SinnoLabs

The Sky is the limit.
The waters are hard to navigate.

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What is SinnoLabs?
Shanghai Innovation Labs
A Growth Accelerator in China for European Companies
Sinnolabs is a China growth accelerator, setup as a Public Private Partnership initiative whose mission is to source and select innovative companies with real China potential, mentor them closely to accelerate their China entry, shorten their learning curve and improve their level of success in China.

Sinnolabs offers a unique growth acceleration program during which selected companies can quickly validate their “chances” of succeeding in China, devise winning strategies and start implementing them, while optimizing their use of resources and investments as well as accessing a strong local network, effective business partners and sources of smart money.
Who can apply?
Your Profile:
Innovative European companies – from start-ups/scale-ups to established larger companies with a new innovative China strategy.
Active in one of these industries: Automation, Machinery, Automotive, Transportation, Mobility, Semiconductors, Smart Cities, ICT, Renewable Energy, Environmental Tech, Fine Chemicals, New Materials, FinTech, Creative Industries, Service Industry, MedTech
High growth businesses with a potential and determination to succeed BIG
A company who wants to develop or grow their China market
We do not select companies who purely seek to source from or manufacture in China.
Your interest in doing business with China could be:
Develop competitive products/services
Understand customers specific needs in China
Identifying new market opportunities and business models
Developing scalable solutions, identifying IP and how to protect it
Building a future team, attracting and retaining talent
Setting up a plan for sustained growth
We help those unique companies with:
A real market advantage in China
An agile DNA to survive the Chinese business dynamics
A resilience to work really hard
A serious commitment to invest or go and get the funding.
What to expect?
A structured committed network of experts to help you scale up in China

Mentoring
One to one mentoring
Experience in a dozen domains is invaluable. Often newcomers to China get over-excited or disillusioned by events or people. Take advice from people who found the promised land.
Your company will get matched with several China and sector experienced professionals who will regularly guide you throughout the Program.
The Program
Accelerator Progam
This will help you go through the process of building a company in China. Group dynamic amongst participants and mentors is the main value to any great accelerator.
The Program is 12 months long, and consists of go-to-market and strategic elements.
The Network
Your Connections make it work
To succeed in China, you need a strong team. Usually you stand alone to start with. At SinnoLabs you can meet your best matches: staff, managers, partners, investors, suppliers,… even clients.
Sinnolabs will activate its network for you to drastically shorten results to success and cost of acquisition.
Investment
Scaling your business
We can help you find and pitch to investors, but the real boost is your value proposition and team. Cash is key in China to succeed, where our network can bring or save you cash when needed.
We help attract smart money, and investors that match your business goals and company culture.
The Preparation
Let the journey begin
China complexities: Talents, competitors, language, policies, culture, tax, licenses, internet, censoring, partnerships, relations
China trust issues: copy/IP, legal, protective, ethics, quality, no transparency, skills, credit
China risk aptitude: investment needs, one-shot strategy, high & low cost, fast-paced

Sinnolabs and its mentors will help you prepare the China entry, understand the realities and discover new opportunities.
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Sinnolabs EVENTS ...
January 18th, 2018 (Shanghai)
Official opening of Sinnolabs new offices at Landmark Center Hongkou (North Bund Shanghai) and kick-off of the Sinnolabs mentor community meetings 2018.

We started the festive day with a first Mentor-Community-Meeting, the first in a series that will run throughout the year. In these meetings, Sinnolabs offers information on technology news from Europe, introduces new companies engaged in the Sinnolabs program, and provides mentorship coaching. These meetings also offer the Sinnolabs mentors a prime possibility to share ideas and experiences within the community network.

In the evening Sinnolabs invited mentors, founders, partners, and friends to a reception in their new office space, overlooking the Huangpu River. Amongst our guest, we welcomed Consul General of Luxemburg Luc Decker, Consul of Luxemburg David Storne, Consul for Economic Affairs at the Consulate General of Belgium, Mrs. MatheÏ, Belgian Senator Rik Daems, representatives of our founding partners SFPI, Solvay, Moore Stephens, Riverbanks, De Wolf Law firm, CAIF and East West, as well as Vice Mayor of Shanghai Hongkou District Mr. Yuan Quan, president of the 13^thpolitical consultative conference of Hongkou District Mr. Guan Weiyong, former deputy chief of Shanghai IP Bureau Mr. Hong Yongqing.

December 2nd, 2017 (Shanghai)
Introduction event to China Belgium Technology Center (CBTC) from Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium.
May 19, 2017 (Brussels)
Symposium on Technology and Innovation in China in cooperation with Agoria
July 5, 2016 (Shanghai)
September 20, 2016 (Brussels)
May 19, 2017 (Brussels)
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