GU Ventures manage several strategic projects to develop and strengthen our own core business as well as the overall environement around us and our companies. Our projects focus on areas such as sustainability, digitalisation, internationalization, industry collaboration and quality improvment. Furthermore we are highly focused on strenghening our domain expertise within specific areas of interest, as presented below.
Mobility Booster supports future mobility innovations, strengthening a competitive and sustainable business ecosystem in West Sweden. Led by GU Ventures with key partners, it offers startups and scaleups tailored support, workshops, and insights on technology, growth, sustainability, and financing.
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"KRAFT" gathers forces to strengthen the supply of capital to start-up and scale-up companies in our region in collaboration with investors, industry and ecosystem actors. our region will become more well-known for anyone who is looking for opportunities as well as finding resources to start and scale their company.
Whithin the “KRAFT” project, one of the most visible activities is the “Gowest” event, AN annual venture capital forum for investors, start-ups and scale-ups.
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New Modality Support (NMS) — a collaboration between Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Sahlgrenska University Hospital and GU Ventures, was established recently, with the mission to support the commercial development of research projects within the national drug development initiatives OligoNova and CCRM Nordic.
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We strengthen energy companies together with our partners, Johanneberg Science Park and Chalmers Ventures.
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Within “Mötesplats Steneby” we work together with the local community and partners with culture-driven sustainable social development, such as:
- Pioneering Pathways for Research to Innovation "KAF," aims to develop a model for a new way to stimulate the emergence of more research-based innovations that otherwise would not have come to light. It will involve offering researchers, who do not want to commercialize, the option to transfer the rights to their IP and waive their teacher's exemption. In this way, holding companies and their associated universities with their respective innovation offices intend to bring forth more commercially viable business ideas based on research findings. When such a system is in place, it is expected to contribute significantly to enhancing Swedish innovation capabilities.
Our initiatives are supported by:
