“IGNITE Ideas” has practically demonstrated how valuable Nestlé’s business know-how is along with the “drive” young start-uppers have; Putting the two together is the key to a successful “win-win” entrepreneurial partnership with positive effects on our company’s social agenda.”

“Being part of a startup in 2000, I loved the idea of creating a corporate innovation program to support Greek entrepreneurs: Ignite Ideas was born in 2018! I wish that back then we had access to such high-quality coaching, mentoring and training provided by the capable and full of energy people of Nestlé !
We are delighted to be able to support Greek startups complete their proof of concept through collaborative initiatives: 6 projects came out of round I and we are looking forward to round II, on such an inspiring topic as environmental sustainability! Stay tuned!”

“Ignite is a really important program for our company. It is an excellent opportunity for Nestlé to come closer to young talents, to learn from them and coach them in a constructive way. Our objective is to impart some entrepreneurial thinking to our executives while at the same time getting to know promising start-up companies. Nestlé sees Ignite as an opportunity to discover new ideas early on and perhaps partner with, invest in, or learn from today’s most innovative entrepreneurs. Seeing how they think and what moves the needle for them has been fascinating”

“Innovation, entrepreneurship and people with different ways of thinking, backgrounds & ages collaborated on the Ignite Ideas program to contribute with their idea or experience to a common goal. To turn business ideas into a final innovative product or process. It takes courage, time, passion, flexibility, perseverance and faith in an idea to evolve. And this route is a great experience.”

“Ignite was one of the most fruitful and interesting experiences in my professional career. It’s fascinating to discover new talents and ideas from a totally new perspective. The agility and the innovation of the teams reminded us that there are no boundaries in imagination”

In this defining decade we need collaboration, ideas and actions. I think it’s great when the business takes ownership with initiatives such as Ignite Ideas, together with private and public institutions like the University of Athens to create strong partnerships. I am very happy about this initiative, a very exciting journey that we are all on and I think it should just be the start. We are all in this together and we are very determined to work with you.