The KTH Innovation Brighter program is an immersion, inspiration and internationalization program, aimed for early stage startup projects or research commercialization projects that have the potential of reaching a global market. In 2022, we visit Boulder, US, and London, UK.
About the program
The program includes: Preparatory workshops, followed by a one-week program in Boulder, US, or London, UK, in November.
Program period: Fall semester, September-November.
Cost: The program is free of charge. KTH Innovation pays for accommodation for two members from each team. You pay for your own flight tickets.
Application criteria: KTH students, researchers or employees with early-stage start-up or research commercialization projects and the ambition to build a company that could scale internationally are welcome to apply. Application is also open to students and employees at universities cooperating with KTH within the Innovation Offices structure. Teams currently supported by Sting can also apply.
After the program: After the program, you will have learned more about what it takes to launch on a global market. You will have grown your network, and developed your pitch and communication.
About the KTH Innovation Brighter program
The Brighter Program is KTH Innovation’s internationalization program, run yearly since 2013. Every year, KTH Innovation brings select startup projects and research commerzialization projects from KTH to a carefully chosen global innovation hub, providing opportunity for early contact with the global market.
Bring your startup project to the global market
The aim is of the Brighter Program is to boost the development of early-stage commercialisation projects that have the potential of reaching the global market. The program is three months long, including intense preparatory work and follow up.
After workshops in Stockholm, the the teams spend one week overseas in a global innovation hub. In 2022, the Brighter Program visits Boulder in the US, and London in the UK.
Ecosystems 2022
Boulder
In the United States, just north of Denver, Boulder offers a booming ecosystem of startups, tech companies, federal research labs, academic research and private initiatives.
The Brighter Program in Boulder will focus on energy, cleantech, sustaintech and renewables.
The program includes workshops in local business culture, networking, visits to selected organizations in the ecosystem as well as pitching opportunities and the opportunity to connect with local founders and investors.
KTH Innovation is organizing the program to Boulder in collaboration with Sustainable Energy Action, a collaboration between KTH, KTH Holding, Sting, Things and Ignite Sweden funded by the Swedish Energy Agency.
London
Expanding to the United Kingdom is one of the most common paths a Swedish startup takes, and London has been a hotspot for innovation and startups for a long time.
The Brighter Program in London will focus on software and SaaS, platforms, fintech and digital services.
The program includes workshops in local business culture, networking, visits to selected organizations in the ecosystem as well as pitching opportunities and the opportunity to connect with local founders and investors.
This year, we are especially happy to collaborate with
Imperial Enterprise Lab
for parts of the program.
