EIC STEP Scale Up Call 2025 – Secure Up to €30M in Funding for Game-Changing Innovations

What is the EIC STEP Scale Up Call?

The EIC STEP Scale Up Call is a high-impact funding opportunity designed to help Europe’s most innovative SMEs and small mid-caps bring groundbreaking technologies to market. Managed by the EIC Fund, this scheme bridges the funding gap for high-risk, high-reward innovations that struggle to secure traditional investment.

With a total budget of €300 million for 2025 (expanding to €900 million by 2027), selected companies can receive between €10 million and €30 million, enabling them to scale their solutions and attract major funding rounds of €50M to €150M+.

🚀 Is your company ready to scale? This could be the funding boost you need to dominate your industry.

Who is the EIC STEP Scale Up Call For?

This opportunity is tailored for high-growth SMEs and small mid-caps (up to 499 employees) developing disruptive technologies in key sectors:

🔹 Digital & Deep Tech: AI, quantum, semiconductors, advanced connectivity, sensing, robotics, autonomous systems.
🔹 Clean Tech: Net-zero solutions such as solar, wind, energy storage, hydrogen, biogas, carbon capture, circular economy, and nuclear innovations.
🔹 Biotech: Advanced DNA/RNA, cell engineering, gene therapies, nanobiotechnology, and bioinformatics.

Why Apply?

✅ Massive Funding Potential – Secure between €10M and €30M, plus attract private investors.
✅ Strategic Growth Support – EIC investment helps you scale faster and break into new markets.
✅ High-Impact Sectors – Targeted at deep tech, clean energy, and biotech innovations that shape the future.
✅ Flexible, Rolling Applications – Apply at any time, with evaluations happening regularly.

How to Apply for the EIC STEP Scale Up Call

📝 Step 1: Prepare Your Application
Submit a full proposal including:

• Business plan (50 pages max)
• Pitch deck (15 pages max)
• Pre-commitment from a qualified investor covering at least 20% of your funding round
• Ownership control declaration

🎤 Step 2: Jury Interview
If your proposal meets the eligibility criteria, you’ll be invited for an EIC Jury Interview (max. 6 members). Results are communicated within 2 weeks.

📅 Step 3: Secure Funding
Evaluations happen at least once per quarter, with a first-come, first-served approach for 2025!

Deadline & Key Takeaways

🚀 Applications are open now! Submit anytime in 2025.
💰 Total Budget: €300M (2025), growing to €900M by 2027.
📈 Investment Range: €10M – €30M per company.
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