Building Global Innovators
Building Global Innovators[edit]
Building Global Innovators, legally named BGI S.A., is a deep-tech innovation accelerator born in 2010 from the MIT Portugal Innovation and Entrepreneurship Initiative (IEI).[1] In 2016, it was published a scientific paper about BGI's model of "Transnational Acceleration of Local Startups". BGI's headquarters are based in Lisbon, Portugal and, according to Forbes, contributes for the development of the entrepreneurial ecosystem of Lisbon.[2][3]
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| Industry | Innovation Consultancy |
| Founded 📆 | 2010 in Lisbon, Portugal |
| Founder 👔 | Gonçalo Amorim |
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History[edit]
BGI initiated as a program supported by MIT, Carnegie, UT Austin, Harvard, and Fraunhofer in 2010.[4] The person in charge for this program was Gonçalo Amorim, its current CEO, former Program Director of MIT Portugal – Innovation & Entrepreneurship Initiative.[5]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Building Global Innovators". Startup Heatmap Europe. Retrieved 2020-04-08.
- ↑ Farmbrough, Heather. "Lisbon 2018: Why Startups Are Booming In The Portuguese Capital". Forbes. Retrieved 2020-04-30.
- ↑ Kennedy, John (2017-10-26). "14 exciting Lisbon start-ups to look out for in 2018". Silicon Republic. Retrieved 2020-04-30.
- ↑ "#ARISEEurope Interview #1: Stimulating growth in Portugal". www.eitdigital.eu. Retrieved 2020-04-30.
- ↑ Amorim, Gonçalo (30 April 2020). "Rural Development Conference" (PDF). Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Retrieved 30 April 2020. Unknown parameter
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