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# EIC Accelerator selects 71 companies for EUR 387 million grants and equity
- URL: https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/news/2025-02-17-eic-accelerator-71-companies/
- Published: 2025-02-17T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-25T05:01:06.000Z
- Description: The European Innovation Council selected 71 companies from 16 countries for Accelerator funding, up to EUR 161 million in grants plus about EUR 226 million in equity, its most competitive round yet under Horizon Europe.
- Author: Reidar Balstad
- Tags: Industry, investment and R&D, #news, #reported, #ai-drafted

Reported AI-drafted [European Innovation Council press release, 17 February 2025](https://eic.ec.europa.eu/news/eic-accelerator-71-companies-selected-most-competitive-funding-round-so-far-2025-02-17%5Fen?ref=sovereigntymonitor.eu)

**What it does not test.** Does not establish how much of the EUR 387 million has actually reached recipients, since contracts and equity agreements follow the selection.

**How this item counts.** This item is dated before the index starts on 1 January 2026, so it does not count in the [European Sovereignty Index](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/sovereignty-index/).

**How this item was made.** Drafted by an AI system (Claude (Anthropic)) from the source cited above and published under the editor’s responsibility without a person reading it first. [How the record is made](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/method/#how-the-record-is-made)