€435 million in the form of grants, equity investments or blended finance were awarded to firms in the energy sector between 2014-2022. 600+ energy projects were funded by Europe's flagship EIC Accelerator programme (formerly known as SME instrument under Horizon 2020). The EIC Accelerator programme helps high-risk, innovative SMEs and start-ups willing to develop and commercialise new products,...

€565 million in the form of grants, equity investments or blended finance were awarded to German firms between 2014-2022. Over 400 German 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 new...

€185 million in the form of grants, equity investments or blended finance were awarded to Norwegian firms between 2014-2022. Nearly 150 Norwegian 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...

€250+ million in the form of grants, equity investments or blended finance were awarded to Italian firms between 2014-2022. 700+ Italian 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 new...

€293 million in the form of grants, equity investments or blended finance were awarded to Finnish firms between 2014-2022. 176 Finnish 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 new...

€15 million in the form of grants, equity investments or blended finance were awarded to Greek firms between 2014-2022. 33 Greek 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 new products,...

€212 million in the form of grants, equity investments or blended finance were awarded to Danish firms between 2014-2022. Over 200 Danish 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 new...

Between 2014-2022, over 150 Irish companies have been successful in applying for funding from Europe's flagship EIC Accelerator programme (previously called SME instrument under Horizon 2020). €223 million have been awarded in the form of grants, equity investments or a combination of the two: blended finance.The EIC Accelerator programme helps high-risk, innovative SMEs and start-ups willing to...

The EIC Accelerator programme helps high-risk, innovative SMEs and start-ups willing to develop and commercialise new products, business models, and services. These developments could potentially drive economic growth and influence new markets or disrupt existing European or global markets. The EIC Accelerator programme opens funding and investment opportunities worth over €1.13 billion. 

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€10 billion in grants-funding available for SMEs and small midcaps via the European Innovation Council (EIC), the European Commission’s flagship innovation funding programme for the period 2021-2027.The EIC is a key novelty of the Horizon Europe programme established by the European Commission (EC) that aims to identify, develop and scale-up breakthrough technologies and disruptive innovations....