# EUACC — Europe Acceleration

> EUACC helps European startups get funded. It is the most current, source-backed map of startup funding in Europe — public and private — consolidating 15 EU funding programmes (Horizon Europe, the EIC, the Chips Act, Digital Europe, InvestEU and more), 1241+ EIF/ETCI-backed VC funds and 460+ Digital Innovation Hubs into one continuously refreshed, structured database. Every figure is backed by its authoritative official EU source and re-verified weekly. An AI assistant helps founders find programmes, check eligibility and draft applications. All programme, investor and incubator information is free to browse — no signup wall. Last generated: 2026-07-21.

## Funding programmes
- [AI TEFs](https://www.euacc.ai/programmes/ai-tefs): Test your AI in real-world conditions across healthcare, agri-food, manufacturing, and smart cities — full details: https://www.euacc.ai/programmes/ai-tefs/md
- [Chips JU](https://www.euacc.ai/programmes/chips-ju): €10-50M per call to build Europe's semiconductor and AI-chip stack — pilot lines, chip design, quantum, and skills — full details: https://www.euacc.ai/programmes/chips-ju/md
- [Digital Europe AI](https://www.euacc.ai/programmes/ai-continent): €1M–5M for deploying AI and building Europe's digital infrastructure — full details: https://www.euacc.ai/programmes/ai-continent/md
- [EIC Accelerator](https://www.euacc.ai/programmes/eic-accelerator): Up to €12.5M in blended finance (grant + equity); up to €30M equity-only via STEP Scale-Up — full details: https://www.euacc.ai/programmes/eic-accelerator/md
- [EIC Pathfinder](https://www.euacc.ai/programmes/pathfinder-open): Up to €4M for visionary research exploring breakthrough technologies — full details: https://www.euacc.ai/programmes/pathfinder-open/md
- [EIC Pathfinder Challenges](https://www.euacc.ai/programmes/pathfinder-challenges): Up to €4M, 100% funded, for deep-tech research on three Commission-chosen frontiers. — full details: https://www.euacc.ai/programmes/pathfinder-challenges/md
- [EIC Transition](https://www.euacc.ai/programmes/eic-transition): Up to €2.5M to bring research results from lab to market — full details: https://www.euacc.ai/programmes/eic-transition/md
- [EIT & the KICs](https://www.euacc.ai/programmes/eit): Mostly equity-free grants of €15K-100K, EU's largest innovation network, nine active sector KICs — full details: https://www.euacc.ai/programmes/eit/md
- [Horizon Cluster 4](https://www.euacc.ai/programmes/horizon-cluster4): €2M–5M for AI, digital innovation, and industrial technologies — full details: https://www.euacc.ai/programmes/horizon-cluster4/md
- [Horizon Cluster 5](https://www.euacc.ai/programmes/horizon-cluster5): Multi-million-euro collaborative grants for climate, clean energy and mobility R&I — €486M open across calls closing 15 September and 8 October 2026 — full details: https://www.euacc.ai/programmes/horizon-cluster5/md
- [Horizon Cluster 6](https://www.euacc.ai/programmes/horizon-cluster6): Up to €15M per project for collaborative agri-food, bioeconomy, biodiversity and circular-economy research — full details: https://www.euacc.ai/programmes/horizon-cluster6/md
- [Innovation Fund](https://www.euacc.ai/programmes/innovation-fund): Up to €216M per project to scale clean tech, funded by Europe's carbon market — full details: https://www.euacc.ai/programmes/innovation-fund/md
- [InvestEU](https://www.euacc.ai/programmes/investeu): Over €400bn already mobilised in EU-backed loans, guarantees and equity — channelled to founders through banks and VC funds, not the Commission — full details: https://www.euacc.ai/programmes/investeu/md
- [Pathfinder Booster](https://www.euacc.ai/programmes/pathfinder-booster): €50,000 fixed lump sum for EIC Pathfinder and Transition grantees to test whether their research can become a business — invitation-only, no open call. — full details: https://www.euacc.ai/programmes/pathfinder-booster/md
- [STEP Platform](https://www.euacc.ai/programmes/step): A quality label and funding funnel that has mobilised €29bn for Europe's strategic tech — full details: https://www.euacc.ai/programmes/step/md

## Investors & incubators
- [European VC funds directory](https://www.euacc.ai/investors): 1241+ EIF/ETCI-backed venture funds, filterable by stage, sector and country
- [European Digital Innovation Hubs](https://www.euacc.ai/incubators): 460+ EDIHs offering test-before-invest, cascade funding and expert support

## Intelligence
- [Weekly Briefing](https://www.euacc.ai/briefing): EU funding signals, VC deal flow, incubator openings and policy updates, distilled weekly
- [Glossary](https://www.euacc.ai/glossary): EU funding terms (TRL, consortium, blended finance, cascade funding) in plain language

## Optional
- [Full LLM reference](https://www.euacc.ai/llms-full.txt): complete data dump — Key Facts, full programme comparison table, FAQs with source URLs, and a citation guide
- [Full sitemap](https://www.euacc.ai/sitemap.xml): every public page (programmes, sectors, countries, comparisons, funded companies)
- Per-programme machine-readable detail at https://www.euacc.ai/programmes/{slug}/md