Civ:Lab SXSW
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Urban innovation ecosystems are too siloed locally and globally to maximize problem solving for cities and their citizens. Additionally many urban solutions lack the right stakeholder support models/mechanisms to successfully scale.The goal of Civ:Lab is to Connect entrepreneurs, government, academia, civil society, and the private sector to identify, fund, pilot, and scale urban solutions globally. Civ:Lab sits at the nexus of community, society, technology and humanity.
Civ:Lab SXSW
- 1. THE GLOBAL PLATFORM FOR URBAN INNOVATION
- 2. Urban Growth Health Climate Change Employment Education Infrastructure GLOBAL CHALLENGES
- 4. LOCAL SOLUTIONS We live in a moment of unprecedented innovation, entrepreneurial energy, and possibility. Cities are the laboratories of the 21st century. Citizens are the new scientists.
- 5. Catalyzing urban innovation ecosystems to scale solutions
- 6. The Opportunity Connecting urban innovation ecosystems
- 7. City government lacks knowledge and access to urban solutions
- 8. Urban innovators lack knowledge and access to strategic partnerships and market entry opportunities
- 9. Venture Capital is not enough: sales cycles are long, returns are low and companies need more opportunities to pilot and demo their products and solutions
- 10. Opportunity Gaps Knowledge Gap: exchange between innovators, cities, and strategic partners Perception Gap: between global north and global south Access Gap: access to opportunities to demo, pilot and scale solutions
- 11. Private Sector University Community +Citizens Government Hub/ Incubator Start UpStart Up Start UpStart Up
- 14. Urban Tech Sites: Global urban innovation hubs
- 16. Blended Finance: Public and Private Support for Innovation Ideation and R&D Tech Product Seed Funding Series A Funding Series B Funding Series C Funding Series D Funding Accelerator Support Incubator Support Exit Academia Research Institutions Government Angels Universities Research Institutions Government Incubator Alumni Support Venture Capital Universities Government Developers Utilities Pilots and Demonstrations Venture Capital Institutional Investment Developers Utilities Resource and Capital Support
- 17. A global platform for urban innovation, connecting entrepreneurs with government, academia, business, and community within their cities and around the world.