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# EIC backs nine quantum tech start-ups with Transition and Accelerator awards
- URL: https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/news/2025-03-19-eic-nine-quantum-startups-funding/
- Published: 2025-03-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-24T12:01:30.000Z
- Description: The European Innovation Council backed nine quantum start-ups on 19 March 2025: EIC Transition grants of about EUR 2.5 million each, plus EIC Accelerator awards up to EUR 17.5 million for Finland's SemiQon and EUR 12.5 million for Germany's eleQtron.
- Author: Reidar Balstad
- Tags: Industry, investment and R&D, #news, #reported, #ai-drafted

Reported AI-drafted [The Quantum Insider, 19 March 2025](https://thequantuminsider.com/2025/03/19/eic-chooses-nine-quantum-tech-start-ups-in-latest-funding-round/?ref=sovereigntymonitor.eu)

**What it does not test.** It does not establish the combined award total, since individual Accelerator amounts for two of the nine companies were not disclosed.

**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/).

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