EBAN is involved in several EU projects that foster entrepreneurship in all sectors in Europe and beyond.
How can you get involved?
As an Investor
As an Investor
— Sign up to be a mentor or coach for entrepreneurs
— Host an EU Project event with us
— If you are preparing a proposal for an EU Project, EBAN is ready to support your consortium or join it as a partner
Become an expert, coach and jury member in our EU Projects!
As a member of the EBAN Network, you have access to opportunities in mentoring, training, grant funding, workshops leading, expertise sharing, and much more! Take this one-minute survey and join our actions in supporting European Entrepreneurs.
As an Entrepreneur
As an Entrepreneur
— Attend EU Projects events
— Receive investment readiness training
— Pitch in front of investors
Take part in EU Projects: access funding, trainings, accelerate your go-to-market strategy and more!
Grow your business with easy-to-apply funding opportunities, exclusive partnerships with global brands and community knowledge.
Interested? Take a look at our current EU projects below.
Current EU projects
THE NEXT SOCIETY
THE NEXT SOCIETY leverages innovation ecosystems in EMEA and connects founders with European partners, facilitating transfer of know-how and access to new markets.
RRIstart
RRIstart responds to the EU efforts to foster impact investment by developing an innovative RRI-based model for startups, blended with novel RRI-based impact investment indicators, through the adoption of a lean/agile approach to RRI embedment.
AgTech7
AgTech7 stimulates innovation along the entire farm-to-fork food-chain by developing a multidisciplinary course covering technical and business subjects such as Earth Observation and IoT, Data Analytics, Financial Innovation and Lean Startup models.
African – European Digital Innovation Bridge Network
AEDIB|NET aims at bridging Digital Innovation Ecosystems across Africa and Europe by supporting the creation of African Digital Innovation Hubs (DIHs) and by connecting European and African start-ups, SMEs, DIHs and investors in trans-continental partnerships.
BioNanoPolys
BioNanoPolys is an Innovation test bed for developing safe nano-embedded biobased materials for new advanced applications in sectors such as polymers, packaging, textile, agriculture, cosmetics, pharma, hygiene, food, and additive manufacturing.
GALACTICA
GALACTICA stimulates the creation of new industrial value chains across the advanced manufacturing, textile and aerospace industries. Entrepreneurs will learn about the opportunities and innovation potential of cross-fertilization and win a total of €4 000 000 in grant capital.
RiEcoLab
RiEcoLab develops a novel way of performing R&D in universities: the new operational framework will support the creation of spin-offs and ensure immediate commercialisation of scientific findings. By driving understanding and commitment to industry-led research and lean go-to-market, RiEcoLab supports smart specialisation and innovation within European educational institutions.
ARIEES
ARIEES will support the development of impact investment capabilities into the next generation entrepreneurs in Eastern Europe by helping universities (and potentially adult training centres) to include impact investment know-how in their entrepreneurship courses and to upgrade the digital competences of lecturers/trainers to ensure that the impact investment knowledge can be properly infused.