EIT InnoEnergy startup investment and support
InnoEnergy Investment (EIT InnoEnergy)
Open continuously
No deadline — apply whenever you are ready.
Combination of equity investment and in-kind business acceleration. Ticket sizes are negotiated case by case and are not published.
EIT InnoEnergy SE
ppp · supranational
Deadline: Open all year — Applications accepted on a rolling basis through the InnoEnergy startup application form.
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
- Sectors: energy, climate, mobility, manufacturing
- Stage: seed, Series A and growth
Focus areas include energy storage, transport and mobility, decarbonising industry, smart grids and renewable energy. Created in 2010 by the European Institute of Innovation and Technology; network of over 1,400 partners.
How to apply
- Submit the online startup application form describing the technology, team and market
- Screening and due diligence by an InnoEnergy thematic team
- Investment committee decision; support delivered as capital plus access to the InnoEnergy industrial network
Related reading: How grant deadlines actually work
Source. https://innoenergy.com/startups/
"We invest in people with high-impact solutions advancing the clean energy transition. Mainly Europe, but also USA and Japan."
Last checked against the official page on 5 October 2026
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