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1-on-1 Guidance for The smarter E Europe 2026

Gives EnergyTech and GreenTech start-ups a shared exhibition stand, on-site support and 1:1 consulting at The smarter E Europe 2026 trade fair in Munich.

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The offer sits within INNOVATE-EU, a two-year initiative funded by the European Innovation Council and SMEs Executive Agency (EISMEA) under Horizon Europe grant agreement No. 101193439, bringing together eight partners across Germany, Romania, Spain, Latvia and Lithuania to build cross-border startup support. The same page separately lists an unrelated INNOVATE-EU training programme running April …

This offer is for EnergyTech and GreenTech start-ups that want to enter the German market or expand across Europe's energy sector. It's tied specifically to The smarter E Europe 2026 trade fair in Munich rather than being a general accelerator program.

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