Launch of the third edition of the notice Campania Startup – 2023 year – for the creation and consolidation of innovative knowledge-intensive startups, through the development of new innovative products, processes and services in line with the priority trajectories of the “Regional Research and Innovation Strategy for Smart Specialisation – RIS3 Campania’.
The aim of this instrument is to continue to support the competitiveness of the regional territory by supporting innovative start-ups in the growth process that can ensure their medium- to long-term sustainability and stimulate the emergence of new business ideas. The notice is, in fact, addressed both to innovative start-ups already established and operating in the RIS3 Campania Specialisation Areas and to natural persons wishing to promote a new business project.
Among the central elements of the notice:
- Innovativeness and Proximity to the Market – The projects to be financed must have a high degree of innovation and be on the market within 12 months at the latest.
- Investments – the minimum investment must be EUR 70 000 with a contribution of not less than EUR 50 000. The maximum contribution will be 350,000 euros for an investment of a maximum amount of 500,000 euros.
- Aid intensity – the intensity is 70% of eligible expenditure, where the eligible expenditure is equal to or less than EUR 100 000, the intensity shall be increased to 80 %;% of eligible expenditure.
- Rewardability – will be assessed with an additional score on the Ability of the project to create new jobs: the importance of the presence in the team of young people and/or women, the location of the initiative in one of the Inland areas of Campania (SNAI 2021-2027).
The expected impacts are:
- the economic valorisation of research results,
- Enlargement of the base of innovative startup,
- increase qualified employment,
- technological progress on the strategic areas of the Smart Specialisation Strategy: Aerospace, Agritech, Biotechnology and Human Health, Cultural Heritage – Tourism and Creative Industry, Energy – Environment and Sustainable Construction, Advanced Materials and Nanotechnologies, ICT Enabling Technologies, Transport and Logistics, Blue Growth, Fashion and Design.
Over the last 5 years, Campania has achieved significant results in the field of research, innovation and start-ups, becoming one of the most dynamic regions at national level: first region by rate of Youth Entrepreneurship (7,7%, versus national average 5,6%), third region for innovative startup with over 1420 startups, with growth of +455 since July 2015%, second region for certified incubators (7). Naples and Salerno are included in the ranking of Top 10 cities by number of innovative startups.
The notice will be managed in an innovative way through a digital platform https://servizi-digitali.regione.campania.it/ProgettiStartUp It will open on 16 June 2023 at 2 p.m. and will welcome project proposals until 31 July 2023.
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