Deadline: 17-Dec-21
The European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) is pleased to launch the Scaling up European digital ventures to support fast-growing European digital deep tech ventures to become prominent global players.
Its team of venture capital & business experts specializes in deep tech and leverages a pan-European network of investors and top corporations to help your company raise Series A & Series B founding, expand your market share and acquire international customers.
Topics
- Digital Industry: digital solutions for energy efficiency, sustainability, transparency and resource optimization in manufacturing, logistics, supply chain, retail.
- Digital Cities: digital solutions to make city operations more efficient, improve city infrastructure and urban mobility, and enhance the quality of experience for citizens.
- Digital Wellbeing: digital solutions for prevention & rehabilitation, coping with chronic conditions, diagnosis, monitoring and healthy lifestyle.
- Digital Tech: digital solutions for efficiency and improvement if existing infrastructures; security & privacy of citizens.
- Digital Finance: digital solutions improving access to financial services for communications and businesses, affordability, risk mitigation.
Benefits
The best 4 companies will receive a full year of tailored international growth support by the EIT Digital Accelerator worth € 50,000 to scale up their business.
- Raise your next Series A or Series B funding round from European investors in a faster and smarter way with the support of the Access to Finance team
- Expand your market share, reach new customers and grow your international footprint with the support of the Access to Market team
- Leverage the Pan-European network of top European corporations, investors, SMEs, universities and research institutions.
- Gain international visibility through EIT Digital communication channels.
Eligibility Criteria
- Fast-growing European ‘deep tech’ startups in growth stage (scaleups) with a differentiating product offering that leverages sophisticated, hard-to-reproduce digital technologies. Ideally you are looking to raise Series A or B funding in the near future and / or expand your market presence in Europe.
- Incorporated after 01/01/2011
- Headquarter is based in the EU 27 or in one of the Horizon Europe associated countries.
- The company must meet one of these financial parameters to be eligible:
- Min. € 300,000 annual revenue (2020) OR
- Min. € 300,000 income (in 2021 until 30 June 2021) OR
- € 2,000,000 of total funding.
For more information, visit https://www.eitdigital.eu/our-messages/calls-tenders/eit-community-booster/