Funding Opportunities and Open Calls
The first open call under the AMULET (Advanced Material and Manufacturing Technologies United for Lightweight) project with funding of nearly 1.3 million euros from the H2020-InnoSUP-1 programme is open for applications until July 20. The project aims to support new value chains through projects that will promote the introduction of advanced lightweight materials in four sectors: Automotive, Aerospace and aeronautics, Energy, and Building. Projects are accepted from micro-consortium of minimum 2 and maximum 3 legal entities including exclusively SMEs. The proposed solutions must be related to one of the challenges pre-defined by AMULET. Up to 36 projects will be shortlisted and invited to Jury Day to pitch their solutions. Of these, up to 26 projects will join the next stages of the programme and will receive support services until up to 7 projects complete the full program. For more information, see the website here: https://amulet-h2020.fundingbox.com/. You can also ask for assistance from the experts of EEN – Bulgaria here.
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The Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs of the European Commission, together with the EISMEA – European Innovation Council and SMEs Executive Agency, and the European Alliance DIGITAL SME, will create a catalog featuring innovative digital solutions of leading European enterprises and their use cases of software systems for a more sustainable industry. The initiative aims to highlight digital solutions and business models with high impact in the area of reducing dependence on oil, gas and imported raw materials, as well as increasing the resilience of global supply chains. The target group of the project are startups and SMEs that have developed innovative digital solutions in a relevant field. EU enterprises can propose their solutions for inclusion in the catalog. A special jury will select the solutions with the greatest impact, among all those proposed and included in the digital catalog, and companies will have the opportunity to present them within two seminars, as well as receive personalized consulting assistance from experts based on the specific needs of each enterprise. The application deadline is August 31. More information is available here.
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Until August 14, Bulgarian startups with a ready-made innovative product or service can apply the “Drazkite” initiative by Bloomberg TV Bulgaria. The products and services must demonstrate potential for market growth and positive impact on society and the environment. The most promising 21 companies, voted by mentors and a special jury, will participate in a reality format to present their projects to investors and partners of the initiative. Seven companies will reach the finals, and working with the mentors they will compete for the grand prize – an opportunity for funding and participation in an international accelerator program. Applications can be submitted on the initiative’s website here: https://drazkite.bloombergtv.bg/
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Another media launched a campaign in support of young Bulgarian companies and SMEs. The “Big Small” contest by “24 Chasa” now accepts applications for participation until September 15. Ten SMEs will be selected for the prise – advertising package worth BGN 10,000 for each company. Find out more on the website here: https://www.golemitemalki.bg/
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The European Angel Investment Summit (EAIS) will take place in Brussels on October 11-12. Startup companies from Europe actively looking for capital investment between €50K – €5M can apply until September 9 and receive: free tickets, access to all seminars, and the area for bilateral meetings, the opportunity to pitch in front of investors and more. For more information check out the website here.
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Two major exhibitions are coming up for companies with products, solutions and innovations in food, beverage, agriculture, aquaculture, packaging and agro-industry. These are FOODEX SAUDI between September 13-16 and SAUDI AGRICULTURE between October 17-20, which will be held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Both events offer different platforms and tools for B2B meetings and matchmaking.
