EIC Accelerator
Europe's flagship instrument for high-risk, high-impact deep tech startups — blended finance to cross the valley of death and scale globally.
Funding
Up to €2.5M grant + up to €15M equity
Maturity
TRL 5–8 · validated technology scaling to market
Deadlines
Short application year-round · full-proposal cut-offs
Best for
Breakthrough deep tech: chips & photonics, quantum, biotech, space, energy, robotics and AI hardware.
Issuing agency
European Innovation Council (EIC)
What wins EIC Accelerator
Your free readiness check is benchmarked against exactly these.
- Genuine breakthrough and a defensible technological moat
- Large, credible market and a sharp commercialisation plan
- Evidence the team can execute at scale
- A compelling, well-evidenced impact and risk narrative
Mission control
Meet the coaches
We ship grants. We support you on your path to ACCEPT — the only outcome that counts.
Cynthia Jurytko
EIC & Innosuisse Jury Member
Senior Advisor, DeepTech Scale-ups
“Swiss startups lose millions in missed grants every year. We fix that.”LinkedIn
Dr. Klaus Fuchs
Managing Director, Rockstar Recruiting
former Director for Industry Collaboration, ETH AI Center
“Stop guessing what evaluators want. We show you — then help you win.”LinkedIn
Backed by a wider team of advisors and a European network of consortium partners — so we can also broker the right co-applicants for your collaborative proposal.
Join our network of CoachesJury-grade evaluators & deep-tech founders — apply to coach with us.Apply →
Other launch targets
SPRIND Next Frontier RoboticsUp to €7.2M per team for European robotics — non-dilutive, no equity, no co-financing.
InnosuisseSwiss innovation projects, start-up & SIP coaching.
Horizon EuropeEurope-wide collaborative R&D for major industries.
EurostarsSME-led collaborative R&D across borders.
Germany’s agency for disruptive “leap” innovation.
Ready to aim for EIC Accelerator?
Free readiness check in 30 seconds — then coaching that takes you to funded.
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