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Falling Walls Venture

Status

Usually opens in February

Projected from the months this call usually opens — not a date the funder has confirmed.

Opens soon

Projected from the pattern of past calls — confirm on the funder's page before planning around it.

Amount
€100,000

EUR 100,000 science investment prize (Atlantic Science Investment Prize, in partnership with Atlantic, a pre-seed VC) plus Falling Walls Venture platform.

Funder

Falling Walls Foundation

private · national

Deadline: One call a year — The next round of nominations and applications opens in February 2027. The 2026 Atlantic prize deadline was 14 September 2026.

Your odds
Not published

This funder does not publish a success rate. We rank it using the rate observed across similar programmes and label it as an estimate rather than implying we know.

Effort
quick

Quick — mostly identity and bank details.

Who can apply

Start-up based on scientific research, endorsed by a nominating institution, incorporated at application and not older than 5 years, with a prototype or proof of concept. Atlantic prize: researcher at a European institution, currently doing a PhD or PhD/Master's received less than 5 years ago.

Related reading: How grant deadlines actually work

Apply on the funder's site

Source. https://falling-walls.com/venture/

"The next round of nominations and applications will open in February 2027."

Last checked against the official page on 5 October 2026

Source: falling-walls.com

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