Prizes totalling €750,000 are up for grabs in the EIT Digital Challenge. The prestigious competition supports the global growth of the continent’s future tech giants. Does this speak to your ambitions? Respond by 14 June if it does, for a chance to further accelerate growth in your scale-up.
“Among all applicants to the competition, we will select 25 companies, that is five per category, and invite them to an exclusive event in Brussels where they will pitch to a jury of high-profile corporates and investors,” says Dolf Wittkamper, Head of the EIT Digital Accelerator. “A total of 10 winners will be announced during this event: in each category, the jury will pick the best two companies; both will receive a full year of tailored support from the EIT Digital Accelerator, valued at €50,000. In addition, the top winner in each category will receive a cash prize of €50,000.”
Apply in one of these five categories: Digital Tech, Digital Cities, Digital Industry, Digital Wellbeing and Digital Finance.
Chahab Nastar, Chief Innovation Officer of EIT Digital, added: “Europe has a strong opportunity to play a central role in digital by focusing on deep tech, which will impact all industry sectors. With the EIT Digital Challenge, we are determined to identify the best ambitious European entrepreneurs and support them in building the future dominant companies in digital technologies.”
