French video games company Ubisoft has announced the fifth season of its Entrepreneurs Lab programme.
The call for projects for both tracks, blockchain and social entertainment, is open until March 1, 2020.
Entrepreneurs who wish to apply will choose between the Paris location at STATION F, the biggest startup campus in the world, and the Singapore location at Infocomm Media Development Authority’s innovation space, PIXEL.
The programme, which began in 2017, aims to support startups creating innovative products and services. Led by Ubisoft Entrepreneurs Lab, it offers a collaboration model based on mutual contribution with no equity involved, where startups benefit from the mentorship of Ubisoft executives and gain access to a wide range of experts across the entire company.
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The programme aspires to explore two trends further — social entertainment (socially inclusive, empowering, positive and accessible experiences) and blockchain (enhance players’ experience with new forms of interactions and features).
“Social entertainment is an area we want to further explore both for players and viewers of Ubisoft content. Together with talented entrepreneurs across a range of entertainment fields (music, video, live shows, etc.), it’s our desire to contribute to creating the most engaging, fun and creative entertainment experiences of tomorrow,” said Catherine Seys, Programme Director at Ubisoft Entrepreneurs Lab.
“As for blockchain, we strongly believe that the technology has yet to unveil all it has to offer. It is our fifth season exploring, and there are still so many paths we have not ventured into,” she added.
Ubisoft is a creator, publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment and services, with a portfolio of known brands such as Assassin’s Creed, Just Dance, Tom Clancy’s video game series, Rayman, Far Cry and Watch Dogs.
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