{"id":32942,"date":"2017-03-21T16:02:35","date_gmt":"2017-03-21T15:02:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.foment.com\/en\/foment-up-cerca-startups-data-iot-connectar-gas-natural-fenosa\/"},"modified":"2017-04-03T16:53:03","modified_gmt":"2017-04-03T14:53:03","slug":"foment-up-is-looking-for-startups-data-iot-connect-with-gas-natural-fenosa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.foment.com\/en\/foment-up-is-looking-for-startups-data-iot-connect-with-gas-natural-fenosa\/","title":{"rendered":"Foment Up is looking for Data &#038; IoT Startups to connect with Gas Natural Fenosa"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h4>Our main mission is to identify emerging companies that drive the innovation in a specific sector, for which we offer tailor-made programs that include the participation of mentors from leading companies in their sector.<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h4>The first edition with Gas Natural Fenosa offers an adhoc learning program with workshops to validate their Business model and masterclasses with data &amp; IoT experts.<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h4>Foment UP is the new corporate accelerator that Foment del Treball offers to their associates to create tailor-made programs.<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text]<div class=\"spacer\" style=\"height: 30px;\"><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;][vc_column_text]Foment del Treball launched <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fomentup.com\/en\/\">Foment Up<\/a>, a corporate accelerator program that facilitates strategic partnerships\u00a0 between corporates and startups in Barcelona. The first edition with Gas Natural Fenosa is looking for Data &amp; IoT Startups. Foment del Treball have the support of ACCI\u00d3, <strong>Rousaud Costas Duran<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>Barcelona Tech City<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The presentation panel of Foment Up were composed of\u00a0 Presidente de Foment del Treball,\u00a0<strong>Joaquim Gay de Montell\u00e0<\/strong>, directora general de Personas y Recursos de Gas Natural Fenosa,\u00a0<strong>Rosa M\u00aa Sanz , Directora de Foment Up, Maria Mora<\/strong>,\u00a0 directora de Innovaci\u00f3n Tecnol\u00f3gica de Gas Natural Fenosa, <strong>M\u00f3nica Puente<\/strong>\u00a0 and\u00a0directora general d\u2019Ind\u00fastria de la Generalitat de Catalunya &amp; Consejera Delegada de ACCI\u00d3,\u00a0<strong>N\u00faria Betriu.<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text]<div class=\"spacer\" style=\"height: 30px;\"><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]Foment President, Joaquim Gay de Montell\u00e0, in his speech, emphasized \u00a0that \u201cIt\u2019s an honor to start the program with Gas Natural Fenosa\u201d. He added, \u201cIt\u2019s very positive to have the support of ACCI\u00d3 because they show a clear example of public-private collaboration that benefits the Catalan economy\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Gay de Montell\u00e0 highlighted the importance of innovation, \u201cthere\u2019s no future without innovation\u201d. In a world where Technology and Business models are changing quickly it\u2019s obvious to think that the Business confederation of employers needs to be at the cutting edge of innovation. Foment UP is truly an innovative project in all senses.<\/p>\n<p>Rosa M\u00aa Sanz (directora general de Personas y Recursos de Gas Natural Fenosa) explained that \u201cin GNF we push for innovation because it\u2019s our way to grow and develop our business model in a fast-changing business environment. \u201cWith Foment Up we can bring talent, infrastructure and knowledge to startups\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>M\u00f3nica Puente (Directora Innovaci\u00f3n Tecnologica in Gas Natural Fenosa) said, \u201cThrough this startup accelerator program our company seeks to develop innovative ideas and bring to market intelligent solutions that bring value to our clients and let us build long term relationships\u201d.[\/vc_column_text]<div class=\"spacer\" style=\"height: 20px;\"><\/div>[vc_column_text]Nuria Betriu (directora general de Industria de la Generalitat de Catalunya y consejera delegada de ACCI\u00d3) remarked, \u201cCatalonia plays an important role as an economic and industrial powerhouse in Southern Europe. Our ingredient for success is to connect corporates with strong entrepreneurial spirit, overseas multinationals and dynamic startups.<\/p>\n<p>Betriu also defended that, \u201cProjects related to corporate venturing and Open innovation have more sense than ever. We are talking about talent, emerging technologies, identifying initiatives and bringing them to market. Programs such as Foment Up connect talent, innovation and the market.[\/vc_column_text]<div class=\"spacer\" style=\"height: 20px;\"><\/div>[vc_column_text]Maria Mora Foment Up Director emphasized that, \u201cthe value of this program is to build long- term strategic partnerships\u201d.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_raw_html]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[\/vc_raw_html]<div class=\"spacer\" style=\"height: 20px;\"><\/div>[vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cPrograms related to Corporate Venturing and Open Innovation have more sense than ever\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><strong><em>N\u00faria Betriu<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text]<div class=\"spacer\" style=\"height: 20px;\"><\/div>[vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cWith Foment Up we can bring talent, infrastructure and knowledge to startups\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><strong><em>Rosa M\u00aa Sanz<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text]<div class=\"spacer\" style=\"height: 20px;\"><\/div>[vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cThrough this startup accelerator program our company seeks to develop innovative ideas and bring to market intelligent solutions that bring value to our clients and let us build long term relationships\u201d.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><em><strong>M\u00f3nica Puente<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;]<div class=\"spacer\" style=\"height: 30px;\"><\/div>[vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3><strong><em>Energy &amp; Data<\/em><\/strong><strong> de Gas Natural Fenosa<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The program of the first edition of Foment UP, developed jointly with Gas Natural Fenosa, is Energy &amp; Data&#8217;s motto and its main objective is to support innovative startups in the Data and IoT sector, with the aim of contributing to the evolution of both Business projects and the development of the technologies in which they work. Through an advanced program of training and mentoring of the entrepreneurial team, the assignment of spaces for the development of its activity during the program and the possibility of developing a pilot test of its technology, will try to optimize and perfect its project for its suitability to the market.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;]<div class=\"single_image wpb_content_element align-left    \" data-animation=\"none\" data-delay=\"0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fomentup.com\/ca\/programs\/energy-data-by-gas-natural-fenosa\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img width=\"889\" height=\"454\" src=\"https:\/\/www.foment.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Logo_gas_natural.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Logo_gas_natural\" \/><\/a><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;]<div class=\"spacer\" style=\"height: 30px;\"><\/div>[vc_column_text]The Program is aimed at Big Data &amp; IoT companies in the process of being constituted, or already constituted, whose activity or knowledge allows them to develop value propositions for Gas Natural Fenosa\u2019s residential customers, based on IoT technologies, such as:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Data sensing technologies \/ distributed data capture, global or disaggregated.<\/li>\n<li>Communication protocol.<\/li>\n<li>Storage \/ data processing captured by IoT devices as well as sociodemographic data available as business data.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This challenge relates to gas and electricity energy consumption data.<\/p>\n<p>In summary, we are looking for companies that have an entrepreneurial team capable of presenting innovative solutions for development of value propositions for their customers, who see an opportunity in the use of the systems and products offered by the company, and who are interested in sharing their talent and knowledge with Gas Natural Fenosa.[\/vc_column_text]<div class=\"spacer\" style=\"height: 30px;\"><\/div>[vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Strategic partnerships between startups and corporates in Barcelona<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Foment UP, the corporate accelerator of Foment, was born with the objective of identifying a number of emerging companies and offering them the opportunity to generate innovative models for established corporations, in order to increase the projection and visibility of the startups and position them in a market with greater opportunities. As a corporate accelerator, Foment UP offers Foment del Treball companies the possibility to define individualized programs according to the different cooperation models they wish to investigate.<\/p>\n<p>The role of Foment Up is to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Definition of a strategic framework.- Alignment with corporate strategy, objectives definition, offering and returns and corporative image.<\/li>\n<li>Public Presentation.- Make the program\u2019s communication and expansion concrete. Define the communication strategy to attract startups.<\/li>\n<li>Scouting and signing agreements.-\u00a0 Evaluation and Selection of teams. Face-to-face meetings with the startups. Negotiation of the acceleration agreements<\/li>\n<li>Acceleration process: Corporates offer startups the following: workshops, mentoring, co working spaces, regular monitoring meetings and training to attract investment.<\/li>\n<li>Demo Day.- Contact with Business Angels networks, funds and entities interested in expanding financial investment. Public Demo Day.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text]<div class=\"spacer\" style=\"height: 30px;\"><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;]<h4 class=\"headline font-inherit fontsize-m fontweight-inherit lh-inherit align-center transform-inherit \" style=\"margin: 0 0 20px 0;\">Foment UP compta amb la col\u00b7laboraci\u00f3 de:<\/h4><div class=\"single_image wpb_content_element align-center    \" data-animation=\"none\" data-delay=\"0\"><a href=\"http:\/\/accio.gencat.cat\/cat\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img width=\"170\" height=\"113\" src=\"https:\/\/www.foment.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/ACCI\u00d3-vertical-color-1.png\" class=\"attachment-full\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" title=\"ACCI\u00d3 vertical color 1\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"spacer\" style=\"height: 20px;\"><\/div>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;]<div class=\"single_image wpb_content_element align-left    \" data-animation=\"none\" data-delay=\"0\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rousaudcostasduran.com\/ca\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img width=\"255\" height=\"99\" src=\"https:\/\/www.foment.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/RCD_vertical_color.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" title=\"logo2015\" \/><\/a><\/div>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;]<div class=\"single_image wpb_content_element align-left    \" data-animation=\"none\" data-delay=\"0\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ecommercetechbcn.com\/ca\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img width=\"747\" height=\"270\" src=\"https:\/\/www.foment.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/logotipo_Barcelona.png\" class=\"attachment-full\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" title=\"logotipo_Barcelona\" \/><\/a><\/div>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;][vc_column_text] Our main mission is to identify emerging companies that drive the innovation in a specific sector, for which we offer tailor-made programs that include the participation of mentors from leading companies in their sector. The first edition with Gas Natural Fenosa offers an adhoc learning program with workshops to validate their Business model and masterclasses with data &amp; IoT experts. Foment UP is the new corporate accelerator that Foment del Treball offers to their associates to create tailor-made programs. [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;][vc_column_text]Foment del Treball launched Foment Up, a corporate accelerator program that facilitates strategic partnerships\u00a0 between corporates and startups in Barcelona. The first edition with Gas Natural Fenosa is looking for Data &amp; IoT Startups. Foment del Treball have the support of ACCI\u00d3, Rousaud Costas Duran\u00a0and\u00a0Barcelona Tech City. The presentation panel of Foment Up were composed of\u00a0 Presidente de Foment del Treball,\u00a0Joaquim Gay de Montell\u00e0, directora general de Personas y Recursos de Gas Natural Fenosa,\u00a0Rosa M\u00aa Sanz , Directora de Foment Up, Maria Mora,\u00a0 directora de Innovaci\u00f3n Tecnol\u00f3gica de Gas Natural Fenosa, M\u00f3nica Puente\u00a0 and\u00a0directora general d\u2019Ind\u00fastria de la Generalitat de Catalunya &amp; Consejera Delegada de ACCI\u00d3,\u00a0N\u00faria Betriu.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]Foment President, Joaquim Gay de Montell\u00e0, in his speech, emphasized \u00a0that [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":32188,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[172,168],"tags":[422,455],"acf":[],"wps_subtitle":"A program to build strategic partnerships between startups and corporates in Barcelona","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.foment.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32942"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.foment.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.foment.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.foment.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.foment.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=32942"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.foment.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32942\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.foment.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/32188"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.foment.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=32942"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.foment.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=32942"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.foment.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=32942"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}