Presentation by Roi Rodríguez Project Manager, IMPACT Accelerator FIWARE Global Summit 8-9 May, 2018 Porto, Portugal

1. RobotUnion project has received funding from the
European Commission (Horizon 2020 2014-2020) under grant
agreement n 779967
THE PAN-EUROPEAN ROBOTICS
ACCELERATION PROGRAM
www.robotunion.eu

2. roirodriguezdebernardo
RoiR23

3. •European Leader in Cascade Funding or FSTP.
•Since 2014, 53M EUR of public funds attracted to accelerate 150+
companies.
•Top 10 accelerated companies went on to leverage 20 times the public
funding received into private investments
•12,000+ SMEs community curated in 3 years.
•500+ clippings, 500M+ global reach
•IMPACT Accelerator awarded as top 10
accelerator in the world
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4. www.robotunion.eu

5. www.robotunion.eu
UP TO
€1M
PRIVATE
INVESTMENT

6. Management: FundingBox
Market Outreach: Mobile World Capital
Research and Technological Services:
VTT, DTI, TU Delft, Tecnalia, PIAP
Business Acceleration: ISDI
Investment: Blumorpho, Chrysalix,
Odense Seed & Ventures
Market take up: MADE,
Arla, Fenin, Ferrovial
FRANCE
NETHERLANDS
POLAND
DENMARK
CANADA
SPAIN
www.robotunion.eu
WHO IS INVOLVED
FINLAND

7. 5
VERTICALS
Agrifood Healthcare
Manufacturing Civil Enginnering
Open
Disruptive
Innovation
www.robotunion.eu

8. Mentoring
and
technical
Support
Access to
premier
class
technology
World
Class
Training
PR
Exposure
Access to
private &
public
investment
Engagem
ent with
corporates
Business
mentoring
VALUE PROPOSITION
Up to
€223K
Equity free
World
Class
Events
€1M
private
investment
www.robotunion.eu

9. 12-MONTH
PROGRAM
20 START BUT
ONLY 4 FINISH
www.robotunion.eu

10. FEASIBILITY STUDY
ACCELERATION PROGRAM PHASES
PRODUCT ACCELERATION
LIVE DUE DILIGENCE
GO TO MARKET
UP TO €1 MILLION PRIVATE FUNDING
www.robotunion.eu
€100 K
4 STARTUPS
8 STARTUPS
€120 K
10 STARTUPS
€3 K
20 STARTUPS

11. www.robotunion.eu
AND ALL OF THIS
IS DONE REMOTELY!

12. Twitter: RoiR23 LinkedIn: in/roirodriguezdebernardo Mail: roi.rodriguez@fundingbox.com
Apply before
3 July 2018
robotunion.eu

13. www.robotunion.eu
TECHNICAL
SUPPORT
Mentoring
Access to Premier Class Technology
Facilities
Training

14. www.robotunion.eu
80+ BUSINESS MENTORS

15. www.robotunion.eu
SPONSORS

16. www.robotunion.eu
UP TO
€1M
PRIVATE
INVESTMENT

17. GLOBAL EVENTS & PR
www.robotunion.eu