Startup Europe - CANCELLED
Startup Europe - CANCELLED was designed to support European digital, deep tech and manufacturing startups and scaleups through cross-border acceleration to expand market presence and investment connections.
Funder: European Commission
Due Dates: Cancelled | June 1, 2027 (original opening) | September 15, 2027 (original submission deadline)
Funding Amounts: Originally planned: €2,000,000 per project, 9 grants; cancelled topic budget: €0
Summary: This cancelled Horizon Europe action was designed to connect European digital, deep tech and manufacturing startup ecosystems through cross-border acceleration.
Key Information: At least 50% of consortium beneficiaries were required to be established in moderate or emerging innovator countries or regions.
Description
Startup Europe was a European Commission Coordination and Support Action under Horizon Europe’s European innovation ecosystems programme. It was designed to connect local digital, deep tech and manufacturing startup ecosystems, expand companies’ market presence, and link startups and scaleups with investment, innovation communities and new markets. Relevant technologies included artificial intelligence, advanced computing, cybersecurity, blockchain, the Internet of Things, energy, greentech, AgriTech and fintech.
The planned support covered investment readiness, business models, revenue generation, leadership and adaptation to regulatory and market changes, with particular attention to public and corporate innovation procurement. Priorities included women-led companies and ecosystems in moderate or emerging innovator regions. The topic was cancelled following the addition of HORIZON-EIE-2027-02-CONNECT-01, European Startup and Scaleup Hubs pilot.
