Deep Tech CEE Challenge 2026
Awards up to €5,000 and investor access to deep-tech startups that make its finals.
Deep Tech CEE Challenge 2026 is a Deep Tech Summit prize, run by Cracow University of Technology and co-financed by Poland's Minister of Science and Higher Education, that awards up to €5,000 and investor access to deep-tech startups that make its finals. Applicants choose between two tracks: the main Rising Stars competition, open to deep-tech startups and R&D-rooted projects between TRL 3/4 and …
Looks for deep-tech startups or R&D-rooted projects, operating for up to about six years, at TRL 3/4 through 8/9 and pre-seed to late-seed stage, with a standalone team of at least two founders — not a subsidiary or spin-out of another company. It welcomes innovation across all sectors, from biotech and medtech to fintech and spacetech.
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