Purpose and goal
The project aims to improve HETCH´s incubation process through individual coaching,
group sessions and workshops. The process goes from idea phase to preparations for market entry, growth, funding, team development and investment strategies with sustainable business development as a foundation. The goal is to find more entrepreneurs and in the short term build sustainable growth companies in tech including deep tech, while promoting growth and innovation in the HBG region, (350K inhabitants).
Expected effects and result
Long-term sustainability work continues, with 50% of the incubator´s startups being tech companies with solutions and sub-solutions for sustainability challenges. Diversified teams are now standard within HETCH. A peer-to-peer platform with over 1K users has been created within the HETCH community. Ideas from researchers and students to 30%, of which 25% are within deeptech. The tot capital of the companies in our community exceeds 1BSEK. Est. strategic partnerships exist all over Sweden.
Planned approach and implementation
Through student and researcher activities, we inspire more to start companies, with a collaboration with Campus initiated in 2024. We’ve introduced two permanent incubator activities promoting peer-to-peer learning and a monthly community activity. Next step: map expertise and find a suitable platform for the HETCH community. We aim to expand peer-to-peer learning with industry experts. A new model ensures that sustainable business models are developed in a structured way.
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