Launch of the activities of the Incubation Programme of the Casa delle Tecnologie Emergenti project in Naples “Infiniti Mondi – Napoli Innovation City”

The activities of the Incubation programme for the project Casa delle Tecnologie Emergenti di Napoli “Infiniti Mondi – Napoli Innovation City” hereinafter also “Infiniti Mondi” or “CTE Napoli” officially start.

In the premises of the international incubator Fabbrica Italiana dell’Innovazione, at Via Ponte dei Granili, 24 in Naples, starting today, Monday, 8th January, the 11 selected startups and the tutors who will accompany them are hosted in a programme that will last 6 months.

The 11 selected startups participating in the programme are: Billd, Herobots, Logogramma, Emaze Gaming, CityOpenSource, DG Twin, Groove, GreenJim, Imdea, Greta e San Meme.

"With the official launch of the Incubation Programme of 'Infiniti Mondi – Napoli Innovation City', a significant milestone is reached” – stated Vincenzo Lipardi, President of SPICI srl. “The programme, managed by the international incubator Fabbrica Italiana dell’Innovazione, provides a fertile ground to stimulate innovation and develop new business models, fostering growth and innovation within the entrepreneurial framework. We are thrilled to be part of this initiative and contribute to the success of new startups in the promising field of Cultural and Creative Industries."

The Incubation programme provides training and entrepreneurial guidance services, dedicated mentoring, access to the facilities and opportunities offered by CTE Napoli, including coworking spaces and technological laboratories.

The 11 startups will be supported by a team of tutors consisting of qualified experts, managers, professors, professionals, and entrepreneurs, who will provide mentoring and specialised one-to-one tutoring services to the startups, spin-offs, and teams. The startups, all from Campania, involve a total of more than 70 professionals, mostly young people.

The tutors are: Pierluigi Rippa, Ivo Allegro, Angelo Giuliana, Arianna Cavalli, Mariangela Contursi, Fabrizio Monticelli, Nunzia Cummaro, Marco Meola, Paolo Fiorentino, Giampiero Bruno, Guido Pappadà.

The programme includes training activities, staff upskilling, and an internationalisation support action coordinated by Chiara Romano, Carmine Russo, and Valentina Batista. CTE Napoli is a project of the Municipality of Naples, funded by the Ministry of Enterprises and Made in Italy, aimed at providing businesses with a centre of innovation specialising in Metaverse, Web 3.0, Gaming/Gamification, Digital Storytelling, Quantum Computing, and 5G, to develop and test products, processes, services, startups, and new business models in the sector of Cultural and Creative Industries.

The incubation programme consists of 3 cycles, each lasting 6 months, aimed at the selection of new business ideas in the field of Cultural and Creative Industries.