The BIND open innovation platform connects startups with established industry leaders to provide solutions to their internal digital transformation challenges. BIND promotes interaction and collaboration with disruptive startups as an effective source of innovation that favors the digital transformation of large companies. It is a win-win approach by leveraging the knowledge and agility of startups with the expertise and resources of large companies.

The Venture Client approach means that large companies, like our 70 corporate clients, hire startups for real projects in smart industry, clean energy and sustainability, health and food. It is an approach that allows the startup to maintain full equity in their company and gain important reference clients as they implement and scale their solutions. Both startups and corporate companies get real benefits and results.

BIND’s partner companies are constantly looking for new concepts, innovative ideas and early stage startups that can help them overcome their challenges in Industry 4.0. The benefit they get is to be able to interact with the best entrepreneurial talent in the world and develop innovative projects in an agile way and within a framework of controlled risks and costs.

This program does not accept early stage or development stage projects. BIND is aimed at incorporated startups less than 8 years old that have completed their technological development and are ready to launch their product or service to the market.

• To apply, startups must fill out the application form, which will be active from June 27 to September 6, 2024.
• Each team must submit a video in which the founders present their startup. Other accompanying documentation providing additional information (demos, presentations, etc.) will also be considered.
• Applications must be submitted in English, using the application form available on the website www.bindplatform.com

The selection process is divided into three phases:

PHASE 1: Pre-selection of startups

• The Coordination Committee will evaluate all applications and select the startups that best fit the evaluation criteria defined above and the desired technologies.
• During this period, potentially selectable teams may be asked to provide additional information.

PHASE 2: Selection of finalist startups

• The Venture Client companies will evaluate the pre-selected startups in pitching interviews according to the previously defined evaluation criteria.
• The finalist startups with the highest score will move on to phase 3.

PHASE 3: Matching Venture Client partner companies with finalist startups to collaborate on a project

• During this phase, the finalist startups and our Venture Client partners will meet to define the scope of the smart industry project, reach a collaboration agreement and determine the scope of a contract.
• SPRI will provide the necessary assistance to the finalist startups to establish direct contact with the partners.
• In order to simplify the legal terms of the agreement, BIND will provide a standard contract template. However, both parties are free to draft additional clauses in the contract and establish the terms of their working relationship.
• Startups that receive a contract with one or more of our industry Venture Client partner companies will join BIND.

Once the pre-selection process is completed in October, BIND will contact the pre-selected companies to coordinate the second phase interviews.

Unsuccessful applicants will also be informed that they are not continuing in the process. When the second phase interviews have been concluded, the BIND team will contact the shortlisted companies to coordinate a meeting between the startup and the Venture Client or industrial partner companies so that they can start defining and outlining the joint project, which will be developed during the 24-week acceleration cycle.

The Venture Client or corporate partners will provide each of the selected startups with the opportunity to develop a real Smart Industry  project. During this phase, meetings will be held between the finalist startups and the interested Venture Client companies in order to define the scope of the project and sign a collaboration agreement or contract. In order to simplify the legal terms of the agreement, the BIND program will provide a standard contract template. However, both parties will be free to draft other clauses in the contract. Startups will have the legal support of the Program to formalize the agreement.

Although the final amount and conditions of the possible contract between the Venture Client company and the startup will be agreed by both parties depending on the scope and complexity of the project, the program establishes an indicative minimum value of 25,000 euros (VAT not included).

BIND offers high quality training and advice provided by professionals with extensive experience in open innovation, Industry 4.0, sales, investment and startup development. The goal of the training program is to push startups on business acceleration issues as they work on their collaborative smart industry projects

The UpEuskadi platform is free of charge. The information is available for online consultation free of charge.

1. Once on the platform, search for your Startup and choose the “edit” option.
2. To edit your profile, the platform will ask you to validate your corporate email address.
3. Once on the edit profile page, we encourage you to review all the information and complete any missing information to make the profile as up-to-date as possible.

If you have comments or questions, you can share them directly in the chat (bottom right) on the same platform.

1. If your company profile has not been created, you can add it by clicking on the “+” icon at the top.
2. To edit your profile, the platform will ask you to validate your corporate email address.
3. Once you have created your company profile, we encourage you to fill in all the information so that the profile is as up-to-date and complete as possible.

If you have comments or questions, you can share them directly in the chat (bottom right) on the same platform.

The steps to follow to register are as follows:

1. Access the platform through the following link: https://startup.spri.eus
2. If you do not have access information for the platform, please register (choose the “Sign up” option). It is important that you register with your corporate email address so that the platform can link you to your Startup.

If you have comments or questions, you can share them directly in the chat (bottom right) on the same platform.

This new platform offers multiple benefits for Basque startups, companies, and investors.

For Startups:

• Visibility: Keep your profile updated so that investors and potential clients can easily find you.
• Find customers and partners: Use powerful filters and queries to actively find the main players in the ecosystem.
• Find investors: Identify the right investors to scale your project.
• Find talent: Put your startup on the global startup talent radar.

For companies and investors:

• Startup identification: Using a powerful search engine, you will be able to identify and learn about Startup solutions through which you can incorporate technological innovations to your products and processes in an agile and effective way.
• Increased visibility: By keeping your profile updated, both the Startups themselves and the rest of the ecosystem agents will be able to find you as an active part of the ecosystem.

For ecosystem agents:

• Visibility: Keep your profile updated to position yourself as a key player in the ecosystem and make your support to the different startups and the impact of your initiatives visible.

It is aimed at startups, companies, investors, and agents who are present/active in the Basque Entrepreneurship Ecosystem.

Diruz laguntzeko moduko jardueratzat hartuko dira EAEko enpresetan 5G teknologiak ezartzeko proiektuak, eredugarriak badira eta Euskadin teknologia horren eskaintza eta eskaria aktibatzea ahalbidetzen badute, enpresen lehiakortasuna hobetzea lortzeko.

Proiektuek tipologia hauetakoren batekoak izan beharko dute:

• 5G sareak erabiltzea sentsorikan, hari gabeko komunikazioetan eta industria-instalazioetako datuak prozesatzea.
• 5G sarea erabiltzea 4.0 Industriako teknologiekin lotutako proiektuetan (Zibersegurtasuna, Ikuspegi Artifiziala, Robotika Kolaboratiboa, etab.).
• 5G sareak erabiltzea mugikortasun-proiektuetan, ibilgailu autonomo-konektatuan, garraio adimenduneko sareetan, logistika-hornidura-katearen optimizazioan, etab.
• 5G sareak erabiltzea energia- eta ingurumen-trantsizioarekin lotutako proiektuetan (sareen monitorizazioa, kontsumo-murrizketa, energia-eraginkortasuna, ingurumen-kudeaketa, etab.).
• 5G sarea erabiltzea trantsizio sozio-sanitarioarekin lotutako proiektuetan (Anbulantzia Konektatua, Urruneko interbentzio kirurgikoak, etab.).

It is an initiative aimed to accelerate the path to net zero emissions in the Basque Country, fostering energy supply decarbonization and energy efficiency in the industrial sectors and creating market opportunities based on the scale-up of the new technologies and innovative services.