Startup Europe

Expected Outcome:Project results are expected to contribute to the following outcomes:Increasing the market footprint of European startups in strategic digital technologies and deep tech[1] innovation, including but not limited to Artificial Intelligence, Advanced Computing, Cybersecurity, Next Generation Internet, Blockchain, Internet of Things, Metaverse, Energy, Greentech, AgriTech, and Fintech;Better connection of startups and scaleups, including European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) and European Innovation Council (EIC)-supported startups and Seal of Excellence holders, to relevant local and/or European ecosystems, communities, and potential new markets;A scaling up of capabilities in matching technology solutions developed by highly innovative European Union (EU)-funded digital and deep tech startups with investment and growth opportunities in collaboration with other initiatives such as: the EIC, the EIT and the Knowledge and Innovation Communities (KICs), InvestEU, the Digital Europe Programme, Women TechEU, public and private buyers, or investors and corporate innovation ventures. In pursuit of the above outcomes the projects are expected to prioritise:Startups and scaleups that have already achieved market-product fit or scale ups that have raised at least a round of financing (seed or later); andStartups and scaleups established in ‘moderate’ or ‘emerging’ innovator countries and/or regions; orWomen-led startups and scaleups[2]. Scope:This action will connect local digital, deep tech, and manufacturing startup and scaleup ecosystems and support cross-border acceleration activities for startups and scaleups that demonstrate traction (i.e. market-product fit or at least a seed round raised). Among the startup and scaleup ecosystems to be connected, specific attention will be given to the inclusion of ecosystems in ‘moderate’ or ‘emerging’ innovator countries and/or regions.While cross-border acceleration activities are open to all European s