Join Open Innovation Factory 2024 to boost your deep tech startup!
Do you want to accelerate the growth of your early-stage digital deep tech startup?
Submit your proposal to the EIT Digital "Open Innovation Factory 2024" programme and receive our support to package your technology, sign up customers and attract investment.
The work programme is guided by the five focus areas - Digital Tech, Digital Industry, Digital Cities, Digital Wellbeing and Digital Finance - of the EIT Digital Strategic Innovation Agenda 2022-2024.
Selected proposals will receive financial support from EIT Digital and be embedded in our pan-European ecosystem of over 350 partners from business and industry, research and academia, investment, and the public sector.
Engage in the largest European digital innovation ecosystem and benefit from Open Innovation Factory 2024!
Apply to the EIT Digital Open Innovation Factory and get:
- EIT Digital financial support (up to 400K Euro)
- Fundraising assistance
- Mentoring and coaching
- EIT Digital Speed Master training
- Access to hundreds of partners from EIT Digital’s innovation ecosystem across Europe, including corporates, public sector, investors and academia
Ready to apply? Here’s what you need to know.
All proposals need to be submitted by a team of two to four EIT Digital partners from at least two different eligible European countries. One of the team members must be an early-stage venture with an innovative deeptech product that already has traction. The team must be ready to collaborate intensively for 6 months on a joint plan to boost this innovative product and gain more market traction.
Are you entrepreneurial and enthusiastic but unable to meet these requirements? Don’t worry, EIT Digital can support you in finding complementary partners to complete the team! Just fill the matchmaking form!
Not an EIT Digital partner yet? Don’t worry, you can start the application process and complete it if your proposal is selected.
In consideration of the support received by the applicant, an equity granting model is applied whereby EIT Digital will be granted equity in the early-stage venture. The new Cut-off specific document will be released in July, stay tuned!
Timeline
The call is closed.
How to participate?
Please read carefully the Open Innovation Factory 2024 document. Read the FAQ to find the answer to some of the more common questions and if you can’t find your answer there, please contact oif@eitdigital.eu with your specific question.
Download Open Innovation Factory 2024 document
- If your organisation is already a Partner of EIT Digital: please go directly to the EIT Digital Intranet page and its proposal submission system.
- Organisations that are not yet Partners are expected to submit their applications for partnership latest at the moment of submission of the proposal. Please see partnership models for more information about becoming an EIT Digital Partner and provide the information via the questionnaire for new organisations. This will put you in contact with the relevant EIT Digital Region. You will then receive a Partner ID that is required to access to the EIT Digital Intranet page and its proposal submission system.
Should you need assistance in finding Partners of EIT Digital to collaborate with or have further questions about EIT Digital in general and Open Innovation Factory 2024.
