EIT Digital Co-Creation Accelerator
Funds early-stage deep tech startups developing solutions at TRL 4-5 in collaboration with industry partners through a 4-month co-creation programme.
The EIT Digital Co-Creation Accelerator is a grant programme administered by 28DIGITAL, the startup and innovation arm of EIT Digital — an organisation initiated by the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT). The programme provides grants of up to EUR 250,000 to startups developing early-stage deep tech solutions in partnership with established industry partners.
The programme runs…
Deep tech solutions at TRL 4-5 developed in collaboration with industry partners. Specific technology domains are not enumerated.
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