MME is bringing together 4 innovative hubs in Europe with the purpose of nurturing innovation in deep tech for media and creative industries. The hubs are located in Brussels (BE), Bergen (NO), Thessaloniki (GR), and Sofia (BG).
As a public broadcaster, VRT focuses on open innovation in collaboration with start-ups, universities, broadcasters and media organisations, to connect audiences with the future of media. With the accelerator VRT Sandbox and the international network of the Future Media Hubs, VRT brings unique value and expertise to the MME programme and their start-ups. From coaching and piloting programmes to visibility in an international ecosystem.
The Norwegian Media Cluster is a world leader in AR, graphics, AI, virtual studios, broadcast & IP based video, robotics and tools for workflow and visual storytelling. It is located in Media City Bergen, a leading international hub for media and technology innovation, with the Media Lab and a startup lab forming the core of the innovation and research projects for the cluster and cluster partners. The cluster in total counts more than 100 companies, with 8 major universities and research facilities among its members.
THERMI GROUP is the largest private generalistic innovation & growth hub in northern Greece offering equity and support for the growth of SMEs accross all stages of business development. Its scope of support ranges from acceleration and seed funding of deep-tech startups, to VC funding, to equity financing of high-potential SMEs ready for expansion.
Sofia Innovation Hub is a doorway for promoting innovation in the media and creative industries and is a one-stop-shop for supporting deeptech startups/scaleups to accelerate growth. It is created by the Cluster Sofi Knowledge City under the MediaMotor Europe Project and is supported by several business organizations like the Bulgarian Industrial Capital Association, Sofia Tech Park, and two chambers of commerce
With partners from the startup, investor networks, and technology provider (F6S, FastTrack, ATC), this forms the basis for a strong European ecosystem fostering media and the creative industries.
This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 871552. This website reflects the views only of the Consortium, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained in here.
