EIC funds 38 deeptech companies in the first 2026 cut-off

In the 2026 cut-off, 38 companies received funding from the EIC Accelerator out of the 87 that reached the interview stage! (roughly 44% success rate). Congratulations to these disruptive companies!

Let’s dive deeper into the statistics of this call ⬇️

Key Insights

  • 38 companies have been funded in the EIC January & March 2026 cut-off, with €292 million in funding,
  • 61% report between 11-50 employees,
  • France and the UK are the top countries in number of winners,
  • 42% were founded more than 3 years ago,
  • 84% of the approved projects requested blended finance.

EIC Accelerator 2026 cut-off: winners per country

Figure 1. Winners per country.

France has been the leading country with 6 awarded projects (16%), followed by the UK (5 projects, 13%) and Sweden, Switzerland and Germany (4 projects each,11%). Interestingly, Spain didn’t have any winning company within this batch which seems to obey a balancing mechanism implemented by the EIC to counter the large number of Spanish projects in the previous round. 

Winners per area

Projects can be classified into five different categories: Information and Communication Technology (ICT), Health, Biotechnology, Engineering, and Environmental technologies.

Environmental technologies has been the most awarded area (11 winners, 29%), followed by ICT and Health (9 projects each, 24%):

Figure 2. Awarded projects per area.

Winners per company type

In terms of number of employees, according to the companies’ LinkedIn profiles, most of the companies range from 11-50 employees (23 companies, roughly 61%), while 9 of them have smaller teams (from 2-10 employees, 24%). The remaining 5 companies employ 51 to 200 people (13%), according to all the companies that disclosed this information.

Most of the companies are relatively new: 42% were founded more than 3 years ago.

The table below includes the full list of winners:

Company NameProposal AcronymShort DescriptionRecommendedFinancing TypeWebsiteCountryAreaYear of foundationNumber of FTE
GATE Space InnovationGmbHPRO ASTRAPROpulsion for Advanced Space Transportation and RPO ApplicationsBlended Financewww.consumers-protection.orgAustriaICT202211-50
AZALEA VISIONALMAALMA – Pioneering Smart Lens to Revolutionize Eye CareBlended Financehttps://azaleavision.com/BelgiumHealth20212-10
MEDICQUANT APSMedicQuantNovel Point-of-Care Platform for Accurate DOAC QuantificationBlended Financewww.medicquant.comDenmarkHealth20192-10
Elmery OyElmeryThe pulse of metal: Next-generation electrified hydrometallurgy enabling maximum recovery of critical and precious metalsBlended Financewww.elmery.fiFinlandEnvironmental tech20222-10
SKYFORA OYWEATHERCTSCANBreakthrough GNSS meteorology technology for accurate hyperlocal weather forecasts and prediction ofsevere weather across the globeBlended Financehttps://www.skyfora.com/FinlandEnvironmental tech201911-50
Soihtu DTx OyMeliora NextThe first personalized, precision digital intervention in a video-game therapeutic for depressionBlended FinanceFinlandHealth––
Amatera Biosciences SASCellTeraAccelerating crop genetics with the first automated platform for single cell regeneration and early screeningBlended Financehttps://www.amatera.bio/FranceBiotechnology202211-50
ICON PhotonicsSPARCScalable Photonic pAckaging for high-peRformance optiCal interconnectsBlended Financehttp://icon-photonics.com/FranceICT20182-10
MUMILKNumiMilkNūmiMilk: Transforming infant nutrition through mammalian cell bioproduction.Blended Financehttps://www.numi.life/FranceBiotechnology202111-50
NEXDOTNEXSOLARENHANCING THE EFFICIENCY OF SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC (PV) CELLS WITH QUANTUM DOTS THATCAPTURE ENERGY FROM THE “INVISIBLE” LIGHTEquity Onlywww.nexdot.frFranceEnvironmental tech201911-50
Spore BiotechnologiesUnburdenLighting up microbiology: a real-time AI and biophotonics platform for rapid microbial testingBlended Financehttps://www.spore.bio/FranceBiotechnology202351-200
SYNTETICAINFINYLONClosing the Loop on Nylon with Low-Emission Chemical RecyclingBlended Financewww.consumers-protection.orgFranceEnvironmental tech20232-10
DiaMonTech AGNIGHTNon-invasive Glucose Health TechnologyBlended Financewww.diamontech.deGermanyHealth201511-50
Level Nine Labs UGL9-NANOZYMENanozymes: Next-generation catalysts to convert lignin into low-cost, high-performance fossil-free aromatic polyols.Blended Financewww.levelninelabs.comGermanyEnvironmental tech202311-50
Planeteers GmbHREACT CarbonReactor-based enhanced rock weathering system with measurement, reporting and verification for CarbonCapture and StorageBlended Financewww.planeteers.deGermanyEnvironmental tech202211-50
PLANQC GMBHRUBIQONCrossing the Threshold to Fault-tolerant Digital Neutral Atom Quantum ComputingBlended Financehttps://www.planqc.eu/GermanyICT202251-200
PILOT PHOTONICS LTDPICOPhotonic Integrated Converter OscillatorBlended Financewww.pilotphotonics.comIrelandICT201111-50
Canopy Immuno-Therapeutics LTDADCureReprogramming immunity for a brighter future for autoimmune patientsBlended Financewww.consumers-protection.orgIsraelHealth202011-50
RAREARTH SRLRarEarthRare earth recycling: fuelling the future, one magnet at a timeBlended Financewww.rarearth.itItalyEnvironmental tech20232-10
Kore Metals SARLKore- SICost-competitive low-carbon silicon production for European industryBlended Financewww.koremetals.comLuxembourgEnvironmental tech202511-50
MANUS TECHNOLOGYGROUP BVManusCapturePlatformA Breakthrough EMF-Based Tracking platform to revolutionize precision motion capture and teleoperation inRobotics, AI, XR & other Industry 5.0 applicationsBlended Financewww.manus-vr.comNetherlandsICT201451-200
SENSITY B.V.SensityFoundational security layer for deepfake detectionBlended Financewww.sensity.aiNetherlandsICT201811-50
Vivici BVViviteinDevelopment of an industrial-scale precision fermentation platform for dairy protein productionBlended Financewww.vivici.comNetherlandsBiotechnology202311-50
GLUCOSET ASCLICCClosing the Loop In Critical CareBlended Financewww.glucoset.comNorwayhealth201111-50
Microamp Solutions Sp. zo.o.Microamp Any-GMicroamp Any-G Wireless PlatformBlended Financewww.microamp-solutions.comPolandICT202051-200
COGNIBOTICS ABHKM1800Empowering EU Logistics and Manufacturing with Cooperative Hybrid-Kinematic RobotsBlended Financewww.cognibotics.comSwedenEngineering201311-50
NOVATRON FUSIONGROUP ABNovatron CMMRA novel Concave Magnetic Mirror Reactor design enabling stable plasma confinement for truly capital-efficient fusion powerBlended Financehttps://www.novatronfusion.com/SwedenEngineering201951-200
Radar Reticence ABSIFFRAScalable Interference-Free Radar technology for AutomotiveBlended Financehttps://radarreticence.comSwedenEngineering20222-10
Reactional Music Group ABREACTReactional: The first platform to make music programmable, personalized, and monetizable in gamesBlended Financehttps://reactionalmusic.com/SwedenICT202411-50
BTRY AGBTRYIndustrialising thin-film solid-state batteries in EuropeBlended Financewww.btry.chSwitzerlandEngineering20232-10
eightinks AG8inksEnabling the Next Generation of Battery Manufacturing through Multilayer, High-Speed Electrode CoatingBlended Finance8inks.comSwitzerlandEngineering202211-50
Nanoflex Robotics A.GREACTRobotic Endovascular Access for Critical TreatmentBlended Financenanoflexrobotics.comSwitzerlandHealth202111-50
PEROVSKIA SOLAR AGE-SEEDEnergy Self-sufficiency by Enabling a PV cell on Every DeviceBlended Financewww.perovskia.solarSwitzerlandEnvironmental tech202111-50
Fluorok LimitedSUS-SALT-BATSustainable electrolyte salts for a resilient EU Li-ion Battery supply chainGrant Onlywww.fluorok.comUnited KingdomEnvironmental tech202211-50
Inephany LtdParamorphRevolutionising Neural Network Training with Intelligent Hyperparameter ControlGrant Onlyhttps://www.inephany.comUnited KingdomICT20242-10
Makesense TechnologyLimitedVIPERMobility for Visually Impaired Persons Regardless of physical location and urban interference challengesGrant Onlymakesense.technologyUnited Kingdomhealth202111-50
Oxford Heartbeat LtdPreSize SurgeryTransforming brain surgery with AI-driven decision-supportGrant Onlywww.oxfordheartbeat.comUnited Kingdomhealth201611-50
Seloxium Ltd.SELECTALSelectal: Scalable, Selective, and Low-Cost Recovery of Critical Metals from Complex WasteGrant Onlyhttps://www.seloxium.comUnited KingdomEnvironmental tech202211-50

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