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EIC STEP Scale Up - EIC Fund's boldest co-investment programme for European Deeptech

The EIC has selected the latest group of companies to benefit from the EIC STEP (Strategic Technologies for Europe Platform) Scale Up call. These companies are set to receive up to €90 million in equity investments, pending final decisions by the EIC Fund following due diligence.

We have reviewed the profile of the selected companies (June & April 2025 results) looking at their fundraising...

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Winnovart confirmed as service delivery partner for EIC Access+

At Winnovart, we are very pleased to share that we have recently been confirmed as a service delivery partners for the EIC Access+ programme. 

EIC Access+ is an initiative funded by the European Innovation Council (EIC) to help EIC Awardees and Seal of Excellence holders access specialised services from top-tier providers (EIC service delivery partners) through a co-funding mechanism. Whether...

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The EEA & Norway grants are coming back ...

The EEA and Norway Grants for the 2021-2028 funding period allocate €3.3 billion to support Europe's green transition, democracy, and social resilience across 15 programme areas. This funding is structured around three overarching priorities:

  1. European Green Transition: Focusing on environmental protection, renewable energy, and climate change mitigation.

  2. Democracy, Rule of Law, and Human...

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EIC contract for Winnovart. Business and Investment Insights

We are delighted to announce that we have been awarded a contract by the European Innovation Council (EIC) to deliver “Business and Investment Insights for EIC Strategic Intelligence” services, following a public tender in 2024, as part of a consortium led by Jolt Capital a leading European VC/ PE investing in Deeptech. 

The purpose of this contract is to provide business and investment insights,...

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EIC - Work Programme 2025

The European Innovation Council's 2025 Work Programme has been live for a while now and opens funding opportunities worth over €1.4 billion for strategic technologies and scaling up companies. 

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EIC STEP Scale Up - Overview

The EIC STEP Scale Up is the latest equity investment instrument of the EIC, introduced in late 2024. It aims to support promising companies driving innovation in critical areas/high-risk innovations and help them secure larger equity funding, that cannot be fully financed by other investors, for further scaling. Equity investments only for 10-30 million rounds. 
The EIC STEP (Strategic...
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Innovation Fund - Overview

🚀 We are introducing theInnovation Fund- one of the world’s largest funding programmes for thedemonstration of innovative low-carbon technologies.

Directly managed by the European Commission, it has a budget 💰 of€4.6 billion to boost net-zero technologies, electric vehicle battery cell manufacturing and renewable hydrogen. 

This initiative is designed to support innovative investment...

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