{"id":4333,"date":"2020-08-07T15:30:05","date_gmt":"2020-08-07T15:30:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ppnt-beta.ppnt.poznan.pl\/call-for-investors-and-mentors\/"},"modified":"2025-06-04T10:49:58","modified_gmt":"2025-06-04T10:49:58","slug":"call-for-investors-and-mentors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ppnt.poznan.pl\/en\/call-for-investors-and-mentors\/","title":{"rendered":"Call for investors and mentors"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-12829\" src=\"https:\/\/ppnt.poznan.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/mentor-inwestor.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"280\" height=\"257\" \/>Our Scale-up Champions programme is looking for mentors and investors to cooperate! We are glad to announce that our call for investors and mentors is open now!<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scaleupchampions.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Scale-up Champions<\/a> offers the opportunity to experienced entrepreneurs, founders, investors and professionals to exchange their knowledge, expand their own skills, and help shaping the deep-tech startup ecosystem. The programme is dedicated to anyone interested in deep-tech business, from creators to those who can help create new firms. <strong>So w<\/strong><strong>e are glad to announce that our call for investors and mentors is open now!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Firstly, the Scale-up Champions program will carry out a&nbsp;challenge-based selection process to identify the best startups among all the applicants. Therefore, investors will then be directly connected with the pre-selected projects and have the possibility to work closely with them. And mentors will join a&nbsp;mentoring board and engage with the selected initiatives in virtual mentoring activities that will address topics such as IPR, product and services design, business models and financing.<\/p>\n<h3>Opportunities for investors<\/h3>\n<p>Scale-up Champions offers the opportunity to <strong>investors, business angels <\/strong>and<strong> venture capitalists<\/strong> to connect with deep-technology startups. Importantly &#8211; those which develop cutting-edge innovations in fields such as medtech, healthtech, fintech, industry 4.0, green energy, and smart cities. As a&nbsp;result, investors joining the program will be the first ones to discover brand-new startups, being ahead of competitors. In addition, they will gain insights, expand their market knowledge, explore innovation trends and network with fellow investors.<\/p>\n<p>You wil:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>stay ahead of competitors and be the first one to discover our pre-selected disruptive start-ups.<\/li>\n<li>be able to screen startups from different countries and various deep-tech fields at a&nbsp;glance, saving time and resources.<\/li>\n<li>gain insights about the latest market and innovation trends.<\/li>\n<li>be part of an international network of fellow investors with whom you can discuss investment opportunities.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>If you are an investor and you would like to take part in the program, contact us or fill in the <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/ScaleupChampionsInvestors\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">application form<\/a>.<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Find out more about the program:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong> on the website: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/ScaleupChampions-investors\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Introduction to the investors program.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>and in a&nbsp;brief presentation (<a href=\"https:\/\/ppnt.poznan.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/SuC_call_for_investors.pdf\">download<\/a>)<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Chances for mentors<\/h3>\n<p>Sharing your knowledge as mentor is not only beneficial for mentees and has a&nbsp;positive social impact, but it also allows you to learn, meet talented people and find out the latest innovations on the way. Join Scale-up Champions\u2019 board of mentors and work with the most promising projects in deep-tech!<\/p>\n<p>You will<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>expand your knowledge and skills while helping others and making a&nbsp;positive social impact.<\/li>\n<li>contribute to boost the deep-tech startup ecosystem.<\/li>\n<li>be matched with cutting-edge projects in deep-tech.<\/li>\n<li>become part of an international network of entrepreneurs, investors and corporates.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>If you are interested in joining the program as mentor, fill in the application form by 1 September: <a href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/vGZjgXfE571EiGn9A\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Mentoring Program Application.<\/a><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Find out more about the program<\/strong><strong> in a&nbsp;brief presentation (<a href=\"https:\/\/ppnt.poznan.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/SuC_call_for_mentors.pdf\">download<\/a>)<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our Scale-up Champions programme is looking for mentors and investors to cooperate! 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