Feeling the Blue Monday? Let These Opportunities Inspire You 💡

20th of January, 2025

Dear BGI’s Community,

Welcome to the first newsletter of the year! This month, we bring you exciting opportunities, inspiring alumni stories, and the latest insights in sustainability and innovation. Discover programs designed to empower your entrepreneurial journey, success stories from our community, and key updates shaping the future of our industries.

Dive in and stay connected with everything driving impact and progress!

Wishing you a great week ahead! 👋

The BGI Team

Don’t Miss Out

Discover the inspiring stories behind Portugal's unicorns - Sword Health, Feedzai, and OutSystems! In the three-part series Unicórnios, SIC explores how these innovative companies overcame challenges, embraced resilience, and achieved success.

Watch here the program!

Explore the highlights of the Inspire Programme 2024 Grand Finale by EIT Food, where teams pitched innovative ideas to compete for the €4,000 grand prize - this international contest brought together some of the brightest minds in agrifood and sustainability.

Among the winners were Wineutral, proud alumni of BGI’s Circular Agrifood Summer School!

Click here to learn more!

Discover the best Mobility and Digital Startups in Portugal at this online event. Unveil key insights from the Digital and Mobility Scaleup Reports, explore 2025 opportunities within EIT Digital & EIT Urban Mobility, and celebrate innovation at the Hackathon Final Awards.

Join us on January 22nd!

Opportunities

Data Hackathon in Aveiro

Join our Mobility Data Hackathon in Aveiro to collaborate on real-world urban mobility solutions using data science, AI, and big data - aimed at students, startups and researchers - and get the chance to win 750€!

Applications until February 11th!

EIT Urban Mobility - RAPTOR 2025

SMEs and startups can receive up to €40,000 and participate in a 6-month pilot program to tackle urban mobility challenges in 14 European cities.

Applications end on February 12th!

EIT Food Entrepreneurship Programs

Apply for Rising FoodStars, Seedbed Incubator, or Food Accelerator Network to grow your agrifood startup - support, mentorship, and funding available.

Apply by February 22nd!

Alumni Highlight

The Impact of EIT Food's Seedbed Incubator 🚀

The founder of NUNOS highlighted how the Seedbed Incubator significantly enhanced their business, building on their existing work with the support of BGI’s mentoring - check here.

The Seedbed Incubator offers early-stage agrifood startups the resources, mentorship, and funding to succeed. Through its support, startups gain valuable insights into market dynamics, refine their business models, and connect with a network of experts and investors.

We want to extend our gratitude to all of our amazing alumni who continue to inspire and make an impact in the industry.

If you’re an entrepreneur in the agrifood sector, the Seedbed Incubator could be the boost you need to take your startup to the next level. Learn more about Seedbed.

Impact & Sustainability 🌱

Sustainability is shaping business strategies worldwide. Explore key insights from a recent study on how companies are adapting for a greener, more resilient future.

74% of companies
are planning to invest in sustainability reporting tools
(Impact).

85% of asset managers
claim sustainability as a top priority for 2025
(Index Industry).

91% of corporate leaders
acknowledge their company’s duty to address sustainability issues
(Key ESG).

63% of over 2000 studies
show that embracing sustainability has a positive impact on equity returns (KPMG).

View here the full article.

Calendar 🗓

January

21st - Info Webinar: Innov4Mobility Winter School

22nd - Startup Ecosystem: Mobility + Digital Scaleup Report

29th to 31st - Course: Regulatory Affairs for Medical Devices

February

5th - Matchmaking Event: Sustainable Urban Mobility

12th - Data Hackathon Aveiro & RAPTOR

21st - EIT Food | Entrepreneurship Programs

28th - Agrifood4Future: Acceleration Program

28th - EIT Urban Mobility | Scaling Startups Programme

Job Offers

📌 RIS Fellowships, at EIT Food

📌 Road Freight Experts, at Meight

Get Involved

🚀 Ready to test your Hydroponics, Aquaculture or Soil and Soilless Innovation?

Join TestBed and bring your agrifood solutions to life with real-world testing and expert feedback.

Learn more!

🚀 Are you a BSc student ready to tackle urban mobility challenges?

Join Innov4Mobility Winter School 2.0 to boost your sustainable Urban Mobility skills in just five days.

Apply here!

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