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Validated technology
The core technology has been tested beyond the laboratory and the next development steps are clear.
Scale-up funding · EIC Accelerator
Turn breakthrough innovation into an investment-ready EIC case.
Strategic proposal support for startups and SMEs developing high-risk, high-impact innovations with the potential to create or disrupt markets.
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A strong fit when ambition is matched by evidence.
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Market-changing potential
The innovation can create a new market or significantly disrupt an existing one at European or global scale.
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A real financing gap
The opportunity is compelling, but its risk, capital intensity or time horizon makes private finance alone insufficient.
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A credible scale-up team
The company can show the leadership, capabilities and execution plan needed to turn innovation into growth.
What the programme expects
EIC Accelerator is not simply a technology grant. It asks whether the company, evidence and financing strategy form one credible scale-up case.
InnovationA defensible breakthrough with clear differentiation and validated performance.
MarketA specific customer problem, credible demand signals and a route to adoption.
ImpactA convincing case for European value, growth and wider economic or societal outcomes.
ExecutionA realistic work plan, capable team, clear risks and a coherent funding ask.
Application pathway & deadlines
A clear case at every stage.
Short proposal
Establish the essential innovation, market and company case.
Submitted continuously; next batching: 3 November 2026, 17:00 Brussels time
Full proposal
Develop the evidence, implementation plan and financing logic in depth.
Next published cut-off: 4 November 2026
Jury interview
Defend the opportunity, team and scale-up plan before the EIC jury.
By invitation after a successful full-proposal evaluation
Evaluation & common weak points
How the application is evaluated.
The assessment becomes progressively more detailed. The short proposal is reviewed by four EIC experts. The full proposal combines a technology expert assessment, an independent evaluation panel and, for selected applicants, a jury interview.
Excellence
Breakthrough and deep-tech nature, completed TRL 5 and a credible intellectual-property strategy.
Impact
Market opportunity, business model, European impact and—where relevant—Challenge alignment.
Risk, implementation & EU support
Team capability, risk management, work plan, financing gap and the EIC’s ability to catalyse further investment.
Why strong ideas still receive a NO GO.
- The innovation is presented as incremental rather than genuinely breakthrough.
- Claims about TRL, performance or IP are not supported by convincing evidence.
- The market case is generic, with weak customer validation or unrealistic projections.
- Technology, market, work plan and financing ask do not form one coherent scale-up strategy.
- Team gaps, risks or the need for EIC support are acknowledged but not credibly addressed.
How Mira Funding works
Four phases for a stronger Accelerator case.
Assess the fit
Test eligibility, TRL, programme route, financing need and application readiness before investing in the proposal.
Build the evidence
Identify gaps across technology, IP, market, business model, team and financial assumptions, then organise the inputs needed to close them.
Craft the proposal
Shape one evaluator-ready narrative across the short proposal, full proposal, annexes and pitch materials.
Submit with confidence
Run final consistency checks and, when applicable, prepare the team to defend the case at interview.
Start with a conversation
Is EIC Accelerator the right route?
Tell me where your innovation stands. We will identify the strongest funding fit and the evidence needed for a competitive application.
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