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STEP Scale Up

Offers large growth support for European deep-tech companies moving from pilot innovation to global scale.

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STEP Scale Up is the European Innovation Council’s large equity route for deep-tech companies that are trying to become global leaders. It is not a grant program. The instrument is equity, with investments sized at €10 million to €30 million per company, and it is administered by EISMEA under Horizon Europe. The program is aimed at EU or Horizon Europe associated companies with the ambition and sc…

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Last verified: 28 May 2026Source: eic.ec.europa.eu