Zabala is currently managing 5 programmes with their own open calls for funding and/or services directed to Startups and entrepreneurs. Find out more about the conditions and selection procedures for each funding programme.
These programmes are initiatives fostering entrepreneurship and startups across Europe under ICT applied to different verticals Industry, Energy, Transport, Logistics, Environment, Health, Media, Smart Cities, etc.
DATA MARKET SERVICES
A programme offering free support services in acceleration, fundraising, standardization, legal, IP, promotion and data skills. All oriented to data-centric SMEs and startups all over Europe.
BLOCKCHERS
Acceleration process for SMEs and startups to build real world use cases of blockchain technologies. Offering free equity funding, free technical infrastructure and training certificate. Projects funded will be a tandem of a blockchain SME + end-user SME.
EDI
Data challenge solving incubation programme. Offering engaging with major corporations. Free equity funding, free infrastructure and training. SMEs, startups and individuals are eligible.
NGI Explorers
Fellowship programme with top US entities. Sponsor top EU researchers and innovators to enjoy a unique deep dive in the US market. The programme and conditions will be available from May on.
DAPSI
A programme focus in funding iniciatives that support the right to data portability, one of the priorities of the European Commission. SMEs, startups, research centers, universities and individuals are eligible.
DIGIFED
It paves the way to a new era of digitising European industry. DigiFed engages regional authorities to insure a full support to SME towards digital transformation provided by a complete innovation ecosystem (RTOs, large groups, clusters, innovation experts, universities and public bodies).
Each program can be a direct or indirect opportunity. Check out the following calendar with the dates you should keep in mind if you ara interested in any of the projects:
Each programme can be a direct or indirect opportunity. Check the following table:
| Programme | Data Market Services | Blockchers | EDI | NGI Explorers |
| Call for | Free support services | Up to €50k per company | Up to €100k per team | Up to €27,9k per fellow |
| Technology | Data | Blockchain (or Distributed Ledger Technologies) | Big Data | Next Generation Internet (blockchain, AI, 5G, Cyber, data…) |
| Direct
Beneficiaries |
SMEs/startups working with data | Team of tech-startup & use case SME | SMEs/startups and individuals | SMEs, hitech-startups and researchers |
| Indirect beneficiaries | Investors and business angels networks | External players like industry, corporates or associations linking to us via non-binding MoU | New data providers like corporates willing to provide data for future open calls | US nodes |
| Video | Youtube | Youtube | Youtube | Not yet ready. |
| Apply now link | Apply! | Apply! | Apply! | Not yet. |
| Doubts? | Telegram |
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INNOVATION CONSULTANCY
With this document, written by our colleague Guillermo Dorronsoro, we want to offer you a guide to carry out an innovation strategy in your company
We are experts in European funding programmes, which provide the opportunity to finance the development and market access of your company's innovative projects.
To maximise the success and impact of a project, we manage the communication and dissemination activities, but we also define a social innovation strategy and tools to measure its impact.
We provide advice to activities that encourage innovation, aimed at promoting the development of new innovative markets from the demand side, through public procurement.
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