28Digital Champions
Offers European deep-tech scaleups a year of fundraising support and investor access.
28Digital Champions is a 28DIGITAL (formerly EIT Digital) competition, initiated by the European Institute of Innovation and Technology, that offers fast-growing European deep-tech scaleups a year of fundraising support and investor access across five themes — core digital technology, industry, cities, wellbeing and finance. Applications are judged on the market and internationalization potential …
The competition looks for fast-growing European deep-tech companies spanning five themes -- core digital technology, industry, cities, wellbeing and finance. Applicants must be scaleups with a differentiated, highly innovative digital product and clear international ambitions.
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