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# EIC selects eight European deep tech startups for EUR 146.5 million scale up
- URL: https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/news/2026-04-27-eic-step-scale-up-eight-startups/
- Published: 2026-04-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-01T10:50:38.000Z
- Description: The EIC selected eight deep tech startups, including France's quantum firm Alice & Bob and Bulgaria's Endurosat, for STEP Scale Up equity tickets of EUR 10 million to 30 million, totalling up to EUR 146.5 million.
- Author: Reidar Balstad
- Tags: Industry, investment and R&D, #news, #verified

Verified [European Innovation Council press release, 27 April 2026](https://eic.ec.europa.eu/news/eight-european-startups-set-receive-scale-funding-eic-under-step-scale-scheme-2026-04-27%5Fen?ref=sovereigntymonitor.eu)

**What it does not test.** Does not confirm the private co-investment needed to reach the targeted EUR 50 to 150 million rounds.

**How this item counts.** Towards autonomy: it changes who owns. Binding 2 of 3 (agreed or funded), scale 2 of 3 (medium), Verified counts in full: weight +4 of 36 possible. own to autonomy: EIC equity keeps 8 EU deep-tech startups European-owned. [European Sovereignty Index](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/sovereignty-index/)