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EIC Accelerator
European Union
Applicants from EU Member States and countries associated to the Horizon Europe programme
Submissions
Always Open;
Cut-Offs: March & October
Object of Funding
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
The EIC Accelerator is the EU’s flagship funding instrument for high-risk, high-impact technologies with the potential to reshape industries.
It targets individual companies with a validated technology (typically TRL 5–6+) that are ready to transition from prototype to industrial scale.
Funding includes non-dilutive grants (up to €2.5M) combined with an optional equity investment (up to €15M) through the EIC Fund.
Important: This is not a startup program for MVPs or early-stage ideas. The EIC Accelerator is designed to financially de-risk the industrial adoption of scientific breakthroughs – ideal for science-driven ventures ready to scale with a structured capital architecture.