EIC Services

BGI is supporting visionary entrepreneurs by addressing one of their key challenges: accessing specialized sector-focused acceleration services to boost their businesses. With a 10+ year track record of supporting global entrepreneurs, as an elected member of the EIC Ecosystem Partnerships and Co-Investment Support Program, BGI offers you a wide range of services, resources and expertise to take your business to the next level!

Discover our EIC Services and unlock the potential of your business!

Our Offer

Technical & Regulatory
Assessment
Acceleration
Venture
Access
to Funding
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Innovation

Technical & Regulatory Assessment

Boost your healthcare venture grow with our expert guidance.

Develop an outstanding growth for your healthcare startup or scaleup with our cutting-edge service! Our team of multi-disciplinary experts, hand-picked from a vetted international network including top-notch institutions such as MIT, will provide a technical and regulatory assessment tailored specifically to your needs.

Acceleration Venture

Elevate your startup to success with BGI Accelerator Program: Connect. Fund. Grow.

Unlock the full potential of your startup with our exclusive three-month accelerator mentoring program. As an EIC Beneficiary, you'll have access to financing and connections with some of the world's top investors, giving your business proposal the boost it needs to succeed. 
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Access to Funding

Power up your startup's growth with BGI: Bridging the gap between capital and opportunity.

Create an unlimited growth potential for your startup with our cutting-edge, three-month hybrid service! Designed specifically for EIC Transition and Accelerator beneficiaries, this service will help you bridge the gap between you and capital. 

Open Innovation

Connecting startups with corporate challenges: Fueling innovation through collaboration

Our unique approach, combining startups, scaleups and academics with corporate that have challenges to be solved, will provide you with the resources you need to drive success. With a particular emphasis on deep tech ventures seeking market validation, you'll gain valuable insights and make meaningful connections.

Why BGI?

Trusted by Global Entrepreneurs.

We are a 13-year-old Portuguese accelerator and powerhouse. Over the last decade, we have delivered impactful acceleration programs to more than 150 ventures, helping them raise over €300 million, with a survival rate of 64%. Our portfolio has more than 800 entrepreneurs from 70 countries, including two unicorns.
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Results-Driven Approach.

Our genesis at MIT and our long-standing partnership with the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) allowed us to fine-tune several areas of innovation, including Healthcare, Agrifood and Digital. With cutting-edge methodology and the results achieved by our programs approach, our focus is on delivering measurable results that drive business growth. 

Check our track records!

Healthcare

We empower entrepreneurs to drive innovation in healthcare at national, European and global levels. We connect startups with a leading innovation community dedicated to driving healthcare advancements through entrepreneurship, education and research.
OUR TRACK RECORDS

Boston Global Immersion

Boston Global Immersion is a unique program in Boston designed for highly promising startups looking to scale in the US through investment and new clients. The program provides startups with 1:1 and group meetings, as well as access to exclusive events with US investors and mentors.
+€121M
Capital
raised
+192
Entrepreneurs
+29%
International
12
Editions
+60
Mentors
+16
Countries
+€121M
Capital
raised
+192
Entrepreneurs
+29%
International
12
Editions
+60
Mentors
+16
Countries
OUR TRACK RECORD

BGI Accelerator

The BGI Accelerator is a 13-year acceleration program, spin-out from MIT Portugal, aimed at global deep-tech startups looking for mentoring, training, networking and tailored support in business development.
+€264M
Capital
raised
+2128
Entrepreneurs
+155
Startups Accelerated
13
Editions
+59%
Survival Rate
5
Exits
OUR TRACK RECORD

EIT Health

The EIT Health Bridgehead Europe program provides European healthcare startups and scaleups with one-on-one support to grow their business across Europe, including access to a network of top mentors, investors and industry experts.
+€20M
Capital
raised
+94%
Survival Rate
+16
Startups Accelerated
OUR TRACK RECORD

Our Alumni

Meet some of BGI's alumni

Agrifood

Together with entities like EIT Food, we empower innovators, entrepreneurs and consumers to transform the food system for a sustainable future. Join us in creating a healthier, more transparent and greener food system for all.
OUR TRACK RECORDS

EDIH

BGI leads the European Digital Innovation Hub for Smart and Sustainable Farms, Foods and Trade (SFT-EDIH), a 27-partners consortium dedicated to the digitalization of the agrifood sector, working in a non-profit and non-competitive model.
Recognized at a national level (IAPMEI) and integrated in an european network, SFT-EDIH’s mission is to accelerate the adoption of key technologies for digital transition, such as artificial intelligence (AI), internet of things (IoT), data science, blockchain, photonics, robotics, XR solutions (AR / VR) and cybersecurity. We support SMEs and the public sector through a catalog of services comprising training, access to innovation and testing networks and access to funding.
OUR TRACK RECORD

EWA - Empowering Women in Agrifood

EWA is an innovative EIT Food program that aims to increase female representation in leadership roles in the agri-food sector. Through mentoring, networking and training, the program empowers women entrepreneurs from southern and eastern Europe to accelerate their careers and become industry leaders.
+€25k
Capital
raised
100%
Survival Rate
+20
Startups Accelerated
OUR TRACK RECORD

BGI Accelerator

The BGI Accelerator is a 13-year acceleration program, spin-out from MIT Portugal, aimed at global deep-tech startups looking for mentoring, training, networking and tailored support in business development.
+€264M
Capital
raised
+2128
Entrepreneurs
+155
Startups Accelerated
13
Editions
+59%
Survival Rate
5
Exits
OUR TRACK RECORD

Our Alumni

Meet some of BGI's alumni

Digital

We connect you with renowned national and international companies to help you implement pilot projects and create new technology. Through our Digital programs, we give you the chance to grow your enterprise and revolutionize your business.
OUR TRACK RECORDS

EIT Digital

EIT Digital Venture Program is a competition for teams of entrepreneurs with strong value propositions and an existing prototype or Proof of Concept (PoC) who are eager to finalise a minimum viable product (MVP) during an intensive eight-week Pre-Acceleration Phase.
€2.22M
Capital
raised
+21
Startups accelerated
+95%
Survival Rate
3
Editions
314
Entrepreneurs
42
Highly Qualified Created Jobs
OUR TRACK RECORD

Scaleup Report

This report is an attempt to identify the TOP 25 performing start-ups/scaleups in Portugal and to determine what aspects of their anatomy make them successful
+€25k
Capital
raised
100%
Survival Rate
+20
Startups Accelerated
OUR TRACK RECORD

BGI Accelerator

BGI Accelerator is a 13 year deep tech international Accelerator - Spin out of MIT Portugal Entrepreneurship Initiative.
+€264M
Capital
raised
+2128
Entrepreneurs
+155
Startups Accelerated
13
Editions
+59%
Survival Rate
5
Exits
OUR TRACK RECORD

Our Alumni

Meet some of BGI's alumni

Take the leap and watch your business soar to new heights!

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