Deadline: 4-Oct-22
The European Commission (EC) is accepting proposals for Expanding Investments Ecosystems.
Scope
The Expanding Investments Ecosystems should attract foreign investors into “modest’ and ‘moderate’ innovation ecosystems by raising awareness of local innovation ecosystems and their start-ups, as well as the potential of the whole region, to capital providers from across Europe.
Funding Information
The check will normally be done for the coordinator if the requested grant amount is equal to or greater than EUR 500 000, except for:
- public bodies (entities established as a public body under national law, including local, regional or national authorities) or international organisations; and
- cases where the individual requested grant amount is not more than EUR 60 000 (lowvalue grant).
Target group(s): Business-acceleration providers such as incubators, accelerators, company-builders, innovation agencies, business clubs and networks, public and private VCs and their networks, national and regional promotional banks.
Expected Outcomes
Project results are expected to contribute to all of the following expected outcomes:
- Increased access to capital and investments in less connected innovation ecosystems, enhancing their openness, competitiveness, and global potential;
- Increased venture investments and enabled late-stage growth of local start-ups in less connected and developing innovation ecosystems;
- Facilitated investors’ access to the flow of local deals;
- Improved investors’ knowledge on regulatory frameworks and networks to support joint cross-border ventures in new markets.
Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible for funding, applicants must be established in one of the eligible countries, i.e.:
- the Member States of the European Union, including their outermost regions;
- the Overseas Countries and Territories (OCTs) linked to the Member States;
- eligible non-EU countries:
- countries associated to Horizon Europe;
- low- and middle-income countries.
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