EIC STEP Scale Up — Q3 & Q4 Cutoffs
Invests in scale-up ventures in digital, clean technology, and biotechnology through equity to accelerate commercialization pathways.
The EIC STEP Scale Up programme is the European Innovation Council's equity-investment vehicle for ambitious scale-up companies in digital and deep tech, cleantech, and biotech. It sits within the Strategic Technologies for Europe Platform (STEP) and targets SMEs and small mid-cap companies with up to 499 employees. Israeli companies legally registered in Israel are fully eligible because Israel i…
STEP Scale Up — digital and deep tech, cleantech, biotech. SMEs or small mid-caps up to 499 employees.
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