Simulated Crowdfunding Workshops February 2020

The pilot action on "Simulated Crowdfunding" was successfully completed - find more information on the results in the following news article... >> READ MORE - Winners of the SYNERGY Pilot Action on Simulated Crowdfunding...

Beginning of February 2020, the SYNERGY Project Team is conducting seven regional workshop/networking events on "Simulated Crowdfunding". Participants get the opportunity to learn more about alternative funding mechanisms such as Crowdfunding and acquire hands-on-experience on the workings of a Crowdfunding campaign in a simulated Crowdfunding pilot action.
In addition to testing the recently published Synergic Crowd Innovation Platform (SCIP), the participants will receive high-quality feedback on their project ideas and connect to other innovation actors and potential new business and cooperation partners.

The best & most successful projects will be awarded a voucher to the value of €2000 that can be used for different services like consultancy, training, business plans, market analysis, research ordering and a lot more.

Who Should Participate

All people interested in the topic of crowdfunding, in particular related to the hightech-sector: Higher Education & Research, Large Enterprises, SMEs, Start-ups, Business Support Organisations, Student Groups, General Public… 

Campaign Giver
Publish your project idea as a crowdfunding campaign on the Synergic Crowd Innovation Platform (SCIP) and learn more about crowdfunding. During the Simulated Crowdfunding Workshop, investors will have the chance to invest in your project. SYNERGY project awards a voucher to the 5 first projects that have reached the assumed budget goal.

Investor
Be part of the SYNERGY Simulated Crowdfunding Workshop and invest in the best ideas with fake money. Experience how crowdfunding mechanism are working, how you could use it in your organization and how you can benefit from it.

What we offer

• Raise money for your project
• Get high-quality feedback at an early stage on your project idea
• Increase awareness for your project idea and chances of success
  
• Communicate directly with your potential investors
• Connect to other innovation actors, business or cooperation partners
  

Win a Voucher

Win the voucher to the value of €2000 for the best project which can be used for different services like consultancy, training, business plans, market analysis, research ordering and a lot more.

Event Dates

To register for the regional events, please get in touch with the local SYNERGY team representatives:

• 05.02.2020 - Wroclaw, Poland           registration via WrUST, https://forms.gle/Fnf66dTwkSQbtjkQ9
  
• 11.02.2020 - Chemnitz, Germany      registration via MERGE, merge@tu-chemnitz.de
  
• 12.02.2020 - Karlsruhe, Germany      registration via KIT, janin.fauth@kit.edu
  
• 12.02.2020 - Vignola, Italy                   registration via CRIT, dibari.g@crit-research.it
• 13.02.2020 - Steyr, Austria  (NEW DATE)                registration via Profactor, office@profactor.at
  
• 13.02.2020 - Rijeka, Croatia                registration via StepRI, http://www.step.uniri.hr/portfolio/uvod-crowdfunding/
  
• 13.02.2020 - Ljubljana, Slovenia         registration via JSI, matej.mrak@ijs.si