Are you looking for expert support to take your solution to the next level? Do you struggle to connect with top-level investors? The EIC Business Acceleration Services include a programme to address both challenges. With the Ecosystem Partnerships, the EIC has gathered a network of organisations providing their services through the EIC Service Catalogue. On the Co-investment front, the EIC is facilitating interactions with investors through promotion, networking and pitching events.
The EIC Ecosystem Partnerships and Co-Investment Support Programme helps EIC innovators with two of their key needs: finding specialised services and attracting private capital. In this article, we’ll take you through the support that the EIC is providing on these two fronts, and help you discover how EIC beneficiaries can start benefiting from it.
Find specialised services and key opportunities with the EIC Partners
Through the EIC Ecosystem Partnerships and Co-Investment Support Programme, the EIC is partnering up with key ecosystem organisations that can provide a wide range of services to EIC beneficiaries and Seal of Excellence holders.
The services provided by the EIC Partners include both paid and free-of-charge offers. They are available across a variety of sectors and under 10+ service categories including, but not limited to:
- Acceleration, incubation and venture building
- Support fundraising
- Internationalisation
These services are available through the EIC Service Catalogue. The platform also hosts more niche service offers, including intellectual property and legal support, human resources acquisition, prototyping and access to specific infrastructure. EIC beneficiaries and Seal of Excellence holders can also filter by project stage, sector and technology readiness level (TRL), in order to discover the service that fits their unique needs.
The EIC organizes regular Ask me Anything online sessions with the organisations featured in the EIC Service Catalogue, providing insight into their services as well as on specific sectors and topics of their expertise.
In addition, the EIC is always on the lookout for win-win opportunities for joint activities with EIC Partners, and gathers them to network and share their insights during a yearly in-person event.
If you are an EIC beneficiary or Seal of Excellence holder:
Join our online session with EIC Partners working on Healthcare (20 June)
Subscribe to the EIC Service Catalogue Highlights to receive bi-monthly service recommendations
If you are interested in becoming an EIC Partner:
Check out the EIC’s Call for Partnerships
Do you have any doubts about the Ecosystem Partnerships? Please contact eicpartnerships-helpdesk@eic-bas.eu.
Get expert support, join exclusive pitching events and access high-level investors
In addition to providing equity support, the EIC Fund also assists its beneficiaries in attracting private investors. A key component of the Ecosystem Partnerships and Co-Investment Support programme focuses on this objective.
To prepare for investor engagement, selected companies receive specialized support from experts in their fields. These investor readiness activities include:
- Pitch deck reviews
- Benchmarking reports
- Complimentary access to top VC resources
- Competitor valuation analysis
EIC Fund companies can participate in regular ePitching sessions and in-person Investor Days organized as part of the programme. These events offer opportunities to connect with leading European investors in their specific sectors, facilitating one-on-one meetings.
Additionally, EIC Fund companies are showcased to investors through a dedicated matchmaking platform, regular deal-sharing activities, and a monthly newsletter.
If you are an investor:
If you are investing in medical technologies, learn more about the EIC ePitching on Medtech (18 June) and if interested in attending it, express your interest at investments@eicfund.eu.
Get to know the EIC Fund Portfolio.
Sign up for the EIC Fund Investors Network.
Do you have any doubts about the Co-Investment Support provided under the programme? Please contact investments@eicfund.eu.
DISCLAIMER: This information is provided in the interest of knowledge sharing and should not be interpreted as the official view of the European Commission, or any other organisation.