EU Innovative Entrepreneurship supports Seeds of Bravery

A series of Info Days to better acquaint Seeds of Bravery applicants with the project’s opportunities is ongoing.

Recently, the Info Day, dedicated to the Business and Innovation Services and Innovative Entrepreneurship programmes, which offer grants of up to €10,000 and €25,000 euros respectively, was held.

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The speakers discussed the differences between the types of support, the costs covered, and the evaluation stages. In particular, the Innovative Entrepreneurship programme focuses on:

Startups that continue to operate in Ukraine;

Women-led start-ups seeking to relocate or continue their operations in Ukraine or in one of the European Union member states and its associated OCT or Horizon Europe countries after the start of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

A key aspect of the project is a lump sum payment mechanism, designed to reduce the administrative burden on startups, allowing them to focus more on project performance than financial management.

What are the non-financial benefits that programmes participants can have?

Matchmaking, which will include individual matchmaking trips for each beneficiary based on their needs, as well as a monthly digest with a list of common partnership events.

Access to Investors and Accelerators community, which will be provided through the Accelerace platform. It will allow startups to pass an investment readiness test, connect with relevant investors and accelerators, and access a collection of pitch decks from successful alumni.

Market Discovery Workshops — workshops aimed at providing comprehensive analytics of the EU market, which will start in May.

Market Fast-Track programmes — a series of 2-week online programmes to facilitate access to EU markets, which will start in September.

Female Entrepreneurship & Leadership programme — mentoring of female founders, support and guidance in their development in the tech arena.

The full video from the Info Day is available here:

The next Info Day will be dedicated to the Deep Tech Incubators programme, helping participants to understand how to raise up to €25k and what non-financial benefits are available. The event will take place on 17 April and registration is already open: https://forms.gle/iUtLsHNaucigetNn9

Moreover, the Seeds of Bravery Consortium has created a Guide for Applicants, which can quickly answer most questions.

The document describes in detail every aspect of the project – from getting to know the initiative to applying, evaluation and further stages. It is a roadmap for Ukrainian tech companies seeking to make an impact on both the local and European markets.

What does the guide contain?

• An introductory part that will help you understand the essence of the initiative, its goals, and the level of commitment to the Ukrainian tech ecosystem.
• Overview of support opportunities – extensive information on the 5 available programmes offering financial grants ranging from €10,000 to €50,000, adapted to different stages of startup development, as well as additional support tools.
• Detailed description of the selection criteria, eligible sectors and eligibility restrictions.
• Step-by-step application and evaluation process.
• Quality Mark and other non-financial support services available for high quality applications that are not funded.

You can find the guidelines for applicants at the link in the Documents section: https://getonepass.eu/opportunities/uaseed

Funded by the European Union, under the European Innovation Council (EIC). Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or European Commission. Neither the European Union nor the European Commission can be held responsible for them. The UASEEDs project has received funding from the Horizon Europe Framework Programme under grant agreement No 101104445.

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