TURNING IDEAS INTO ACTION: VENTURE ACCELERATOR


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About

MITdesignX Venice is a multi-year open call for ideas co-created by MITdesignX (Boston) and  SerenDPT, a Venetian benefit company.

MITdesignX seeks people working on challenging ideas with clear vision, passion and a drive to design solutions and launch real ventures: creative innovators dedicated to improving the quality of life in cities and the human environment. 

Every year the 10 best ideas will gain admission to the accelerator program conducted by MIT faculty.

SerenDPT hosts the program at its headquarters (Fabbrica H3) on the Giudecca island of Venice and provides incentives for startups to locate in the historic city, so they can contribute to repopulating the city and the lagoon by creating high-quality jobs.

Every year, Fondazione di Venezia provides MDXV program with a financial support and awards prizes to the top teams. 

The MITdesignX Venice (MDXV) program supports 10 startups every year from ideation to launch:

The process consists of two phases:
  

Impact

PREPARATION PHASE

~600

participants  

>15

different countries 

CALL FOR IDEAS

119

proposals 

374

applicants

PROGRAM

30

teams

120

startuppers 

POST PROGRAM

>€100k

grants & prizes

+14000hours

research support

Our Supporters

MITdesignX Venice and the new ventures we launch relies on forward-thinkers who are interested in supporting the power of creative optimism and accelerating the unique skills and imagination found in entrepreneurs. Become a supporter of MITdesignX Venice. 

For more information please contact us at: contacts@serendpt.net