Financial Support To Startups Open Call 2026 is sponsored by EIT Urban Mobility (EIT). This call provides financial support to startups developing breakthrough mobility solutions. EIT Urban Mobility aims to co-invest alongside venture capital or other private investors in ongoing funding rounds to strengthen the ventures' financial position and growth trajectory.

Financial Support to Startups Open Call - EIT Urban Mobility Financial Support to Startups Open Call This call is designed to strengthen Europe’s capacity to innovate and tackle pressing urban mobility challenges.

By funding early-stage ventures , we aim to stimulate the growth of pre-seed, seed, and Series A companies , amplify the impact of EIT-funded research and innovation activities, and foster collaboration across industry, academia, cities, and startups.

The initiative supports the development of high-impact solutions that reduce congestion, lower carbon emissions, improve safety and security, and enhance accessibility, while ensuring de-risked, high-quality investment opportunities aligned with the EIT Urban Mobility Financial Support thesis. EIT Urban Mobility will provide financial support of up to €2. 5 million per company , for startups developing breakthrough mobility solutions .

The purpose of this document is to invite eligible companies to apply for this financial support.

Funding is provided through an open application process with multiple cut offs throughout 2026 (see call manual for the cut-off dates in 2027 and 2028): 1st cut-off date: 23 February 2026 2nd cut-off date: 18 May 2026 3rd cut-off date: 31 August 2026 4th cut-off date: 16 November 2026 This Call for Applications is open to startups that are already engaged in an ongoing funding round .

EIT Urban Mobility aims to participate in such rounds alongside venture capital or other private investors, fostering co-investment opportunities that strengthen the ventures’ financial position and growth trajectory. EIT Urban Mobility will not lead a funding round and, consequently, will not assume the role of lead investor, unless exceptional circumstances occur.

To accelerate the transition to sustainable mobility in cities, this Call focuses on five sectors in which we believe Europe has the potential to innovate and create impact. Proposals may target one or more of these sectors, particularly where there are clear synergies between them, for example, applying data-driven solutions and AI to the public sector, or integrating electrification into urban logistics.

Shared mobility and public transport, Mobility data management, Electrification of transport and alternative fuels, and In the future, this call may also include specific topic scopes to address key market opportunities or urgent market failures that can be addressed through our funding. EIT Urban Mobility is committed to fostering a more equitable, diverse and inclusive innovation ecosystem.

Proposals with diverse teams and clear strategies for inclusive innovation will be positively assessed during the evaluation phase. This Call for Proposals is open to all legal entities established in the Member States of the European Union, and/or in Third countries associated with Horizon Europe . To be considered eligible for this Call, applicants must also meet all the following mandatory criteria.

Applications that do not fulfil these criteria will not be considered eligible. You are a startup currently engaged in an active fundraising round (pre-seed/seed or series A round). Your proposed innovations target the Urban Mobility market.

You may not apply to three consecutive cut-offs. After submitting an application to two consecutive cut-offs, you must skip at least the following cut-off before applying again. You are not currently part of EIT Urban Mobility equity portfolio.

Your company pre-money valuation does not exceed €50,000,000. Your startup has individual founders or executive team members who jointly hold more than 40% share of the company’s equity before the current fund raising. You have a prototype, pilot, or Minimum Viable Product (MVP).

For information on special cases, please refer to the Call Manual (see ‘List of documents to take into consideration’ section below) . Access the EIT Urban Mobility Programmes Portal and find the call for the currently open cut-off date under Grant Management → Grant Management → Open Calls. See section 4.

2 of the Call Manual for submission steps. Submit your application form within the given deadline. In case of access problems to the NetSuite platform, consider switching to mobile data.

To register in the EIT Urban Mobility Programmes Portal , click “Register” if your entity is not already registered in the system. Then select Option 1: “I am an organisation/individual” and complete the Partner Information Form (PIF) with the required details.

If the system denies your registration because the PIC number corresponds to an already registered entity, or because your email address is associated with an existing entity, please contact [email protected] .

Once the applicants have submitted their proposals and the cut-off has passed, EIT Urban Mobility will proceed to: Check eligibility and admissibility of those proposals and, if successful, Evaluate the content of the proposals with the support of independent expert evaluators. Detailed guidelines about the application process can be found here .

List of documents to take into consideration EIT Urban Mobility Strategic Agenda 2021-2027 Application form guidance Eligibility of expenditure Horizon Europe Model Agreement Financial Support Agreement (FSA) template EIT Urban Mobility will host an online information session before each cut-off date. The recorded session of 23 January 2026 can be found here .

For more information about getting your startup funded by EIT Urban Mobility, please visit: Startup investment – EIT Urban Mobility Insights in the portfolio and the focus on impact can be found in the 2025 Investment Portfolio Impact report .

All applicants may contact the Impact Ventures team at EIT Urban Mobility to resolve any concerns or doubts on the general/technical procedures and Call content: [email protected] Starting date for sending applications: Deadline for applications: