Open Horizons will run three open calls from 2025 to 2027. Each one is an opportunity for women-led deeptech and digital startups to:
€1.2 million of total funding distributed across 39 women-led startups:
Apply through our application portal and join a powerful network of women-led innovation.
We are looking for bold teams solving real-world corporate challenges with deeptech or digital innovation. Eligible applicants must:
Across three Open Calls, 39 startups will be selected to receive €10,000 each to join the inception phase and will receive up to €45,000 for the piloting phase.
Applicants will go through a structured five-step selection process designed for fairness, quality, and corporate alignment:
This process results in the selection of inception-stage participants.
Selected startups enter a 1-month inception stage with funding of €10,000, during which they:
Based on this stage, corporates decide which startups move forward to full pilot implementation.
Startups approved for piloting will receive up to €45,000 in three instalments over 5 months:
During this phase, startups:
Across the three cohorts, 18 startups will be selected for piloting.
Pre register for the open call to access up to €55,000 in equity-free funding now: