Since the start in 2012, Clear to Engage has launched 2 editions.
The most successful edition so far was C2E@E.R.M.A. that collected 34 submissions from the three eligible Italian Regions (Emilia-Romagna, Marche, Abruzzo). The wide majority of the submissions (more than 80%) came from Emilia-Romagna, also due to possible geographical preference by startup owners regarding the Project Work at University of Bologna.
Take a look at a few additional details about these previous C2E rounds.
C2E@E.R.M.A. was launched in mid-October 2012 and closed on 31st October.
Despite the really short time, participation was much higher than expected. Even though only one winner was to be announced, given the high quality of submitted projects, there were 4 more nominations for additional winners, selected to receive at least a limited mentoring support.
The winner project was featured as a business case Project Work at the University of Bologna, Faculty of Economis, between November 2012 and January 2013.
C2E@Green/Social was launched in mid-December 2012 and closed on 31st December.
The call had a thematic focus on Sustainability, that is businesses regarding Green technologies on one side and Social innovation on the other. Apart from 2 exceptions, all of the submissions (around 20) were focused on Green/Cleantech, with a specific attention to energy production.
This was especially desirable, since the call featured a Capstone Project with MBA students at Alma Graduate School of Business and therefore projects with complex financial analysis to be performed were more than welcome.