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EIC STEP Scale Up

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Funding agency: Horizon Europe

Call: HORIZON-EIC-2026-STEP

Type of action: HORIZON-EIC-EQU HORIZON EIC Equity Only  |  Deadline model: continuous  |  Planned opening: 06/11/2025  |  Model Grant Agreement: HORIZON Equity Investment

The call targets companies raising significant funding rounds and requires a precommitment for an equity investment from a qualified investor. The eligible company must have a holding entity established in a Member State or Associated Country, and the proposal page limits and layout are described in Part B of the Application Form.

Budget total: 25000000.0 EUR  |  Budget per project: — EUR

Deadline: 25/11/2026 (121 days left)  |  Duration: — months  |  Funding intensity: —%  |  Type: innovation

Eligibility: entity types: SME, small mid-cap; countries: Member State, Associated Country

#EIC STEP Scale Up#Critical Raw Materials#Digital technologies#Clean and resource efficient technologies#Biotechnologies

Research & Development Digital solutionsAI and Big Data

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OrganizationMatch %SourceRationaleOverride
Novatex Solutions LTD 74% ollama
Strong overlap in domains between Novatex Solutions LTD (Digital Transformation,…

Strong overlap in domains between Novatex Solutions LTD (Digital Transformation, Digital Technologies) and the EIC STEP Scale Up opportunity (Research & Development). The organization's technologies 'AI and Big Data' directly align with the opportunity's topic. Some minor mismatch in keywords, but overall a good semantic fit. [Weighted score: 95% AI judgment (65%) + 35% domain/technology tag overlap (35%) = 74%]

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European Centre for Emerging Competencies and Technologies 0% Rule filter
Excluded by eligibility/preference filters: Org type 'non-profit' not among elig…

Excluded by eligibility/preference filters: Org type 'non-profit' not among eligible entity types ['sme', 'small mid-cap'].

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