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Open Call 2 is now over!

We have received 184 submissions from 29 countries in the following sectors: Supply Chain Management & Trade Finance | Sustainable Mobility | Renewable Energy Production | Circular Models for Cities & Regions | AI-Powered Utility Management for Sustainable and Smart Cities. Stay tuned for 50 selected companies in March.

The Programme

Market Opportunities

If you're developing innovative deep tech or digital solutions in one of the following areas, apply now for the D2XCEL Open Call 2 before 20th of December 2024 and navigate your route to scale with peers and our top-tier network of 300+ industry-focused investors, prominent mentors, lead customers and corporations.

Supply Chain Management & Trade Finance

Digital and deep-tech technologies that can reconfigure and revolutionize the efficient movement of goods and services.

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Sustainable Mobility

Innovative solutions to increase the adoption of electric passenger vehicles (cars, buses, trams) and sustainable public transport.

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Renewable Energy Production

Innovative solutions to generate and manage renewable energy, both heat and electricity, in order to increase the sustainability and sovereignty of Europe´s energy supply.

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Circular Models for Cities & Regions

Solutions such as urban-industrial symbiosis, reverse logistics and the Internet of Waste to help establish regional closed-loop systems

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AI-Powered Utility Management for Sustainable and Smart Cities

With advanced algorithms, machine learning (ML), and predictive analytics, AI helps optimize how we handle electricity, water, waste, and transportation

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Who is it for?

Business
Location

  • Companies with HQ location in: 

    - EU-27 (Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxemburg, Malta, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden).

    - or Horizon Europe Programme participating countries: Albania, Armenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Faroe Islands, Georgia, Iceland, Israel, Kosovo, Moldova, Montenegro, Morrocco, North Macedonia, Norway, Serbia, Tunisia, Türkiye, Ukraine.

  • Applicants should have less than 25% of (voting) shares held by Russian shareholders. 

Development Stage

  • Deep tech and Digital companies that have achieved market-product fit within one of the market opportunities in the scope of the open call and looking for Series A to Series A+ funding, or to expand their market and have already received at least one of the following types of funding or support: 

    - Support from the European Innovation Council (EIC) (Grant or Equity funding or Seal of Excellence).  

    - Grant from EU/National/Regional funding programmes. 

    - Raised at least a round of financing (seed or later). The latest round of funding should have been raised after 1 January 2019. 

 

Company Technology

  • Applying companies need to develop innovative deep tech or digital solutions that address one of the following five market opportunities:

    - Logistics
     
    - Sustainable Freight Transportation

    - AI-Powered Digital Services for Sustainable and Smart Cities
        
    - Large-scale Stationary Energy Storage
     
    - Sustainable and Circular Construction    

 

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All the information you need

The D2XCEL Scaling programme offers tailored and holistic support and mentoring to unleash the potential of all selected innovative companies and turn them into world-class businesses with global impact.

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Guidelines for evaluators

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Frequently asked questions

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This project has received funding from the European Union under grant agreement Nº101121100. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Innovation Council and SMEs Executive Agency (EISMEA). Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.
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