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ABOUT EIC ACCESS +
EIC ACCESS+ is a European Innovation Council (EIC) initiative that aims to co-fund deep-tech startups to access tailored business services from the EIC Service Catalogue. By offering financial support, the project wants to help startups overcome challenges related to scaling, market entry, and securing investments.
The financial support will help startups access expert business services in areas like business acceleration, investor readiness, and market entry. Through tailored matchmaking opportunities the startups will connect with top investors, business mentors, and industry partners.
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PROJECT OBJECTIVES
Accelerating
Innovation
The main goal of the project is helping deep-tech startups bring their innovations to market faster.
Supporting
Growth
Helping startups scale their businesses, enter new markets, and attract investment.
Building the
Ecosystem
Supporting the network of ecosystem partners to assist deep-tech startups across Europe.
COMMUNITY HUB
The EIC Access+ Community Hub is a group designed to foster collaboration, knowledge sharing, and networking among deep-tech startups, ecosystem partners, and investors. It serves as a central space where startups can connect with key players in the innovation ecosystem, including service providers, business mentors, and potential investors.
Through the Community Hub, startups can access tailored support services, stay informed about funding opportunities, and participate in matchmaking sessions that help them find strategic partners or investors to accelerate their growth.
Startups can gain access to a wide network of ecosystem partners and investors, enabling them to build valuable relationships and enhance their visibility in the European innovation landscape.
The hub also provides ongoing opportunities for startups to engage in webinars, matchmaking events, and workshops, all aimed at improving their market readiness, securing funding, and refining their business models, which makes joining the community an invaluable resource for deep-tech companies looking to scale and succeed in competitive global markets.
CONSORTIUM PARTNERS
INNOVA is a private technology and business accelerator, providing specialised support for technology validation, technology transfer, market acceleration, IPR protection and internationalisation. INNOVA offers rapid prototyping services, technical assistance for SW and app development and access to its lab facilities. INNOVA arranges incubation and acceleration programmes at national and European level. Currently, it is running the T2M Entrepreneurship Programme for European deep tech researchers on behalf of the European Innovation Council.
Aster Fab is a Climate Tech VC with two decades of experience, specialized in hard-to-abate sectors. It is a unique catalyst to access and leverage collective intelligence from startups. As the first consulting firm created by a Venture Capital fund in France, they leverage Aster’s 20-year experience in startup investment and growth management to support CEOs, Strategy, Innovation and Digital executives in reshaping their company’s future.
EuroQuity, a service by Bpifrance, is one of the leading matchmaking platforms in Europe that helps companies meet investors and partners.
Providing additional services such as acceleration programs funded by the European Commission, digital training, coaching sessions, and exclusive online pitch sessions for the most promising companies, EuroQuity helps companies to scale with confidence and speed and for investors to find the best in-class companies to invest in.
Booster Labs, established in June 2021 in France, is dedicated to the advancement of DeepTech start-ups across Europe. Drawing on the founders extensive experience, the distinctive “collaborative acceleration” approach harmonizes innovation ecosystems, resolves funding and market access challenges, and propels the growth of these pioneering ventures.
Spherik Accelerator is an NGO based in Cluj-Napoca, that was founded in 2013 with the mission to connect startups with strategic resources. Spherik stands at the intersection between Tech, Education and Investment and reunites a community of like-minded people: tech enthusiasts, entrepreneurs & intrapreneurs, corporates, investors and also universities, that have joined their efforts to boost the regional startup ecosystem.
EBN (European Business and Innovation Centre Network) is the non-profit that facilitates pan-European, global community of people using innovative business as a driver for regional (economic, sustainable, and social) development. EBN is a network of around 150 quality-certified EU|BICs (business and innovation centres) and 100 other organisations that support the development and growth of innovative entrepreneurs, start-ups and SMEs.
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