EIT Culture & Creativity: Apply now!
Financial Support to Startups and Scaleups | Shape Acceleration & Scale Post-Acceleration
Open Call for Startups and Scaleups in the Cultural and Creative Sectors
EIT Culture & Creativity supports innovative startups and scaleups through financial funding combined with acceleration and post-acceleration services. The programme aims to strengthen investment readiness, market position, and international growth for ventures developing technology-enabled and market-driven solutions. In addition to financial support, participants gain access to experts, investors, and a European innovation network.
Funding
- Shape Acceleration: up to €100,000 (+ potential additional funding)
- Scale Post-Acceleration: up to €200,000; up to €500,000 for ventures based in EIT RIS countries (moderate and modest innovators)
Target Group: For-profit companies established in EU Member States or Horizon Europe Associated Countries that develop technology-enabled and market-ready solutions.
Focus Areas 2027
- Fashion
- Architecture
- Audiovisual Media
What to expect:
1
Financing
Shape Acceleration: up to €100,000 (+ possible additional funding) – Scale Post-Acceleration: up to €200,000; up to €500,000 in EIT RIS countries (moderate and modest innovators)
2
Personalized growth support
Participants receive tailored support in further developing their business model, market strategy, and scaling plans.
3
Investment Readiness & Fundraising
The program specifically prepares companies for investor meetings and funding rounds and supports them in raising capital.
4
Networking & Internationalization
Access to experts, investors, and industry partners from the European EIT network, as well as support for expansion into international markets.
This online meeting will be conducted using Microsoft Teams. Personal data (e.g. name, email address, audio/video data, chat contributions and technical metadata) will be processed during the meeting. The meeting will only be recorded if participants are informed in advance. Participation is voluntary; cameras and microphones can be deactivated at any time. Further information on data protection and your rights can be found at: Data protection declaration of the Vienna Business Agency. A fund of the City of Vienna.: https://viennabusinessagency.at/data-protection/ Data protection information from Microsoft: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/privacy/privacystatement Microsoft Privacy Statement – Microsoft privacy Data protection information on data collection in Microsoft Teams: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/privacy/data-collection-teams
