European startup grant programmes

Non-dilutive funding for startups in Europe — EU-wide instruments and national schemes, with the stage, sector and amount for each.

29 programmes, grouped by where the money comes from. Everything here is non-dilutive or partly non-dilutive: grants, stipends, zero-interest loans and blended grant-plus-equity instruments. Amounts are indicative — co-financing rates, eligibility and deadlines are set per call, so treat the official page as the authority. Each entry carries the date it was last checked against that page.

EU-wide and pan-European

• Cascade Funding €5K – €200K (varies by program/hub) Pre-seedSeedEarly StageDigital / AIAny Sector Details, sources and commentsChecked 14 Aug 2026
• EIC Accelerator Up to €2.5M grant + up to €15M equity investment Early StageGrowthDeep TechClimate / Green TechDigital / AI Details, sources and commentsChecked 14 Aug 2026
• EIC Pathfinder Up to €3M (Open); up to €4M (Challenges) R&DResearch / Spin-offDeep Tech Details, sources and commentsChecked 14 Aug 2026
• EIC Step (European Innovation Council) Up to €2.5M grant + €7.5M equity investment Early StageGrowthDeep Tech Details, sources and commentsChecked 14 Aug 2026
• EIC Transition €500K – €2.5M grant Early StageR&DDeep TechAny Sector Details, sources and commentsChecked 14 Aug 2026
• EIT Accelerator (KIC Programs) €15K – €100K+ non-dilutive; business plan prizes vary SeedEarly StageClimate / Green TechDigital / AIHealthAny Sector Details, sources and commentsChecked 14 Aug 2026
• ERC Starting Grant Up to €1.5M over 5 years (up to €2.5M for relocating researchers) R&DResearch / Spin-offAny Sector Details, sources and commentsChecked 14 Aug 2026
• ESA BIC (Business Incubation Centres) €50K – €250K cash + in-kind support (varies by national BIC) Pre-seedSeedEarly StageSpace Tech Details, sources and commentsChecked 14 Aug 2026
• Eurostars Up to €500K per project (national agency co-funding) Early StageGrowthR&DR&D / SMEAny Sector Details, sources and commentsChecked 14 Aug 2026
• GOBio Next (EIC / Horizon Europe) Up to €2.5M grant (proof of concept) + follow-on funding options R&DEarly StageBiotech / Life Sciences Details, sources and commentsChecked 14 Aug 2026
• Horizon Europe (Clusters) €1M – €10M+ depending on call R&DGrowthDigital / AIHealthClimate / Green TechSpace Tech Details, sources and commentsChecked 14 Aug 2026
• LIFE Programme €1M – €5M+ (55–60% co-financing rate) GrowthR&DEnvironment / Circular EconomyClimate / Green Tech Details, sources and commentsChecked 14 Aug 2026
• Women TechEU €75K grant + coaching & mentoring Pre-seedSeedDeep TechWomen-led Details, sources and commentsChecked 14 Aug 2026

Austria

• aws Preseed & Seedfinancing Preseed: up to €89K–€100K; Seedfinancing: up to €356K–€400K (non-repayable grants) Pre-seedSeedDeep TechDigital / AIBiotech / Life SciencesClimate / Green Tech Details, sources and commentsChecked 14 Aug 2026
• FFG General Programme Up to €3M per project; 50% of costs (up to 70% for startups) Early StageGrowthR&DR&D / SMEAny Sector Details, sources and commentsChecked 14 Aug 2026

Belgium (Flanders)

• VLAIO Research Project Grant Up to €3M; 25–60% of eligible costs (higher for SMEs) Early StageGrowthR&DR&D / SMEAny Sector Details, sources and commentsChecked 14 Aug 2026

Denmark

• Innobooster (Innovation Fund Denmark) Up to DKK 5M (~€670K); 50–75% of eligible costs Early StageGrowthClimate / Green TechBiotech / Life SciencesDigital / AIAny Sector Details, sources and commentsChecked 14 Aug 2026

France

• French Tech Rise Up to €500K grant Pre-seedSeedEarly StageDeep TechHardwareBiotech / Life SciencesDigital / AI Details, sources and commentsChecked 14 Aug 2026
• I-Lab Innovation Contest Up to €600K (maturation grant) Pre-seedSeedResearch / Spin-offDeep Tech Details, sources and commentsChecked 14 Aug 2026
• I-Nov Innovation Competition €1M – €5M co-financing; R&D projects over 12–36 months Early StageGrowthR&DDigital / AIHealthClimate / Green TechAny Sector Details, sources and commentsChecked 14 Aug 2026

Germany

• EXIST Forschungstransfer €180K+ Pre-seedSeedResearch / Spin-offDeep Tech Details, sources and commentsChecked 14 Aug 2026
• EXIST Gründerstipendium €2,500–€3,000/month stipend per founder + €30K project budget (12 months) Pre-seedResearch / Spin-offAny Sector Details, sources and commentsChecked 14 Aug 2026
• SPRIND (Bundesagentur für Sprunginnovationen) €100K – €10M+ per project; milestone-based Early StageR&DDeep Tech Details, sources and commentsChecked 14 Aug 2026
• ZIM Program (Central Innovation Programme for SMEs) Up to €380K per project (~45–55% of eligible costs) Early StageGrowthR&DR&D / SMEAny Sector Details, sources and commentsChecked 14 Aug 2026

Norway

• Innovation Norway Phase 1: up to NOK 150K; Phase 2: up to NOK 1M; Phase 3: up to NOK 2M Pre-seedSeedEarly StageClimate / Green TechAny Sector Details, sources and commentsChecked 14 Aug 2026

Spain

• NEOTEC (CDTI) Up to €250K loan at 0% interest (repayable) SeedEarly StageR&D / SMEAny Sector Details, sources and commentsChecked 14 Aug 2026

Sweden

• Vinnova Innovation Fund SEK 500K – 3M (~€45K–€270K) per project Early StageGrowthClimate / Green TechDigital / AIHealthAny Sector Details, sources and commentsChecked 14 Aug 2026

Switzerland

• Innosuisse Startup Grant Up to CHF 150K per phase (3 phases = up to CHF 450K total) Pre-seedSeedEarly StageResearch / Spin-offAny Sector Details, sources and commentsChecked 14 Aug 2026

United Kingdom

• UKRI (UK Research and Innovation) €20K – €4M+ depending on programme and sector Early StageGrowthR&DClimate / Green TechDigital / AIHealthAny Sector Details, sources and commentsChecked 14 Aug 2026

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