Venture Incubation Program

Do you have a business idea and want to turn your innovative digital technology into an MVP and start your venture?

Are you and your team based in one of these 24 countries?

Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, Ukraine.

What is the EIT Digital Venture Incubation Program?

INTERNATIONAL GROWTH SUPPORT FOR

EUROPEAN ENTREPRENEURS

  • Get financial support of up to € 30,000
  • Develop your Minimum Viable Product
  • Establish your deep tech venture
  • Get business development help from top international experts
  • Find a first investor
  • Join Europe's leading innovation ecosystem

Requirements

  • Multidisciplinary teams of at least two individuals with an innovative business idea, PoC or prototype in the fields of Digital Industry, Digital Tech, Digital Wellbeing, Digital Finance or Digital Cities.
  • Non-legal entities or startups incorporated after 01/01/2024.
  • Residents of any of the following 24 countries: Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, Ukraine.

The EIT Digital Venture Incubation Program takes you from idea to investment in less than a year. The ambitious trajectory takes entrepreneurs with a brilliant idea from concept to MVP, market validation and funding. Further benefits unlock with each milestone achieved. The program will be held fully online.

This unique program benefits from EIT Digital ecosystem centered around its network of Nodes and local partners delivering the program editions.

Start off with the

GROWTH PACKAGE

A two-day Bootcamp

An 8-week virtual Pre-Acceleration Phase - training in entrepreneurial skills and support to develop and finalise your MVP from entrepreneurial experts.

€ 5,000 cash prize

Succeed with your

MVP

Teams who successfully complete the program, incorporate the venture on time and present a strong MVP, qualify for the first tranche of the Final Prize of € 10,000.

GO TO MARKET AND GET

TRACTION

In addition, the fastest ventures that have received the first tranche of the Final Prize and achieved funding or commercial traction by November 24th 2024 have the opportunity to receive an additional € 10,000 (if they have found an investor investing at least € 50,000) and additional  € 5,000 (if they have achieved sales of at least € 10,000).

How to apply

1. Read carefully the Rules & Regulations

2. Complete the application form

Application is closed.
  • Visit the → Application page.
  • Select your country of residence.
  • Describe your team.
  • Explain the business model, the technology underlying your product/solution, and your innovative idea.
  • Upload your pitch deck.

3. Application deadline

28 April 2024

Questions

For any question(s) concerning the Venture Incubation Program and the application process contact us at venture_program@eitdigital.eu.

Partners

The Venture Incubation Program is executed by the Innovation Partners of EIT Digital responsible for the pre-Acceleration Phase and to support the teams to:

  • Focus on market verticals & offer, shifting from a product to a market perspective.
  • De-risk deep-tech ventures via product and market validation, pushing participants to test market hypotheses with real potential customers.
  • Create opportunities for peer-to-peer learning among selected teams encouraging a strong community spirit amongst the cohort that will last far beyond the end of this program.
  • Enable participants to maximize their product-market fit by exposing them to real market actors in their target sectors.
  • Prepare the teams for a seed-stage investment from Business Angels or Venture Capital firms in Europe.
  • Support teams in finding the first Investor.

Testimonials

"We are extremely grateful to the EIT Digital Venture Program for taking a chance on us in such an early stage of our startup journey. They provided us with essential knowledge on how to start and grow our business and gave us a financial support without which we would not be able to build our MVP and validate our idea." - co-founder Karolina Czaplicka, Subjective Guide

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Co-Funded by the European Union