{"id":7233,"date":"2024-10-23T10:07:30","date_gmt":"2024-10-23T09:07:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sio.edu.eu\/?page_id=7233"},"modified":"2024-10-24T11:31:45","modified_gmt":"2024-10-24T10:31:45","slug":"argo-italian-accelerator-for-traveltech-startups","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sio.edu.eu\/en\/argo-italian-accelerator-for-traveltech-startups\/","title":{"rendered":"ARGO \u2013 Italian Accelerator for Traveltech startups"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"7233\" class=\"elementor elementor-7233\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b1872db elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-column-vertical-align-stretch\" data-id=\"b1872db\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container 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class=\"title-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"title\">Entra nell\u2019acceleratore della Rete Nazionale CDP dedicato a startup del mondo turismo e ospitalit\u00e0<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide elementor-repeater-item-cc74ce5 unicamp-slide-bg-animation-\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slide-bg-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slide-bg\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slide-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slide-layers\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slide-layer-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slide-layer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"title\">Ottieni fino a 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elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-absolute elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-phone elementor-widget elementor-widget-tm-shapes\" data-id=\"6bae1cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"tm-shapes.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"unicamp-shape\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"shape\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76e7c38 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-tm-heading\" data-id=\"76e7c38\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;unicampFadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"tm-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tm-modern-heading\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e91301e elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-tm-heading\" data-id=\"e91301e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;unicampFadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"tm-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tm-modern-heading\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"heading-primary-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"heading-primary elementor-heading-title\">ARGO \u2013 Italian Accelerator for Traveltech startups<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0d84af2\" data-id=\"0d84af2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e14dad elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-tm-heading\" data-id=\"8e14dad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;unicampFadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"tm-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tm-modern-heading\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"heading-primary-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"heading-primary elementor-heading-title\">Argo is the accelerator for startups and innovative SMEs developing solutions or services for Tourism and Hospitality, developed by CDP Venture Capital with Scuola Italiana di Ospitalit\u00e0 as technical partner.<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f04a66 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-tm-button\" data-id=\"9f04a66\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"tm-button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tm-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"#info\" class=\"tm-button-link tm-button style-flat tm-button-nm icon-right\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"button-text\">Request more infos<\/span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"far fa-envelope\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b0aed53 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-tm-button\" data-id=\"b0aed53\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"tm-button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tm-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/sio.edu.eu\/en\/argo-accelerator\/%20\" class=\"tm-button-link tm-button style-flat tm-button-nm icon-right\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"button-text\">Discover startups from 1\u00b0 Batch<\/span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fad fa-long-arrow-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8132a5c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-gap-beside-yes elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-column-vertical-align-stretch\" data-id=\"8132a5c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4236761\" data-id=\"4236761\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8dffe28 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8dffe28\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Programme overview<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f1f9ef elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"3f1f9ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be60915 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"be60915\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Argo is the accelerator for startups and innovative SMEs developing solutions or services for Tourism and Hospitality, developed by CDP Venture Capital with Scuola Italiana di Ospitalit\u00e0 as technical partner.<\/p><p>The Italian School of Hospitality is part of the project as a technical partner, providing support in both the sourcing and selection of startups to accelerate, as well as training on all topics related to the hospitality and tourism sector that the companies in the acceleration program will need.<\/p><p>With a total budget of 4.5 million euros, Argo aims to identify and select the most promising Italian or international traveltech startups that plan to establish an operational presence in the Italian market, with a particular focus on the sectors of business, cultural, religious, and educational tourism, organized travel, open-air experiences, food and wine, sports, and wellness.<\/p><p>Argo will select about 10 startups each year. Every startups will receive a &#8220;pre-seed&#8221; investment of approximately 75,000 euros and will have access to additional post-acceleration funding. <br \/><br \/>Furthermore, the Ministry of Tourism may provide the selected startups with an additional non-repayable grant of 25,000 euros.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac864d7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"ac864d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bbb52e5 unicamp-accordion-style-01 elementor-widget elementor-widget-tm-accordion\" data-id=\"bbb52e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"tm-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"unicamp-accordion unicamp-accordion-icon-right\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-title-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"accordion-title\">Course Programme<\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-icons\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"accordion-icon opened-icon\"><i class=\"far fa-angle-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"accordion-icon closed-icon\"><i class=\"far fa-angle-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Argo Acceleration Program provides startups with support through various initiatives and services:<\/p><p>a) Access to co-working spaces for up to 4 people for 5 months at the Venisia offices in Venice;<\/p><p>b) Perks worth up to 2 million euros (Cloud, Payment Systems, CRM, etc.);<\/p><p>c) Support from the Argo acceleration team on project and product management, legal &amp; accounting, sales &amp; fundraising, PR &amp; communication, talent management and acquisition;<\/p><p>d) Tailored workshops planned according to the startup&#8217;s development stage;<\/p><p>e) Weekly 1-to-1 meetings with UX\/UI, Tech and Marketing professionals;<\/p><p>f) Mentoring from qualified consultants and professional experts on key aspects of the startup\u2019s development;<\/p><p>g) Support from the Argo investment team, which will assist and guide startups up to their first round of funding (Series A).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-title-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"accordion-title\">Partners<\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-icons\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"accordion-icon opened-icon\"><i class=\"far fa-angle-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"accordion-icon closed-icon\"><i class=\"far fa-angle-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">Argo was developed through a joint initiative by CDP Venture Capital and the Ministry of Tourism.<\/p><p>The three-year program is managed by Zest Group and VeniSIA (Ca&#8217; Foscari University of Venice), with the contribution of the technical partner Scuola Italiana di Ospitalit\u00e0, the main partners Intesa Sanpaolo and Intesa Sanpaolo Innovation Center, and the support of the Corporate Partner Human Company.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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letter-spacing: 0px;\">Investment: Up to \u20ac75K in cash for an equity stake ranging from 3% to 8%.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"relative p-1 rounded-sm flex items-center justify-center bg-token-main-surface-primary text-token-text-primary h-8 w-8\"><span style=\"font-family: var(--unicamp-typography-body-font-family); letter-spacing: 0px;\">Open Innovation: Matching the best selected startups with 100+ Corporates from the network.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"relative p-1 rounded-sm flex items-center justify-center bg-token-main-surface-primary text-token-text-primary h-8 w-8\">Acceleration: 5-month Acceleration program.<\/li><li class=\"relative p-1 rounded-sm flex items-center justify-center bg-token-main-surface-primary text-token-text-primary h-8 w-8\">Perks: 180+ perks worth \u20ac2M in cloud services, prototyping, SEO, marketing, customer support, and payment systems.<\/li><li class=\"relative p-1 rounded-sm flex items-center justify-center bg-token-main-surface-primary text-token-text-primary h-8 w-8\">Network: Access to a network of 200+ investors, founders, and mentors from the entrepreneurial and digital world.<\/li><li class=\"relative p-1 rounded-sm flex items-center justify-center bg-token-main-surface-primary text-token-text-primary h-8 w-8\">In-kind: Goods, services, and in-kind contributions offered by Corporate Partners.<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-title-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"accordion-title\">How to apply<\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-icons\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"accordion-icon opened-icon\"><i class=\"far fa-angle-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"accordion-icon closed-icon\"><i class=\"far 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startups and innovative SMEs developing solutions or services for Tourism and Hospitality, developed by CDP Venture Capital with Scuola Italiana di Ospitalit\u00e0 as technical partner. Request more infos Discover startups from 1\u00b0 Batch Programme overview Argo is the accelerator for startups and innovative SMEs developing solutions or services for Tourism and Hospitality, developed by CDP Venture Capital with Scuola Italiana di Ospitalit\u00e0 as technical partner. The Italian School of Hospitality is part of the project as a technical partner, providing support in both the sourcing and selection of startups to accelerate, as well as training on all topics related to the hospitality and tourism sector that the companies in the acceleration program will need. With a total budget of 4.5 million euros, Argo aims to identify and select the most promising Italian or international traveltech startups that plan to establish an operational presence in the Italian market, with a particular focus on the sectors of business, cultural, religious, and educational tourism, organized travel, open-air experiences, food and wine, sports, and wellness. Argo will select about 10 startups each year. Every startups will receive a &#8220;pre-seed&#8221; investment of approximately 75,000 euros and will have access to additional post-acceleration funding. Furthermore, the Ministry of Tourism may provide the selected startups with an additional non-repayable grant of 25,000 euros. Course Programme The Argo Acceleration Program provides startups with support through various initiatives and services: a) Access to co-working spaces for up to 4 people for 5 months at the Venisia offices in Venice; b) Perks worth up to 2 million euros (Cloud, Payment Systems, CRM, etc.); c) Support from the Argo acceleration team on project and product management, legal &amp; accounting, sales &amp; fundraising, PR &amp; communication, talent management and acquisition; d) Tailored workshops planned according to the startup&#8217;s development stage; e) Weekly 1-to-1 meetings with UX\/UI, Tech and Marketing professionals; f) Mentoring from qualified consultants and professional experts on key aspects of the startup\u2019s development; g) Support from the Argo investment team, which will assist and guide startups up to their first round of funding (Series A). Partners Argo was developed through a joint initiative by CDP Venture Capital and the Ministry of Tourism. The three-year program is managed by Zest Group and VeniSIA (Ca&#8217; Foscari University of Venice), with the contribution of the technical partner Scuola Italiana di Ospitalit\u00e0, the main partners Intesa Sanpaolo and Intesa Sanpaolo Innovation Center, and the support of the Corporate Partner Human Company. Areas of interests \u00a0 For the selection process, priority is given to enabling technologies such as CRM and Data Intelligence software, web and mobile applications, and digital commerce platforms. ARGO accelerator will be based in Venice. Benefits for startups Investment: Up to \u20ac75K in cash for an equity stake ranging from 3% to 8%. Open Innovation: Matching the best selected startups with 100+ Corporates from the network. Acceleration: 5-month Acceleration program. Perks: 180+ perks worth \u20ac2M in cloud services, prototyping, SEO, marketing, customer support, and payment systems. 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Request more infos Discover startups from 1\u00b0 Batch Programme overview Argo is the accelerator for startups and innovative SMEs developing solutions or services for Tourism and Hospitality, developed by CDP Venture Capital with Scuola Italiana di Ospitalit\u00e0 as technical partner. The Italian School of Hospitality is part of the project as a technical partner, providing support in both the sourcing and selection of startups to accelerate, as well as training on all topics related to the hospitality and tourism sector that the companies in the acceleration program will need. With a total budget of 4.5 million euros, Argo aims to identify and select the most promising Italian or international traveltech startups that plan to establish an operational presence in the Italian market, with a particular focus on the sectors of business, cultural, religious, and educational tourism, organized travel, open-air experiences, food and wine, sports, and wellness. Argo will select about 10 startups each year. Every startups will receive a &#8220;pre-seed&#8221; investment of approximately 75,000 euros and will have access to additional post-acceleration funding. Furthermore, the Ministry of Tourism may provide the selected startups with an additional non-repayable grant of 25,000 euros. Course Programme The Argo Acceleration Program provides startups with support through various initiatives and services: a) Access to co-working spaces for up to 4 people for 5 months at the Venisia offices in Venice; b) Perks worth up to 2 million euros (Cloud, Payment Systems, CRM, etc.); c) Support from the Argo acceleration team on project and product management, legal &amp; accounting, sales &amp; fundraising, PR &amp; communication, talent management and acquisition; d) Tailored workshops planned according to the startup&#8217;s development stage; e) Weekly 1-to-1 meetings with UX\/UI, Tech and Marketing professionals; f) Mentoring from qualified consultants and professional experts on key aspects of the startup\u2019s development; g) Support from the Argo investment team, which will assist and guide startups up to their first round of funding (Series A). Partners Argo was developed through a joint initiative by CDP Venture Capital and the Ministry of Tourism. The three-year program is managed by Zest Group and VeniSIA (Ca&#8217; Foscari University of Venice), with the contribution of the technical partner Scuola Italiana di Ospitalit\u00e0, the main partners Intesa Sanpaolo and Intesa Sanpaolo Innovation Center, and the support of the Corporate Partner Human Company. Areas of interests \u00a0 For the selection process, priority is given to enabling technologies such as CRM and Data Intelligence software, web and mobile applications, and digital commerce platforms. ARGO accelerator will be based in Venice. Benefits for startups Investment: Up to \u20ac75K in cash for an equity stake ranging from 3% to 8%. Open Innovation: Matching the best selected startups with 100+ Corporates from the network. Acceleration: 5-month Acceleration program. Perks: 180+ perks worth \u20ac2M in cloud services, prototyping, SEO, marketing, customer support, and payment systems. Network: Access to a network of 200+ investors, founders, and mentors from the entrepreneurial and digital world. In-kind: Goods, services, and in-kind contributions offered by Corporate Partners. How to apply You can request more information by: completing the form here on the side contacting us directly via WhatsApp at +39 351 8251793 Key Facts Duration: 5 months, from April to September Location: Venice and online Investment: 75k\u20ac Language: Italian Startups selected: 10 per year Request more infos Contact us now for more information about this program\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/sio.edu.eu\/en\/argo-italian-accelerator-for-traveltech-startups\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Scuola Italiana di Ospitalit\u00e0\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2024-10-24T10:31:45+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/sio.edu.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/argo-sio.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1410\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"966\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/sio.edu.eu\\\/en\\\/argo-italian-accelerator-for-traveltech-startups\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/sio.edu.eu\\\/en\\\/argo-italian-accelerator-for-traveltech-startups\\\/\",\"name\":\"ARGO \u2013 Italian Accelerator for Traveltech startups - 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