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They are fulfilling American dream. We know the winning startups in the NCBR acceleration program

25.03.2022

The National Center for Research and Development has selected 10 startups that will take part in the acceleration in the State of Nevada. The last weeks have been very intense in the program. Innovators participated in workshops and presentations to convince investors from Poland and the USA to their solutions. They have great chance on the American and global market now.

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The NCBR-NAP acceleration activity aims to enable the commencement of a long-term cooperation between companies and institutions from Poland and the State of Nevada in various areas of innovation, such as medicine, education, and innovative agriculture. This is to contribute to the commercialization of technological solutions offered and supporting cooperative forms of R&D activity.

The last two months have been a key stage in the NCBR-NAP program with immediately preceding the selection of the winning startups. In mid-February, we organized Bootcamp Warsaw, which was a time of intensive workshops, group work, expert consultations and discussions for startups. During 4 days of meetings with experts from Poland and the USA, the companies also got to know the offer and specificity of the State of Nevada. This dose of knowledge was used by startups to prepare their speeches during Demo Day, which took place on February 24 this year. Each team had a few minutes for the elevator pitch presentation, ie in a concise but convincing formula.

From IT, through nano-printing, construction to hydrogen solutions

The presentations of the program participants were assessed. The Evaluation Committee, in consultation with the Nevada Governor's Office for Economic Development, gave each entity points in accordance with the program regulations. The ten top-rated startups were recommended to participate in the acceleration process in the State of Nevada: Salesbook, Flex and Robust Systems, Ideal Bistro, Flyzone, SOLHOTAIR, Expansio, Prime Bit Games, NANOO Printers, VEO, Weartech Solutions.

The above companies offer a variety of solutions and products such as: computer games, coding for children, services for the vending industry, smartwatches for the HoReCa industry, sales applications, navigation goggles, nanoprinting technology, solar collectors, hydrogen storage technologies, innovations for the construction industry.

The acceleration process itself will take almost a week, and its framework program will be tailored to the profile of startups selected. The acceleration will include the support of mentors tailored to the stage of development of startups, organization of meetings with companies and economic institutions, and study visits to global corporations located in the State of Nevada.

The phenomenon of Polish-Nevada cooperation

The Nevada Governor's Office for Economic Development (GOED) is responsible for the acceleration process and was represented during the Demo Day by. Paweł Pietrasieński PhD Hab., Professor at  SGH Warsaw School of Economics who is Director for International Trade at GOED.

- NCBR-Nevada Acceleration Program is the first project of this type implemented on the basis of the Memorandum of Cooperation between Poland and Nevada. It is also the only acceleration program between the Republic of Poland and the USA, which is addressed to companies from all over Poland. – Professor Pietrasieński said during the Demo Day - The special value of this project is the carefully selected mentoring support for Polish companies which is to help them successfully enter the American, and what we are counting on together with NCBR, also  global market. – he added.

The phenomenon of Nevada's cooperation with Poland is an example of success not only in the regional dimension. Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, only in 2022 and only in organized groups over 200 Polish companies will visit Nevada. Joint research projects are being carried out, inter alia, between the Warsaw School of Economics and the University of Nevada in Reno, and thanks to the active support on the part of NCBR, they are to invoke the exchange of nearly a hundred researchers and students on both sides.

More about the NCBR-NAP acceleration

The pilot edition of the NCBR-NAP program was launched by NCBR in 2020. The aim of this acceleration activity is to connect the innovative ecosystems of Poland and the State of Nevada through the acceleration of young technology companies registered in Poland on the American market, selected in a competitive procedure, using the experience of mentors from the State of Nevada and related institutions.

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