Innovative 15 Bulgarian start-up projects were presented today in Sofia to an international jury, which admitted 6 of them to the final. The winner will be clear in a few days. He will receive access to the intensive 24-month Star Venture program for growth and expansion. It offers a grant for strategic business advice worth EUR 40,000, including seminars, mentoring and access to financing.
The start-up projects presented today are in the fields of beekeeping, medicine, kindergartens, real estate and projects in a number of other key economic sectors.
The requirements for companies that can apply for the project are to be private and registered in our country in the last 10 years. They must also generate an annual revenue of less than 1 million. EUR.
The programme includes online sessions with the University of Cambridge to hone your strategy, as well as personalised, hands-on advisory services from local and international consultants.
The EBRD’s Star Venture programme supports promising start-ups, accelerators and advisors and is active in 26 of the countries in which the bank operates. It has supported over 550 early-stage companies to date.
Today’s project launch featured Calvin Ho, representative of the Taipei Presidency in Greece.