Accelerator in Italy

INNOVA

Six-month equity-free accelerator for EU-registered small deep-tech companies (TRL 5–8) decarbonising chemicals, biochemistry, pharmaceuticals, and refining.

Kind

Accelerator

Countries

EU-wide

Key fact

Deadline 8 Nov 2026

Last verified

Verified 8 Nov 2026

European Commission

An eight-month accelerator for European startups and scale-ups developing defence and dual-use technologies. Delivered by Starburst, it provides coaching, bootcamps, and a €120,000 seed funding voucher.

Kind

Accelerator

Stages

Seed

Countries

EU-wide, NO

Key fact

Deadline 16 Nov 2026

Last verified

Verified 8 Nov 2026

HARD2SCALE

Free accelerator supporting EU deep-tech startups (TRL 5-8) addressing decarbonization in energy-intensive and molecular transformation industries with workshops, corporate matchmaking, and travel support.

Kind

Accelerator

Countries

EU-wide

Key fact

Deadline 8 Nov 2026

Last verified

Verified 8 Nov 2026

EUDIS

An 8-month defence acceleration programme providing 20 European startups and scale-ups with a €120k seed funding voucher, bootcamps across Europe, business mentoring, and testing facilities.

Kind

Accelerator

Stages

Seed

Countries

EU-wide, NO

Key fact

Deadline 16 Nov 2026

Last verified

Verified 7 Nov 2026

European support programme offering incubation, education, and acceleration for generative AI and LLM startups from pre-seed to Series A, with mentoring, compute access, and €25,000 for top teams.

Kind

Accelerator

Stages

Pre-seed · Seed · Series A

Countries

EU-wide

Key fact

Deadline 18 Nov 2026

Last verified

Verified 7 Nov 2026

EIT Community New European Bauhaus

EIT Culture & Creativity offers up to €30,000 and a 9-month venture-creation programme for early-stage founders building tech ventures in materials, the built environment, fashion, and circular materials.

Kind

Accelerator

Stages

Idea · Pre-seed

Countries

EU-wide

Key fact

Deadline 16 Nov 2026

Last verified

Verified 7 Nov 2026

LLM-BRIDGE Consortium

A 14-week equity-free acceleration programme providing European GenAI and language technology scale-ups with expert advisory, European HPC compute access, regulatory guidance, and investor matchmaking.

Kind

Accelerator

Stages

Seed · Series A

Countries

EU-wide

Key fact

Deadline 18 Nov 2026

Last verified

Verified 7 Nov 2026

European Innovation Council

The EIC Accelerator provides European deep-tech start-ups and SMEs with blended finance, offering grants of up to €2.5M combined with direct equity investments of up to €10M for breakthrough technologies at TRL 6 or higher.

Kind

Accelerator

Countries

EU-wide

Key fact

Deadline 4 Nov 2026

Last verified

Verified 7 Nov 2026

Alpha Bank

Four-month fintech acceleration program by Alpha Bank and Endeavor Greece offering mentoring, pilot opportunities, and a €10k–€15k cash grant to early-stage EU fintech startups.

Kind

Accelerator

Stages

Pre-seed · Seed · Series A

Countries

EU-wide

Key fact

Ticket €10K–€15K

Last verified

Verified 7 Nov 2026

AquaSphere Project

An 8-week virtual accelerator funded by EIT HEI for European blue economy startups and scale-ups, providing mentoring, technical validation, and investor readiness support.

Kind

Accelerator

Stages

Pre-seed · Seed · Series A

Countries

EU-wide

Key fact

Deadline 7 Apr 2026

Last verified

Verified 7 Nov 2026

European Commission

Six-month space tech accelerator by the EC and EUSPA offering business and investment coaching, events, and non-dilutive funding to European startups and scale-ups using space technologies or data.

Kind

Accelerator

Stages

Seed

Countries

EU-wide, IS, NO

Key fact

Deadline 2 Oct 2026

Last verified

Verified 7 Nov 2026

BioInnovation Institute

A 12-month accelerator program by BioInnovation Institute providing early-stage European life science startups with a €500,000 convertible loan, mentoring, and support in therapeutics and planetary health.

Kind

Accelerator

Stages

Pre-seed · Seed

Countries

AT, BE, BG +28

Key fact

Ticket €500K–€500K

Last verified

Verified 7 Nov 2026

Amazon

Hybrid accelerator by Amazon supporting European startups with scalable technologies that reduce carbon emissions and environmental impact, offering pilot opportunities.

Kind

Accelerator

Stages

Seed

Countries

CH, EU-wide, GB +3

Last verified

Verified 7 Nov 2026

Open Horizons supports women-led deeptech and digital early-stage startups with €10,000 for a 1-month inception phase and up to €45,000 for a 5-month corporate piloting phase.

Kind

Accelerator

Stages

Pre-seed · Seed

Countries

EU-wide

Key fact

Ticket €10K–€55K

Last verified

Verified 7 Nov 2026

28DIGITAL

Four-month accelerator programme by 28DIGITAL providing financial and operational support to European startups in exchange for an equity stake.

Kind

Accelerator

Stages

Pre-seed · Seed

Countries

EU-wide

Key fact

Deadline 8 Sep 2026

Last verified

Verified 6 Nov 2026

TECHSIGHT Consortium

Hands-on accelerator for European early-stage deep-tech teams (TRL 3–6) in AI, robotics, biotech, materials, and climate tech, offering mentoring, ecosystem access, and an investor demo day.

Kind

Accelerator

Stages

Pre-seed · Seed

Countries

EU-wide

Last verified

Verified 6 Nov 2026

AcceleratorX is a 3-month go-to-market accelerator offering direct capital and agency support to EU-based seed AI startups in martech, healthtech, fintech, retailtech, and climate tech.

Kind

Accelerator

Stages

Seed

Countries

EU-wide

Last verified

Verified 6 Nov 2026

EIT Community New European Bauhaus

EIT Community New European Bauhaus accelerator offering 20 startups in climate, food, or urban mobility a €22k grant alongside tailored business, design, and mentoring support.

Kind

Accelerator

Stages

Pre-seed · Seed · Series A

Countries

EU-wide

Key fact

Ticket €22K–€22K

Last verified

Verified 6 Nov 2026

28DIGITAL

European accelerator providing non-repayable grants up to €250k alongside mentoring and training for early-growth digital, deep tech, and green tech startups with at least TRL 4-5.

Kind

Accelerator

Countries

EU-wide

Key fact

Deadline 30 Apr 2027

Last verified

Verified 6 Nov 2026

European Commission

Eight-month EU defence accelerator offering coaching, bootcamps, and networking for 20 European startups and scale-ups developing innovative defence solutions.

Kind

Accelerator

Stages

Pre-seed · Seed · Series A · Series B · Series C+

Countries

EU-wide, UA

Key fact

Ticket €120K–€120K

Last verified

Verified 6 Nov 2026