[Fiware-acceleration-help] FIWARE and SOUL-FI questions

Nuno Varandas (ipn.pt) nvarandas at ipn.pt
Tue Mar 17 21:55:09 CET 2015


Hi Marijan,

sorry I probably understood it incorrectly:

   - you CAN and should apply to Round A (deadline 31.03); if selected
   execute the acceleration programme and than apply to Round B (deadline
   31.08).
   - you CAN NOT apply to Round A (deadline 31.03) and at the same time to
   Round B (deadline 30.04).

hope it is more clear.
best regards,

2015-03-17 20:46 GMT+00:00 Marijan <marijan.net at gmail.com>:

> Thank you very much for your information.
>
> #5 then I can't apply to Round A and later to Round B with the same
> project?
> Round A to make a proper business plan and Round B for execution of the
> project as intended by the Round B program.
>
>
> Marijan
>
> On Tue, Mar 17, 2015 at 6:40 PM, Nuno Varandas (ipn.pt) <nvarandas at ipn.pt>
> wrote:
>
>> Hi Marijan,
>>
>> answers directly in you email below...
>>
>> regards,
>>
>> 2015-03-17 9:18 GMT+00:00 Marijan <marijan.net at gmail.com>:
>>
>>> Hello,
>>>
>>> I have few questions to ask, please help.
>>>
>>> 1. I have a team of people for Startup but they won't apply officially
>>> because they are not sure will we get funds or not, and in that time they
>>> might get some other job.
>>> So basically question is can I apply alone and if we get funds then I
>>> apply them to the project?
>>>
>> *teams of 1 person are not good teams. most of accelerators will not
>> finance such projects.*​
>>
>>
>>>
>>> 2. Do we need to open SME company or wait funds first? if we need to
>>> open company is any type of company ok?
>>>
>> *to apply you do not need to have an open SME, but will be requested to
>> create one if you are awarded and want to sign contracts.*​
>>
>>
>>>
>>> 3. I don't see information where it says rules for spending money that
>>> we get. Question is can we spend the money for salaries? or money-funds
>>> must be spent for something else?
>>>
>> *​There is information available for each accelerator. Besides this
>> differs from accelerator to accelerator.*
>>
>>
>>
>>> 4. About the SOUL-FI, information is no that fully clear so I have to
>>> ask.
>>> On your website everywhere it says you don't take % of the startup, but
>>> nowhere it says which is critical info that we have to fund 25% of the
>>> given funds - which I just saw in the "01. Fact Sheet Round A and Round
>>> B.pdf".
>>>
>> *​0% equity*
>> *we make a co-finance of 75%. The 25% of your funding can be personnel.
>> or others, it is up to you to present, we will evaluate. *
>>
>>  Startups are usually startups if you understand :-) therefore in Round B
>> how do we get 25% or €18,750 euro out of €75k budget. For startups is
>> difficult to get those funds. And how is that different from any other EU
>> grants? There are EU ICT grants with ratio 85:15 which is better than this.
>>
>>>
>>> At first FIWARE looked as great opportunity, but when I read everything
>>> now it doesn't look that way :-)
>>>
>>
>> *I respect your opinion, but do not agree.*
>> *​FIWARE is supporting startups and entrepreneurs eager to use the FIWARE
>> technology within their products! It is true that funding is an attractive
>> incentive but besides investing in individual SMEs we are providing
>> Acceleration services in order to improve the rate of success of those
>> SMEs. *
>> *H2020 funds are quiet different in terms of: teams/ consortium's/
>> funding/ domains/ application form/ orientation towards startups/ ...*
>>
>>
>>> 5. Also if we get funds from Round A, then we should apply with same
>>> project to Round B, is that correct? because Round A is applying the
>>> project for designing the concept and creating a business plan.
>>>
>>
>> *No it isn't. ​Either you apply to Round A either you apply to Round B. *
>> *Round A is for less mature projects (therefore the support on proof of
>> concept and business model) while Round B is focus on​ development and
>> pilots. A project can not be in both stages at same time!*
>>
>> *hope to have clarified your doubts.*
>>
>>
>>>
>>> Thank you,
>>> Marijan Supec
>>>
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>>
>>
>> --
>>
>> Nuno Varandas
>>
>> *Executive Coordinator of SOUL-FI* (*S*tartups *O*ptimizing *U*rban *L*ife
>> with *F*uture *I*nternet)
>>
>> Instituto Pedro Nunes - Information technology and Systems Laboratory
>>
>> Phone: +351 239 700 988; Mobile: +351 910 063 189; Skype: nvarandas
>>
>> Website: soul-fi.ipn.pt; Twitter: @SOULFI_FP7
>> <https://twitter.com/SOULFI_FP7>; F6S: http://www.f6s.com/fiware-soul-fi
>>
>
>


-- 

Nuno Varandas

*Executive Coordinator of SOUL-FI* (*S*tartups *O*ptimizing *U*rban *L*ife
with *F*uture *I*nternet)

Instituto Pedro Nunes - Information technology and Systems Laboratory

Phone: +351 239 700 988; Mobile: +351 910 063 189; Skype: nvarandas

Website: soul-fi.ipn.pt; Twitter: @SOULFI_FP7
<https://twitter.com/SOULFI_FP7>; F6S: http://www.f6s.com/fiware-soul-fi
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