Grants

28DIGITAL Venture Incubation Program

Track for a future or conditional window when pre-seed teams in deep tech, AI, spinouts match europe, eu eligibility and non-dilutive funding or grant support is relevant.

Terms

Funding

Stage 1: EUR 5,000 growth package; Stage 2: up to EUR 25,000

Equity or cost

5% equity via SAFE

Perks

Deeptech incubation with EU network

Founder fit

Founder

Multidisciplinary teams of 2+ members.

Company

Incorporated in 2025 or later (pre-2025 startups ineligible); prototype/PoC/near-MVP stage.

Geography

EU Member States plus Horizon Europe-associated countries.

Application effort

Online application plus pitch.

Verification note

The official page confirmed the deadline was June 9, 2026 at 17:00 Brussels time. As of June 14, 2026 that deadline has passed. The application form link (workspaces.28digital.eu) may still render but the call is officially closed. Program structure: Stage 1 gives EUR 5,000 cash prize after 12-week incubation; Stage 2 gives up to EUR 25,000. 5% SAFE equity required. EU + Horizon Europe associated countries only. Startups incorporated before 2025 are ineligible.

Source quality: official program page. Status confidence: high.

Closedincorporated 2025 or later only5 percent safe equity

Stages

pre-seed

Sectors

deep techAIspinouts

Fit tags

europeeudeep-techacademic-spinout

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