EIC Pre-accelerator - Widening
This call will increase the innovation potential of deep-tech startups in the Widening countries and enable them to better attract private investments and scale up. It will further strengthen the innovation dimension of the widening component and increase the overall competitiveness of these countries. The specific outcome expected of this action is increased business, investor, and technology readiness of high…
Funding and competition
- 60grants expected (official)
- €500k–€1MEU contribution per project
- €2Mmedian EU grant of the most similar funded projects
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Organisations with a track record in this topic
Organisations that took part in the EU-funded projects most similar to this call (Horizon Europe and Horizon 2020), ranked by how close those projects are to the call, how recent they are and whether the organisation coordinated them. Being listed does not mean an organisation is looking for partners: use the list to target your outreach.
| Organisation | Country | Type | Similar EU projects | As coordinator | Examples (CORDIS) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Splorotech Sl Pamplona | Spain | Company · SME | 5 | 2 | Women TechEU 2 EIC, EmpoWOMEN, BOOST |
| Bpifrance Maison Alfort | France | Company | 6 | 0 | EEN2EIC, EIC - ScalingUp, EIC ACCESSplus |
| Agenzia Per La Promozione Della Ricerca Europea Roma | Italy | Research organisation | 6 | 3 | EEN2EIC, CoDEPlugin, EIC Communities |
| Asociata Spherik Cluj Napoca | Romania | Other · SME | 3 | 1 | SynergistEIC, EIC ACCESSplus, B-HUB FOR EUROPE |
| Tech Tour Global Eood Sofia | Bulgaria | Company · SME | 5 | 3 | EIC - ScalingUp, D2XCEL, EIC Scaling Club |
| Fundingbox Accelerator Sp Zoo Warszawa | Poland | Other · SME | 4 | 3 | UASEEDs, BOOST, BEYOND |
| F6S Network Ireland Limited Lower Dublin | Ireland | Company · SME | 4 | 1 | SynergistEIC, X2.0, MediaMotorEurope |
| Eit Health Innostars Ev Munchen | Germany | Other | 4 | 0 | Women TechEU 2 EIC, UASEEDs, CoDEPlugin |
| Innova Srl Roma | Italy | Company · SME | 3 | 2 | HARD2SCALE, EIC ACCESSplus, B-HUB FOR EUROPE |
| 3Ura Unipessoal Lda Porto | Portugal | Company · SME | 4 | 0 | HARD2SCALE, BOOST, EIC Scaling Club |
| Tech Tour Europe Sa Bruxelles / Brussel | Belgium | Company · SME | 5 | 1 | EIC - ScalingUp, D2XCEL, EIC Scaling Club |
| Fasttrack Ventures Lda Lisboa | Portugal | Company · SME | 3 | 0 | SynergistEIC, Green Venture Bridge, MediaMotorEurope |
| G-Force Sro Bratislava | Slovakia | Company · SME | 2 | 0 | SynergistEIC, HARD2SCALE |
| Viesoji Istaiga Lietuvos Inovaciju Centras Vilnius | Lithuania | Public body | 4 | 2 | EEN2EIC, FINEST SCALEUP, InReady |
| Anthology Ventures Jsc Sofia | Bulgaria | Company · SME | 3 | 2 | VENTURES THRIVE, CORE12.01, CLIMATE-HUBS |
Spanish organisations with experience in this field
The Spanish organisations that appear most often in the closest funded projects.
| Organisation | Country | Type | Similar EU projects | As coordinator | Examples (CORDIS) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Splorotech Sl Pamplona | Spain | Company · SME | 5 | 2 | Women TechEU 2 EIC, EmpoWOMEN, BOOST |
| Asociacion De Federaciones Y Asociaciones De Empresarias Del Mediterraneo Afaemme Barcelona | Spain | Other | 2 | 0 | Women TechEU 2 EIC, Women TechEU |
| Asociación Women Angels For Steam - Wa4Steam Sant Cugat Del Valles | Spain | Other | 2 | 0 | Women TechEU 2 EIC, Women TechEU |
| Fundingbox Communities Sl Madrid | Spain | Other · SME | 2 | 0 | BOOST, DEEPSAFE |
| Universidad De Navarra Pamplona | Spain | University | 3 | 0 | GO - SME, EIC Scaling Club, IRSUS |
| Fundacio Barcelona Mobile World Capital Foundation Barcelona | Spain | Other | 2 | 0 | BOOST, MOBI-DEEP |
| Fundacion Icamcyl Cubillos Del Sil Leon | Spain | Research organisation | 1 | 1 | MOSAIC |
| Menlo Media Sl Barcelona | Spain | Company | 1 | 0 | Women TechEU 2 EIC |
What a typical winning consortium looks like
- 7partners (median)
- 5countries (median)
- 37%of partners are SMEs
Based on the 25 funded projects closest to this call. Use it as a benchmark, not a rule: always check the call conditions for the minimum consortium.
Most similar funded projects
Read their CORDIS pages to see the full consortium, results and deliverables.
- SynergistEIC – SynergistEIC: Boosting Synergies between EIC and Startup Europe (HORIZON · 2023 · HORIZON-EIC-2021-STARTUPEU-01-01)
- HARD2SCALE – Hard to abate industries repowereuring digital & deep-tech startups to scale in europe through cross-border acceleration in leading ecosystems (HORIZON · 2025 · HORIZON-EIE-2024-CONNECT-01-02)
- Women TechEU 2 EIC – Women TechEU 2 EIC (HORIZON · 2026 · HORIZON-EIC-2025-WOMENTECH)
- EmpoWOMEN – Acceleration programme empowering women-led deep tech startups in Widening Area countries (HORIZON · 2023 · HORIZON-EIC-2022-STARTUPEU-01-01)
- ELIgnite – Igniting Breakthrough Deep Tech Innovation Through High-Power Laser Infrastructure (HORIZON · 2026 · HORIZON-EIE-2026-01-CONNECT-03)
- EEN2EIC – Support to EIC Accelerator by the Enterprise Europe Network (HORIZON · 2022 · HORIZON-EIC-2021-EEN-01-01)
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Track-record data: CORDIS open data (European Commission), organisation level only, refreshed weekly. Rankings are calculated automatically by Ullswater Investments from text similarity between the call and funded projects; they are indicative.