Opens 1 June 2027Startups and SMEs

Startup Europe - CANCELLED

In short

This is a Coordination and Support Action under Horizon Europe. It is paid as a lump sum, so you report results instead of costs. Submission opens on 1 June 2027. Deadline: 15 September 2027. Startups and SMEs can apply.

What the call wants to achieve

  • Increasing the market footprint of European startups in strategic digital technologies and deep tech [1] innovation, including but not limited to Artificial Intelligence, Advanced Computing, Cybersecurity, Next Generation Internet, Blockchain, Internet of Things, Metaverse, Energy, Greentech, AgriTech, and Fintech
  • Better connection of startups and scaleups, including European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) and European Innovation Council (EIC)-supported startups and Seal of Excellence holders, to relevant local and/or European ecosystems, communities, and potential new markets
  • A scaling up of capabilities in matching technology solutions developed by highly innovative European Union (EU)-funded digital and deep tech startups with investment and growth opportunities in collaboration with other initiatives such as: the EIC, the EIT and the Knowledge and Innovation Communities (KICs), (…)
  • Startups and scaleups that have already achieved market-product fit or scale ups that have raised at least a round of financing (seed or later); and

Source: EU Funding & Tenders Portal, © European Union, CC BY 4.0, summarised. The official call text and its annexes decide eligibility, budget and deadlines.

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