Startups
SerenDPT's initiatives in favour of the creation and support of Startups in the historic city. include:
a 'startup farm' which grows ideas originating from the Venice area, through startup competitions, hackathons and most importantly through our MITdesignX Venice program
a 'startup factory' that develops Startups based on ideas developed in-house (like a startup 'studio') based on our own research efforts. SerenDPT launched its own startup, called daAaB in 2016.
MIT DesignX Venice
Co-created by MITdesignX (Boston) and SerenDPT, MITdesignX Venice is a multi-year open call for ideas dedicated to design innovation and entrepreneurship that support local entrepreneurs and help launch new firms and organizations dedicated to solving problems experienced in Venice as well as other coastal and historical cities, and places experiencing major loss in full time population.
Every year the 10 best ideas will gain admission to a free accelerator program based in Venice, conducted by MIT faculty.
For further info visit our MITdesignX Venice site or MITdesignX official web page
DaAaB
A SerenDPT startup for universal trip planning on public transportation (MAAS: Mobility as a Service)
DaAaB is the only application that provides routes all over the world, shows the timetables of the next vehicles at the nearest stops, and at the same time also allows the purchase of tickets of all associated companies on its digital platform, even on multi-itineraries -agency.
It integrates with the existing infrastructure of each transport company, thus expanding the range of services for users, extending the range of action beyond its own borders, and connecting with neighboring services to facilitate the usability of contiguous routes, even if covered. from different companies.
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