EIC STEP Scale Up equity investment

Equity investments intended to catalyse larger investment rounds of EUR 50 million or above, helping European deep tech companies become global leaders.

European Innovation Council Fund (European Commission)

public · supranational

Deadline: cutoff — 2026 cut-offs: 11 February, 6 May, 9 September and 25 November 2026.

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.