The document summarizes the preliminary results of an eServices project from December 2016. It details the number of startup applications received and supported through various programs, including 144 startup applications to eServices with 41 startups consulted. A total of 405 startups were given the chance to present to investors, VCs, and business angels. Highlights for 2017 include continuing the Nitro acceleration program, providing micro-grants to startups to participate in useful events, ongoing eMentoring matching mentors with startups, and an eTalent matchmaking event on March 25th in Salamanca.

1. Preliminary project results
December 201

2. eServices eMentoring
eTalent eCapital
144 startup
applications
41 startups
consulted
NITRO eventMicro Grants
385 startup
applications
73 grants
provided
20 matches between
entrepreneurs and
researchers 210 investors
interested in
ePlus
238 support
sessions provided
to help startups
with their pitches
106 startups
matched with
investors
Total of 405
startups chance
to present their
company to VC’s,
Business Angles
or FI-PPP funding
20 business mentors
matched with startups
Dissemination
592 startups
surveyed
39.235 unique
webviews
(estimated 40%
entrepreneurs)
542 newsletter
subscriptions
25.256 unique
users
112.384
#epluseurope or
@epluseurope
related impressions
7.536 LinkedIn
page views
Sucess stories
Service: Nitro 2 (with Micro-Grant)
Results: Client with £16,000 order
Service: Nitro 2 (with Micro-Grant)
Results: Selected as top 10 digital
startups by German state of
Bavaria for partial funding grant
Service: Nitro 2 (with Micro-Grant)
Results: Selected as top 10 digital
startups by German state of
Bavaria for partial funding grant
Highlights for 2017
ePlus work will continue to offer its services until June 2017 to support the startup ecosystem:
Nitro acceleration programme: tailored and high level training for startups this time taking place in
Lisbon during May! Applications now open.
Micro-grants: financial support for startups to participate in events that are useful for their growth
strategy (35 startups already selected for final round).
eMentoring: an on-going process to match mentors with startups.
eTalent event: matchmaking event for startups and researchers in Salamanca, 25th March (Micro-Grants
available).