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APPLY TO VENTURE DAY MADRID!

ATTENTION IE ALUMNI:

Over the last 5 years, teams that have pitched at Venture Day Madrid have raised over €15M+ in INVESTMENT - this is your chance to become one of them! IE VENTURE DAY is IE Business School’s startup competition where selected startup teams get the chance to pitch to an audience of local and international angel and VC investors.

Announcing the Selected Teams for the 10th Edition of IE’s Startup Incubator in Area 31

At the heart of IE Business School's startup ecosystem Announcing the Selected Teams for the 10th Edition of IE’s Startup Incubator in Area 31

Pasion> ie closes its fifth edition

The program, promoted by Accenture and IE Business School, has the support of Abbvie, Ayuntamiento de Madrid, Endesa, Carrefour, Correos, Ferrovial, Makro, Rousaud Costas Duran, SERMAS and Zurich Pasion> ie closes its fifth edition

Personalized wellness, star of the year Plactherm, Entrenar.me and Securykid are the winners in the categories of 'City of the Future', 'Distribution of the Future' and 'Future Health' respectively.

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: Venture Lab 2017 (Sep-Nov)

We are now accepting applications from teams interested in applying to the next Venture Lab Accelerator, which will take place between September-November 2017.

Are you a game changer? Apply to the Area 31 Incubator!

At the heart of IE Business School's startup ecosystem Are you a game changer? Apply to the Area 31 Incubator!

IE University has developed one of the major European entrepreneurial ecosystems, where people are encouraged to pursue opportunities, explore ideas, transform businesses, and begin the process of becoming tomorrow’s game changers. By joining the Incubator, more than 300 startups like yours benefit each year from the established network of key partnerships, including renowned early investors, major corporations, and hundreds of entrepreneurs.

VENTURE DAY SANTIAGO DE CHILE SEPTEMBER 29TH

An exciting afternoon in Santiago de Chile with Chilean entrepreneurs who will apply to our Startup competition. This is your time to become of our finalists in our IE Venture Days. First, we will have the presence of some insights from speakers and panelists and after the break the time for the pitch slams. See more details on our website and register to attend and to fill in the details of your startup!

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Venture Network Tenerife, Jueves 9 de Febrero

IE Business School, in partnership with Banco Sabadell’s BStartup program, invites you to attend Venture Network Tenerife, a “pitch slam” and networking event that brings together the region’s most innovative and promising startups. Venture Networks are events that celebrate and foster the entrepreneurial spirit and connect startups, investors, and the various members of the entrepreneurial ecosystem. Venture Network Tenerife will take place on Thursday, January 09 at 17.30pm at CENTRO DE NEGOCIOS DYRECTO , located a Calle Aguere, 9, 38005 Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain. For more information and to register to attend or to pitch with your Startup: http://ie-events.ie.edu/ES/venturenetworktenerife2017

AREA 31 NEWSLETTER - Events: 14th - 20th November

Area 31 brings to you another week packed with stimulating events! Stories make us see things in all their greatness, Learn how to use stories as a marketing strategy in the Storytelling Workshop on Tuesday. Do you have a startup and you don't know yet what is Growth Hacking? Join us on Wednesday to learn some tactics and hacks, Workshop on Growth Hacking. On Thursday we have our Monthly Get Together for the Startups from Area 31 Incubator and our weekly pitch slam, Venture Network Weeklies an opportunity to network with investors and entrepreneurs over beers! Incubator in Area 31 is inviting applications for its intake starting in Jan 2017, Are you interested in applying? Visit the space and ask questions on the first Open House Day! From our Opportunities section, check out Impact Hub Academy, Innovation Cheque and Greenpeace: Madrid Geo. Lastly, in our blog this week, meet Turismoi, a marketplace for local tours in Latin America and Spain!

IE Venture Network Weeklies Madrid

Venture Network, an informal weekly pitch slam, is an invaluable resource for early stage entrepreneurs. Venture Network is a forum in which you can engage with the entrepreneurial community, promote your startup, and have the opportunity to pitch before a panel of investors & entrepreneurs. Venture Network is unique in that it is a very informal gathering where startups can meet investors in a casual setting over beers and snacks and focus on what’s important: building relationships. Venture Network is a great way to perfect your pitch, get feedback on your product, and meet the local startup community.

Venture Day Toronto, November 30th

Don´t miss the opportunity in our last International Venture Days in Tokyo on the 26th and Toronto on the 30th! International Venture Days showcase and celebrate the best of IE Business School’s entrepreneurial spirit. They are host to international startup competitions where the best startups and investors connect and share experiences. Every Venture Day event is a unique opportunity for entrepreneurs to raise funds from local investors and for investors to get access to quality deal flow leading to the continued development and empowerment of local and international startup ecosystems. Since 2013, more than 15 million Euros have been raised in Venture Days. Hosted twice annually in Madrid and in 35 other cities worldwide over the last 2 years, a total of $100,000 in prizes have been awarded.

Receive our Newsletter every Thursday!

At Area 31 we organize amazing events every week! We bring the most inspiring speakers from across the globe from different companies and organizations.Get to learn how to successfully launch and expand your startup in our exciting workshops! From building a viable MVP to using magic to shape your customer's mind. Best of all, join us every Thursday on our weekly Venture Network, perfect for networking over beers and pitching your idea to investors, programmers and other professionals! Lock the highlights on your agendas so you don't miss the good stuff!

IE Venture Network Sevilla, November 24th

IE Business School, in partnership with Banco Sabadell’s BStartup program, invites you to attend Venture Network Sevilla, a “pitch slam” and networking event that brings together the region’s most innovative and promising startups. Venture Networks are events that celebrate and foster the entrepreneurial spirit and connect startups, investors, and the various members of the entrepreneurial ecosystem. Venture Network Sevilla will take place on Thursday, November 24 at 6pm at El Cubo, Andalucía Open Future’s crowdworking space in Sevilla, located at the Cartuja Science and Technology Park. For more information and to register to attend: http://ie-events.ie.edu/ES/venturenetworksevilla2016.

International Venture Day in Tokyo on November, 26th

Mark your calendar and plan to join IE Business School (IE) for IE KMD Venture Day Tokyo on November 26th, 2016. Participating start-ups will present their business elevator pitch in front of a jury comprised of a unique mix of industry experts, venture capitalists, business angels and investors. Over the past four years, IE Venture Day start-ups that pitched their business raised over €12M + in investments!

Venture Day Madrid, November 30th, 2016

IE Venture Day Madrid showcases IE’s entrepreneurial talent, connects startups with key players, and debates issues faced by entrepreneurs and investors. Join us for the talk “Creating Másmóvil and Lessons Learned” from our Keynote Speaker Meinrad Spenger, an IE alumnus and CEO of MÁSMÓVIL IBERCOM, and see pitches from the IE Venture Lab Accelerator semifinalists and finalists. Venture Day Madrid will take place on November 30, 2016 at 4pm at Fundación Rafael del Pino, Calle Rafael Calvo, 39A, 28010 Madrid. For more information and to register to attend: http://ieevents.ie.edu/EN/venturedaymadrid2016.

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Entrepreneurial activity at IE is carried out through the Entrepreneurship & Innovation Center, which has made our school an international reference in the field of entrepreneurship, placing it at the forefront of management education. We work from a dual perspective of academic excellence and support for entrepreneurial initiatives aimed at generating growth and social wellbeing. More than 1,500 of our students study entrepreneurship as a core course of all our Master programs each year. Students learn how to identify business opportunities, develop business plans and access the resources they need to launch the plan. Optional specialized courses are offered to complement this training.

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25% of our students go on to set up their own company at some point in their career.

Additionally, the Entrepreneurship & Innovation Center has its own Venture Lab, an initiative that affords a unique opportunity for those students interested in setting up their own business, by enabling them to develop a business plan under personalized tutorship provided by IE alumni with experience in entrepreneurship or investment. In terms of corporate initiatives, IE is a leader in the field of entrepreneurship with projects like Pasion>ie and Spain Startup and Investor Summit, as well as training and guidance programs launched in agreement with different institutions and aimed at fostering entrepreneurial development in society and within business organizations, from top multinational companies to SMEs. IE’s passion for entrepreneurship has materialized in Area 31, an inspiring space that hosts the entrepreneurship and innovation ecosystem gravitating around IE Business School.

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