The European Innovation Council (EIC) is bringing you a special summer update with selected offers from the EIC Service Catalogue. Are you already in? If you are interested in receiving service recommendations tailored to your project stage, subscribe to the EIC Service Catalogue Highlights.
The EIC Service Catalogue is a platform through which you, EIC beneficiaries, can apply for tailored services from key providers across Europe. You can find a wide range of service categories, from acceleration and fundraising support to niche infrastructure, coaching and legal support, all searchable and filterable according to your business needs and project stage.
In this special summer edition, we are bringing you a selection of offers recently added to the catalogue. These recommendations include services from the Partners who presented their offers on the first EIC Service Catalogue - Ask me Anything. This online event was a chance for EIC beneficiaries to interact with some of the key innovation players partnering up with the EIC and hear exclusive presentations about their offers and organisations.
Keep reading to discover brand new services and stay tuned for upcoming opportunities!
Discover some of the latest additions to the EIC Service Catalogue:
1. VeniSIA Accelerator by VeniSIA - Fondazione Università Ca’ Foscari Venezia
A three-month acceleration programme for technologies with strong market potential and focus on environmental sustainability. The programme aims to support EIC beneficiaries in the development of their business with key in-house experts in specialised fields. The experts will run one masterclasses per week (during 12 weeks). The programme will finish with a Pitch Day to present EIC beneficiaries solutions to the VeniSIA Network of investors and corporations.
EIC Pathfinder and EIC Transition beneficiaries:
Learn more and apply here until 31.08.2023
2. Acceleration programme EVOLUT 4.0 by Tech-Park Kaunas
The EVOLUT 4.0 is a two-month acceleration programme that supports EIC beneficiaries in developing an innovative product, defining the business value proposition, increasing sales and preparing for the investment phase. The service is specially directed to EIC beneficiaries from the Deep-Tech, Med-Tech, Ed-Tech, and Space-Tech sectors. The programme mentors are experts from industry leading companies and researchers from science institutions and universities. Implementation of the programme covers training & practice sessions in hybrid format.
EIC Pathfinder and EIC Transition beneficiaries:
Learn more and apply here until 01.10.2023
3. Investment/Fundraising Readiness by EIT Manufacturing
An ongoing service for due diligence support and investment preparation targeting all EIC beneficiaries. This service has two activities. Through a) Due Diligence Support, EIC beneficiaries can receive assistance in their commercial and/or technical Due Diligence processes to help them estimate the company’s value, assets, technological competence, and commercial potential. Through b) Add-on Investment Preparation Services, available to beneficiaries who took part in activity a) can access the EIT Manufacturing ecosystem, for support towards their fundraising. This includes introductions to investor parties and tailored support on investment preparations. The implementation of these services will be hybrid and conducted via a dedicated EIT Manufacturing point of contact.
EIC beneficiaries and Seal of Excellence holders:
4. Climate-Tech Pre-Seed Investment Programme by G-Force
A six-month coaching and investment service for pre-seed climate-tech EIC beneficiaries. This service provides EIC beneficiaries with preferential access to pitching for an investment from G-Force and participation in its Climate-Tech Pre-Seed Programme. The investment comprises a cash investment and an in-kind contribution of six-month long bespoke operational support (delivered by in-house experts from G-Force and their partner organisation, Founders Factory). This is a bespoke hands-on programme during which a team of 10-15 operators work closely with the EIC beneficiaries’ team members. The service will be primarily implemented online, but in-person sessions are also possible. The service is only applicable for investment-ready EIC beneficiaries with deep-tech solutions for climate change.
EIC Transition, EIC Accelerator beneficiaries and Seal of Excellence holders:
5. Acceleration by E-Health Venture
This three-month acceleration program is directed to innovators to support the development and growth of digital-health EIC Beneficiaries. The first activity is a free of charge gaps analysis to define an action plan, prior to the start of the programme. This action plan will clarify the services/modules that are most relevant for EIC Beneficiaries. After an assessment by EHV, EIC beneficiaries can the services that are relevant to them and receive structural coaching. The service will have Hybrid implementation, up to a maximum of 50% online. Offline activities will take place in EHV facilities in Brussels, Belgium.
EIC Transition, EIC Accelerator beneficiaries and Seal of Excellence holders:
6. Green Innovation Academy by Soulmates Ventures
Green Innovation Academy (GIA) is a non-profit incubator of sustainable innovations. Soulmates Ventures works together with the founders to overcome the barriers, leading to successful implementation of their vision. Soulmates Ventures provides the founders with extensive expertise tailored to their needs. They can formulate a strategy, create a business model and work on brand development and marketing. The focus is to make the startup successful on the global market.
EIC Transition, EIC Accelerator beneficiaries and Seal of Excellence holders:
7. Business acceleration for Healthcare Technologies by Brussels Agency for Business Support - hub.brussels
A six-month coaching programme to boost the development of connected medical devices. A group of seasoned experts will support EIC beneficiaries with expertise in medical technologies (with particular focus on medical devices and e-health). The service will begin with an assessment offered to EIC beneficiaries. Those beneficiaries that want to proceed with the service will have access to the hub.brussels network to foster collaboration with stakeholders from the innovation ecosystem. All the activities are preferably offline and have the possibility to be delivered online.
EIC beneficiaries and Seal of Excellence holders:
8. Pre-Seed & Seed Investments & Investment Readiness by Techcelerator (Hexagon Ventures)
This service aims to support EIC beneficiaries with their fundraising strategy, offering individualised consulting and access to a pool of relevant VCs. The service includes working on the supporting documents for the fundraising: go-to-market strategy, financials, possible valuation, pitch deck. The outcome of the service is the facilitation of VC introductions so the beneficiaries can raise capital in a more structure and effective way. The first phase of the service is the diagnosis phase, where the Beneficiary will receive a short questionnaire, followed up by a discovery meeting with the EIC partner - the Techcelerator investment team.
EIC Transition, EIC Accelerator and Seal of Excellence holders:
9. WLOUNGE House by WLOUNGE
The WLOUNGE House offers a community centre to EIC beneficiaries in a hybrid mode. This service is the utmost entrepreneurial campus in the heart of Berlin and Germany's first tech innovation hub & incubator for fintech, diversity and sustainability, covering Europe with its activities. The mission of the House is to empower the next generation of entrepreneurs by featuring on-campus and online resources. The House offers everything entrepreneurs need to launch and grow their businesses and everything corporates, and the public sector needs to find them.
EIC beneficiaries and Seal of Excellence holders:
Never miss a service
Aside from regular articles in the EIC Community, the EIC is helping innovators keep up with relevant service offers through the EIC Service Catalogue Highlights. This update is tailored according to funding instrument and distributed through email on a bi-monthly basis, in order to promote new services and let you know which offers have upcoming application deadlines.
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More on the EIC Service Catalogue
The EIC Service Catalogue gathers a vast number of acceleration and support service offers open to EIC Beneficiaries and Seal of Excellence holders provided by the group of innovation ecosystem organisations known as EIC Partners.
If you are having trouble accessing highly technical or specific resources/services to scale up your solution, the EIC Service Catalogue may be the tool you need.
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About the EIC Ecosystem Partnerships and Co-investment Support Programme
The EIC Partners are selected under the EIC Ecosystem Partnerships and Co-Investment Support Programme, which is expanding the EIC Business Acceleration Services (BAS) by taking on two of the greatest challenges for EIC innovators: accessing specialized sector-focused services and attracting private investors.
Through a series of partnerships with key actors, the EIC is helping its beneficiaries access specialized, sector-focused resources, facilities, and expertise to address their individual needs. The programme is also promoting co-investment along the EIC Fund, namely by supporting and facilitating interactions between beneficiaries and investors.
For additional information, please contact our helpdesk: eicpartnerships-helpdesk@eic-bas.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.