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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Lisbon:20260624T093000
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CREATED:20261025T213403Z
DESCRIPTION:<a href="https://www.algarveevolution.pt/event/sotavento-invest
 -cria-ask-us-anything-aua-132">Sotavento Invest &amp\; CRIA: Ask Us Anythi
 ng (AUA)</a>\nGot a bold idea\, a startup\, or questions about turning res
 earch into business? Join Sotavento Invest and CRIA (UALG’s Science Incu
 bator) for our first "Ask Us Anything" (AUA) Session—a low-barrier\, ope
 n-door opportunity for PhD students\, startups\, and aspiring entrepreneur
 s to get direct support\, advice\, and connections from experts in investm
 ent\, mentorship\, and business development. Whether you’re curious abou
 t IP\, legal structures\, business models\, marketing\, scaling strategies
 \, or accessing investment\, we’re here to help. No question is too big 
 or too small! Date & Time: June 24\, 2026 Group Session: 09:30 – 12:30 1
 :1 Follow-Up Meetings: After lunch (13:30 onwards\, 20-minute slots based 
 on availability) Location: CRIA (UALG Science Incubator) Campus de Gambela
 s\, 8005-139 Faro\, Portugal Who Should Attend? PhD students with innovati
 ve ideas or research they want to commercialize. Early-stage startups look
 ing for guidance on growth\, investment\, or strategy. Aspiring entreprene
 urs exploring the next steps for their business. UALG/CRIA community membe
 rs interested in connecting with investors and mentors. Agenda: 09:30 – 
 10:00 | Welcome & Introduction Meet the teams from Sotavento Invest and CR
 IA. Overview of the collaboration and how we can support you. 10:00 – 12
 :30 | Group "Ask Us Anything" Session Open floor for Q&A on topics like: B
 usiness models and validation Pitch refinement and investor readiness Lega
 l\, IP\, and regulatory questions Marketing and scaling strategies Access 
 to networks and funding opportunities 12:30 – 13:30 | Lunch Break (byo) 
 Networking and informal discussions. 13:30 onwards | 1:1 Follow-Up Meeting
 s (20-minute slots) Personalized advice tailored to your startup or idea. 
 Sign up on-site for a slot with Sotavento or CRIA experts. Why Attend? Get
  answers to your most pressing startup questions. Connect with investors\,
  mentors\, and like- [...]
DTSTAMP:20261025T213403Z
LOCATION:CRIA - Divisão de Empreendedorismo e Transferência de Tecnologia
 \, Incubadora da Universidade do Algarve\,\, Campus Gambelas\, Pav. B1\, 8
 005-226 Faro\, Portugal
SUMMARY:Sotavento Invest & CRIA: Ask Us Anything (AUA)
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<a href="https://www.algarveevolution.pt/event
 /sotavento-invest-cria-ask-us-anything-aua-132">Sotavento Invest &amp\; CR
 IA: Ask Us Anything (AUA)</a>\nGot a bold idea\, a startup\, or questions 
 about turning research into business? Join Sotavento Invest and CRIA (UALG
 ’s Science Incubator) for our first "Ask Us Anything" (AUA) Session—a 
 low-barrier\, open-door opportunity for PhD students\, startups\, and aspi
 ring entrepreneurs to get direct support\, advice\, and connections from e
 xperts in investment\, mentorship\, and business development. Whether you
 ’re curious about IP\, legal structures\, business models\, marketing\, 
 scaling strategies\, or accessing investment\, we’re here to help. No qu
 estion is too big or too small! Date & Time: June 24\, 2026 Group Session:
  09:30 – 12:30 1:1 Follow-Up Meetings: After lunch (13:30 onwards\, 20-m
 inute slots based on availability) Location: CRIA (UALG Science Incubator)
  Campus de Gambelas\, 8005-139 Faro\, Portugal Who Should Attend? PhD stud
 ents with innovative ideas or research they want to commercialize. Early-s
 tage startups looking for guidance on growth\, investment\, or strategy. A
 spiring entrepreneurs exploring the next steps for their business. UALG/CR
 IA community members interested in connecting with investors and mentors. 
 Agenda: 09:30 – 10:00 | Welcome & Introduction Meet the teams from Sotav
 ento Invest and CRIA. Overview of the collaboration and how we can support
  you. 10:00 – 12:30 | Group "Ask Us Anything" Session Open floor for Q&A
  on topics like: Business models and validation Pitch refinement and inves
 tor readiness Legal\, IP\, and regulatory questions Marketing and scaling 
 strategies Access to networks and funding opportunities 12:30 – 13:30 | 
 Lunch Break (byo) Networking and informal discussions. 13:30 onwards | 1:1
  Follow-Up Meetings (20-minute slots) Personalized advice tailored to your
  startup or idea. Sign up on-site for a slot with Sotavento or CRIA expert
 s. Why Attend? Get answers to your most pressing startup questions. Connec
 t with investors\, mentors\, and like- [...]
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