2022 EIT Digital Challenge Now Open for European & UK Tech Start-ups

Funding is available for the EIT Digital Challenge’s winning European technology start-ups.

The EIT Digital Challenge is an annual Europe-wide call for the most innovative start-ups in digital technology ready to scale up. It is provided through EIT Digital- a European digital innovation and entrepreneurial education organisation.

EU and UK based start-ups can apply with their innovative digital technologies in one of the following thematic areas:

  • Digital Tech
  • Digital Cities
  • Digital Industry
  • Digital Wellbeing
  • Digital Finance

The top 20 companies will be invited to an event to pitch in front of a panel of experts and investors, as well as participate in matchmaking sessions with invited corporates and investors. The best five companies will receive a full year of tailored international growth support by the EIT Digital Accelerator worth €50,000 to scale up their business. They will get dedicated services in international Access to Finance and Business Development by the EIT Digital Accelerator team.

Applicants should be fast-growing technology start-ups ready to scale with a product/service leverage digital technology.

The deadline for applications is 19 September 2022.

(This report was the subject of a GRANTfinder Newsflash.)