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Investors, grants, loans, accelerators and other funding for European startups, from idea to Series C. Every fact links to its source. Looking for investors that fit your startup? Get matched.

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EIC Accelerator Challenge — Deep Tech for Climate Adaptation
Closed, next round expected
European Innovation Council and SMEs Executive Agency
Blended finance challenge call under the EIC Accelerator offering grants up to €2.5M and optional equity up to €10M for European startups and SMEs developing deep tech solutions for climate adaptation.
Kind
Grant programme
Stages
Series B · Series C+
Countries
EU-wide
Key fact
Deadline 4 Nov 2026
Last verified
Verified 7 Nov 2026
Transformative Healthcare Instrument 2026
Uncertain
EIT Community New European Bauhaus
EIT Health call providing €300k to €500k in grant funding for European healthcare SMEs in biotech, medtech, digital health, and diagnostics, covering up to 50% of project costs.
Kind
Grant programme
Countries
EU-wide
Key fact
Ticket €300K–€500K
Last verified
Verified 7 Nov 2026
UNITE project – 2nd Open Call for Interregional Innovation Proposals in the areas of digital health
Open
EISMEA
Cascade funding call under the Horizon Europe UNITE project supporting cross-regional consortia solving European healthcare challenges through deep-tech and digital health innovations.
Kind
Grant programme
Countries
ES, GB, GR +2
Key fact
Deadline 10 Dec 2026
Last verified
Verified 7 Nov 2026
Innovation Validation Call 2026
Open
EIT Community New European Bauhaus
EIT Health grant call supporting international consortia to clinically validate and bring digital or AI-driven medical devices (IML 6) to market, funding up to 50% of project costs.
Kind
Grant programme
Countries
EU-wide
Key fact
Ticket up to €850K
Last verified
Verified 7 Nov 2026
AIoD Open Call
Closed, next round expected
AI-on-Demand
Open call providing up to €60,000 in equity-free funding and mentoring for European AI providers with market-ready solutions (TRL 7+) to integrate with the AIoD platform and deploy with industry partners.
Kind
Grant programme
Countries
EU-wide
Key fact
Deadline 8 Jun 2026
Last verified
Verified 7 Nov 2026
Open Horizons - Open Call 3
Closed, next round expected
Open Horizons
Cascade funding call offering up to €55,000 in equity-free grants and corporate piloting for European women-led digital and deep tech startups.
Kind
Grant programme
Countries
AL, AM, BA +15
Key fact
Deadline 19 May 2026
Last verified
Verified 7 Nov 2026
Financial Support to Startups and Scaleups
Closed, next round expected
EIT Culture & Creativity
EIT Culture & Creativity call offering up to €500k in grants and acceleration support for European startups and scaleups in fashion, architecture, and audiovisual media.
Kind
Grant programme
Countries
EU-wide
Key fact
Deadline 12 Oct 2026
Last verified
Verified 7 Nov 2026
DeployAI Open Call to the Private Sector
Closed, next round expected
DeployAI
Open call offering up to €60,000 for European startups, SMEs, and research organisations to integrate, test, and deploy mature AI solutions (TRL 7+) onto the AI-on-Demand (AIoD) platform across three stages.
Kind
Grant programme
Countries
EU-wide
Key fact
Deadline 8 Jun 2026
Last verified
Verified 7 Nov 2026
Innovation Uptake Call
Uncertain
EIT Community New European Bauhaus
EIT Health grant call supporting international consortia to pilot and scale mature digital, data-driven, and AI-powered healthcare solutions across European markets.
Kind
Grant programme
Countries
EU-wide
Key fact
Ticket up to €650K
Last verified
Verified 7 Nov 2026
Quantum Grand Challenge (HORIZON-JU-EUROHPC-2026-QGC-02)
Closed, next round expected
EuroHPC Joint Undertaking
EuroHPC JU challenge for European quantum startups, providing Phase 1 grants to develop technical and financial roadmaps, with top projects invited to apply for EIB Venture Debt under InvestEU.
Kind
Grant programme
Countries
EU-wide
Key fact
Deadline 29 Jan 2026
Last verified
Verified 7 Nov 2026
Transformative Healthcare Instrument Call 2026
Closed, next round expected
EIT Health
EIT Health offers grants of up to €500,000 to European healthcare SMEs to advance product development, improve commercialisation plans, and prepare for further fundraising.
Kind
Grant programme
Countries
EU-wide
Key fact
Deadline 16 Sep 2026
Last verified
Verified 7 Nov 2026
ELIAS 2nd Open Call
Closed, next round expected
ELIAS
European open call providing lump-sum grants of up to €60,000 for SMEs, startups, and NGOs to develop AI and machine learning applications for sustainability over six months.
Kind
Grant programme
Countries
EU-wide
Key fact
Deadline 31 May 2026
Last verified
Verified 7 Nov 2026
EIC Accelerator Challenge: Emerging Quantum Technology Components
Closed, next round expected
European Innovation Council
EIC Accelerator challenge supporting European deep tech startups in developing quantum hardware components, including fault-tolerant quantum computing, quantum sensors, and communication devices.
Kind
Grant programme
Countries
EU-wide
Key fact
Deadline 3 Oct 2024
Last verified
Verified 7 Nov 2026
Excel4Pro Open Call
Closed, next round expected
Excel4Pro
Excel4Pro Open Call offers grants of up to €40,000 for startups and SMEs in Greece, Türkiye, and Ukraine working on alternative plant-based protein innovations and sustainable manufacturing processes.
Kind
Grant programme
Countries
GR, TR, UA
Key fact
Deadline 27 Apr 2026
Last verified
Verified 7 Nov 2026
IF26 Maritime Call
Closed, next round expected
European Commission
EU Innovation Fund call supporting innovative low- and zero-carbon technologies, propulsion systems, alternative fuels, and port infrastructure for maritime transport.
Kind
Grant programme
Countries
EU-wide
Last verified
Verified 7 Nov 2026
IF24 Call
Closed, next round expected
European Commission
EU grant call supporting net-zero technologies and cleantech manufacturing, covering small to large-scale decarbonisation and deep decarbonisation pilot projects.
Kind
Grant programme
Countries
EU-wide, IS, LI +1
Key fact
Deadline 24 Apr 2025
Last verified
Verified 7 Nov 2026
EIT STEM Talent Call for Proposals
Open
European Innovation Council
EIT grant call funding consortia of education providers and industry partners with up to €80,000 per project to develop practical STEM training programmes reaching at least 1,200 learners.
Kind
Grant programme
Countries
EU-wide
Key fact
Deadline 14 Dec 2026
Last verified
Verified 7 Nov 2026
AMALTEA 2nd Open Call - Call for SMEs & Start-ups: Innovative Solutions for Sustainable Construction
Open
EITUM-BP26-28
Cascade funding call under the Horizon Europe AMALTEA project supporting SMEs and startups that develop innovative solutions for sustainable construction.
Kind
Grant programme
Countries
EU-wide
Key fact
Deadline 27 Jan 2027
Last verified
Verified 7 Nov 2026
VR Health Champions Open Call 2026
Uncertain
VR Health Champions
Open call offering up to €60,000 in lump sum funding for European SMEs developing XR healthcare innovations to collaborate with five flagship projects on strategic challenges.
Kind
Grant programme
Countries
EU-wide
Key fact
Deadline 30 Nov 2026
Last verified
Verified 6 Nov 2026
EIC Pathfinder
Open
European Innovation Council
EIC Pathfinder funds consortia and early-stage researchers developing breakthrough technologies and deep-tech innovations, progressing from early TRLs up to TRL 3–4 with grants generally up to €4 million.
Kind
Grant programme
Stages
Idea · Pre-seed
Countries
EU-wide
Key fact
Deadline 25 Feb 2027
Last verified
Verified 6 Nov 2026