Open Call 2 is now open!

Do not miss the opportunity to join the second cohort of the D2XCEL Scaling programme. We are searching for the top 50 ventures in the following sectors: Supply Chain Management & Trade Finance, Sustainable Mobility, Renewable Energy Production, Circular Models for Cities & Regions, and AI-Powered Utility Management for Sustainable and Smart Cities.

Apply by December 16

The Programme

Supply Chain Management & Trade Finance

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

Sustainable Mobility

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

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.

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

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

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

Open Call 2 is now open!

Market Opportunities

Supply Chain Management & Trade Finance

Sustainable Mobility

Renewable Energy Production

Circular Models for Cities & Regions

AI-Powered Utility Management for Sustainable and Smart Cities

Who is it for?

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Development Stage

Company Technology

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