EIC Fund
European Innovation Council · Public investor
RollingLast verified 7 Nov 2026
The EIC Fund provides equity and quasi-equity financing of €0.5m to €30m to deep tech startups, SMEs, and small mid-caps selected through the EIC Accelerator and STEP Scale Up programmes.
11 deals in the last 24 months, latest 4 Aug 2026. Derived from its deals in the news.
Key facts
- Stages
- Series A, Series B, Series C+
- Sectors
- Sector-agnostic, Other deeptech
- Ticket
- €500K–€30M
- Typical round size
- €26.9M (median of its recent deals, not a ticket)
- Leads rounds
- 11% of recent deals with a known role
- Eligible countries
- any EU member state
- Provider based in
- European Union
- Conditions
- TRL 5 or higher
- Focus
- deep tech; disruptive innovation; market-creating innovation
- Does not invest in
- ethical, legal, and EU strategic exclusions
- How to apply
- Apply when a call is open · Apply on their site
Recent deals
| Company | Round | Sectors | Amount | Role | Announced |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Syntetica | Series A | Circular economy, Materials & chemistry, Cleantech | €26.9M | participant | 4 Aug 2026 |
| Multiverse Computing | Series C+ | Quantum, AI & machine learning, B2B SaaS | €500M | participant | 27 Jul 2026 |
| NeuralTrust · Spain | Seed | AI & machine learning, Cybersecurity, B2B SaaS | €17.2M | participant | 17 Jun 2026 |
| Quobly | Series A | Quantum, Semiconductors, Other deeptech | €115M | participant | 3 Jun 2026 |
| ROSI | Series B | Cleantech, Climate & energy, Circular economy | €20M | lead | 30 Apr 2026 |
| ATMOS Space Cargo | Series A | Space, Logistics & supply chain | €25.7M | participant | 22 Apr 2026 |
| FineHeart | Series C+ | Medtech | €83M | – | 8 Jan 2026 |
| FMC · Germany | Series C+ | Semiconductors, AI & machine learning | €100M | – | 13 Nov 2025 |
| AMT Medical · Netherlands | Series B | Medtech | €22.4M | participant | 17 Apr 2025 |
| Sparrow Quantum | Series A | Photonics, Quantum, Other deeptech | €21.5M | participant | 10 Apr 2025 |
| Alice & Bob · France | Series B | Quantum | €100M | participant | 28 Jan 2025 |
Evidence
Short excerpts from the sources, in their original language, that back the facts above.
- Apply link
https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/opportunities/topic-details/HORIZON-EIC-2026-STEP?frameworkProgramme=43108390&isExactMatc…
https://eic.ec.europa.eu/eic-funding-opportunities/step-scale_en - Kind
Invests in deep tech startups and SMEs selected under the EIC Accelerator and EIC STEP Scale Up
https://eic.ec.europa.eu/eic-fund/eic-fund-investment-guidelines-approach_en - Kind
The pre-commitment must represent at least 20% of the total target funding round, which is expected to be in the range of EUR 50 to 150 million or more, and…
https://eic.ec.europa.eu/eic-funding-opportunities/step-scale_en - Sectors
Sectors: Open to all sectors, with a strong focus on deep tech, disruptive and market-creating innovation
https://eic.ec.europa.eu/eic-fund/eic-fund-investment-guidelines-approach_en - Ticket
Investment size: €0.5M – €10M (Accelerator), €10M to €30M under EIC STEP Scale Up
https://eic.ec.europa.eu/eic-fund/eic-fund-investment-guidelines-approach_en - Ticket
Investment size: €0.5M – €10M (Accelerator), €10M to €30M under EIC STEP Scale Up
https://eic.ec.europa.eu/eic-fund/eic-fund-investment-guidelines-approach_en
Status history
- 7 Nov 2026: Uncertain → Rolling (profiles: investor activity)
- 7 Nov 2026: Rolling → Uncertain (freshness: investor activity)
- 6 Nov 2026: Rolling (first extraction)
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