January 2015
I3P Location
Incubators in Northwestern Italy I3P TORINO POLITECNICO INCUBATOR Cittadella Politecnica Office Verbania AOSTA INCUBATOR TREATABIT WEB INCUBATOR AOSTA Biella NOVARA enne 3 - NOVARA UNIVERSITY INCUBATOR VERCELLI UN.I.VER. VERCELLI CONSORTIUM TORINO Asti Alessandria 2i3T - TORINO UNIVERSITY INCUBATOR Cuneo
The Cittadella Politecnica
The Cittadella Politecnica Politecnico di Torino The Politecnico has 32.000 students studying on 22 Bachelor's degree courses; 30 Master of Science courses; 14 Doctorates and 28 specialisation courses). 18 of them are held in English. The Politecnico has 813 Teachers /Researchers. I3P 171 start-ups hosted since 1999; A leader in supporting startups at national and international level; A strong network in Italy and abroad. Business Research Center General Motors Powertrain Europe Asja Ambiente Vishai Semiconductors Telecom Prima Industrie ISMB Istituto Superiore Mario Boella Internationally renown applied research center in ICT 150 researchers areas of search and strategic programs: Information System Architectures and SW Tecnologies, Multi Layer Solutions including BWA, LACE, MAIN, Navigation technologies, Pervasive Technologies, Optical Communications & Optoelectronics, Innovation development, Information Management includint IT, Web and UX, Smart ENERGY, Smart CITY, Smart HEALTH. SiTI Istituto Superiore Sistemi Territoriali per l Innovazione SITI carries out research and training oriented towards innovation and socio-economic growth. Its activities are concentrated in the following sectors: Logistics and transport, Environmental heritage and urban redevelopment, Environmental protection.
The I3P Incubator
What is I3P? I3P is a non-profit joint-stock company, founded on 1999. Shareholders are:
I3P Target Groups Students, researchers and professors from the Politecnico of Torino or other Research Institutions. Firms willing to set up an entrepreneurial spin-off. Anyone willing to create an innovative company and who can benefit from the proximity of the Politecnico s labs.
What are its mission and objectives? To support the creation of knowledge-based start-ups with highgrowth potential. Providing consultancy services along the process from Idea to Company. Managing a high-profile marketplace and network linking entrepreneurs, professionals, managers and investors. Offering high-quality logistics services to host start-ups and foster motivation and collaboration.... and supporting national and international partners for the establishment of new hi-tech business incubators Experience, scale, and size of network as key competitive factors.
How? Who? For how long? How can you join I3P? Have your business idea or business plan assessed by the I3P Evaluation Committee, composed of experts in different fields. Who can be accepted? Companies not older than one year. How long can you stay in I3P? A maximum of 3 years (+1 optional), subject to a mid-term review process.
Costs for tenant companies An All-inclusive fee covering services (logistics, consulting, advisory, networking, etc.). The fee is aligned with market prices and grows year on year. Companies can choose to use the value-added services only and keep their premises outside I3P (virtual incubation). Part of the fee can be substituted by a revenue-sharing agreement with I3P, based on the turnover of the 4th and 5th year (after they have left the incubator). The Incubator does not take equity in the incubated startups companies.
Certification 2013 In 2013 I3P has been certified as Certified Incubator of Innovative Start Ups I3P is one of the first italian Certified Incubator of Innovative Start Ups under the law 17/12/2012 n.221. Actuallly, 57 our companies have been certified as Innovative Start-ups.
BUSINESS IDEA SCOUTING BUSINESS PLANNING SUPPORT TO STARTUP (prior to incorporation) INCUBATION The incubation process BP ASSESSMENT INCUBATION IDEA (300) BP (100) INCORPORATION (10-15)
Pre-incubation Pre-incubation is the training period during which an innovative idea develops into a start-up company, under the guidance of a tutor. I3P provides the competencies and expertise for: Assessing the business opportunity of an idea Designing a sustainable business model Protecting intellectual property Developing a consistent business plan Building the entrepreneurial team Raising pre-seed / seed capital
Incubation Tutoring / Coaching The tutors are always in contact with companies to support strategic decisions, for the coaching in business development, and to enable the necessary specialist consultants. Company Check up Conducted by external consultants with extensive experience through strategic and management analysis for the verification of company s performance. Mentoring Corporate support service through introduction to clients and investors of particular importance.
Specialist consultants Technical Politecnico labs; Leading technology vendors (e.g. Microsoft Bizspark program, etc.); TOP-IX Internet Exchange. Management Researchers from the School of Industrial Engineering and Management; External mentors. Fiscal & Tax, Legal, Intellectual Property leading professional services firms in the area. Safety regulations, Marketing and Sales development, Quality certifications Independent professionals; Unione Industriale di Torino.
Team building Management School of Industrial Engineering and Management and related ex-alumni association Managers interested in becoming: Pure-play Business angels Managers and business angels Managers and fundraisers Managers Technical personnel contacts with researchers of Politecnico Job placement office of Politecnico I3P network
Business Planning Courses Since 2004 Politecnico and I3P have coordinated Entrepreneurship and Business Planning courses for the III and IV Schools of Engineering and for the PhD school. Student teams work on BPs for real projects proposed by I3P (pre-incubation ideas or existing start-ups). Under the supervision of an I3P tutor, students work with entrepreneurs and acquire new competencies by learning onthe-job. Some students have joined the startups they have worked with during the course. STUDENTS STARTUP BP
Financing and advisory services Advisory and support to strategic financial planning Access to funding opportunities promoted by local public bodies and institutions. Preferential agreements with banks, with advantageous terms and conditions for loans. Networking with investors Business Angels Companies Venture Capitalist
The Venture Capital hub 9 Italian funds Club degli Investitori Dpixel Eporgen Venture Finlombarda Gestioni SGR Friulia SGR Innogest Capital Piemontech Quantica sgr 7 International funds 360 Capital Partner Doughty Hanson &co Technology Limited Jupiter Venture Kreos Capital Intel Capital Sofinnova Partners TLCom Capital LLP Strategia Italia >1 Billion Euro altogether
Networking Synergies with other tenant enterprises. Network of contacts with public bodies, associations and industries. Network of major companies: SKF, MICHELIN, FERRERO, BUZZI-UNICEM, CLN GROUP, ARVEDI, Agreement with the Industrialists Association of Turin. Informal meetings with leading figures in business and finance. Contacts with departments of the Politecnico for accessing laboratories.
Promotion Market visibility through introduction to local and visiting companies. Access to trade fairs on preferential terms. Media exposure through the attention catalysed by I3P. Territorial visibility through local and national events.
Logistic services Serviced offices Secretarial services Meeting & Conference Room Broaband Internet an mini-erp system
Treatabit by I3P
An I3P project targeted to new media entrepreneurs opened in November 2011 Anyone willing to create an innovative company in the field of Web 2.0: e-commerce, social media, gaming, mobile, social innovation,
For 9 to 12 months, teams work in a coworking space
participate to developing and networking events
Regional Start Cup Competition X Ed. 2014 Nell ambito di: Promoted by: Organizzato da: Organized by: Partner and Sponor With the support of:
Regional Start Cup Competition X Ed. 2014 1st PRIZE 2nd PRIZE 3rd PRIZE 20.000 euro 15.000 euro 10.000 euro The competition will also award the following SPECIAL PRIZES of 7.500 euro each LOCAL AWARDS: Cuneo, Novara, UN.I.VER. Aosta, Social Innovation.
National activities I3P is founding member of PNICube, the association that groups Italian University Incubators. I3P is the largest Italian incubator, with about 30 % of overall activity I3P has a number of partnerships for supporting the development of incubators in Italy (Naples, Aosta Valley) and abroad (Tunisia).
Il Premio Nazionale Innovazione The Start Cup is one of the 15 local events that contribute to the Premio Nazionale dell Innovazione. www.premioinnovazione.it
Start-ups hosted since 1999 92 171 IN 41 Currently hosted 31 Out of business Successful OUT 7 Acquired
Socio-economical impact In 2013 our start-ups registered : More than 60M of revenues (approximately 80% by the 20% of firms having turnover > 500 k ). More than 1170 people employed (each job created by I3P has cost taxpayers less than 8 k ). 2,2M in seed funding deals.
Total revenues of startups, by year of funding (M ) Some figures of I3P The population of I3P firms has changed over time 16 Business models focused on products Increasing amounts of equity funding 14 12 10 8 6 4 2 0 2010 2006 2006 2010 2006 2006 2003 2003 2003 2003 1999 1999 2008 2005 2005 2005 2001 1999 1999 2008 2005 2007 2007 2008 2007 2007 2008 2009 2004 2009 2010 2009 2004 2002 2004 2002 2000 2000 2000 2000 2002 2009 2002 2002 2002 2002 2002 2004 2002 2002 2002 2010 2002 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Year since funding Focus on services Little or no equity funding
Investments seed are growing Alcuni numeri di I3P
Some figures of I3P And I3P s business model has changed too: High and growing share of pure turnover (almost 40%); Revenues from European Social Fund /Measure D3; The first revenue-sharing contracts have been drawn up.
Some figures of I3P 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014* Total startups launched 101 113 127 136 143 156 170 Active firms 89 99 105 105 106 119 132 Acquired businesses 1 2 4 6 7 7 7 Under winding up business 11 12 18 11 8 8 8 Businesses closed 14 22 22 22 Spin off of Politecnico di Torino 37 39 44 45 48 51 51 Certified as Start-Up Innovative (D.L. 2012) - - - - 41 53 63 Start-ups founded 10 12 14 9 7 13 14 Start-ups hosted 37 47 51 49 44 42 49 Total employment in startups 527 601 614 672 778 1176 n.d. Patents owned by startups 25 41 77 78 74 78 n.d. Total turnover [M ] 29 32 38 44 50 61 n.d. Total taxes and social security contributions paid by firms (estimated) [M ] 8 8,5 10 12 14 17 n.d. paid by firms (estimated) [M ] 35 35 44 50 57 59 n.d. Seed investment from VC or BA [M ] 1 2 2,7 1,7 1 2,2 n.d.
Start-ups by industry
Presence of female entrepreneurs* *Firms with at least one female shareholder ANIMOKA MISO With women Only men
Some figures of Treatabit TREATABIT in figures (from November 2011) 2012 2013 2014 Total of entrepreneurial ideas supported 60 124 165 Projects with online product/service 30 59 87 Projects becaming startups 10 28 39 Startups hosted in I3P 3 5 7 Seed investiment from Venture Capitalis or Business Angels [M ] 0,7 1,2 N.D.
Organigramma di I3P CdA Chief operating officer Chief financial officer External Consultants Tutors (3) General Services (2) Administration (1) Communication Events, Media Relations Specialist consultant (2) Analist (5) Borsisti Numbers indicate the FTE, indipendently from the contract type of the collaboration.
Best Science Based Incubator Award 2004 I3P WON THE III EDITION of Best Science Based Incubator Award (Oxford, UK) PARTICIPANTS about 50 incubators coming from all over the world, half of them from Europe and three Italians. JURY of worldwide experts award the performances in the category of best growth rate, return on investments and self-sustainability. I3P RECEIVED THE OVERALL AWARD which reward the most effective incubator basing on the mean of different parameters taken in consideration. The IV edition of the BEST SCIENCE BASED INCUBATOR AWARD has been hosted in Turin, December 2005.
Ranking UBI July 2014 I3P ranked 1 st in Italy, 5 th in Europe and 15 th in the world ranking UBI (University Business Incubator), the Global Benchmark Report annual ranking of the best academic incubators. The ranking, relized by sweden Ubi Index (University Business Incubator), considered 300 incubators in 67 countries, evaluating assessment, benchmarks index and performances.
Best Science Based Incubator 11 Dicembre 2014 I3P ranked 1 st in the world "Fastest Growing Knowledge Based Incubator I3P is the 2014 winner in the award category fastest growth in the competition Best Practices in Science Based incubation Conference The ranking, relized by Technopolicy Network, considered 30 international incubators.
2004 2005 2007 The awards won by the companies 3rd PRIZE 1st PRIZE 3rd PRIZE 1st PRIZE
2008 2009 The awards won by the companies 1st PRIZE 2nd PRIZE Best start up 2nd PRIZE 1st PRIZE
2010 2011 The awards won by the companies 2nd PRIZE 3rd PRIZE 2nd PRIZE 1st PRIZE
2012 The awards won by the companies 1st PRIZE Industrial category
2013 The awards won by the companies 1st PRIZE 1st absolute PRIZE ECOLUMIERE Microsoft special prize winner 1st PRIZE
2014 The awards won by the companies Startup Category 'Bright Future Ideas Award - Vision for Growth UK-Italy Innovation Awards 1st PRIZE Ecosistema di innovazione prize winner
2014 2015 Riconoscimenti alle Imprese 1st PRIZE Industrial category + Unicredit Start Lab special prize winner Franci@Innovazione special prize winner WATER WELLS 'Bright Future Ideas Award - Vision for Growth UK-Italy Innovation Awards
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Internationalisation Welcome services for start-up, for visiting abroad international partners (EOS network). Support for international business plan development in cooperation with the Anderson School of Management (UCLA, USA). Synergies with local bodies to foster start-ups internationalisation (Chamber of Commerce, Torino Wireless, ICE). I3P is member of the Incubator Forum Network (Gate2Growth), which more than 100 technology incubators focused on entrepreneurship support. Politecnico of Torino is member of the CLUSTER taskforce on entrepreneurship, which involves some major technology universities in Europe.
Let s Network! Thanks for your kind attention I3P s.c.p.a. Innovative Companies Incubator of Politecnico Torino Corso Castelfidardo 30/A 10129 Torino ITALY Tel. +39 011 090 5127 Web: www.i3p.it E-mail: info@i3p.it