EIT Digital Venture Incubation Program 2025

About

The EIT Digital Venture Incubation Program 2025 is a fully online initiative designed to help aspiring tech entrepreneurs transform their innovative ideas into viable businesses through a structured 12-week incubation phase, expert mentoring, and access to a vast European innovation network, culminating in a pitch opportunity for additional funding.

Benefits

• 12-week hands-on incubation phase
• €5,000 Growth Package Prize for completing the first phase
• Expert mentoring
• Access to a European-wide innovation network
• Opportunity to pitch at Demo Day
• Up to €15,000 in additional financial support for standout teams

Eligibility Criteria

• Open to individuals and teams based in EU27 countries, Ukraine, Turkey, Serbia, Montenegro, and North Macedonia
• Ventures must be founded after January 1, 2024
• Only one application per team
• Multidisciplinary teams with technology and business skills encouraged
• Participation from Regional Innovation Scheme (RIS) countries and gender-balanced teams positively evaluated