House of Emerging Technologies in Naples “Infiniti Mondi”: Call for the selection of 10 companies for the Business & Tech Acceleration Program on Gaming
DEADLINE: 10 September 2025
Extension to 10 September 2025 to apply for the selection of 10 companies that will participate in the Business&Tech Acceleration Program on Gaming, 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 the Made in Italy.
Following the extension, the dates for the program have been rescheduled as follows: starting on 22/09/2025 and concluding on 5/12/2025.
Applications can be submitted, in addition to sending the certified email 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 referred to in this Call falls within the activity line of “Infiniti Mondi Napoli Innovation City”, CUP B67F23000000008, relating to Business Incubation and Acceleration (WP 4).
The initiative is promoted by the University of Naples Federico II and Cefriel – Technology Transfer Centre of the Polytechnic University of Milan, with the operational coordination of Fabbrica Italiana dell’Innovazione.
The program will be implemented in collaboration with ISART Digital, the school of Video Games and 3DFX animation in Paris (https://www.isart.com/) and Creative Valley, a startup accelerator and incubator based in the Paris region (https://www.creative-valley.fr/).
The selected companies, Italian and/or foreign, 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 laboratory activities provided by the program (at least 80% of the scheduled hours).
Presentation at the end of the course of the video game demo to be developed during the laboratory activities.
Quality of the closing pitch (which will be defined by a pool of experts at the program's closing event).
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The Recipients of the Call
This Call is aimed at a maximum of 10 national and international Startups and/or SMEs, specialising 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 entities intending to open an operational headquarters in Naples, Fabbrica Italiana dell’Innovazione undertakes to guarantee a space in the coworking area at discounted prices.
Structure and Duration of the Program
The Business & Tech Acceleration Program on Gaming will be conducted in English and is structured into three complementary training modules. The Program will begin on 22 September 2025 and will end on 5 December 2025.
Type of Support
The program will be offered free of charge and constitutes non-financial support for participating startups and SMEs; each startup and/or SME that successfully completes the program, that is, those who meet the requirements of ART.2, will be granted a financial contribution of €5,000.00, which will be disbursed at the end of the program, by 30 November 2025 at the latest.
The acceleration program is configured as financial and non-financial support subject to the De Minimis regulation, with a total value, for each company, equal to €23,000.
How to Apply
Interested parties wishing to apply for the Program must submit a specific application by 10/09/2025 to the following certified email address: fabbricaitalianainnovazione@pec.it.
Applications must be submitted by completing and sending the following attachments:
ATTACHMENT A – APPLICATION FORM
ATTACHMENT B – DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT AND PRODUCT
CONTACTS
All information relating to this Program is available on the website of the Municipality of Naples, of Cefriel, of the CTE of Naples, as well as on the website of Fabbrica Italiana dell’Innovazione. For further information and clarifications, you can send an email to the following address: info@fabbricaitalianainnovazione.it
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