Accelerator & Innovation Ecosystem Support

Funding & growth expertise for your portfolio.

European Funding Agency becomes an external funding & growth resource available to your selected portfolio companies.

For accelerators, VC funds, incubators, venture studios, innovation hubs and corporate accelerators. Portfolio funding reviews, founder strategy sessions, roadmaps, investor readiness, EU funding support and fractional leadership for selected companies.

Think·Plan·Lead·Coordinate·Deliver

A paid 45-minute Funding Opportunity Review — €99 via Stripe.

The portfolio problem

Portfolios leak value through funding gaps.

Mentoring does not close them.

  • founders do not know which funding fits
  • investors cannot assess funding readiness
  • programmes lack dedicated funding leadership
  • one-size mentoring does not cover funding
  • portfolios need repeatable funding playbooks
  • ecosystem access is uneven

Most accelerators add mentors, not owners.

We bring funding ownership to the portfolio.

Where it helps

Where it helps.

Portfolio funding reviews
Founder strategy sessions
Investment readiness audits
Funding workshops
Building a funding playbook
Portfolio funding strategy
Onboarding new cohorts
Assessing portfolio readiness

What we offer your portfolio

Access to funding & growth expertise for your portfolio.

European Funding Agency can become an external funding & growth resource available to selected portfolio companies.

01

Portfolio Funding Reviews

  • Structured reviews across the portfolio
  • Diagnostics per company
  • Prioritisation
  • Roadmaps
  • Reporting
02

Founder Strategy Sessions & Office Hours

  • Recurring executive time with founders
  • Funding strategy
  • Partnership decisions
  • Growth decisions
03

Funding Roadmaps & Investor Readiness

  • 12–24 month roadmaps
  • Investor readiness
  • Pitch and narrative review
  • Due diligence support
04

EU Funding Support & Strategic Partnerships

  • EU and national funding
  • Consortium building
  • Strategic partnerships
  • European expansion
05

Fractional Funding & Growth Director

  • Embedded leadership for selected portfolio companies
  • Ownership, not mentoring
  • Coordination of specialists
  • Delivery

Strategy + Delivery

An external funding & growth resource for your portfolio.

We work with the programme team and directly with selected founders — as an external funding & growth resource available to selected portfolio companies.

Portfolio-wide support
Reviews, office hours, workshops and playbooks across the cohort.
Embedded leadership
A Fractional Funding & Growth Director for the portfolio companies that need a dedicated owner.
Portfolio advisory retainer
A flexible retainer shaped around the programme’s priorities each month.

How we can work together

How we can work together.

Engagement is defined by responsibility and scope — not hours.

Portfolio Advisory Retainer
A flexible retainer across the portfolio — reviews, office hours and workshops.
Founder Office Hours
Recurring executive time with founders on funding, partnerships and growth.
Portfolio Funding Reviews
Structured diagnostics and roadmaps across the cohort.
Workshops & Playbooks
Repeatable funding and investor-readiness programmes for every cohort.
Fractional Funding & Growth Director
Embedded ownership for selected portfolio companies.

Who this is for

Typical clients.

AcceleratorsVC fundsIncubatorsVenture studiosInnovation hubsCorporate acceleratorsUniversitiesCorporate innovation teamsPublic funding agencies

Different programmes need different starting points

Find the right starting point for your portfolio.

Not every programme needs the full package. Here is where to begin.

01

Want a portfolio funding review?

Structured diagnostics and roadmaps across your cohort.

Funding Opportunity Review — €99
02

Want embedded leadership for a portfolio company?

A Fractional Funding & Growth Director for selected companies.

Explore Executive Leadership
03

Want European expansion support for founders?

European market entry for portfolio companies entering Europe.

Explore European Expansion
04

Not sure?

Book a paid Funding Opportunity Review. We will identify the right starting point for your portfolio.

Funding Opportunity Review — €99

The rationale

Why companies work with me.

Ownership
One accountable owner for the outcome — not a vendor, not a deliverable, not a process.
Long-term thinking
Decisions framed in years, not the next deadline, round or application cycle.
Coordination
Funding, partnerships and growth kept aligned — so leadership is not pulled in three directions.
Leadership
An executive presence inside the team, not a consultant outside it.
Execution
Strategy carried through to result by the person who owns it.
Building internal capability
Knowledge and process transferred to your team — so the company becomes self-sufficient.

Questions

FAQ.

Qualification

Before we speak.

A few questions about your portfolio — so our conversation starts with context.

A private offer

Let’s explore whether this model fits your company.

A 30-minute confidential conversation about where ownership is missing — and whether I am the right person to take it. No proposal, no pitch.

Paulina Złotko

Founder · European Funding Agency

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