The EIC Accelerator is a funding programme under Horizon Europe that offers support to start-ups and SMEs that:
- have a innovative, game changing product, service or business model that could create new markets or disrupt existing ones in Europe and even worldwide,
- have the ambition and commitment to scale up,
- are looking for substantial funding, but the risks involved are too high for private investors alone to invest
Next deadline: 4 November 2026 (full application)
- Single-partner project exclusively, for start-ups and SMEs;
- DeepTech project from TRL6 with the aim of reaching TRL8 or 9 and boosting scale-up;
- No preliminary equity requirement;
- Maximum support: 2.5M€ as a grant (70% of expenditure) + up to 10M€ in equity;
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