{"id":906,"date":"2025-03-12T10:41:00","date_gmt":"2025-03-12T09:41:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.startup10medafrica.com\/?p=906"},"modified":"2025-03-20T10:50:32","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T09:50:32","slug":"final-pitch-of-the-open-innovation-program-within-startup10-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.startup10medafrica.com\/it\/2025\/03\/12\/final-pitch-of-the-open-innovation-program-within-startup10-project\/","title":{"rendered":"Final Pitch of the \u201cOpen Innovation Program\u201d within StartUP10 project"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Today marks the end of the <strong>Open Innovation Program. <\/strong>The combination of agility and creativity from startups with the experience and market strength of established companies transformed groundbreaking ideas into <strong>prototypes and strategic roadmap <\/strong>fostering d <strong>innovation and synergy<\/strong> between <strong>Med-African startups<\/strong> and<strong> Italian companies<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Over <strong>three months<\/strong>, participants engaged in different activities, from plenary sessions to individual coaching and mentoring sessions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Launched in <strong>November 2024, <\/strong>the journey was enriched by:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>International coaches<\/strong> from <strong>CIHEAM Bari<\/strong> &amp; <strong>Almacube<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Local incubator coaches<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Mentoring sessions<\/strong> with <strong>Italian companies<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>21 startups from 10 countries<\/strong> (Albania, Algeria, Bosnia &amp; Herzegovina, Egypt, Ethiopia, Jordan, Kenya, Lebanon, Tunisia, and Uganda) are taking the stage today to showcase their <strong>final pitch<\/strong> before mentors, coaches and companies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Congratulations<\/strong> to all the startups for their work, dedication, and innovation!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"941\" data-id=\"908\" src=\"https:\/\/www.startup10medafrica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/12-5_03.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-908\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.startup10medafrica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/12-5_03.webp 1920w, https:\/\/www.startup10medafrica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/12-5_03-300x147.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.startup10medafrica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/12-5_03-768x376.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.startup10medafrica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/12-5_03-1536x753.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.startup10medafrica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/12-5_03-18x9.webp 18w, https:\/\/www.startup10medafrica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/12-5_03-1320x647.webp 1320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" data-id=\"907\" src=\"https:\/\/www.startup10medafrica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/12-5_02.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-907\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.startup10medafrica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/12-5_02.webp 1920w, https:\/\/www.startup10medafrica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/12-5_02-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.startup10medafrica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/12-5_02-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.startup10medafrica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/12-5_02-1536x864.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.startup10medafrica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/12-5_02-18x10.webp 18w, https:\/\/www.startup10medafrica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/12-5_02-1320x743.webp 1320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1475\" height=\"892\" data-id=\"904\" src=\"https:\/\/www.startup10medafrica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/img09.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-904\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.startup10medafrica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/img09.png 1475w, https:\/\/www.startup10medafrica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/img09-300x181.png 300w, https:\/\/www.startup10medafrica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/img09-768x464.png 768w, https:\/\/www.startup10medafrica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/img09-18x12.png 18w, https:\/\/www.startup10medafrica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/img09-1320x798.png 1320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1475px) 100vw, 1475px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today marks the end of the Open Innovation Program. The combination of agility and creativity from startups with the experience and market strength of established companies transformed groundbreaking ideas into prototypes and strategic roadmap fostering d innovation and synergy between Med-African startups and Italian companies. Over three months, participants engaged in different activities, from plenary sessions to individual coaching and mentoring sessions. Launched in November 2024, the journey was enriched by: 21 startups from 10 countries (Albania, Algeria, Bosnia &amp; Herzegovina, Egypt, Ethiopia, Jordan, Kenya, Lebanon, Tunisia, and Uganda) are taking the stage today to showcase their final pitch before mentors, coaches and companies. 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