Changes in the EIC Accelerator during 2019 Posted on January 13, 2020October 14, 2020 By Stephan Segler, Ph.D. Since 2019 has come to an end, here is a summary of the main changes that have occurred regarding the EUs startup grant – the EIC Accelerator: 1. Equity Finance: The most significant change was the discontinuation of Phase 1 (€50,000 grant financing) and the introduction of the new blended financing option for Phase 2 (now up to €17,500,000 with grant and equity). 2. Phase 2 Template: The template for the Phase 2 application has been reworked and includes new additions such as detailed financial information, listed KPIs, explicit need for EU support and the addition of specific summaries to the proposal introduction instead of the previously introduced executive summary. 3. Pitch Deck: The pitch deck for the required presentations and interviews will now need to be uploaded with the application and cannot be modified later on. These and other minor changes will need to be considered when submitting (or re-submitting) your next proposal. EIC Accelerator Horizon 2020 Phase 1 Phase 2 SME Instrument / EIC Accelerator EIC Accelerator equityEIC Accelerator financingEIC Accelerator grantEIC Accelerator templateSME Instrument Phase 1SME Instrument Phase 2tip#18
EIC Accelerator EIC Accelerator Results: Funding Rates and Circu Li-ion & Iris.AI Success Cases Posted on December 21, 2022February 28, 2024 The EIC Accelerator blended financing (formerly SME Instrument Phase 2, grant and equity) has recently closed its last funding round of 2022 (see Deadlines). Following the multi-step grant application process, the last Step 2 deadline was set on October 5th while the interviews for Step 3 were being conducted in… Read More
EIC Accelerator Writing an EIC Accelerator Application: Microsoft Word vs. Adobe InDesign (SME Instrument Writing) Posted on May 23, 2020October 9, 2020 The EIC Accelerator application consists of the following major parts: Document 1 (Main proposal as PDF – 30 pages1 ≤ 10MB) Document 2 (Annexes as PDF – unlimited pages ≤ 10MB) Document 3 (Financial documents as PDF & XLS/ODS ≤ 10MB) Document 4 (Pitch deck as PDF – unlimited pages… Read More
EIC Accelerator EIC Accelerator DeepDive: Analyzing the Industries, Countries and Funding Types of EIC Accelerator Winners (2021-2024) Posted on June 6, 2024June 8, 2024 The EIC Accelerator funding (grant and equity, with blended financing option) by the European Innovation Council (EIC) and European Commission (EC) has supported 563 companies between 2021 and 2024 in a variety of different industries. It is a key program for DeepTech entrepreneurs in the EU and countries associated with… Read More