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

Within the activities of the Casa delle Tecnologie Emergenti “Infiniti Mondi – Napoli Innovation City”, promoted by the Comune di Napoli and financed by the Ministero delle Imprese e del Made in Italy, the Call for the selection of 10 companies to participate in the Business & Tech Acceleration Program is published. 

The Call

The action described in this Call falls within 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 – Centro di Trasferimento Tecnologico del Politecnico di Milano, with the operational coordination of Fabbrica Italiana dell’Innovazione.

The program will be implemented in collaboration with ISART Digital, the Paris-based school for video games and 3DFX animation (https://www.isart.com/) and Creative Valley, a startup accelerator and incubator located in the Paris region (https://www.creative-valley.fr/ ).

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

The requirements to access the contribution are as follows:

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

• Presentation at the end of the course of the video game demo that should be developed during the lab activities.

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

DOWNLOAD THE CALL AND ANNEXES – ITA
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Recipients of the Call

This Call is aimed at a maximum of 10 national and international Startups and/or SMEs, specializing 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.

To selected entities intending to open an operational office in Naples, Fabbrica Italiana dell’Innovazione commits to providing a workspace 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 divided into three complementary training modules. The Program will start on 8 September 2025 and will end on 21 November 2025. 

Type of Support

The program will be offered free of charge and constitutes non-financial support to the participating startups and SMEs; to each startup and/or SME that successfully completes the program, meaning those that meet the requirements referred to in ART.2, a financial contribution of €5,000.00 will be paid at the end of the program, by no later than 30 November 2025.

The acceleration program is configured as financial and non-financial support subject to the De Minimis regulation, for an overall value, for each company, equivalent to €23,000. 

Participation Procedure

Parties interested in applying to the Program must submit an application by no later than 07/08/2025 to the following PEC address: fabbricaitalianainnovazione@pec.it.

Applications must be presented by completing and sending the following annexes:
ANNEX A – APPLICATION FORM
ANNEX B – PROJECT AND PRODUCT DESCRIPTION 

CONTACTS

All information relating to this Program is available on the site of the Comune di Napoli, Cefriel, CTE of Napoli, as well as on the site of Fabbrica Italiana dell’Innovazione. For further information and clarifications, you can send an email to the following address: info@fabbricaitalianainnovazione.it