The Unicamp Challenge, a business modeling competition with 10 years of experience, will be held entirely online. This is the proposal from the Inova Unicamp Innovation Agency to contribute to prevention measures against the spread of the coronavirus and, even so, carry out its largest entrepreneurship training program in the first semester. Those interested in participating in the competition can register until March 25th. (update) registrations closed.
According to Vanessa Sensato, director of institutional relations at Inova Unicamp, the competition already had several activities carried out remotely and, due to the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic, it will also have the online transmission of the Unicamp Challenge Workshop, which would take place in person on April 4th.
“We canceled the in-person event on April 4th. But we will maintain all planned content, transmitted online. Even business mentoring, which traditionally begins in the workshop, will be carried out virtually”, explains Sensato.
Among the activities scheduled for April 4th is lean canvas training with the CEO of the startup Neuralmind, Patricia Toledo. Neuralmind is a daughter company of Unicamp, located in the Unicamp Scientific and Technological Park, which specializes in developing products using advanced techniques in Artificial Intelligence.
The director also comments that holding the Unicamp Challenge online is an opportunity for more people from other parts of Brazil to sign up. “The Unicamp Challenge is already a national competition, but we still have a prevalence of Unicamp students participating. By making the content available online, we will make it easier for people from all over Brazil to participate,” she says. Registration is free and can be done at Inova website until the 25st of March. (update) registrations closed. Teams already registered are confirmed, re-registration is not necessary.
What do I need to sign up?
- Choose a Unicamp technology from the patent portfolio so that a business model can be developed
- Have a team of 3 to 5 people
- All participants must be over 18 years old
- It is not necessary to have a link with Unicamp, anyone interested can register
- Be available to participate for 3 months in training activities, meetings and mentoring virtually
About the Unicamp Challenge
The Unicamp Challenge completes its tenth edition in 2020 as the main activity to promote entrepreneurship at the University, organized by Inova Unicamp.
This is an entrepreneurship competition traditionally based on Unicamp technologies that has already trained more than 2,7 people in business modeling with support from business and academic mentors.
The sponsors of the 10th edition of the Unicamp Challenge are: neuralmind, FM2S, Solvay Group, ClarkeModet e Speed Accelerator.
The supporters of the 2020 Unicamp Challenge are: Incamp, City Hall of Campinas, Campinas Center, Brazil-Germany Chamber, Creative Space Castle, Venture Hub, Campinas Tech, Entrepreneurial League, Facamp Entrepreneurship Center e Angel Education.
Learn more about the Unicamp Challenge 2020.
