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Lizcore System, Attitude and CTL Trading win the second edition of the Andorra Sports Scale-Up Program

2024-05-13T10:01:03+01:0007/05/2024|

Andorra Business, Andorra Research+Innovation have the pleasure of announcing the winners of the second edition of the Andorra Sports Scale-Up program, developed in collaboration with the Global Sport Innovation Center (GSIC) and with the support of SPSG Consulting (SPSG). The winning startups are Lizcore System, Attitude and CTL Trading. These startups will have access to a three-month long scale-up program that includes content such as mentoring sessions and activities related to entrepreneurship and innovation, internationalization in the sports industry, the Andorran ecosystem, marketing and sales, business models, strategy, finance and much more. The Andorra Sports Scale-Up Program has the aim [...]

Andorra Business, Andorra Research + Innovation and GSIC powered by Microsoft launch the second edition of the Andorra Sports Scale-Up Program

2024-03-15T13:03:47+01:0015/03/2024|

Friday 15 March 2024 Andorra Research + Innovation and Andorra Business in partnertship with the Global Sports Innovation Center powered by Microsoft (GSIC) and the support of SPSG consulting, are joining forces to select the best projects in startups around the world, and help them in their internationalization process. The Andorra Sports Scale-Up Program aims to identify the most promising technological solutions that can help improve the sports industry in general, with priority given to those focused on winter and mountain sports. However, it is open to a variety of other sports as well and has the potential for scalability [...]

The Andorra Sports Innovation Hub and ICONIC garner the attention of the GSIC Summit 2023

2023-05-30T10:04:48+01:0026/05/2023|

Andorra participated in the GSIC Summit 2023, an event organized by the Global Sports Innovation Center by Microsoft that gathered in the Wizink Center in Madrid some of the leaders and international experts in the industries of sports and technology from 31 countries. Representing Andorra were the directors of Andorra Business and Andorra Research and Innovation, Judit Hidalgo and Vanesa Arroyo, who presented the Andorra Sports Innovation Hub which encompasses the work lines, programs and projects related to the sector. In addition, Aleix Prat, from ICONIC, presented the future high-performance center for sports professionals that is under construction at the Port [...]

A sensor for sportsmen, a vehicle for the disabled and a sensor company win the Andorra Scale-Up

2023-05-22T09:55:28+01:0026/04/2023|

Andorra Business and Andorra Research+Innovation have the great pleasure of announcing the winners of the first Edition of the Andorra Sports Scale-Up program, developed in collaboration with the Global Sport Innovation Center (GSIC) and with the support of SPSG Consulting (SPSG). After having received over 40 applications forma round the world, the board of experts selected three promising companies of sports technology. The winning startups are Qlac, Bobsla and Etelätär Innovation. Qlac is a Polish company who have created a sensor with which the training of sportsmen and women, regardless of their level, is easily measured with previously unseen precision, [...]

Andorra connects with sports technology and innovation ecosystems from countries on four continents

2022-11-28T10:36:58+01:0010/11/2022|

The Minister for Presidency, Economy and Enterprise for the Government of Andorra, Jordi Gallardo, participated on Thursday in the GSIC Summit which was held for the first time in Singapore with the aim of connecting sports technology ecosystems from all continents with the Asian market. Andorran participation falls within the framework of the collaboration agreement signed by GSIC powered by Microsoft, Andorra Business and Andorra Research + Innovation. During the summit´s inaugural day the effects of innovation on large sporting events were debated and analyzed and work sessions took place for startups with actors and investors from the Asian sports [...]

Andorra and Singapore begin talks on bilateral agreements in matters of foreign investment, entrepreneurship and innovation

2022-11-28T10:32:19+01:0009/11/2022|

The Minister for Presidency, Economy and Enterprise and president of Andorra Business, Jordi Gallardo, held in Singapore on Tuesday various work and bilateral meetings, mainly in matters of investment, with the Vice premier Minister and Minister for Coordinating Economic Policies, Heng Swee Keat, and with the Minister for Commerce and Industry, S. Iswaran. Gallardo explored along with both ministers – one of the Asian Continent´s leading commercial countries– the possibility of closing a reciprocity agreement in matters of foreign investment that would facilitate investments in both countries as a platform for internationalization for both economies. This is the first step [...]

The Andorra Sports Innovation Summit awards startups Evix, CityLegends and Fanprime, with special mention for LogMeal

2022-11-16T16:30:14+01:0003/10/2022|

The National Auditorium, in Ordino, hosted on Monday the second edition of the Innovation Summit in winter sports, mountain and cycling, the Andorra Sports Innovation Summit, organized by Andorra Business, Andorra Research + Innovation and the Global Sports Innovation Center powered by Microsoft (GSIC). Eva Choy, vice mayor of Ordino, welcomed the around 70 attendees to the event. The Minister for Presidency, Economy and Enterprise, Jordi Gallardo, contextualized Andorra´s position as a sports tourism destination and research engine in this field. The sports sector, he stated, provides 7,7% of the country´s GDP with around 215 million Euros generated and employs [...]

A cervical airbag for cyclists created by EVIX wins the second edition of the Andorra Sports Startup Challenge

2022-11-16T17:03:40+01:0001/06/2022|

The jury of the Andorra Sports Startups Challenge has named a project for cervical airbags integrated into helmets, devised by Evix, as the winner of the second edition of the competition for startups promoted by Andorra Business, Andorra Research+Innovation and the Global Sports Innovation Center powered by Microsoft (GSIC). On this occasion, over 50 inscriptions from 19 different countries took part, and proposals of an extremely high level were presented with the aim of identifying the most promising technological solutions that can help in improving user experience and loyalty so as to deseasonalize Andorra´s sports and tourism offer. The jury [...]

Not an empty seat at The Andorra Sports Innovation Summit to listen to the sector´s experts

2021-10-21T16:37:06+01:0018/10/2021|

The Andorra Sports Innovation Summit, organized by per Andorra Business, Andorra Research + Innovation and the Global Sports Innovation Center powered by Microsoft (GSIC), with the support of SPSG Consulting, was at full capacity at the auditorium in Ordino for the event centered around experts in sport and innovation. The conference, within the framework of the global agreement between GSIC and Andorra to position the country as an international reference in the industry of sport and innovation, hosted representatives from some of the sector´s international entities such as Microsoft, the International Ski Federation, the Vuelta, the Tour de France, mountain [...]

Mentoring program for Sports startups

2021-05-11T11:01:24+01:0025/02/2021|

Actua and the Global Sports Innovation Center powered by Microsoft have launched the Andorra Sports Startup Challenge, a project looking to detect the best innovative solutions applied to winter sports, mountains and cycling. After completing this open innovation project, we want to continue adding value to the sports industry, offering support to the entrepreneurial ecosystem in the Principality of Andorra. For this reason, we want to invite you to apply for the mentoring program for sports startups that will start in March and run until May. [...]

An all year-round ski training ground wins the Andorra Sports Startup Challenge promoted by Actua and Microsoft

2021-10-25T12:01:31+01:0017/02/2021|

The Global Sports Innovation Center promoted by Microsoft (GSIC) and Actua, with the support of SPSG Consulting, joined forces to identify the most disruptive innovations and latest technologies from around the world in order to position Andorra at the forefront of technological innovation for winter and mountain sports as well as cycling. As a result, 64 startups from 18 different countries presented their candidacy for the Andorra Sports Startup Challenge, a competition aimed at entrepreneurs able to contribute, with their technological innovation, to improving user experience and to “de-seasonalize” Andorra´s sports and tourism offer. Following an exhaustive triage process, the [...]

The Andorra Sports Startup Challenge by Actua and GSIC powered by Microsoft select the 10 finalists among the proposals for startups from 18 countries

2021-03-19T11:39:41+01:0023/12/2020|

Invest in Andorra / Innovation Hub Andorra (Actua) and the Global Sports Innovation Center promoted by Microsoft (GSIC), have the pleasure of announcing the 10 finalists of the Andorra Sports Startups Challenge, a project looking to identify the most disruptive solutions and latest technologies worldwide through a startups tender to help improve user experience and loyalty so as to deseasonalize the sports and tourism offer in Andorra. Almost 70 companies from 18 countries applied to the process in order to offer their solutions for segmenting and personalizing content for an objective public, optimization of the client´s experience by combining and [...]

GSIC by Microsoft and Actua close an agreement to position Andorra as a reference for Innovations in the mountain, winter sports and cycling sector

2020-11-09T12:45:26+01:0001/10/2020|

The president of the Global Sports Innovation Center (GSIC) powered by Microsoft and director of Microsoft Sports, Sebastian Lancestremere, the GSIC’s general manager, Iris Córdoba, and the Presidency, Economy and Business Minister of Govern d’Andorra, and president of Actua, Jordi Gallardo, signed a telematic agreement to position Andorra internationally, as a reference in the ecosystem of startups, innovation and digital transformation of winter sports, mountain and cycling. The agreement includes the implementation of a programme of online and face-to-face activities for companies and startups in Andorra and around the world that want to bring their innovations to the Principality. In [...]

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