Grants Detail

SCOPE AND OBJECTIVES

The Expanding Investments Ecosystems aims to attract foreign investors into “modest’ and ‘moderate’ innovation ecosystems by raising awareness of local innovation ecosystems and their start-ups, as well as the potential of the whole region, to capital providers from across Europe. 

Description of the activities to be funded / Type of actions

• Organisation of European and worldwide international business forums, conferences and events to attract and connect international with local investors.
• Peer-matching of investors and other networking activities to encourage joint ventures
• A repository of best practices of market entry facilitation for international investors.
• A list of recommendations for local authorities and European regulators to better address investors’ entry challenges and facilitate cross-border deals.

Expected Impact 

• Increased access to capital and investments in less connected innovation ecosystems, enhancing their openness, competitiveness, and global potential.
• Increased venture investments and enabled late-stage growth of local start-ups in less connected and developing innovation ecosystems.
• Facilitated investors’ access to the flow of local deals.
• Improved investors’ knowledge on regulatory frameworks and networks to support joint cross-border ventures in new markets.

ELIGIBILITY & ADMISSIBILITY CRITERIA

To be eligible for funding, applicants must be established in one of the eligible countries, i.e.: 

• the Member States of the European Union, 
• the Overseas Countries and Territories (OCTs) linked to the Member States,
• eligible non-EU countries: - countries associated to Horizon Europe, 
• low and middle income countries. 

FUNDING & RESOURCE ALLOCATION

The total indicative budget for the topic is EUR 5.000.000.  

PARTNER SEARCH 

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FURTHER INFORMATION 

For more information and call document please click here. 

HE Main Work Programme 2021–2022 – 13. General Annexes

COUNTRY COORDINATOR 

Country Coordinator for this call is: TÜBITAK

For your questions and inquiries please contact: ncpinfra@tubitak.gov.tr