MonacoTech, the government incubator partnered in 2017 with Xavier Niel, founder of Free mobile and No. 253 on Forbes Billionaires list, has just announced the latest five startups to join their accelerator program. On June 30, a jury of seven picked from MonacoTech’s fifth round of applicants—38 representing 13 nationalities—choosing would-be entrepreneurs “that align with…
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As the EU plans to launch a $3.9 billion fund for Valley of Death startups from 2021, Ian Sosso has just returned from Brussels where he led a workshop advising the European Commission on how to turn intellectual property developed by universities into commercial application—and opportunities for investors. According to the National Science Foundation, the U.S. spends $75.3 billion…
After launching the country’s first incubator and accelerator program three years ago, serialpreneur Fabrice Marquet has branched out with Monaco Foundry, partnering with startups for the long run. After only two months, the outfit already holds shares in 5 companies, including Span Health and Blackwatch Digital. Walk around the Fontvieille business district with Fabrice Marquet and it will come…