EIT Culture & Creativity: New Ventures in Creative Tech (Spark)
EIT Culture & Creativity · Pre-incorporation venture grant
$32KUp to €30,000 (~$32k) per venture plus a Startup Sprint and 9-month incubation; no co-funding
EIT call that funds early-stage founders in creative technology (fashion, architecture, advanced and circular materials) to turn a validated concept into a new company, with up to 35 ventures selected.
Key terms
- Individuals or small multidisciplinary teams with no registered company for the concept yet
- Must register a company by month 3 to stay in the programme
- Based in an EU Member State or Horizon Europe associated country
- Already testing, building or validating a tech-centric concept (material, hardware or digital)
- First cohort covers fashion, architecture and advanced/circular materials
- Up to 100% of eligible costs reimbursed; total budget €1.05M; deadline 16 Nov 2026, 17:00 CET
Eligibility
- Where
- EU, Norway, Iceland, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom
- Stages
- idea, pre-seed
- Needs VC/accelerator backing
- No
- Needs partner referral code
- No
- Must be incorporated
- No
- AI focus required
- No
- Students / researchers
- Not eligible
- Nonprofits
- Not eligible
Also required
- Horizon Europe associated countries eligible
- No company registered yet for the concept
- Creative tech: fashion, architecture, materials
How to apply
Read the call document on the EIT Culture & Creativity page and submit your application before 16 November 2026, 17:00 CET.
- Benefit
- cash
- Equity-free
- Yes
- Decision time
- —
- Credit validity
- —
- Deadline
- 2026-11-16
- Status
- Open
Verified 2026-11-04 · source