womentech
  07 October 2022

Under European Innovation Ecosystems WorkProgramme, record number of applications receieved by the European Commission for the second Women TechEU call

The second edition of the Women TechEU call showed an increasing demand for funding targeting women-led deep-tech start-ups. On 4 October, the European Commission received 467 applications from 35 Member States and Horizon Europe Associated Countries.

The Women TechEU call attracted also applications from the Horizon Europe Associated Countries - most proposals came from Turkish and Norwegian start-ups.

In this second edition of Women TechEU, up to 130 promising deep-tech start-ups from the EU Member States and Associated Countries will receive financial support with grants of €75 000 and first-class coaching and mentoring through the European Innovation Council’s Women Leadership Programme. Independent experts will now evaluate the proposals. The evaluation’s results will be announced in the first quarter of 2023.

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