Ennovation

Ennovation is a yearly University Competition on Entrepreneurship and Innovation with 4 months duration. The competition runs by a network of 20+ universities in Greece and Cyprus under the coordination of Athens Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation (ACEin) of the Athens University of Economics & Business.

The main objective of Ennovation is to accelerate innovative “University Born” ideas by providing the participants with the knowledge, skill set, tools and the confidence required in order to turn them into action. Ennovation puts significant effort in supporting students pursuing either undergraduate studies and executive master’s or doctoral degrees and researchers who wish to turn their innovative entrepreneurial ideas or scientific research results into a sustainable business.

Empowering University Innovation into Sustainable Ventures

The entrepreneurial teams that enter the ennovation competition are divided by the organization committee in three distinct streams in accordance to their maturity:

Youth Entrepreneurship Stream

Empowering young innovators to turn their ideas into successful ventures.

Entrepreneurship Stream

Special focus on AI-driven ideas for the 2024 round, fostering cutting-edge innovation.

Research Stream

Supporting researchers in transforming scientific discoveries into sustainable businesses.

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The Phases

Phase 1

Idea Submission

Phase 2

Three months of Intensive Acceleration Program

Phase 3

Final Pitching & Award Ceremony

Ennovation 2025 Timeline

Event Type

Event

Date & Time

Applications

Applications Open

08/01/2025

Applications

Applications Deadline

13/03/2025

Applications

Screening and Results Announcement

17/03/2025

Beginning of Phase B

21/03/2025

Guidance

Coaching

21/03/2025 - 06/05/2025

Seminar / Workshop

Welcome & Inspirational Speech & Executive Summary & Team Manifesto

21/03/2025 | 17:00 - 19:00 | Online

Seminar / Workshop

Executive Summary & Team Manifesto

28/03/2025 | 17:00 - 19:00 | Online

Seminar / Workshop

Market Research, Competition Analysis, Business Validation

03/04/2025 | 17:00 - 19:00 | Online

Seminar / Workshop

Patents and IPRs

04/04/2025 | 17:00 - 19:00 | Online

Seminar / Workshop

Mock Up & Branding

11/04/2025 | 17:00 - 19:00 | Online

Seminar / Workshop

Financials

28/04/2025 | 17:00 - 19:00 | Online

Rehearshal

Pitching Presentation & Rehearsal

05/05/2025 | 17:00 - 19:00 | Online

Pitching Event

Phase 2 Pitching Presentations and Screening for next Phase

06/05/2025 | 17:00 - 19:00 | Online

Beginning of Phase C

06/05/2025 | 17:00 - 19:00 | Online

Guidance

Coaching & Mentoring

07/05/2025 - 30/05/2025

Rehearshal

Pitching Presentation Rehearsal Phase C

27/05/2025 | 17:00 - 19:00 | Onsite

Pitching Event

Final Pitching & Awards Ceremony

30/05/2025 | 17:00 - 19:00 | Onsite

Entrepreneurship Stories

The initiative “Entrepreneurship Stories” was addressed to undergraduate and postgraduate students that participated in entrepreneurship lessons or wished to develop their own entrepreneurial idea. The initiative also addressed researchers and research teams that wished to commercialize their research results.

“Entrepreneurship Stories” was organized by ACEin of AUEB, in the context of the ennovation 2020 competition .

Ennovation 2024 Teams​

Entrepreneurship Stream

Young Entrepreneurship Stream

Research Stream