New Ventures in Creative Tech (Spark)
EIT Culture & Creativity offers up to €30,000 per team plus a nine-month venture-creation programme for early-stage founders. The first cohort focuses on tech-centric ventures in Materials & Built Environment (fashion, architecture, advanced and circular materials). It includes an in-person bootcamp in a European city, plus online coaching, mentoring and workshops.
The official documents, and the quotes and descriptions below, are in Greek.
Sources last checked: 8 November 2026 at 15:15.
Key facts
- Status
- Open
- Type of support
- Grant[9]
- Amount per business
- Up to €30,000[10]
- Aid intensity
- Pending in the call
- Total budget
- Pending in the call
- Applications open
- 5 October 2026 at 10:00[11]
- Applications close
- 16 November 2026 at 18:00[12]
- Funding body
- European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) – EIT Culture & Creativity[8]
- Programme
- Pending in the call
Who it is for
Ιδρυτές πρώιμου σταδίου (άτομα ή μικρές διεπιστημονικές ομάδες) με καινοτόμο επιχειρηματική ιδέα, χωρίς εγγεγραμμένη εταιρεία, εγκατεστημένοι σε κράτος μέλος της ΕΕ ή χώρα συνδεδεμένη με το Horizon Europe.
What it covers
Pending in the callPending in the call
- Eligible activity codes (ΚΑΔ)
- Excluded activity codes (ΚΑΔ)
- Eligible expenses
- Total budget
- Aid intensity
- Aid intensity
- Minimum amount
- Minimum years trading
- operationalProgramme
Sources
Every fact on this page comes from the places in the official documents listed below. If anything differs, the document prevails.
- [1]
«New Ventures in Creative Tech (Spark)»
Supports: title. Open document - [2]
«offering up to €30 000 per team alongside a nine-month venture-creation programme for early-stage founders.»
Supports: summary. Open document - [3]
«The first cohort focuses on tech-centric ventures in Materials & Built Environment, spanning fashion, architecture, and advanced and circular materials.»
Supports: summary. Open document - [4]
«early-stage founders – individuals and small multidisciplinary teams – with an innovative business concept, no registered company»
Supports: Who it is for. Open document - [5]
«early-stage founders – individuals and small multidisciplinary teams – with an innovative business concept, no registered company»
Supports: Who can apply. Open document - [6]
«Applicants must be based in an EU Member State or a Horizon Europe associated country.»
Supports: Regions. Open document - [7]
«ambition to build for-profit, scalable, tech-centric ventures within the CCSI»
Supports: Sectors. Open document - [8]
«EIT Culture & Creativity has opened the New Ventures in Creative Tech (Spark) call»
Supports: fundingBody. Open document - [9]
«offering up to €30 000 per team»
Supports: Type of support. Open document - [10]
«offering up to €30 000 per team»
Supports: Maximum amount. Open document - [11]
«05/10/2026 09.00 - CET»
Supports: Applications open. Open document - [12]
«Applications close on 16 November 2026 at 17:00 CET.»
Supports: Applications close. Open document
Frequently asked questions
Πόση χρηματοδότηση προσφέρεται;
Έως 30.000 € ανά ομάδα, μαζί με ένα εννεάμηνο πρόγραμμα δημιουργίας επιχείρησης.
Ποια είναι η προθεσμία;
Οι αιτήσεις κλείνουν στις 16 Νοεμβρίου 2026, στις 17:00 CET.
Ποιος μπορεί να κάνει αίτηση;
Ιδρυτές πρώιμου σταδίου (άτομα και μικρές διεπιστημονικές ομάδες) με καινοτόμο ιδέα, χωρίς εγγεγραμμένη εταιρεία, εγκατεστημένοι σε κράτος μέλος της ΕΕ ή σε χώρα συνδεδεμένη με το Horizon Europe.
Τι περιλαμβάνει το πρόγραμμα;
Ένα bootcamp (CreaTech Startup Sprint) σε ευρωπαϊκή πόλη και στη συνέχεια εννεάμηνο online πρόγραμμα με coaching, mentoring και εργαστήρια, αποκλειστικές συνεργασίες τεχνολογίας και πρόσβαση σε μεγάλες ευρωπαϊκές εκδηλώσεις.
Ποιους τομείς αφορά η πρώτη ομάδα;
Τεχνολογικές επιχειρήσεις στα Υλικά και το Δομημένο Περιβάλλον: μόδα, αρχιτεκτονική, προηγμένα και κυκλικά υλικά. Μελλοντικά προγράμματα θα επεκταθούν σε επιπλέον τομείς.
Change history
Νέο πρόγραμμα: επαληθεύτηκε από τα επίσημα έγγραφα.
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