A2A Life Ventures – Patentable Solutions
Pays $20,000 to $30,000 for patentable clean-tech products or processes in energy transition and the circular economy, in exchange for the exclusive right once filed.
Solvers submit a written proposal describing their idea through Innocentive's Challenge Center. A2A evaluates submissions and shortlists 10-15 for an enrichment phase, after which shortlisted solvers pitch at an Investor Day where winners are chosen at A2A's sole discretion; winning this track requires transferring intellectual and industrial property rights to A2A once the exclusive right is file…
A2A Life Ventures is looking for startup ideas and intellectual property in energy transition and the circular economy: waste collection and management, energy production, storage or trading, water, e-mobility, utilities, smart city solutions, public lighting and district heating. This track covers products or technological processes that meet patentability criteria but have not yet obtained a patent.
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