Pilot Academy – Where the most innovative startups come to get their tech out fastest

Change the world, together.

Built for the deeptech ecosystem by experienced startuppers and acceleration experts, the Pilot Academy is your digital homebase for all open-innovation related content.

Here to support you through the pilot process while bringing together a community of startups corssing the commercialisation death valley together. The Pilot Academy features:

Knowledge

One place to learn everything about the pilot process; from negotiations to document templates to averages & estimates

Open Calls

We've taken the liberty of collating all the deeptech-relevant open calls in one place for easy searchability and access

Discussion

Not everything can be codified - sometimes you just need to ask others what they know; and that's exactly what our Forums are for

Centralised Info

All your program-related content is here, including a Directory, Milestones, and even Perks from all our corporate partners

Real-World Cases

We're constantly releasing new alumni case studies to help you learn more from real-world case experiences with piloting

Networking Events

Not everything's online - we've also collected all the deeptech-centric events for you to expand your network easier

MADE IN COLLABORATION, FOR COLLABORATION

We're a long-running collaborative innovation agency focused on high-impact projects

In collaboration with corporate partners that are passionate about enabling deeptech startups, we built the Pilot Academy to provide insight on the pilot process.

From running the world’s largest open innovation programs to building the Portuguese startup ecosystem from the ground-up, Beta-i is proud to support deeptech startups the world around in their journey to the market.

Open Innovation

From Free Electrons to AWS Clean Energy Accelerator, these programs bring together large corporates or utilities to pilot exciting new technologies

Ecosystem Building

From transforming the world’s ports into blue economy hubs to setting the ground for pan-European network, Beta-i is a leader in multi-party collaborations

Acceleration Programs

Utilising the knowledge of over a decade in the innovation space and a huge network of mentors, we also provide access to bleeding-edge accelerators

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