Road to Innovate México 2021

What is it?

Road to Innovate is a program of activities carried out in the main cities of Mexico and Central America to convene and prepare emerging entrepreneurs who have an innovative business idea, already established and in the process of consolidation.

The entrepreneurs selected during the call will be able to access the platform and community of the Innovate Entrepreneurship Programme, where they will prepare to compete for categories in the final event of Roads to Innovate Mexico 2021.The winners of each category will have the opportunity to present their project and represent Mexico at the Innovate Entrepreneurship Summit in Guatemala.

Why participate in the Road to Innovate Mexico 2021?

The finalists will receive access to:

• Dialogue and mentorship with experts on innovation, entrepreneurship, leadership, investment and business.
• Diplomates to consolidate your business strategy.
• Join the entrepreneurial community of Innovate, with access to permanent networking, mentoring, lighting talks and pitch decks.
• Products or services to more people

Who can participate?

Emerging entrepreneurs with innovative products or services, who want to generate changes in their region whose entrepreneurship is within the categories of:

Health.

Business of innovation (products, processes and experience) in the health sector.

Smart Cities.

Business within the Smart Cities theme (Start-up, Mobility, Accessibility, Resilience and Transparency).

Energy.

Business focused on energy, electric mobility, Power market, new technologies, and the like.  

Empowering in Pandemic Times.

Business created or adapted during the pandemic.

General

Innovative, technological, and non-subsistence enterprises (e.g. food production)

Must be a Start-Up/entrepreneurship:

• Constituted in Mexico.
• With a minimum viable product.
• That has existence of at least one year and a maximum of 10 years   except for new ventures that will compete in the category “Taking on Pandemic Times”
• With at least one founder of the Start-Up/startup is between 20 and 35 years old.
• Start-Ups/ventures that have participated in previous editions of the Innovate project and have not won, can participate again.