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EIC Fund - Fundraising Performance of EIC Portfolio Companies

Are the European Innovation Council’s (EIC) funding programmes successful in helping companies obtain more private investors?

We are analysing the European Innovation Council’s “EIC Accelerator/ EIC Fund” programme to see if it is successful in bringing in more private investors for the companies involved in its funding scheme. This research investigates the publicly available funding history...

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Grants fundraising profile of leading VC portfolio companies

This research focuses on the top Venture Capital firms located across several European regions: France & Benelux, Nordics, DACH, Southern Europe, UK & Ireland, CEE, and Israel.

For each investor/VC, we identified what investment stage they specialise in (pre-seed, seed, series A) and the number of companies in their portfolio. From their investment profile, we filtered through all the companies...

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EIC Fund - Fundraising History of EIC beneficiaries

Does the European Innovation Council (EIC) target the right company profiles with its flagship funding programme?

We are constantly analysing if the EIC Accelerator/ EIC Fund - EC's flagship innovation funding programme succeeds in identifying European outliers and overseen game-changing innovators OR it supports companies already funded by private investors. This research looks into the...

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EIC Accelerator - Board Statement on CEE participation. Implications for 2024

The EIC Board released a statement, aiming to double the participation of widening countries (Central-Eastern Europe) in EIC programmes from below 8% to at least 15%.

EIC's New Participation Targets for Widening Countries. The EIC Board has set an ambitious target: to bolster the participation of widening countries in EIC instruments to a commendable 15%, a marked rise from the existing...

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EIC Accelerator - 2024 Overview Open & Challenges

The EIC Accelerator supports companies (principally SMEs, including start-ups, but also small mid-caps with up to 500 employees) to scale up high impact innovations with the potential to create new markets or disrupt existing ones. 

The total budget for the EIC Accelerator in 2024 is €675 million, with €375 million allocated for the Open Call, €300 million for the six Challenge calls. The budget...

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EIC Fund - Performance in CEE

€250+ million in the form of grants, equity investments or blended finance were awarded to CEE-based firms between 2014-2022. Nearly 500 CEE-based firms successfully applied for funding from Europe's flagship EIC Accelerator programme (previously called SME instrument under Horizon 2020).

The EIC Accelerator programme helps high-risk, innovative SMEs and start-ups willing to develop and...

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EIC Fund - Performance in France & Benelux

Over €1 billion in the form of grants, equity investments or blended finance were awarded to companies in France & Benelux between 2014-2022. 800+ companies in France & Benelux successfully applied for funding from Europe's flagship EIC Accelerator programme (previously called SME instrument under Horizon 2020).

The EIC Accelerator programme helps high-risk, innovative SMEs and start-ups willing...

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EIC Fund - Performance in Israel

Almost €350 million in the form of grants, equity investments or blended finance were awarded to Israeli firms between 2014-2022. 287 Israeli firms succeeded in applying for funding from Europe's flagship EIC Accelerator programme (previously called SME instrument under Horizon 2020).

The EIC Accelerator programme helps high-risk, innovative SMEs and start-ups willing to develop and commercialise...

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EIC Fund - Performance in DACH

€750+ million in the form of grants, equity investments or blended finance were awarded to DACH firms between 2014-2022. Nearly 800 DACH firms successfully applied for funding from Europe's flagship EIC Accelerator programme (previously called SME instrument under Horizon 2020).

The EIC Accelerator programme helps high-risk, innovative SMEs and start-ups willing to develop and commercialise new...

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EIC Accelerator - Performance in the UK

€243 million have been awarded to British companies in the form of grants. Between 2014-2022, nearly 500 companies have been successful in applying for funding from Europe's flagship EIC Accelerator programme (previously called SME instrument under Horizon 2020). 

The EIC Accelerator programme helps high-risk, innovative SMEs and start-ups willing to develop and commercialise new products,...

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