futureSAX
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| legal form | GmbH |
| Seat | Anton-Graff-Str. 20, 01309 Dresden |
| management | Managing director: Marina Heimann |
| Number of employees | 2-10 |
| Website | www.futuresax.de |
futureSAX is the innovation platform of the Free State of Saxony. It is aimed at founders , entrepreneurs , scientists and investors . It has a network of more than 7,500 contacts from business and science.
The aim is to promote business start-ups, growth and innovation in Saxony and make them visible. futureSAX provides growth impulses for innovative start-ups as well as existing companies and helps founders to establish themselves on the market. Various competitions, information events, forums, workshops and road shows are organized for this purpose.
In addition, futureSAX supports founders and entrepreneurs in the search for capital providers or investors as well as project and cooperation partners.
Background and development
Currently (as of 2019), Saxony is one of the TOP 20 innovation locations in Europe. The Free State has set itself the goal of taking a top position in the TOP 10 of the most innovative and economically strongest regions in Europe.
For this reason, the Saxon State Ministry for Economics, Labor and Transport started the futureSAX business plan competition for the IT industry in 1999. In 2002 the program was expanded to include all areas of the economy. Since mid-2013, futureSAX has been looking after companies not only when they are founded, but also when it comes to growth and represents an interface to the scientific landscape in Saxony.
Services
Events
Workshops, coaching, day and evening events and other formats are intended to bring new contacts to founders and entrepreneurs across all industries, convey current knowledge and provide impetus for innovation and growth.
Access to investors
FutureSAX supports founders and existing entrepreneurs in finding the right investor for their ideas and business models.
Identification of investment projects
Investors and capital providers are enabled to identify investment projects through competitions and the alumni network.
Competitions
The platform conducts cross-sector competitions for start-ups and companies: the Saxon Founder Award is aimed at founders, the competition for the Saxon Innovation Award is aimed at established Saxon entrepreneurs. The participants have the opportunity to present their projects to a wider public.
Alumni network
The alumni network offers nominees from previous competitions both the opportunity to exchange ideas and individual support from futureSAX beyond the competition phases.
Knowledge and technology transfer
The offers of knowledge and technology transfer are aimed primarily at entrepreneurs and actors in Saxon science. They find contact persons and transfer offers to support or advance their projects.
Competitions
Saxon innovation award
Companies and craft businesses that are based in the Free State of Saxony and employ up to 500 people can take part in the competition for the Saxon State Prize for Innovation, which takes place every two years. Pioneering ideas that have found expression in products, services, process or organizational innovations are honored. The Saxon State Prize for Innovation is endowed with 50,000 euros, and a special prize of 5000 euros from the Saxon Chamber of Crafts has been awarded so far as part of the competition.
Saxon founder award
The aim of the Saxon Founders' Prize is to promote innovative and growth-oriented start-up projects in Saxony and to further develop initial ideas into viable business concepts. The competition is aimed at students , scientists, employees , the self-employed or inventors . We are looking for the best business ideas and start-up concepts, which are evaluated by a jury of experts and awarded annually. A total of 30,000 euros are awarded.
The futureSAX audience award will also take place as part of the competition. The nominees for the start-up award can submit their ideas to a public online voting and thus present their ideas to the public and secure prizes in kind.