[Turing-Southampton] REMINDER: Z21 Innovation Fund information event this Thursday 25 July

[Susan Davies]

***apologies if you receive this more than once***

If you are interested in finding out more about the Z21 Innovation Fund, please come and join us for coffee and pastries this Thursday 25 July from 1000-1100 in Room 3077, Building 32.

Details of the Call for MVP Funding is below.

Best wishes

Susan
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Susan Davies
Coordination Manager, Web Science Institute<https://www.southampton.ac.uk/wsi/index.page?>
University Liaison Manager, The Alan Turing Institute<https://www.southampton.ac.uk/wsi/alan-turing-institute/alan-turing-institute.page>
Room 3041, Building 32
Web Science Institute
University of Southampton
Southampton SO17 1BJ

023 8059 3523 | 07768 266464

Z21 Innovation Fund | Apply for pre-seed funding to develop your startup ideas

About
The Z21 Innovation Fund is a collaboration between the Web Science Institute<https://www.southampton.ac.uk/wsi/index.page?> (WSI) at the University of Southampton and the Solent Local Enterprise Partnership<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsolentlep.org.uk%2F&data=01%7C01%7C%7C99e54da8ce204794f68108d70f870a0a%7C4a5378f929f44d3ebe89669d03ada9d8%7C0&sdata=Wh3N6RWOufmQQSWVA53tg5ml3zVXyL6s8AEOCAdcJMM%3D&reserved=0> (LEP).  The mission of the Fund is to accelerate University of Southampton Web startups towards investment and rapid growth and create high-tech jobs in the Solent region.

Find out more
Join us for coffee and pastries on Thursday 25 July from 1000-1100, Building 32, Room 3077 to find out more about the application process, how the funding works and how it could be of benefit to your research ideas. For catering purposes, it would be helpful if you would register your attendance via Eventbrite<https://z21-funding-session.eventbrite.co.uk/>.

Call for applications
The Z21 Innovation Fund is seeking applications from potential ventures to create a Minimum Viable Product (MVP), achieve product market fit, and gain traction with users.  Applicants can apply for funding up to £6,300 for a 3-month MVP Project.  At the end of this period, MVP Projects will present to the Z21 Grant and Investment Panel and will have the opportunity to apply for Pre-Seed funding up to £31,500.  The award of an MVP grant does not guarantee progression to the Pre-Seed stage: progression is determined by the Grant and Investment Panel, based on the success of the MVP stage.

Accelerator Support
All successful projects will receive support from Future Worlds<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Ffutureworlds.com%2F&data=01%7C01%7C%7C99e54da8ce204794f68108d70f870a0a%7C4a5378f929f44d3ebe89669d03ada9d8%7C0&sdata=TWyEEwMOF%2Bq5ydwAIGwDBNXuR%2BgGrYxZ5ZBTnfQd5hM%3D&reserved=0>, a University of Southampton on-campus startup incubator which has a valuable external network of mentors, investors and experts.  Future Worlds will offer acceleration, helping projects with value proposition, market product fit, and making introductions to mentors.  This support will continue through the Pre-Seed stage with help to script, film and edit a professional pitch video.  Pre-Seed Projects will be invited to a Demo Day to pitch to investors.

How to apply
To apply for MVP funding, please download and read the Technical Guidance for Applicants<https://cdn.southampton.ac.uk/assets/imported/transforms/content-block/UsefulDownloads_Download/836A0F2E03B84F87BB5CEBDF539F6F32/Z21%20Technical%20Guidance%20April%202018.pdf#_ga=2.223091992.2077258184.1524479074-1926334026.1401986789> and complete the Application Form<https://cdn.southampton.ac.uk/assets/imported/transforms/content-block/UsefulDownloads_Download/BC98E8F729E24C8EA207AA09A9A14E64/Z21%20MVP%20Application%20Form.docx#_ga=2.101518978.2020980407.1552397378-1191056308.1540292460> and return to Susan Davies at z21 at soton.ac.uk<mailto:z21 at soton.ac.uk>.

The closing date for applications is 5pm on Wednesday 4 September 2019.

We are only able to accept applications from students or staff studying or working at the University of Southampton.  Note that students who have graduated may apply within one year of graduating.

Further information
Successful applicants will be invited to attend an interview with the Z21 Grant and Investment Panel on Wednesday 11 September 2019.

Funded MVP Projects will run from 1 October to 31 December 2019.

If you have any questions about the application, the stages of the Z21 Innovation Fund, the eligibility criteria, and the operating processes, please contact Ben Clark at z21 at soton.ac.uk<mailto:z21 at soton.ac.uk>

For more information about Z21 and the application process, please visit the WSI website<https://www.southampton.ac.uk/wsi/z21/funding-calls.page>

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Gain initial funding to develop your idea and benefit from £150,000 worth of support to accelerate your digital innovation

Funding: Stage one, MVP – £6,300 to develop a Minimum Viable Product (MVP), Stage two (subject to successfully completing stage one), £31,500 pre-seed funding to develop the startup
Matched University in-kind support: c.£37,000 value
Potential access to Google cloud credits up to £80,000 – administered by Google, delivered in stages and dependent on appropriate criteria being met at each stage
Future Worlds acceleration activity
−       Mentoring<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Ffutureworlds.com%2Fsection%2Fmentors%2F&data=01%7C01%7C%7C99e54da8ce204794f68108d70f870a0a%7C4a5378f929f44d3ebe89669d03ada9d8%7C0&sdata=J%2FHrX0etICcnKLf%2F2JfJHy0EvMMuVGmqNMMTWHU046U%3D&reserved=0> on campus and a network of founders, executives and investors
−       Startup<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Ffutureworlds.com%2Fsection%2Fstartups%2F&data=01%7C01%7C%7C99e54da8ce204794f68108d70f870a0a%7C4a5378f929f44d3ebe89669d03ada9d8%7C0&sdata=FC22e9uqkfGWP%2BjnRWhs%2FcDQ13Ip7krvqAWaHJ4ZljU%3D&reserved=0> video production
−       Profile on the Future Worlds <https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Ffutureworlds.com%2F&data=01%7C01%7C%7C99e54da8ce204794f68108d70f870a0a%7C4a5378f929f44d3ebe89669d03ada9d8%7C0&sdata=TWyEEwMOF%2Bq5ydwAIGwDBNXuR%2BgGrYxZ5ZBTnfQd5hM%3D&reserved=0> web platform
−       Access to the Future Worlds Accelerator Space<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Ffutureworlds.com%2Fnews-fw-accelerator-space%2F&data=01%7C01%7C%7C99e54da8ce204794f68108d70f870a0a%7C4a5378f929f44d3ebe89669d03ada9d8%7C0&sdata=iS9a8v0AAj4LFoLcwILkFyAcNbamC3m7g9v4FmrJmvY%3D&reserved=0>


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