European Innovation Council Business Acceleration Services
EIC Business Acceleration Services (BAS)
Open continuously
No deadline — apply whenever you are ready.
No cash award. BAS provides in-kind support: coaching, mentoring, expertise and training, access to global corporate partners, investor matchmaking and ecosystem/peer access. The official page does not state a monetary value.
European Innovation Council and SMEs Executive Agency (EISMEA)
public · supranational
Deadline: rolling — Open calls for individual services are published on the EIC Community Platform on a rolling basis. 'Our services have no expiration date. You remain eligible to apply even after your project has concluded.'
This funder does not publish a success rate. We rank it using the rate observed across similar programmes and label it as an estimate rather than implying we know.
Quick — mostly identity and bank details.
Who can apply
- Sectors: deeptech, any
- Stage: pre_seed, seed, series_a, growth
- Locally registered entity required
Access is restricted to: EIC awardees (Pre-Accelerator, Accelerator, Transition, Pathfinder, STEP Scale Up), EIC Accelerator Step 1 applicants, EIC Scaling Club members, Horizon Europe Seal of Excellence holders, Women TechEU awardees, and Ukrainian tech SME/start-up beneficiaries. Notably you become eligible simply by submitting an EIC Accelerator Step 1 short proposal.
How to apply
- Visit the EIC Community Platform to view open BAS calls and submit applications. — link
- Browse the EIC Service Catalogue for available partner services. — link
What you will need
- Proof of eligible status (EIC awardee, Step 1 applicant, Seal of Excellence holder, Women TechEU awardee, EIC Scaling Club member)
Source. https://eic.ec.europa.eu/eic-funding-opportunities/business-acceleration-services_en — checked 2026-08-14
"EIC support goes far beyond funding. It provides to the EIC top-notch innovators with access to a range of tailor-made high-quality Business Acceleration Services (BAS). ... Our services have no expiration date. You remain eligible to apply even after your project has concluded."