GRAND FINALE
It is now time for the Grand Finale of Starter Business Acceleration!
Join us in this virtual celebration where you’ll be able to know about
the 9 finalist startups and their collaborations with the utilities.
It’s the moment we virtually gather everyone to get inspired,
share their 9-month journey and announce
the 50.000 Euros winner of the 2020 edition.
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about
WHAT IS STARTER
Starter is an innovation program for the energy industry.
It was created for energy Startups and SMEs or with solutions that can be applied to this industry, to develop pilot projects along with different business units and technology experts from EDP (Portugal, Spain, Brazil, USA), Verbund, and Turning Tables (Grupo Cuerva).
In 2020 the program had a total of 820 applications from 74 countries and has selected 30 startups, who joined three virtual modules: Latin America, North America, and Europe.
agenda
event schedule
18th November
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São Paulo |
Lisbon |
Madrid/ Vienna |
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| Starter 2020 Review | 08:00 | 11:00 | 14:00 | 15:00 |
| Welcome to Lisbon | 08:05 |
11:05 |
14:05 | 15:05 |
| “Focus” by Patrick Lee, Co-founder of Rotten Tomatoes | 08:15 | 11:15 | 14:15 | 15:15 |
| Starter Business Talks | 08:50 | 11:50 | 14:50 | 15:50 |
| Break | 09:20 | 12:20 | 15:20 | 16:20 |
| Winner Announcement | 09:40 | 12:40 | 15:40 | 16:40 |
| Closing Address by Miguel Stilwell de Andrade, CEO of EDP | 10:05 | 13:05 | 16:05 | 17:05 |
| Lisbon New Sound with DJ Whyviidee | 10:15 | 13:15 | 16:15 | 17:15 |
Winner
Congratulations Yotta Energy
Yotta Energy
United States
www.yottaenergy.com
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top 9
Finalists
2020 edition
Latin America Module
São Paulo – Brazil
Energy Source Sustainable Technology
Brazil
www.energysource.com.br
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Nuveo Technologies
Brazil
https://www.nuveo.ai
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Plataforma Verde
Brazil
www.plataformaverde.com.br
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2020 edition
North America Module
Houston – USA
Aplanet
Spain
www.aplanet.org
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ClimaCell, Inc
United States
www.climacell.co
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Yotta Energy
United States
www.yottaenergy.com
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2020 edition
Europe Module
Vienna – Austria
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Utilities
EDP aims at leading the energy transition to create superior value. The EDP Group produces, distributes and generates power to around 12 million customers. With 27GW of power production capacity of which around 75% are wind, solar and hydro, EDP is the 4th largest wind power producer in the world. Active in 18 countries including USA, Brazil, Spain, Portugal, and the UK, and employing about 12.000 people, EDP bets in Open Innovation through a combination of Corporate Venture Capital, Startup Engagement, Intrapreneurship and hands-on project collaboration.
EDPR is a global leader in the renewable energy sector and the world’s fourth-largest wind energy producer. With a sound development pipeline, first-class assets and market-leading operating capacity, EDPR has undergone exceptional development in recent years and is currently present in 14 markets.
TurningTables is an energy innovation ecosystem working hands-on with innovators to build, validate and scale disruptive business models leavering exponential technologies.
We support our partners, whether they are startups, corporations, or investors with the resources, agility, and flexibility they need to make disruption happen.
VERBUND is Austria’s leading utility and one of the largest producers of hydroelectricity in Europe. The Group generates around 95% of its electricity from renewable energy, primarily from hydropower. VERBUND trades electricity in 12 countries and generated around € 2.8bn in annual revenue in 2018 with approximately 2,700 employees. With its subsidiaries and partners, VERBUND is active in the generation of electricity, transmission and in international trading and sales. VERBUND has been quoted on the Vienna Stock Exchange since 1988 with 51% of the share capital being held by the Republic of Austria. Further information: www.verbund.com
Beta-i, joined in this program by Beta-i Brasil, is a “one-stop-shop” for innovation and entrepreneurship. We help new and established businesses grow by offering 360º innovation services, running education & open innovation programs, launching startup accelerators, organizing events, promoting investment and hosting great collaboration spaces at our hub.
Recognized as one of Europe’s leading innovation promoters and for having one of the world’s most active startup accelerators, since 2010 we have received +5000 startup applications to our programs and accelerated over 850 startups, that have raised +65M with 14.000+ people attending our events.
Sponsors
Luis Manuel
Executive Board Member at EDP Innovation
Carla Pimenta
Head of Startup Engagement at EDP
Jorge Veludo
Business Analyst at EDP Innovation
Lola Daroca
Business Analyst at EDP Innovation
Vasco Costa Cabral
Business Analyst at EDP Innovation
Marília Veríssimo
Strategy and Innovation Analyst at EDP Brasil
Rafael Marciano
Strategy and Innovation Manager at EDP Brasil
Mateus Utz Altmann
Strategy and Innovation Analyst at EDP Brasil
Luis Manuel Santos Moro
Head of Innovation at EDP Spain
Ernesto Barroso Ramos
Corporate Innovation & Venture Capital at EDP Spain
Lin Shi
Manager, Corporate Development at EDPR
Stephan Blasilli
Business Transformation at EDPR
Franz Zöchbauer
Director Corporate Innovation & New Business at Verbund
Rudolf Zauner
Head of Hydrogen Center at Verbund
Edward Feltmann
Senior Innovation & Startup Engagement Manager at Verbund
Ignacio Cuerva
CEO at Grupo Cuerva
Alfredo Rivela
CEO at TurningTables
Alberto Sánchez
Head of Innovation at Grupo Cuerva
Rafael Bahamonde
Living Lab and Innovation Ecosystem Manager at TurningTables
