Grants for startups in Ukraine and the EU

27 open calls

20.11.2026
€120,000 non-dilutive per company + additional €50,000 prizes for the top three
European Union
The EUDIS Business Accelerator, the European Commission's defence accelerator under the EU Defence Innovation Scheme, is recruiting Cohort 4: 20 start-ups and scale-ups building defence or dual-use solutions. The programme runs for 8 months and starts in March 2027.
FOR WHOM
SMEs / BusinessStartups
02.02.2027
around EUR 200,000 per project
European Union
Topic HORIZON-CL4-2027-01-MAT-PROD-49 offers small grants to test the market potential of results from Horizon Europe Cluster 4 or Horizon 2020 LEIT projects. Around EUR 200,000 per project, a budget of EUR 4.7 million and 24 grants expected; the funding rate is 70%, up to 100% for non-profit entities.
FOR WHOM
UniversitiesSMEs / BusinessStartups
up to USD 1,500,000
United States
DIV Fund accepts applications year-round and funds development innovations that have already been tested in a real-world setting. Grants come in three stages: pilots of up to USD 200,000, testing and positioning for scale of up to USD 500,000, and scaling of up to USD 1.5 million.
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UniversitiesNGOs / CSOsSMEs / BusinessStartups +1
16.11.2026
up to EUR 30,000, up to 100% of costs
European Union
EIT Culture & Creativity has opened the New Ventures in Creative Tech (Spark) call for teams that have not yet incorporated a company around their concept. Selected concepts receive up to EUR 30,000 with no co-funding, an in-person startup sprint and a nine-month online incubation programme with mentors.
FOR WHOM
StartupsIndividuals
16.11.2026
up to EUR 60,000 per company, up to EUR 180,000 per experiment
European Union
The BattleVerse consortium, funded by the European Defence Fund, has launched its first open call for experiments. SMEs and startups established in and controlled from the EU, Norway or Ukraine can apply: Ukraine is named explicitly in the rules.
FOR WHOM
SMEs / BusinessStartups
05.01.2027
topic budget EUR 20,000,000
European Union
Topic HORIZON-EIE-2027-02-CONNECT-01 of the Interconnected Innovation Ecosystems call launches the European Startup and Scaleup Hubs (ESSH) pilot. Consortia of leading and emerging European startup ecosystems that bring together universities, research organisations, incubators, corporates and investors should…
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UniversitiesResearch Inst.SMEs / BusinessStartups +1
Seven government and donor programmes for Ukrainian businesses and veterans that are accepting applications now. Amounts range from UAH 100,000 to start a business to UAH 16 million to restore processing production, and three programmes run with no deadline.
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SMEs / BusinessStartupsIndividuals
27.01.2027
Seven programmes where Ukrainian startups can get money, acceleration or cloud resources this autumn. Deadlines run from 21 October 2026 to 27 January 2027, and amounts range from EUR 10,000 in a bootcamp to USD 220,000 of support in the Techstars accelerator. All seven are open to Ukrainian teams.
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SMEs / BusinessStartupsIndividuals
27.01.2027
up to EUR 30,000
Ukraine
Organiser: EIT Food, Seedbed Venture Catalyst programme. Amount: up to EUR 30,000 per team plus an acceleration programme with mentoring and customer validation. Deadline: 27 January 2027. Open to early-stage agrifood startups and research teams from Horizon Europe countries, including Ukraine.
FOR WHOM
SMEs / BusinessStartupsIndividuals
18.11.2026
up to $220 000
United States
WHAT IS FUNDED: The Techstars London Accelerator program supports early-stage technology startups from around the world. Participants receive up to $220,000 in support, including mentorship and networking opportunities to help them grow faster in one of the world's leading startup ecosystems.
FOR WHOM
SMEs / BusinessStartupsIndividuals
01.12.2026
up to €50 000
European Union
WHAT IS FUNDED: Funding of up to €50,000 is available for young women founders of innovative businesses. WHO CAN APPLY: – Woman – Founder or co-founder of the company – Company registered in the EU or Horizon Europe country (including Ukraine) – Age up to 35 years at the time…
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SMEs / BusinessStartupsIndividuals
09.11.2026
up to €50 000
European Union
WHAT IS FUNDED: FIERCE is supporting space-enabled green solutions that have a positive environmental impact. The call funds specialized services from External Service Providers (ESPs) under three pathways: Ideation Projects (up to €25,000), Scale-Up Projects (up to €50,000), and Commercialisation Projects (up to €25,0…
FOR WHOM
SMEs / BusinessStartupsIndividuals
$10,000 – $350,000
USA
Cloudflare has restructured its startup programme into three tiers, from $10,000 to $350,000 in credits, and raised both the entry level and the ceiling. The base tier no longer requires any outside funding: a bootstrapped company with a live product and a working website qualifies.
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StartupsSMEs / Business
100,000–2,500,000 UAH
Ukraine
New intake stage expected. The current Own Business 2.0 (Vlasna Sprava 2.0) intake stage in Diia ran until 27 October 2026. The next stage has not been announced yet; we will update this card as soon as applications reopen. The conditions below are the current programme rules.
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SMEs / BusinessStartupsIndividuals
up to €300,000
Ukraine
Ukrainian companies pay for backup power twice: first for the equipment, then for the fuel that keeps it running. Diesel gensets, batteries, cogeneration units and rooftop solar all drain working capital that most micro, small and medium enterprises simply do not hold.
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SMEs / BusinessStartupsIndividuals

Open calls where startups are explicitly eligible: state programmes via the Ukrainian Startup Fund and Brave1, European EIC Accelerator, EIT and Horizon Europe, corporate and donor accelerators. The list is built from the GetGrant catalogue automatically and shows only calls with a valid deadline or rolling applications.

For a startup a grant almost always means co-funding and reporting, so check three things before applying: stage (idea, MVP, sales), sector (defence, AI, climate, medtech have dedicated programmes) and legal form (company, sole proprietor or team). Amounts range from a few thousand dollars in accelerators to a 2.5 million euro grant plus equity in the EIC Accelerator. Applications go directly to the funder; each card links to the official page.

Grants for startups: open now

As of 7 November 2026, the GetGrant catalogue lists 27 open calls for startups, 12 of them with rolling applications.

Nearest deadlines

  1. Fueling Circularity and Green Business with Space Data – FIERCE 2nd Open Call for Financial Support 2 days left
  2. D-Prize: grant up to $20,000 for scaling existing solutions for social projects 8 days left
  3. GovTech Lab Ukraine 2.0: up to $100,000 to pilot a digital solution for Ukraine’s Digital Ministry, Space Agency, NACP or Culture Ministry, startups apply by 16 November 9 days left
  4. EIT Culture & Creativity Spark: up to EUR 30,000 and nine months of incubation for creative-tech teams in fashion and architecture, apply by 16 November 9 days left
  5. BattleVerse: up to EUR 60,000 for defence startups and SMEs to run a six-month experiment in AI, simulation and drone swarms, apply by 16 November 9 days left
  6. Techstars London Accelerator 11 days left
Data updated All 27 open calls →

Frequently asked questions

How many grants for startups are open right now?
As of 7 November 2026, the GetGrant catalogue lists 27 open calls for startups, 12 of them with rolling applications. The list is updated daily.
Which deadlines are coming up next?
Who can apply?
Registered startups and teams at idea, MVP or first-sales stage, including defence tech, AI, climate tech, medtech and creative tech. Most programmes expect a legal entity, a prototype and a team; accelerators also take unregistered teams.
How often is this list updated?
Every day: new calls are added and deadlines are re-checked against the funders’ official pages. Closed calls drop out of the “open now” block automatically.