The Repsol Foundation Accelerator 2021

10th Call for proposals Entrepreneurs Fund program!

Connect by Mar 4 '21

Sep 1 '21-Aug 31 '22 (12 months)

Worldwide!

Madrid, Spain

The Entrepreneurs Fund, the accelerator program of The Repsol Foundation, the corporate foundation of the multi-energy global company Repsol.

We support innovative startups in low carbon, circular economy and digitalization technologies for the energy industry when they are in a pre-commercial stage to bring their technological solutions to the market.

Best for startups ready for pilot trials with real customers, or startups that will reach that stage in less than 1-2 years.

What do we offer:

1) Non-repayable grants:
- Between 60,000 and 120,000 euros along the acceleration year.
- We do not ask for any equity or intellectual property.

2) Multidisciplinary mentoring team:
- Two senior mentors, ex Repsol leaders volunteering to help you with your project.
- Two other mentors, Repsol active professionals, providing technical support and market insights.

3) Possibility of pilot trials with Repsol:
- We try to facilitate pilot trials with Repsol, but please be aware that that is not always possible.
- Startups admitted in our program have no restrictions to do pilot trials with any other company.

Scopes we support:

Scope 1: Low-carbon energy technologies and circular economy.
Scope 2: Biotechnology for sustainable energy solutions
Scope 3: Products and services based on advanced mobility and renewables
Scope 4: Digital technologies for optimizing assets in the energy industry
Scope 5: Nanotechnological solutions for optimizing assets and improving product properties in the energy industry

Please note the following:

1) Not require to move to any incubation or coworking space.
2) Access to persons, information and assets of Repsol. When possible, try to facilitate a pilot trial with the Repsol Group.
3) IP fully protected by NDAs at all stages.

10th call for proposals open until March 3. more

Funds up to ^€120K per team

Takes 0% equity

Funds 8 startups per year

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Thank you very much for applying to our philanthropic accelerator. This application does not have to be completed in one session, it can be saved and completed later on.

Please describe your business project in one sentence.
Please describe your business project in more detail.
Please insert a Google Drive or Dropbox link to a 5 page PDF slide deck presenting your business project Please include the following: 1. Problem/need you solve 2. Value proposition 3. Market analysis (TAM SAM SOM) 4. Competitors analysis / competitive advantage 5. Financial projections 6. Team.
In which one of the five technological scopes of our program do you think your startup better fits? SCOPE 1: LOW-CARBON ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES AND CIRCULAR ECONOMY 1. Recycling and treatment technologies: conversion of biomass, new processes for converting waste into chemical products 2. Biogas production technologies 3. Low environmental impact H2 renewable solutions 4. Advanced biofuel production technologies and synthetic fuels for road, maritime and aviation transport 5. Technical-economic methods for co-processing pyrolysis oils in refining units 6. Low-carbon lubricants for industrial and automotive applications 7. CO2 Capture, Storage and Use Technologies. 8. Other technologies related to this scope’s heading. SCOPE 2. BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR SUSTAINABLE ENERGY SOLUTIONS 1. Protein engineering, development of biocatalysts 2. Deformation optimization by metabolic engineering 3. Environmental Microbiology 4. Conversion of CO2 to chemicals 5. Plastic biodegradation 6. Biosensors for detection of contaminants in wastewater treatment. 7. Other technologies related to this scope’s heading. SCOPE 3: PRODUCTS AND SERVICES BASED ON ADVANCED MOBILITY AND RENEWABLES 1. Intelligent energy management system 2. Optimization of battery use 3. Electric vehicle recharging infrastructure 4. Thermal energy storage 5. Other technologies related to this scope’s heading. SCOPE 4: DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES FOR OPTIMIZING ASSETS IN THE ENERGY INDUSTRY 1. Artificial intelligence applied to optimization 2. Digital twins and intelligent interfaces for process tracking. 3. Computational chemistry tools for data-based product creation 4. IoT and robotic solutions for inspection and maintenance of industrial assets 5. Quantum technologies for asset optimization 6. Other technologies related to this scope’s heading. SCOPE 5: NANOTECHNOLOGICAL SOLUTIONS FOR OPTIMIZING ASSETS AND IMPROVING PRODUCT PROPERTIES IN THE ENERGY INDUSTRY 1. Anti-corrosive, anti-bacterial, thermal coating, etc 2. Improvement of the properties of fuels, lubricants and chemicals 3. Other technologies related to this scope’s heading.
Who are your target customers? Please be as precise as possible. Overly simplified or ambiguous answers like “everyone” or “large companies” contribute less to showcase the potential of your company. Good examples: “supercapacitor manufacturers”, “car sharing users”, “power companies”...
What significant problem or need of your target customers is your startup addressing? Please be as precise as possible. Answers like “cut costs”, “increase revenues” or “fight climate change” may not be enough for us to gauge the potential of your business.
How are your target customers solving the above problem/need now? How does your product/service will solve it in a better way?
What is different and interesting about your company, and what differentiates you from your likely competitors?
Which of the following stages best describes the current development level of your business project?
What do you think would be the best / most important way in which our accelerator program could help your business project?
Does your business project have its origin or is it related to any university/technology center’s research results? Which one, and in what way?
Do you own any patents? Have you registered patents still in process of being approved? Are you a patent licensee of a research center or other third party? Have you developed an IP strategy?
Year of establishment
Number of startup's full time employees
Outline of the share ownership with the corresponding percentages
Outline of your fundraising history.
Company mailing address, ZIP code, city.
Country
Tel. number (with country and area codes)
You can optionally mention any other incubators or accelerator programs you have participated in the past, as well as any prizes, awards or recognitions.
You can optionally use this section to submit Youtube or Vimeo links to a video of the founders introducing themselves and presenting the business project and/or any other videos of the company, working prototype, etc. Non-public videos are OK, but please do not password protect so we can access them. (Max file size 30MB.)
You can optionally use this section to submit Google Drive or Dropbox links to any other documents you want to provide, for example, a more detailed financial forecast in excel format, a business plan if you already have one, product benchmarks or tests, patents you own, etc (Max file size 30MB.)
How did you find out about our accelerator program?
You can optionally give us your consent to give your name and email address to other accelerators and incubators with which we collaborate, with the purpose they may inform you of their accelerator/incubator calls.
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