Naples Emerging Technologies House 'Infiniti Mondi': Call for the selection of 10 companies for the Business & Tech Acceleration Program

Extension until 10 September 2025 to apply for the selection of 10 companies that will participate in the Business&Tech Acceleration Program, promoted as part of the activities of the Casa delle Tecnologie Emergenti “Infiniti Mondi – Napoli Innovation City”, a project led by the Municipality of Naples and funded by the Ministry of Enterprises and Made in Italy.

Following the extension, the program dates have been rescheduled as follows: commencement on 22/09/2025 and completion on 5/12/2025.

It will be possible to apply, in addition to sending the PEC to fabbricaitalianainnovazione@pec.it, also through the F6S platform at the following link: https://www.f6s.com/napoli-it-acceleration-for-gaming-2025/

The Call

The action outlined in this Call is part of the activity line of “Infiniti Mondi Napoli Innovation City”, CUP B67F23000000008, related to Business Incubation and Acceleration (WP 4).

The initiative is promoted by the University of Naples Federico II and Cefriel – Technology Transfer Center of the Polytechnic University of Milan, with the operational coordination of Fabbrica Italiana dell’Innovazione.

The program will be realized in collaboration with ISART Digital, the video Games and animation school on 3DFX in Paris (https://www.isart.com/) and Creative Valley, an accelerator and incubator of startups based in the Paris region (https://www.creative-valley.fr/ ).

The selected companies, both Italian and/or foreign, will receive, at the end of the program, a contribution of €5,000.

The requirements to access the contribution are as follows:

• Active participation in the training and lab activities provided by the program (at least 80% of the hours scheduled).

• Presentation of the video game demo developed during the laboratory activities at the end of the course.

• Quality of the closing pitch (which will be defined by a panel of experts at the closing event of the program). 

  
  

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Recipients of the Call

This Call is addressed to a maximum of 10 national and international Startups and/or SMEs, specialized in the gaming sector and immersive experiences (VR, AR, MR), with high innovative potential, interested in growing in the global gaming market through training, mentoring, networking, and financial contributions.

For selected participants intending to open an operational base in Naples, Fabbrica Italiana dell’Innovazione commits to providing space in the coworking area at reduced rates. 

Structure and Duration of the Program

The Business & Tech Acceleration Program will be conducted in English and is arranged in three complementary training modules. The Program will begin on 22 September 2025 and end on 5 December 2025. 

Type of Support

The program will be provided free of charge and constitutes non-financial support for participating startups and SMEs; each startup and/or SME that successfully completes the program, namely those that meet the requirements of ART.2, will be awarded a financial contribution of €5,000.00, to be disbursed at the end of the program, by 30 November 2025 at the latest.

The acceleration program constitutes financial and non-financial support subject to the De Minimis regime, with a total value, for each company, of €23,000. 

Participation Procedures

Interested parties wishing to apply for the Program must submit the application by 10/09/2025 to the following PEC address: fabbricaitalianainnovazione@pec.it.

Applications must be submitted by completing and sending the following attachments:
ANNEX A – APPLICATION FORM
ANNEX B – DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT AND PRODUCT 

CONTACTS

All information related to this Program is available on the websites of the Municipality of Naples, Cefriel, CTE of Naples, as well as on the website of Fabbrica Italiana dell’Innovazione. For further information and clarification, you may email: info@fabbricaitalianainnovazione.it