SEEDS OF BRAVERY: supporting Ukraine’s tech start-up scene and bringing it closer to the EUbroad
UASEEDs · Horizon Europe grant · 2023-10-01–2026-03-31
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About the data
Source: CORDIS (official EU open data), Horizon Europe. Framework HORIZON · call HORIZON-EIC-2022-UKRAINIANTECH-01 · scheme HORIZON-CSA · topic HORIZON-EIC-2022-UKRAINIANTECH-01-01. CORDIS record →
Objective
Based on a detailed analysis of the situation of UA Innovation Ecosystem after Russian invasion, partners (7 Ukrainian partners and 11 partners from 11 other EU member States with an extensive outreach capacity spanning across key EU and global markets) have put together a proposal aimed at providing support to counteract the harm done to Ukrainian startups and deep tech SMEs in the short term, building a framework that supports the Ukrainian Government’s goal of becoming a ‘start-up nation’, and increasing the role of innovators and the deep tech industry in driving growth. This will be achieved through a comprehensive portfolio of support services that combine cascade funding (10k-25k-50k grants), access to finance actions (connecting to public funds and private investors, training on EIC, EIT and other cascading opportunities etc.), deep-tech-focused incubation and acceleration programmes, and market access initiatives (targeting 10+ countries, soft landing in 10 key sectors/verticals, and working spaces in 50+ locations across Europe). Pan-European integration – which brings UA innovation closer to investors, accelerators, potential buyers, innovation agencies and peers - will also be a key component of this project. The Consortium is led by FBA (PL-based and leader of FSTP management) with key support from USF, Ukraine’s public agency to support SMEs, which will invest its own resources and guarantee synergies with UA. Other partners key to guarantee services delivery and wide impact are: EITH (KICs), PNP (investors), LXI (EU innovation stakeholders), CORKBIC (BIC network), IHS (Impact Hub Network), IOP (EEN in UA). Circa 1,000 innovators, start-ups and deep tech SMEs located in UA or created by Ukrainian citizens in other EU countries after 24.02.2022 will benefit from aid support, with at least 340 expected to gain a mix of financial and non-financial support, and many others expected to access non-financial support while seeking other sources of funding.
Beneficiaries (26)
| Organisation | Country | Role | EC contribution | SME |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FUNDINGBOX ACCELERATOR SP ZOO | PL | coordinator | €13,662,089 | Yes |
| EIT HEALTH EV | DE | participant | €576,938 | |
| HOME OF STARTUPS ACCELERATOR LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY | UA | participant | €551,000 | |
| SOUTH WEST BUSINESS AND TECHNOLOGY CENTRE | IE | participant | €522,283 | |
| LUXINNOVATION GIE | LU | participant | €516,533 | |
| PLUG AND PLAY PLATFORM SPAIN SL | ES | participant | €428,000 | |
| CYBERINNOVATE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY | UA | participant | €426,750 | Yes |
| AALTO KORKEAKOULUSAATIO SR | FI | participant | €409,375 | |
| PLATFORM OF INNOVATIVE PARTNERSHIP | UA | participant | €408,116 | |
| IMPACTHUB STOCKHOLM AB | SE | participant | €385,125 | Yes |
| ACCELERACE MANAGEMENT AS | DK | participant | €354,125 | Yes |
| SAULETEKIO SLENIO MOKSLO IR TECHNOLOGIJU PARKAS | LT | participant | €249,125 | |
| DA VINCI LABS | FR | participant | €189,438 | Yes |
| UKRAINIAN TECH ECOSYSTEM | UA | participant | €182,750 | |
| ERASMUS CENTRE FOR ENTREPRENEURSHIP BV | NL | participant | €176,750 | |
| FOND ROZVYTKU INNOVACIJ - INNOVATION DEVELOPMENT FUND | UA | participant | €147,856 | |
| INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS OF NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCE OF UKRAINE | UA | participant | €140,688 | |
| PLUG AND PLAY AUSTRIA GMBH | AT | participant | €36,400 | |
| EIT HEALTH INNOSTARS EV | DE | thirdParty | €0 | |
| PLUG & PLAY GERMANY GMBH | DE | thirdParty | €0 | |
| PLUG AND PLAY NETHERLANDS BV | NL | thirdParty | €0 | |
| Plug & Play Denmark ApS | DK | thirdParty | €0 | |
| FUNDINGBOX RESEARCH APS | DK | thirdParty | €0 | Yes |
| NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION INNOVATE | UA | thirdParty | €0 | |
| DLA PIPER UK LLP | UK | associatedPartner | — | |
| HELLO TOMORROW | FR | associatedPartner | — |
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