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EIC selects eight European deep tech startups for EUR 146.5 million scale up

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.

Verified European Innovation Council press release, 27 April 2026

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

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