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Venture & EntrepreneurshipIn developmentMC8

Venture Builder, Internships and Investor Readiness

Present a credible next-step plan for a venture, internship or research-to-market pathway.

10+ structured hours Students · Academic staff · Researchers · Industry Online / blended

Why this mini-credential matters

Translate validated technical evidence into business-model choices, team roles, milestones, a concise pitch and an employability or venture action plan.

Mentoring, internships, investor-facing opportunities and start-up support are capacity-dependent, may be selective and are never automatic consequences of course completion.

By the end

What you should be able to do

  • Connect technical evidence to a viable value and delivery model.
  • Define team roles, milestones and major risks.
  • Build a concise pitch or demo narrative.
  • Plan a realistic internship, venture or research-to-market next step.

Learning path

Indicative syllabus

  1. 01

    Business models and evidence for deep tech

  2. 02

    TRL/MRL, team roles, milestones and risk

  3. 03

    Pitch and demo narrative

  4. 04

    Internship and research-to-market readiness

  5. 05

    Venture sprint log and next-step plan

Assessment evidence

How learning is demonstrated

Pitch deck or demo brief, venture-sprint log and an employability or next-steps plan.

Credential and recognition

Successful completion may lead to a STEMMING/project or delivering-HEI credential under the approved procedure for that cohort. EIT Label, ECTS equivalence and local recognition are not automatic and must be confirmed before enrolment.

The delivery owner must confirm the issuer, local recognition, any ECTS equivalence and final co-branding before recruiting a cohort.

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