GSVC Italian Round 2019 | 24 teams have been selected and are currently participating in a training program offered by ALTIS and our Italian partners: Intesa Sanpaolo Innovation Center, Associazione Prospera, Impact Hub Milano and Réseau Entreprendre Lombardia. As per the previous editions, these companies and organisations are sharing with the social entrepreneurs their valuable know-how ed expertise.
6 teams on 24 will access to the Italian final. Among them, two winners will be selected and will be able to join their international competitors at the GSVC Global Finals in April 2019.
ALTIS - Postgraduate School Business and Society offers to both winners a 50% reduction for one team member who wants to enroll in either the Executive Master in Sviluppo Strategico delle PMI or the Executive Master in Social Entrepreneurship.
Intesa Sanpaolo Innovation Center, in partnership with Ellen MacArthur Foundation, offers the Circular Economy Award, dedicated to the start-up that has the most innovative approach in the field of circular economy, according to the criteria: Design out waste and pollution; Keep products and materials in use; Regenerate natural systems.
Impact Hub Milano offers the She 4 Imp(act) Award to an innovative start-up with a focus on women or whose team includes mainly women. Impact Hub Milano will support the start-up with a free three-month incubation programme.
Réseau Entreprendre Lombardia offers to the best project related to Lombardy Region the support of its network, in order to further develop its entrepreneurial potential.
Through the Italian Round, ALTIS collects and selects the best business ideas or young start-ups with a high social and/or environmental impact from Italy.