Welcome to our weekly update of grants and new funding options for European and UK tech startups!
European funding
EIC Accelerator closing on October 3, 2024 – +€650 million for deep tech startups
EIC Pathfinder Challenges closing on October 16, 2024 – €136 million for breakthrough technologies at low TRLs
EIC Transition closing on September 18, 2024– grants of up to €2.5M to validate and demonstrate technology
Innovation Fund – €4 billion for decarbonisation technologies. Next call to be announced
Eurostars closing in September, 2024 – +€100 million for international collaborative R&D projects
Radicalisation and gender closing on November 20, 2024– more than €40M to fight crime and terrorism in the UE
Mitigating new threats and adapting investigation strategies in the era of Internet of Things closing on November 20, 2024– more than €40M to fund innovative projects
Advanced real-time data analysis used for infrastructure resilience closing on November 20, 2024– €16M to promote a resilient infrastructure
UK funding
GACD: management of multiple long-term conditions closing on May 15, 2024– £5 million for global health funding to address the management of multiple long-term conditions (MLTC) in the context of non-communicable diseases (NCD).
Pre-announcement: Accelerating research outcomes to deliver a prosperous net zero, closing on May 16, 2024– £7.5 million to build on existing engineering and physical sciences research outputs to accelerate economic, societal, policy and environmental benefits and impact.
Pre-announcement: EPSRC Prosperity Partnerships round six closing on May 21, 2024– £40 million to support ambitious collaborative research programmes.
Other interesting updates!
Greencode – new VC fund worth €40M to invest in digital-first green transition startups.
Fintech growth fund – new VC fund worth €1B to support of leading global financial institutions.
Azolla Ventures – new VC fund worth €239M to invest in early-stage technology companies with the potential for gigaton-scale climate impact.
