zero (Industrial)
• Steroidomus Medtech (Life Sciences)
• Therness (Industrial)
• Time Processor (ICT)

Special Guests, Partners, and Sponsors

Special guests include the Vice President of the Piedmont Region, Elena Chiorino, responsible for Labor, Training, Education and Merit, Universities, and Andrea Tronzano, Regional Assessor for Budget, Finance, Economic and Financial Planning, and Development of Productive Activities: Industry, Handicrafts, SMEs and Cooperative Enterprises, Internationalization and Investment Attraction.

The initiative is funded by the Piedmont Region with resources from the European Social Fund Plus (ESF+), promoted by Piedmont universities, and managed by the I3P and 2i3T business incubators within the PNI – National Innovation Award framework. It is Italy’s most important and widespread Business Plan Competition, selecting the best innovative business projects each year.

The event, under the patronage of the Politecnico di Torino, is supported by institutions, foundations, and sponsoring companies committed to promoting innovation, including the Piedmont Region, Autonomous Region of Valle d’Aosta, Chamber of Commerce of Turin, City of Turin, Metropolitan City of Turin, Finpiemonte, Valdostan Chamber of Commerce, CTE Next, Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di Cuneo, Jacobacci & Partners, Fondazione LINKS, Fondazione Laura & Franco Beltramo ETS, Fondazione Michelin Sviluppo, Piedmont Aerospace District, UniCredit, the Cities of Alessandria, Cuneo, Novara, Saluzzo, and Vercelli, AIFI – Italian Private Equity, Venture Capital and Private Debt Association, Invitalia, Pépinière d’Entreprises Aosta, and the University of Valle d’Aosta.