EIC Accelerator
Startup grant · run by European Innovation Council · Europe
EU deep-tech instrument combining grant funding for development with an optional direct equity investment via the EIC Fund.
Apply on the programme's own siteEIC Accelerator terms
Read from the programme's own page on September 13, 2026, and re-read every morning. A figure nobody states is left empty rather than estimated.
- Funding
- maximum € 2 million
“Blended finance: you can use the additional flexibility of the investment component and negotiate a raise of maximum € 2 million” check it
- Who may apply
- Applicants from third countries may relocate their company in order to become eligible.
“Applicants from third countries may relocate their company in order to become eligible.” check it
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