The NGI Sargasso consortium is happy to start the month of June with one more funding opportunity: today we are launching our Open Call 4 looking for innovators to reshape the Internet of the Future with up to €100,000 equity-free funding, until the 1st of August, 2024.

Startups and SMEs, universities and research centres, and NGOs and foundations focused on Next Generation Internet (NGI) technologies can bring their visionary ideas to life with the NGI Sargasso Open Call 4, on topics such as trust and data sovereignty, digital identity, internet architecture renovation, decentralized technologies, and standards.

We will attract teams formed by one entity from Europe or one of its Associated Countries and one entity from the US or Canada, since at NGI Sargasso we are fostering a unique collaborative ecosystem and cascade funding program for promoting the Transatlantic cooperation to shape the Internet of the Future:

The NGI Sargasso Open Call 4 benefits

The benefits for the NGI Sargasso Transatlantic teams selected in our fourth open call willing to unleash future Internet with a human-centric approach are:

  • Various capacity-building programs:
  • 9-month program with up to €100,000 equity-free funding.
  • 6-month program with up to  €75,000 equity-free funding.
  • 3-month program with up to €50,000 equity-free funding.
  • Comprehensive Support, such as mentoring, coaching, and access to leading tech conferences and innovation summits.
  • Community Engagement with free access to a dynamic community of over 3,000 Internet innovators.

The NGI Sargasso Open Call 4 Info Webinars and Matchmaking Sessions dates

The first step to apply for NGI Sargasso Open Call 4 is to register in our Brokerage System, a platform where European entities can be matched with the US or Canadian ones – or the other way around. The application process is as follows:

  1. Registration in the Brokerage Platform to match your Transatlantic partner.
  2. Sign a Letter Support with your Transatlantic partner and draft your project together.
  3. Submit your joint application on the NGI Sargasso website –  the European counterpart.

The Brokerage System services offered by NGI Sargasso to facilitate the Transatlantic matchmaking is complemented and completed with two info webinars and matchmaking sessions per call:

  1. Open Call 4 Info Webinar and Matchmaking Session I – 11 June – REGISTER HERE.
  2. Open Call 4 Info Webinar and Matchmaking Session II – 9 July – REGISTER HERE. 

These webinars are perfect for those looking to make quick, informed decisions about potential partners and to gain insights into the latest trends and opportunities in the NGI Sargasso space and to clear all doubts about the application process.

Don’t miss this opportunity to apply for our Open Call 4 and secure up to €100,000 equity-free funding to build an Internet of Trust. Save your spot for our matchmaking events now!

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