The EIC - EIT Digital Venture Acceleration Programme welcomes all EIC Accelerator companies and Seal-of-Excellence recipients to apply for the EIT Digital Accelerator scaleup programme and to be supported by venture capital experts & business experts specialized in deep tech.
Over 1000 start-ups and SMEs submitted a full application for funding for the 23 March cut-off of the EIC Accelerator scheme, the first in 2022. The number of applications shows a continued strong demand for EIC funding with a total request of €6.4 billion, of which €4.1 billion for equity investments.
A Horizon Europe launch event with a specific focus on increasing the participation of Turkish entities and in particular Turkish industries in the programme took place in Istanbul, Turkey on 21-22 March 2022 gathering more than 250 high level participants representing the Turkish research and innovation ecosystem physically and 400 virtually.
The Commission launched the 10th edition of the European Social Innovation Competition (EUSIC) – the challenge prize - supporting social innovation projects that boost local innovation ecosystems.
Congratulations to EIC-funded Sound Particles whose audio software have been used in Dune, Oscar-winning film in best sound category.