Growth Garage from Mitsubishi Chemical Advanced Materials
Growth Garage Accelerator
We're helping entrepreneurs and innovators get their engineering ideas from pitch to products in 3 months.
Welcome to your future
To meet the challenges of tomorrow we have to nurture the visionaries of today
Growth Garage is a business accelerator program from Mitsubishi Chemical Advanced Materials. Our mission is to support and grow new ideas using our technologies and advanced engineering materials to help tackle some of today's biggest engineering challenges. We are offering the opportunity for engineers and innovators to pitch us their ideas. Successful applicants will receive our full support, expertise and materials to help develop their projects from initial prototype to final product.
Find out more from the Growth Garage Manager and Founder, Tim Vorage
How we grow together
What partnering with Growth Garage offers you
$25,000 worth of support
Winners receive $25.000 worth of support, expert advice and access to technologies from Mitsubishi Chemical Advanced Materials.
Advice from our industry experts
From aeronautics to bioprocessing, our experts can help you find the right mentors and guidance to support your idea.
A true partnership
We'll help you scale your idea into a product, but the intellectual property associated with the idea will remain yours.
Supply sales & support
Our established ecosystem of industry, sales and supply partners means we can help you get your product to the right markets.
The widest range of advanced materials
We'll help you find the right material for your project within our wide range of polymers, thermoplastics, and high strength carbon-fibre based composites, or work with you to customize a new formulation.
Access to additional funding
Successful applicants can also apply for venture funding through our partnership with Diamond Edge Ventures.
latest challenge
High-temperature carbon-fiber 3D Printing Challenge
Our open challenge invites you to submit a design that makes use of the strength and abilities of KyronMAX® carbon-fiber filament combined with the versatility and economics of 3D printing
By submitting your idea, based on the judging criteria and being chosen as a winner (yes, there will be more than 1), you will have the opportunity to work closely with our experts to bring your idea into reality.
Do you want to get an impression of how easy, accessible and cool it is to participate in our challenges, discover it here.
Challenge closed! Discover the winners on the apply page!
Our work so far
Growth Garage at a glance
83
submissions
25
countries
23
finalists
2600+
votes from the community
$70K
value of support
12
start-ups & scale-ups
Our judging criteria
Find out what we’re looking for
Feasibility
While we applaud imaginative thinking, your idea needs to also be a realistic proposal that makes the most innovative use of our materials and technologies.
Scalability
We're looking for fresh ideas from entrepreneurial businesses that are ready to scale up but may still need some support.
Circularity
Our commitment towards circular economy means that every entry will be judged on how much of a positive impact it can make on the environment.
