Develop your ecosystem funding to accelerate scale-up

Tuesday, October 27, 2020 12:40 PM to 2:00 PM · 1 hr. 20 min. (Africa/Abidjan)

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Start-ups need capital to grow and thrive. In the early stages, risk capital, such as from angel investors, is required. As companies mature and expand, funding from larger investors such as venture capitalists (VCs) and private equity funds can help drive growth.  In the same manner, ecosystem programmes need to be funded.

This session will explore how to enable a continuum of resources critical for any innovation journey that very few ecosystems, especially in developing economies, have.

Key questions

  • What is the continuum of funding and resources needed in an ecosystem?
  • What are the challenge and opportunities for each?
  • How can we establish investment vehicles or mechanisms to fund the various stages of an ecosystem development?
InputWHO WE ARE: The INPUT Program – established in 2016 – is a high-priority government project, overseen by the Ministry for Innovation and Technology. The program aims to create and nurture internationally competitive Hungarian tech startups. It facilitates the growth and transformation of the Hungarian startup ecosystem by encouraging entrepreneurs and helping them build sustainable ventures. We are honoured to contribute to the ITU Innovation Challenges through professional mentoring, using the methods and main guidelines of our Mentor Program, which highly contributed to INPUT Program’s ecosystem builder activities to be recognized as UN Global Best Practice Program in 2018. Please follow the link below to meet our method in detail, and get to know more about our organization trough any of our four hosted events during the Global Innovation Forum: https://inputprogram.com/2020/10/AN-AWARD-WINNING-METHOD  WHAT WE DO: The INPUT Program offers four core services that provide hands-on guidance and support for startups in validating their ideas, finding investment, developing their products and entering international markets: ▶training and education ▶mentoring ▶ business development ▶international market access.