What Types of Companies Have Received Funding? Posted on March 19, 2019March 18, 2020 By Stephan Segler, Ph.D. In 2018, the EC has published an annual report which contained some helpful statistics. It actually answers quite a few questions that I frequently receive from companies, so here are the bullet points: Of all funded companies, 84% (Phase 2) and 95% (Phase 1) applied as single entities Most funded companies require coaching to better understand the market and business strategy While Phase 1 is optional, Phase 2 is twice as likely to receive funding if Phase 1 is completed first Most funded companies have under 3 employees 76% of funded companies have a B2B revenue model Horizon 2020 Phase 1 Phase 2 SME Instrument / EIC Accelerator Industries & CompaniesInvestorsSME Instrument Phase 1SME Instrument Phase 2Statisticstip#11
EIC Accelerator EIC Accelerator Budget Retrospectively Increased By €150m due to COVID-19 Posted on April 30, 2020October 9, 2020 It has today been announced that the budget for the March 20th cut-off for the EIC Accelerator has been increased retrospectively. This has been decided due to the record number of applications received (almost 4,000 instead of the usual ~1,900) and the EU’s push towards applicants to present COVID-19 related… Read More
EIC Accelerator Visual Representation of an EIC Accelerator Proposal Narrative (SME Instrument Phase 2) – Part 3 Posted on October 26, 2020October 18, 2020 Part 1 and Part 2 of this article can be found under the provided links. The following article as a continuation of the visual guide (i.e. Part 3) for the preparation of an EIC Accelerator blended financing proposal (formerly SME Instrument Phase 2, grant and equity financing) which can be… Read More
EIC Accelerator How the EIC Can Incentivise Shorter and Clearer Applications for the EIC Accelerator (SME Instrument Phase 2) – Part 2 Posted on December 14, 2020December 10, 2020 Information for readers: The following is a description of a proposed evaluation process but it does not, in any way, reflect the current way EIC Accelerator applications are evaluated. For this, please read this article. This article is a continuation of Part 1 and is followed by Part 3 and… Read More