Women TechEU: Supporting women-led deep tech startups
Quick facts
- Programme: Horizon
- Project number: 101133528
- Start date: 1 February 2026
- End date: 31 May 2026
- Duration: 28 months
- Total budget: 15,000,000 EUR
About the project
Women TechEU is one of the EU’s leading innovation instruments that focuses on supporting early-stage, women-led deep tech startups. Our mission is to foster inclusive innovation by supporting women-led startups, including under-represented deep tech sectors and European regions. We believe that diversity drives innovation, and we are here to provide women in deep tech with more opportunities, resources, and support in order to build market-shaping companies at global level.
Women TechEU runs 4 open calls for evaluations. Following a rigorous evaluation process, a total of 160 beneficiaries will be selected. Each beneficiary will receive €75k grants (non-dilutive finance), as well as a tailored package of mentorship, training, expert guidance, matchmaking and networking opportunities, and support in bridging the gap to other EIC funding and support schemes.
Project partners
- EIT Manufacturing West
- EIT Manufacturing East
- EIT Manufacturing South
- Sploro
- AcrossLimits
- European Business Angel Network
- AwakenHub
- PARIS EUROPLACE
- ASOCIACIÓN WOMEN ANGELS FOR STEAM – WA4STEAM
- Association of Organisations of Mediterranean Businesswomen AFAEMME
- EIT Food CLC South
- EIT Health Spain
- Climate KIC
