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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...