E+ Mobility
Accelerator Programme




What will you get?
The programme aims to help start-ups accelerate the introduction of their solutions to the market through:
- Training sessions and business & technical mentoring
- Access to living labs and city representatives
- Access to companies to understand their challenges and best fit their solutions to solve them
- Exposure to relevant stakeholders and visibility within the EIT Urban Mobility community
- Access to EIT Urban Mobility investment initiatives and funding instruments
Why join?
The E+ Mobility Accelerator proposal is a continuation of the EIT Urban Mobility Hub South Acceleration Programme, with a specific focus into the mobility & energy, micro-mobility and shared mobility thematic fields. Its main objective is to accelerate the introduction of start-up led solutions in the market while helping cities and companies solve their challenges faster and efficiently.
Therefore, the consortium plans to become the seed generator of top European start-ups within these fields by attracting and selecting proposals that best fit the programme, supporting projects with business and technical orientation, providing access to key players for market and technical validation and connecting and preparing them to build pilots with relevant stakeholders.
Eligibility criteria
A team with at least 2 FTE. NOT a single founder. Not necessarily connected to monetary compensation;
START-UP incorporated in EU or EU associated countries according to the official list of countries by the European Union and third countries associated to Horizon Europe. The registration certificate will be required to participate in the program;
START-UP incorporation date posterior to 31/12/2012.
Further details about the eligibility criteria and award criteria can be found at the Guide for Applicants.
Important moments
20 February – 23 April 2023
Open call for applications
22 April – 10 May 2023
Evaluations of applications
12 May 2023
Communication of shortlisted start-ups
May 2023
Pitches
June 2023
Communication of selected start-ups for the programme
June – December 2023
Execution of the accelerator programme
Partners
How do I apply to the Accelerator programme?
Click here.
You will get redirected to the application platform of EIT Urban Mobility.
You will need to register and validate your account if this is your first time accessing the platform. If you have already created an account, you will need to log in.
Once logged in
1.Start a new application;
2.Select Chapter EIT UM – Impact Venures;
3.Select the accelerator you want to apply to;
4.Follow the application formulaire.
During your application you will have to fill in all compulsory fields.
You can save and edit your application until the deadline. Make sure to submit your application before the call is closed.
Which type of acceleration services does each Partner offer?
Which countries are “Eligible”?
Start-ups incorporated in EU27 or EU associated countries are eligible. This includes the following eligible countries:
European Union member states (EU27): Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Republic of Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain and Sweden.
Horizon Europe associated countries: Albania, Armenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Faroe Islands, Georgia, Iceland, Israel, Kosovo, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Norway, Serbia, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, Morocco, United Kingdom.
Process & Contact
eden.djanashvili@upc.edu