Sting Test Drive DeepTech
Test your idea throughout an intensive workshop series designed for new teams. The next Test Drive program, which will focus on Deeptech, will start on November 6th.
Applications for this fall is now open.
Test Drive: DeepTech Edition.
Do you have an idea and are just getting started? This is your chance to turn those whiteboard concepts into reality with Sting’s Test Drive program, starting November 6th.
Turn groundbreaking research into tomorrow’s companies.
This time we are especially looking for semiconductor related business concepts but we also very much welcome teams from quantum tech, photonics, and 2-D materials, etc. The common denominator is mass producibility.
Together with Semiconductor Arena, Sting is launching a national pre-accelerator program designed to help researchers, students, and entrepreneurs across Sweden explore the commercial potential of their DeepTech innovations.
Over six weeks, you’ll get:
- Hands-on guidance from DeepTech experts and coaches
- Insights into challenges unique to DeepTech startups, from IP and funding to market entry
- A chance to validate your idea, build your team, and prepare for next steps with Sting and partners
Why join?
DeepTech startups face longer timelines and bigger risks, but also massive opportunities. Sting Test Drive gives you the tools, community, and confidence to take the first step from lab to market.
Please note: during the first workshop, all participants and organisers sign a confidentiality agreement. No information regarding business concepts, technologies, or participant names can be mentioned outside the program without consent.
How it works:
What?
Four evening workshops and one pitch session run by Sting, Kista Science City, RISE, and KTH coaches, combined with individual coaching and peer support. In preparation for the workshops, you’ll receive tasks to complete and bring with you. To get the most out of the workshops, and out of respect for your peers, it’s essential that you come well-prepared and complete the assigned homework
Who?
Would you consider calling yourself an entrepreneurial scientist? Then this is the program for you. Here you can take the first steps to transform your scientific achievements into solutions for real world problems and hopefully make a lot of money while making the world a better place.
- Start date: 6 November
- Application deadline: 24 October
- Final pitch: 11 December
- Format: 1 session per week, in person at Kista Science City
- Who can apply: Teams or individuals (we recommend at least two people per team)
- Capacity: 10–15 teams
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