RAISE Academy: professional training for entrepreneurship in the advanced technology sector

The second module of the RAISE Knowledge Transfer & Entrepreneurship Academy, part of Training Plan coordinated by Spoke 5, is concluded.

The two-day workshop, held on October 3rd and 4th at Giardini Baltimora in Genoa, was structured as a ‘behind-the-scenes’ of a Call4Ideas. Investors and founders, the two sides of the investment process, discussed the processes of the valutation of an innovative project to invest in.

Simone Valorani, head of strategy & operations at Scientifica Venture Capital, chaired the workshop that saw the attence of twenty RAISE’s researchers eager to expand their knowledge on the issues of using research results and entrepreneurship in the deep-tech field. Scientifica Venture Capital is an investment holding company selecting technology-intensive projects and start-up.

During the first day, the partecipants hypothesised a practical scenario analysis in which analize the evaluation process. In a collective brainstorming activity, the reaserches presented a series of cases related to the evaluation process of a start-up. Participants were invited to contribute their ideas and evaluations with the aim of analysing each scenario in detail.

On the final day, after the working groups were formed, a short project presentation was created to give potential investors an overview of the business plan, products and services. Participants presented and discussed projects, receiving constructive feedback and personalised suggestions in order to improve presentation skills.

The next appointment of the RAISE Knowledge Transfer & Entrepreneurship Academy will be for Module 3: Transversal skills for innovation and knowledge transfer management.