European Innovation Council Fund (direct equity)
EIC Fund
Status not published
No separate application: companies access the EIC Fund by being selected through the EIC Accelerator or the EIC Scale-Up strand.
Direct equity/quasi-equity. Standard EIC Accelerator blended-finance ticket is EUR 1-10 million. Under the STEP Scale-Up strand tickets of up to EUR 30 million are possible. The EIC Fund typically takes a 10-20% minority stake and does not seek control.
European Innovation Council Fund (managed by EIF/Alter Domus on behalf of the European Commission)
public · supranational
Deadline: Open all year — No separate application: companies access the EIC Fund by being selected through the EIC Accelerator or the EIC Scale-Up strand.
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.
Quick — mostly identity and bank details.
Who can apply
- Up to 499 employees
- Sectors: deeptech
- Stage: seed, Series A and growth
- Locally registered entity required
Only companies selected via EIC Accelerator / EIC Scale-Up. Investment is subject to due diligence and to EU ownership and control screening.
Related reading: How grant deadlines actually work · The EIC Accelerator, explained
Source. https://eic.ec.europa.eu/eic-funding-opportunities/eic-accelerator_en
Last checked against the official page on 5 October 2026
Source: eic.ec.europa.eu
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