EIC Accelerator

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European Innovation Council (EIC) · Blended · Can apply alone · 45 eligible countries

€12.5M

Up to, per project

5.0%

Historic success rate

8-12 weeks

Typical prep time

Rolling

Continuously open

What this call funds

This EU flagship programme helps deep tech startups and SMEs take a validated technology and scale it into the market. It funds a grant of up to about 2.5 million euros combined with optional equity investment between 1 and 10 million euros, for a total of up to 12.5 million euros. The money is meant for the final push from prototype to market ready product.

Who wins this

A single startup or SME with a breakthrough deep tech innovation already validated at TRL 5 that needs blended grant and equity funding to reach TRL 8 and scale commercially.

The call in detail

Full-proposal cut-offs: 4 Nov 2026
Stage: Seed · Series A · Series B
Sectors: Deep Tech · HealthTech · CleanTech · AI/ML
Eligible countries (45): Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Norway, Iceland, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Israel, Türkiye, Ukraine, Serbia, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Georgia, Armenia, Moldova, Tunisia, New Zealand
Partners: Not required. You can apply on your own.
Eligible applicants: SME, startup
Technology readiness: TRL 5 to 8
Submission: Rolling. Applications are accepted continuously
Also required: Grant component is capped below EUR 2.5M, with optional equity investment of EUR 1M to EUR 10M, up to EUR 12.5M total, applicant must have completed at least TRL 5.
Funding type: blended
Typical prep time: 8-12 weeks

Could you win this call?

Only the website is required.

Who has won calls like this

Real projects funded under calls like this

REACT Carbon · Planeteers GmbH · Germany

€2.5M

2026

SIFFRA · RADAR RETICENCE AB · Sweden

€2.5M

2026

Novatron CMMR · NOVATRON FUSION GROUP AB · Sweden

€2.5M

2026

PICO · PILOT PHOTONICS LTD · Ireland

€1.7M

2026

Kore- SI · Kore Metals SARL · Luxembourg

€2.5M

2026

SENSITY · SENSITY B.V. · Netherlands

€2.5M

2026

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