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UNITEE - New European Business Confederation

UNITEE is the only organisation in Europe representing European entrepreneurs and business professionals with a migrant background, the New Europeans.

06/02/2026

🚀 Funding Friday: EU SME Fund 2026 – IP Protection for SMEs

Are you an EU-based startup or SME looking to protect your ideas, products, or brand?
The EU SME Fund 2026 helps you secure your intellectual property and reimburses a major part of the costs.

🌍 Objective
Support SMEs in protecting and enforcing their IP rights to:

- Build a strategic IP portfolio
- Safeguard inventions, trademarks, designs, and plant varieties
- Integrate IP into business growth strategy

💶 Funding

- Voucher-based reimbursement
- IP Scan & Enforcement: 90% reimbursement
- Trade Marks & Designs: up to 75% reimbursement
- Patents: up to 75% reimbursement
- Community Plant Varieties: 75% reimbursement
- Equity-free funding

👥 Who Can Apply?
- SMEs legally established in the EU
- Companies new to IP or expanding their IP strategy
- Businesses seeking to protect products, services, or innovations

📅 Deadline: 4 December 2026

🌟 Why Apply?
✅ Reimbursements already given to 100,000+ SMEs
✅ €68M+ reinvested into European SMEs
✅ Strategic growth through IP protection
✅ Simple, voucher-based process

🔗 Learn more & apply: https://lnkd.in/ePK2eNVf

30/01/2026

🚀 Funding Friday Reminder: WE-RISE – Open Call 2

Women-led startups in GreenTech, AgriTech & ClimateTech, this one is for you 🌱

WE-RISE Open Call 2 supports underrepresented female founders across Europe with equity-free funding and a 2-phase acceleration programme.

💶 Up to €55,000 per startup (non-dilutive)
🚀 Coaching, training & investor readiness
🌍 Strong EU network & visibility
👩‍💼 100% women-led deep-tech startups
🇪🇺 EU & Horizon Europe associated countries
📊 Focus on emerging & moderate innovator countries

📅 Deadline: 12 February 2026 – 17:00 CET

🔗 Apply here: https://lnkd.in/dMRpJ6VH

23/01/2026

🚀 Funding Friday: FIERCE – 1st Financing Open Call (Environmental & Space Data Solutions)

Are you an SME using satellite or space data to tackle environmental challenges?
The FIERCE 1st Financing Open Call supports innovative SMEs developing downstream space data solutions with strong environmental impact.

🌍 Objective
Support SMEs leveraging Earth observation & space data to deliver solutions for:

- Environmental monitoring & sustainability
- Resource efficiency & climate resilience
- Waste management & circular economy
- Green and data-driven decision-making

💶 Funding
- Total budget: €1.25 million
- Up to ~€50,000 per SME
- Equity-free funding
- Support for innovation, validation & scale-up activities

👥 Who Can Apply?
- SMEs legally established in the EU or Horizon Europe associated countries
- Companies developing environmental solutions based on space / satellite data
- Strong focus on practical, market-oriented applications

📅 Deadline : 31 March 2026 – 17:00 CET

🌟 Why Apply?
✅ Access EU equity-free funding
✅ Accelerate market-ready environmental solutions
✅ Leverage space data for real-world impact
✅ Join a European innovation ecosystem focused on sustainability

🔗 Learn more & apply: https://1st-financing.project-fierce.eu/

16/01/2026

🚀 Funding Friday: WE-RISE – Open Call 2 (Women-Led Green, Agri & Climate Tech)
Are you a women-led startup in GreenTech, AgriTech or ClimateTech based in Europe?

WE-RISE Open Call 2 supports underrepresented female founders, especially from emerging and moderate innovator countries, through equity-free funding and a 2-phase support program.

🎯 Objective
Empower high-potential women-led deep-tech startups to:
- Strengthen market presence and scalability
- Accelerate growth and investment readiness
- Increase women’s participation in Europe’s green innovation ecosystem

💶 Funding Structure (€600,000 total)
Phase 1 – Nurture (3 months)
- 20 startups selected
- €5,000 per startup (travel, fairs, investor meetings)
- Strategic Action Plan (SAP) development
- Training, coaching, peer learning

Phase 2 – Bloom (4 months)
- 10 startups selected
- €50,000 per startup
- Product development, market expansion & investor engagement
- Advanced coaching, expert workshops & investor matchmaking

👥 Who Can Apply?
- 100% women-led startups
- Deep-tech solutions in GreenTech, AgriTech or ClimateTech
- Established in EU or Horizon Europe associated countries
- At least 60% of selected startups from emerging/moderate innovator countries

📅 Deadline : 12 February 2026 – 17:00 CET

📌 Why Apply?
✅ Access equity-free EU funding
✅ Move from strategy to acceleration
✅ Gain investor exposure & coaching
✅ Join a strong European women-led innovation network

🔗 Apply here: https://lnkd.in/dMRpJ6VH

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09/01/2026

🚀 Funding Friday : UNITE DigiHealth – Agile Piloting Program | Open Call
Are you a startup, scaleup, or research & innovation organization in digital health?

The UNITE Agile Piloting Program offers the opportunity to rapidly test and validate your digital health solution in real-life healthcare environments, with fast-track European funding.

🏥 Program Objective
Support short-term, hands-on experiments to validate digital health solutions addressing the UNITE innovation challenges, within regional experimental infrastructures.

💶 Funding
€3,000 to €12,500 per project
Short-term pilot projects
Simple and fast funding without heavy consortium requirements

📅 Application deadline: 30 January 2026 – 17:00 CET (extended)

💡Innovation Challenges Covered
- Cutting-edge solutions for equitable access to healthcare
- Human-centred, personalized remote care
- Advancing the European Health Data Space (EHDS)
- Digital solutions to address healthcare workforce shortages

👥 Who Can Apply
Organizations legally established in one of the UNITE regions:
Denmark, Netherlands, Greece, Italy, Spain, UK, Romania

🌍 Why Apply
✅ Test your solution in real-world healthcare settings
✅ Access fast European funding
✅ Join a pan-European digital health innovation ecosystem
✅ Open doors to interregional UNITE projects

🔗 Learn more & apply: https://lnkd.in/eXy5D2pG

12/12/2025

🚀 Funding Friday

💡 Open Horizons Open Call #2 – Equity-Free Funding for Women-Led Deep Tech & Digital Startups

Are you a women-led startup in Europe working on deep tech or digital innovation? This is your opportunity to secure funding, mentorship and real-world pilot collaboration with leading European corporations!

💶 Funding & Support:
✅ Up to €55,000 equity-free funding per startup (Inception & Piloting phases)
• €10,000 for Inception Stage
• €40,000 for Piloting Stage
• €5,000 bonus for Demo Day participation
✅ Strategic mentoring & investment readiness support
✅ Opportunity to co-develop corporate-defined pilot projects in real markets
✅ Expand your reach within the European innovation ecosystem

👥 Who can apply:
• Women-led startups (founder or co-founder in CEO/CTO role with ≥ 25% ownership)
• Based in EU Member States or Horizon Europe-associated countries
• Early-stage with < €1M raised before application
• Operating in deep tech or digital sectors (AI, IoT, cybersecurity, robotics, sustainability, energy, etc.)

📅 Deadline: 29 January 2026, 17:00 CET

🔗 Apply & learn more: https://lnkd.in/eu-RzRZV

🌍 This call is part of Open Horizons, a Horizon Europe-funded initiative designed to support women-led deep tech and digital startups with funding, corporate pilots, mentoring and powerful innovation networks.

👉 Don’t miss this chance to scale your tech solution, build strategic partnerships, and accelerate your growth across Europe!

05/12/2025

🚀 Funding Friday

💡 Call for Applications: FFplus – Innovation Studies Open Call II
Are you an SME or start-up working on generative AI? FFplus Open Call II gives you the chance to develop large-scale AI models using Europe’s pre-exascale & exascale supercomputers.

💶 Funding & Support

- Total budget: €4M
- Support includes: access to HPC resources, mentoring, technical guidance, and network connections
-Project duration: up to 10 months (starting Sept 2026)

👥 Who Can Apply?
-SMEs and start-ups established in EU or Horizon Europe associated countries
-Experienced in generative AI, software development, and data processing

💬 Why Participate?
✅ Accelerate AI development at scale
✅ Gain access to world-class HPC infrastructure
✅ Receive mentoring and European-level visibility
✅ Build collaborations with leading AI & HPC ecosystems

📅 Deadline: 25 February 2026 (or until 250 proposals are received)

🔗 More info & apply: https://www.ffplus-project.eu/en/open-call/innovation-studies/

28/11/2025

🚀 Funding Friday

💡 Call for Applications: PhotonQBoost – Open Call II
A new European funding opportunity to accelerate SMEs in photonics and quantum technologies, or those looking to integrate these technologies into their products and services.

🔥 What’s on offer:
👉 Up to €40,000 to develop an innovative photonics or quantum solution (challenge-oriented).
👉 Up to €10,000 for training, services, analysis, expertise, and actions to boost resilience, sustainability, or key skill integration.
👉 Access to Matching Missions in 2026: international meetings, market exploration, innovation visits (with partial cost coverage).
👉 Full support: mentoring, coaching, technical expertise & the European PhotonQBoost network.

🌍 Who can apply?
SMEs established in the EU or Horizon Europe associated countries with projects related to:
- photonics
- quantum technologies
-or integration of these technologies into existing solutions

📅 Deadline: 19 January 2026 – 17:00 CET

🎯 Why apply?

- Accelerate your deep-tech R&D
-Test or validate technology before industrialization
- Build new skills
- Gain European visibility
- Develop collaborations and access new markets

🔗 More info & application: PhotonQBoost –https://photonqboost.eu/open-call-ii/

21/11/2025

🚀 Call for Applications: FORTIS Open Call #1 – Human-Robot Interaction (HRI) Innovations

Are you an SME, mid-cap, university, or research institution developing breakthrough solutions in collaborative robotics, AI-driven automation, or digital twin environments? This opportunity is for you!

💡 Objective
✅ Receive funding and structured support to prototype, test, and scale up HRI technologies
✅ Participate in a tailored acceleration programme including:
🔺Technical mentorship & regulatory guidance
🔺Collaboration with FORTIS partners for real-world testing
🔺Interaction with key industry players and visibility within the FORTIS innovation network
🔺Support for market adoption and scalability

👥 Who Can Apply?
- SMEs, mid-caps, universities, and research institutions developing HRI or AI-based automation solutions
- Organisations ready to test, validate, and deploy cutting-edge HRI technologies
- Applicants must form consortia of 2–3 eligible entities, led by a consortium coordinator
- Legally established in EU Member States, Horizon Europe associated countries

💶 Funding Available:
- Up to €250,000 per project
- Maximum €200,000 per entity
- Coverage: up to 100% for non-profit organisations, up to 70% for SMEs and profit organisations

📅 Deadline: 21 January 2026, 17:00 CET

🔗 Apply & learn more: https://lnkd.in/dXzju2HU

This is your chance to accelerate growth, access funding, and advance the next wave of intelligent manufacturing through Human-Robot Interaction. Don’t miss out!

14/11/2025

🚀 Call for Applications: SME Market Expansion – EIT Urban Mobility Open Call

Are you an innovative SME in the urban mobility sector looking to expand your market in Europe? This opportunity is for you!

💡 Objective
✅ Receive funding and support to scale your solutions across Europe
✅ Participate in a tailored acceleration programme including:
🔺Business coaching & mentoring
🔺Networking with European urban mobility stakeholders
🔺Visibility opportunities through events and communication channels
🔺Support for market expansion activities

👥 Who Can Apply?
- SMEs with innovative urban mobility solutions
- Based in the EU or Horizon Europe associated countries
- Ready to scale and expand into new markets

💶 Funding available: €1,200,000 for selected SMEs
📅 Deadline: 1 December 2025, 17:00 CET

🔗 Apply & learn more: https://lnkd.in/dwzuRcEc

This is your chance to accelerate growth, access funding, and connect with Europe’s urban mobility ecosystem. Don’t miss out!

07/11/2025

🚀 Funding Friday

🚀 Call for Applications: Women-Led Deep-Tech Startups – EPIC-X Initiative
Are you a women-led deep-tech startup based in one of Europe’s 16 moderate or emerging innovation countries? Want to scale your business, connect across Europe, and accelerate growth? This opportunity is for you!

💡 Objective
✅ Equity-free grant: up to €60,000 per startup
✅ 6 month Acceleration+ Programme, including:
-15–20 days of personalized business coaching
-10 follow-up sessions for ongoing guidance
- Monthly capacity-building sessions
- Participation in cross-border events and the Demo Day
- Co-organization of an online multiplier event

👥 Who Can Apply?
- SME founded before 1 January 2024
- At least one woman founder
- Market-product fit achieved or seed funding raised
- Located in one of the 16 moderate or emerging innovator countries as per the European Innovation Scoreboard 2023

💶 Funding available: €1,200,000 for 20 startups

📅 Deadline: 5 January 2026, 17:00 CET
Info session: 17 November 2025, 11:00 - 12:00 CET

🔗 Apply & learn more: https://lnkd.in/e3djDStb

This is a unique opportunity for women leaders in deep-tech to scale their startup, receive expert coaching, and build a pan-European network. Don’t miss out!

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