EIC Pre-Accelerator
The aim of the call is to boost the innovation potential of early-stage deep-tech startups
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The EIC Pre-Accelerator call is a joint scheme between the European Innovation Council and the Widening participation and strengthening the European Research Area (WIDERA) programme. It is funded under the WIDERA Work Programme 2025 and WIDERA Work Programme 2026-2027.
The aim of the call is to boost the innovation potential of early-stage deep-tech startups in widening countries by enhancing their business, investor, and technology readiness to secure funding from different sources.
The objective is to raise the readiness of high potential deep-tech startups in widening countries to a level where they will:
- be successful in applying and attracting the EIC Accelerator funding and/or
- manage to secure other private investment and/or
- attract successfully national and regional funding (e.g. through national Seal of Excellence programmes).
- Lump sum from €500K to €1M in 2027 (€300K to €500K in 2025) to support early stage development of future technologies.
- 70 % of eligible cost of the project. The remaining 30% should be co-funded by the beneficiary through its own resources.
- Grant for maximum 2 years.
- Total budget EUR 20 million.
- Free access to tailored Business Acceleration Services to improve investor readiness (coaching, one-to-one services) and outreach (participation to bootcamps and pitching sessions)
- Access to the Fast Track to the EIC Accelerator scheme
- Total budget €40 million in 2027 (€20 million in 2025)
- Seals of Excellence to be awarded, accompanied by free access to BAS.
Mono-beneficiary (SME or small mid-cap) from Horizon Europe widening countries (full list below) which;
- have high-impact innovation that could create new markets or disrupt existing ones (technology validated in the lab – at least TRL 4);
- possess the necessary Intellectual Property Rights to ensure freedom to operate and adequate protection of the idea;
- have a clear vision on the intended pathway to market (milestones together with concrete and verifiable KPIs to assess progress towards the market);
- have the ambition and commitments to scale up.
- You must submit your proposal via the Funding and Tender Opportunities Portal before the given deadline.
- The call is opening on 5 May 2027
- Deadline for submitting your proposal: 18 November 2027
More information EIC.
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URL oficial/canónica: https://europa.emprenemjunts.es/?op=8&n=35333