GIMED PROGRAM /
The objective is to develop a green economy in the Mediterranean area to address environmental degradation, representing a great opportunity for jobs creation especially for young and women, and the development of novel green solutions.
Berytech, in the context of the EU-funded GIMED Project, has launched a call for applications to support green entrepreneurs working on Green Applied Research and Innovations, to support them to better access finance and markets, contributing to creating green jobs opportunities and stimulating the region’s green economy.
Green researchers and innovators will get the chance to build their capacities in order to secure investments and business opportunities and successfully take their research and innovative product or service to market.
Being part of this program, participants will benefit from:
Access to business support tailored to the needs of green ventures
Access to grants and funding opportunities
Access to international and regional B2B meetings and trade deals
Access to the GIMED’s Mediterranean network of green partners and investors
Access to Berytech’s network of entrepreneurs, professionals, media, funding companies and international partners
Access to The Switchers National Partnership services offered at Lebanese and regional Level
The program starts in November 2020 and ends in August 2021. Below is the timeline and the description of the different support stages.
August 2020 – October 2020
Selecting 20 green research and Innovation projects.
January – March 2021
The selected startups will go through a 2-month capacity building program tailored to support them in developing their green business models, access to finance and market strategies.
20 entrepreneurs will pitch in- front of a selected jury that will select 10 entrepreneurs who will continue in the next acceleration phase.
The pitching teams will be screened based on their value proposition, their innovation, the applicability of their technology and intellectual property, their green business model and scalability potential, their environmental and social impacts, their implementation capacity, and finally on their pitch effectiveness.
The 10 selected projects will go through a targeted support phase through coaching where they will receive:
After completing the coaching support phase, 10 projects will compete in a pitching event where 4 will be selected to win grant prizes and 3-month incubation support. The participants will get the opportunity to meet with investors to connect and potentially secure funding.
The 4 selected teams will benefit from a 3-month incubation support from Berytech as well as receive a grant of 7,500€ to be spent on technical and business support. The 3-month incubation period will revolve around:
Selected sustainable ventures will attend regional and international events to secure B2B meetings, trade deals, and potential investments. The ventures will be assessed and based on their development in the program they will be selected to attend the events after assessing their needs.
Please be as detailed and explicit as possible, and if you need assistance please email tala.saleh@berytech.org
If you have any questions about the GIMED Project, please email elise.sfeir@berytech.org, and she will get back to you.
Berytech is the ecosystem for entrepreneurs, providing a dynamic environment for the creation and development of startups and SMEs, fostering innovation, technology and entrepreneurship in Lebanon.
Berytech Mathaf
Damascus Street, Museum District
Achrafieh, Beirut, Lebanon
+961 (1) 61 25 00
Berytech Mar Roukoz
Saint Joseph University
Sciences & Technology Campus
Dekwaneh, Mount Lebanon
+961 (4) 53 30 40
Berytech BDD 1294
Bechara El Khoury Street
Beirut Digital District
Bachoura, Beirut, Lebanon
+961 (1) 64 95 55
P.O. Box
11-7503 Riad el Solh, 1107 2240 Beirut, Lebanon