Innovation Programmes

Investment Readiness

Scale up with corporate partners in Europe and beyond

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The Investment Readiness programme is part of the European Partnership on Innovative SMEs. The partnership is co-funded by the European Union through Horizon Europe.

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The Investment Readiness programme connects you with multinational corporates and private investors. The programme can help your startup or SME grow in a range of sectors.

How Investment Readiness supports you

Investment Readiness offers you the opportunity to get your solution in front of Eureka’s corporate partners. If successful, you will be invited to a meeting with the corporate to discuss future projects or investment with them.

Eureka also organises missions to major international investment conferences, such as Web Summit and Singapore Week of Innovation and Technology (SWITCH).

How Investment Readiness works

The Investment Readiness programme has two main activities:

Corporate Challenges

Eureka’s corporate partners set Corporate Challenges that you can respond to. If you are successful, you could collaborate with the corporate in a pilot project or access investment, depending on the challenge.

Missions

We organise international missions to major investment conferences. Past missions have been to Web Summit and the Singapore Week of Innovation and Technology. These conferences give you the chance to meet international investors face-to-face.

In 2025, we will organise an international mission for SMEs and startups to attend the Singapore Week of Innovation and TeCHnology (SWITCH) in Singapore.

How to apply

Corporate Challenges

Corporate Challenges are set throughout the year. You can find a list of all open Corporate Challenges below. If no challenges are open, you can check back here later or subscribe to our newsletter to stay informed.

Who can apply

Investment Readiness Corporate Challenges are for startups and SMEs in Eureka countries and regions. Please read the page for the Corporate Challenge you are interested in to find out any specific requirements.

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Upcoming events

Event Online
Investment Readiness
Online
23 Sep 2025 – 23 Sep 2025

Investment readiness session with Agbar

Event Online
Investment Readiness
Online
7 Oct 2025 – 7 Oct 2025

Investment readiness session with MC

Event Online
Investment Readiness
Online
25 Sep 2025

Investment readiness session with AVL

Event Online
Investment Readiness
Online
18 Sep 2025

Investment readiness session with Syensqo

Event Online
Investment Readiness
Online
16 Sep 2025

Investment readiness session with Alfa Laval

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