€75,000 Women TechEU Deep Tech Grant

Women TechEU, run by a consortium led by Sploro and funded by the European Innovation Council, backs early-stage deep tech start-ups founded and led by women in Europe. Each selected start-up receives EUR 75,000 in non-dilutive funding plus a six-month business development programme with one-to-one mentoring. Applying takes two steps: a weekly eligibility check first, then a full proposal for one of the remaining 2027 deadlines.

What you get:

• EUR 75,000 non-dilutive lump-sum grant to the company, paid in three instalments (EUR 37,500, EUR 30,000 and EUR 7,500) against agreed KPIs
• A six-month personalised business development programme with one-to-one mentoring from a business expert, coaching and training
• Investor and corporate matchmaking, a peer community and a perks programme
• A fast track and dedicated preparation for the EIC Accelerator for startups that progress

What you'll do:

• Pass the Eligibility Strand on the Sploro platform, then submit a Full Proposal by invitation
• If selected, agree KPIs and work through the six-month Programme of Services, attending at least one ecosystem event
• Spend the grant on whatever moves the company forward, for example IP strategy, certification, customer validation or investment readiness

Key dates:

• Eligibility Strand: weekly cut-offs every Tuesday at 17:00 Brussels time until 15 June 2027 (eligibility letter within one week of each cut-off)
• To make the 14 January 2027 round: submit the eligibility check by the Tuesday 22 December 2026 cut-off, 17:00 CET (earliest next cut-off is 17 November 2026)
• Full Proposal deadlines: 14 January 2027 at 17:00 CET, 1 April 2027 and 8 July 2027 at 17:00 CEST
• Results about eight weeks after each Full Proposal deadline (14 January round: around 12 March 2027)

More information:

• Guidelines for Applicants (Eligibility Strand and Full Proposal) and FAQs on womentecheurope.eu/active-calls
• Applications must be in English and submitted only through the Sploro platform

• The company is a private for-profit SME (not a foundation, association or NGO) registered for at least six months and no more than five years at the eligibility cut-off
• Registered in an EU Member State (including outermost regions) or a Horizon Europe Associated Country such as the UK, Norway, Switzerland, Israel, Ukraine, Türkiye, Tunisia or Egypt
• Founded or co-founded by a woman who holds a top management position, with women owning at least 25% of the shares
• Deep tech innovation between TRL 4 and TRL 6, before a high-fidelity minimum viable product; AI projects must be past concept, dataset and algorithm stage
• Raised less than EUR 1 million in equity, and not previously funded by Women TechEU or the EIC Accelerator for the same work
• 40% of each round's budget is reserved for startups from Widening countries