About – Youth Innovators Entrepreneurship Launchpad for Deep Tech

The YIELD project seeks to ensure that young aspiring entrepreneurs (people aged 18-30 that may be recent graduates, unemployed, or aspire to create their own business), have the necessary support to succeed in the competitive landscape of deep tech entrepreneurship, working in transnational teams (50 teams). This innovative route involves creating transnational challenge-based networks for knowledge exchange, offer of specialized training and mentoring, facilitating connections with experienced mentors who can provide valuable guidance, insights, and access to wider networks. It aims to empower at least 50 teams of young aspiring entrepreneurs, exploiting deep tech solutions to solve selected Blue, Green Circular Economy challenges (e.g. water scarcity, wildfires, waste management) in establishing their own micro enterprise and contribute to the growth and development of the entrepreneurship ecosystem in 5 Mediterranean countries (Egypt, Greece, Italy, Jordan and Palestine).