For research-based ideas
Are you curious about how to transform your research-based idea to a successful startup? Not sure where to start? Join us and likeminded teams for a four-session track where we go through the basics of what it means to go from lab to market.
Applications close on Jan 3, 2025.
For research-based ideas
Are you curious about how to go from your research-based idea to a successful commercial venture and want to take an active role in the process? Startup Camp idea edition is your opportunity to fast-track that journey. Join us and likeminded teams for a seven-week program going through the basics of what it means to go from idea to a growth start-up.
This application round is now closed.
Startup Camp: Deep tech is your opportunity to fast-track your journey together with one of the leading venture builders in the Nordic. We help researchers to utilize their ideas though commercialization.
A Startup Camp is a way to explore questions around the potential of your idea, what it takes to create a successful venture and how you can present your idea in the best way to different audiences.
We’ll place a special emphasis on the challenges that research-based and other deep tech startups often face.
5 week track to make you ready to start your journey:
Apply to Startup Camp: Deep tech by submitting the webform. Deadline: applications close on Jan 3, 2025.
The program consists of four evening workshops with time for peer learning, startup theory as well as practical work with your idea. Between each session you’ll be given tasks to complete and receive individual support from Chalmers Ventures experienced staff. At the end we will have a pitch finale with great guests.
With the acquired skills and tools from Startup Camp, the future of your startup is in your hands. We are ready to continue working, through our different offerings with ideas that are ready to take the next step. See further down from some of our previous participants.
"The start-up camp organized by Chalmers Ventures was a perfect platform for me to gauge the commercial potential of our technology. The highly interactive sessions organized by the camp provided me with essential know-how on commercialization of research-based ideas and basic challenges faced by deep tech startups."
"As a scholar, it is hard to know what steps you can and should take to transform our social science, earth observation and machine learning research into a marketable product. The Deep Tech Startup camp was an eye opener for us and for anyone that wants to gain key a deeper insight about this transformation."
"We wanted to find a way to provide our expertise and software to improve bioimage analysis with deep learning to a larger community. The Start-Up Camp provided us the essential understanding and tools to refine our idea, and laid the groundwork for the successful creation of the startup IFLAI AB."
Giovanni and his team have now started IFLAI AB (www.iflai.com).
"Startup camp gave me the tools to understand the commercial and impact potential of my research-based idea. Through the workshops and 1on1’s with experienced business coaches I learned to see my idea through the eyes of others."
Kate has now taken her next steps and complete her team through the Encubation track.
Here's what we expect on the applications to Startup Camp: Deep tech.
Minimum one person with the drive to explore the commercial potential of the idea and ability to actively attend the Startup Camp track. Connection to the Västra Götaland-region is required.
The idea/project needs to be based on a unique technology resulting from research developed at one of the west Swedish universities. You and the team should have clear ownership rights over the idea (please take the help of your respective innovation office if needed).
Your solution targets a global market potential.
Your solution has a positive impact potential on both a national and global scale.
Welcome to Startup Camp!
We are thrilled to present the Startup Camp: #deeptech edition.
Our primary aim is to assist researchers like you in transitioning your groundbreaking ideas from the lab to market. Let's embark on this transformative journey together!