VeniSIA programs
Co-Innovation
Innovation for Corporations
on Climate Change & Circular Economy
Open Innovation
Innovation for SMEs
on Climate Change & Circular Economy
ARGO
Startup Acceleration
on Tourism & Travel Tech
Startup Studio
Implementation of Ideas
on Climate Change & Circular Economy on Smart Products
VeniSIA’s virtuous circle of acceleration
SDGs are an urgent call to action for people and planet, and companies are required to innovate their operative and business models through the development and test of new business ideas and technology solutions. VeniSIA copes with the companies’ sustainable development challenges through a virtuous circle of acceleration.


Established companies identify their main sustainable development challenges:
VeniSIA supports international and national companies to design a sustainability innovation
project, with the aim to develop it.


Most qualified researchers and start-uppers are identified, through an international call to action, and consequently engaged by VeniSIA to provide business ideas and technology solutions which can result in sustainability innovation projects.


Research labs and start-ups are set off in Venice by funding companies, to carry out the sustainability innovation projects.


VCs, family offices and donors join VeniSIA and create new market spaces for successful sustainability innovation projects: VeniSIA supports the promotion of tested business ideas and technology solutions among international investors and VCs to further fund selected start-ups and unlock their commercial opportunities.


Additional companies are attracted by the latter to cope with sustainability challenges and test in Venice ideas and solutions which can later work elsewhere in the world.


Master’s students get internships within the corporate labs: VeniSIA supports companies to select the best master’s students from (not only) Ca’ Foscari University for an internship in the corporate labs in order to support the sustainability innovation projects.


Additional independent smart workers join Venice: VeniSIA establishes and manages a community of innovators, able to attract worldwide smart workers, interested in a unique living and working experience in Venice.
Companies
Companies are called to identify their main sustainable development challenges. VeniSIA will therefore support:
- 1.international and national sustainability solutions Providers of a sustainability innovation solution for sustainable cities, underwater life and clean energy, using labs as well as showrooms;
- 2.national sustainability solutions Seekers of a sustainability innovation project to re-startup the company through the activation of a corporate lab in Venice, coherently with sustainable production and clean energy.
Start-ups
Start-ups are called to develop consistent business ideas and technology solutions. VeniSIA will therefore support the national and international most qualified researchers and start-uppers to be identified and engaged by worldchanging corporations or visionary SMEs in their corporate labs in Venice.
The 2023 Call for Startups and Ideas will open on April 13th. Should you have any questions, please contact us at info@venisia.org.
Students
Students will get internships within the corporate labs. VeniSIA will therefore support companies to select the (not only) best master’s students from Ca’ Foscari University for an internship and to integrate them in the corporate labs/start-ups in order to support the sustainability innovation projects.
Donors
Donors are willing to offer financial support to VeniSIA’s social or technology mission without a direct ROI. VeniSIA will therefore involve worldwide donors willing to cooperate for a real change around the world, starting from Venice. Passionate donors explore additional support, like housing and services, and interact with VeniSIA and its promising start-ups along the journey.
Co-Innovation
VeniSIA Co-Innovation Program on Climate Change & Circular Economy scouts business ideas and technology solutions for Corporate Partners and develops innovative POCs to meet the Partners’ sustainability challenges.
Open Innovation
VeniSIA Open Innovation Program for SMEs assesses the sustainability challenges of local companies and selects the best business ideas and technology solutions from all over the world to solve them.
Startup Studio
VeniSIA's Startup Studio creates and accelerates innovative companies & startups, to promote environmental and social sustainability and develop smart products.
ARGO
VeniSIA is the local operator of ARGO, the Accelerator on Tourism & Travel Tech of CDP National Accelerators Network, aiming to foster sustainability in tourism and hospitality while turning Venice into the benchmark for algorithmic tourism.