Growth through innovation

Innogrow is an international acceleration programme and business accelerator created to support innovative startups and SMEs in their growth, access to specialist expertise, networking and investment opportunities. To learn more about the programme and its positioning, visit the About us page or the Innovation Hub section.

Innogrow is designed for innovative startups, SMEs, entrepreneurial teams, researchers, innovators and aspiring entrepreneurs who want to validate, develop or scale a high-tech project. Its pathways are suitable for pre-seed, seed, early-stage and early-growth initiatives. For an overview of the available pathways, visit the Activities page.

If you have a business idea, an innovative project or would like to launch a startup, you can download and complete the Business Idea Survey Form. The document allows you to present the project, describe the team, the target market, the level of innovation, R&D activities, any patents or software assets and the materials already available. Once completed and signed, the form can be submitted through the Contacts page, together with any supporting materials such as a business plan, pitch deck or presentation.

Innogrow offers three main areas: the Pre-acceleration programme, focused on the initial validation of the business idea; Acceleration services, designed to support entrepreneurial development through specialist expertise; and the Acceleration programme, aimed at growth, business launch and investment opportunities.

The work-for-equity model enables Innogrow and Techinnova to support highly innovative startups through acceleration services, expertise, networking and access to funding opportunities in exchange for an equity stake in the company. This model is described on the Acceleration Process page.

Innogrow focuses on highly innovative sectors, including Life Science, Digital Health, MedTech, FoodTech, Smart Cities, Smart Living, Bio-economy, Energy, CleanTech, Industry 4.0, IoT, integrated and sustainable agriculture, cybersecurity and digital technologies. To explore Innogrow’s investment targets, visit the About us page.

Yes. Mentorship is one of the programme’s key strengths: teams are supported by qualified mentors with professional, managerial or entrepreneurial experience, selected according to the specific needs of each startup. For more information, visit the Mentorship page.

Innogrow acts as an Open Innovation Enabler by connecting startups with companies, universities, research hospitals, clusters, industrial partners and investors. The goal is to create synergies between external sources of innovation and the R&D strategies of medium and large companies. To learn more, visit Network & Open Innovation.

For information, business proposals or questions about the acceleration pathways, visit the Contacts page, write to info@innogrow.it or call (+39) 02 911 57714. The address listed on the website is Via Giovanni Durando, 38 – 20158 Milan (MI), Italy.