XLR8 International – the 2nd edition of XLR8 begins

Nov 8, 2021 | Events, News EN

After a great success of the very first XLR8 contest – Smart Cities in Italy, Techinnova, with its accelerator program Innogrow, flies to Dubai to introduce XLR8 International.

Along with the collaboration agreement between Techinnova S.p.A. and the American University in Dubai (AUD) that will be signed on November 9th, 2021, the incubator also will bring up its sleeves a new edition of the XLR8 contest, XLR8 International.

In this edition, 11 startups of the AEIC (AUD’S Entrepreneurship & Innovation Center) program will present their company during the pitching session of the meeting.

However, the contest is not only dedicated to the start-ups mentioned above. In fact, all innovative start-ups are invited to participate in this edition – after filling out an application form and selection process.

The startups that best fit our ecosystem will have the opportunity to receive direct work-for-equity investment from Techinnova through its Innogrow acceleration program.

The XLR8 International marks the first collaboration activity between Techinnova and the American University in Dubai (AUD). For this reason,The first 11 startups invited to partecipate in this edition was selected together with AUD.

Below are the 11 startups currently selected for XLR8 International:

  1. AI Solar Homes
  2. Portreat Art Gallery
  3. Food Waste to Fertilizer
  4. Smart Doc App
  5. Solaris Solutions
  6. Acadlinks
  7. Job Shadow
  8. Food Optimization
  9. Mother-Daughter Brand
  10. Hey Valet
  11. Smart Vending

All innovative startups that foresee in XLR8 International a crucial growth opportunity can send an e-mail to xlr8@innogrow.it to receive the application form.

For further information visit innogrow.it/xlr8-international/.