Startups & Scaleups

Your shortcut into EU funding, pilots and serious partners

impact.brussels helps deep tech and impact startups enter EU projects, secure validation pilots and connect with universities, corporates and cities that can help them grow.

Is this for you?

You have a working prototype or early product in food, health, climate or circular economy
You want non dilutive funding but find EU programmes confusing
You need real pilots with cities, hospitals, industry or communities
You want to be taken seriously by larger partners and investors

What you get

Honest feedback on your readiness for EU projects
Matching with relevant calls and consortia
Support for writing your part of proposals
Help to design pilots with real users and paying partners
Our process

From idea to funded deployment

We guide you from assessing fit to designing pilots that validate and de-risk your growth.

01. Understand your startup

Clarify goals and readiness

We review your solution, stage, traction and goals to align on what you want from EU projects and what you can deliver.

02. Match with calls

Connect to partners and roles

We identify where you fit, connect you with universities, corporates or municipalities and co design project roles that make sense for you.

03. Co create pilots

Run and learn from pilots

If a project is funded, we stay involved. We help plan and run pilots, collect results, and use them to strengthen your story with customers and investors.

Services in detail

How we support startups

Startup assessment and investment readiness feedback
Matching with EU calls and consortia in your domain
Support to prepare your contributions to proposals and interviews
Pilot design with cities, hospitals, corporates or communities
Introductions to relevant mentors, investors and ecosystem partners

FAQ

Do I need experience with EU projects?

No. We can work with founders who are new to EU funding and will be honest about when it is the right time to enter this space and which programmes fit your stage.

Do you take equity?

No. We are a non profit and we do not ask for equity. Our work is covered through project budgets or clearly defined fees.

Can you guarantee funding?

No one can guarantee EU funding. We give you clarity, better positioning and access to partners and project designs that improve your chances.

Ready to explore EU projects for your startup?

Send us a short description of your solution and we will tell you if and how we can help.