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European Funding for AI Startups

A practical guide to grants, non-dilutive funding and strategic financing routes for AI companies building in Europe.

By Paulina Złotko, Founder, European Funding Agency

European Funding for SaaS Companies

How SaaS companies can match product development, R&D and international growth plans with the right European funding route.

By Paulina Złotko, Founder, European Funding Agency

Innovation Funding10 min

European Funding for DeepTech Companies

Funding pathways for research-intensive companies moving from technical validation towards commercial scale.

By Paulina Złotko, Founder, European Funding Agency

Grants & Public Funding10 min

European Funding for MedTech Companies

How funding strategy should align with clinical evidence, regulation, product development and market entry.

By Paulina Złotko, Founder, European Funding Agency

Innovation FundingOpen7 min

Innowwide 2026: €60,000 for innovative SMEs testing markets outside Europe

The Eureka Innowwide 2026 call offers a fixed €60,000 grant to established innovative SMEs validating a product, process or service in one market in Africa, the Americas, Asia or Oceania. Applications close 1 December 2026.

By Paulina Złotko, Founder, European Funding Agency

International Partnerships8 min

Globalstars Japan 2027: a £2m route for cross-border industrial R&D

Globalstars Japan 2027 is open for business-led industrial R&D with an eligible Japanese SME. UK partners can compete for up to £600,000 per project from a £2 million Innovate UK allocation.

By Paulina Złotko, Founder, European Funding Agency

Startup Funding7 min

European Startup and Scaleup Hubs Pilot 2027: €40M Call Now Open

The European Commission has opened HORIZON-EIE-2027-02-CONNECT-01 with a €40 million budget to build two cross-border networks of European startup and scaleup hubs. Deadline: 5 January 2027 at 17:00 CET.

By Paulina Złotko, Founder, European Funding Agency

DeepTech6 min

RobCo’s $1bn valuation and Europe’s robotics scale-up gap

RobCo reached a reported $1bn valuation while keeping manufacturing in Germany and moving its CEO closer to US capital and customers. The real lesson is about financing the scale-up gap.

By Paulina Złotko, Founder, European Funding Agency

Grants & Public Funding5 min

Poland’s International Research Agendas 1/2026 — call closed 30 September

CLOSED: Applications to Poland’s International Research Agendas 1/2026 ended on 30 September 2026. This page is retained as an archive; use the Funding Navigator for current opportunities.

By Paulina Złotko, Founder, European Funding Agency

Startup Funding5 min

Poland’s Laboratorium Innowatora programme for founders

Laboratorium Innowatora provides free expert and mentoring support for individuals or teams developing an innovative business idea in Poland.

By Paulina Złotko, Founder, European Funding Agency

Innovation Funding5 min

Poland’s 2026 funding call for Key National Clusters

PARP’s 2026 call for Key National Cluster coordinators opens on 16 September and closes on 4 November, with funding of up to 70%.

By Paulina Złotko, Founder, European Funding Agency

Innovation Funding5 min

Poland’s 2026 call for Supra-regional Growth Clusters

PARP’s call for Supra-regional Growth Cluster coordinators runs from 22 September to 10 November 2026 and offers funding of up to 70%.

By Paulina Złotko, Founder, European Funding Agency

Startup Funding5 min

Poland’s Scale Up Green grant: up to PLN 400,000 for startups

Scale Up Green offers eligible Polish startups up to PLN 400,000 and up to 100% of eligible costs through selected accelerators.

By Paulina Złotko, Founder, European Funding Agency