We have chosen the 18 finalists invited to take part in the second edition of Startup Europe Comes to Silicon Valley (Sec2sv) program organized by the Mind the Bridge with Eit Digital and dedicated to the future “unicorns” Europeans.
the goal, he said in a statement picked up by Dow Jones, it is to connect the most promising scaleup the old continent with the main players in the interests of American sales, funding and partnership opportunities, to enable them to quickly scale on the other side of the ocean.
the CEO of Europe’s most promising technology startups, therefore, have been invited to San Francisco for a week at the local level presentations and meetings that will begin on September 12 with the European Innovation Day at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View.
Coming from 13 countries – Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Romania, Spain, Slovenia, Sweden and the UK – companies will have the opportunity to get in touch with the US market, each for its sector.
With more than 60 million dollars collectively raised and over 1,000 employees, these companies ranging dall’ecommerce, healthcare and safety and the storage.
representing Italy Shopfully and Negentis: the first, led by Stefano Portu and better known Italian brand DoveConviene, with over 20 million dollars raised to 125 employees, is the platform for shopping in stores near home can provide useful information for intelligent shopping experience: promotions, new products, shops, schedules and geolocated contacts in one place and easily accessible.
the second, with 5 million euro collected under the guidance of Paul Cianchi, selected by the EIT Digital Accelerator, IOE is a platform that enables intelligent operations in the cyber-physical world.
“We are already witnessing the excellent results obtained from startups that participated edition 2015 Sec2sv. Two examples: the Spanish JobandTalent, which has raised $ 42 million in a series B after the event, and the Italian Mosaicoon, which has raised $ 8 million – commented Marco Marinucci, CEO of Mind the Bridge – and I expect equally significant results from the companies we have selected this year. “
” These companies really are the European innovation leaders and could pose future TomTom, Spotify, or Blablacar. We believe that their participation in the Sec2sv could strengthen the two-way bridge between the ecosystem of the Bay Area and Europe, creating value and jobs for both continents, “said Marko Turpeinen, director of the Silicon Valley Hub Eit Digital.
the 15 scaleup have been selected to represent Europe during Sec2sv program upon recommendation of the partner organizations of the event based in Silicon Valley, each focused on a country or on a different European region.
For admission to Sec2sv week, concludes the note, the final selection was conducted by a group of investors composed of the members of the investors Forum Startup Europe Partnership (SEP) and US investors.
in addition to the 15 scaleup also three other fast-growing technology companies supported by EIT Digital Accelerator will join the delegation.
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