Eureka sponsors 39 companies to attend Web Summit
Eureka has given free tickets to 39 small and medium sized enterprises from 15 countries and 15 women innovators to attend Web Summit in Lisbon, Portugal, on 11-14 November 2024.
Eureka has given free tickets to 39 small and medium sized enterprises from 15 countries and 15 women innovators to attend Web Summit in Lisbon, Portugal, on 11-14 November 2024.
At Web Summit, company representatives can connect with potential business and research and development project partners, venture capitalists and investors, benefitting from networking with the global innovation ecosystem players the event attracts each year.
Eureka has offered three tickets per company, which include entry to Web Summit and a stand. The 39 companies have either participated in or applied to Eureka's Eurostars or Innowwide programmes since November 2021. An additional 15 tickets have been offered to winners of Women TechEU’s grants.
Eureka is offering this package as part of its investment readiness programme within the European Partnership on Innovative SMEs, which is co-funded by the European Union through Horizon Europe. The investment readiness programme supports companies as they form international connections with investors and corporate partners.
Eureka representatives will be available to answer questions on its successful funding and support programmes at a stand.
“We are proud to be accompanying 39 high-performing companies and 15 women innovators to Web Summit in 2024. This is a great opportunity for the company representatives to showcase their work and aim for new heights in the form of investment or strategic business partnerships.” – Brit Helle, Director General at the Eureka Secretariat
Web Summit is Europe’s biggest tech conference, welcoming 70,000 attendees, 1,000 investors and 3,000 startups each year. The event features high-profile keynote speakers, summits by sector, an exhibition space and a pitching competition watched on by a panel of private investors and global partners.
Eureka is the world’s biggest public network supporting companies, research institutes and universities cooperating on international R&D and innovation. Through its funding and support programmes, national ministries and agencies in Eureka countries and the European Union fund international research, development, innovation and market feasibility projects and offer business acceleration services.
Key characteristics of Eureka projects include delivering innovative products, services or technologies, being market-oriented and civilian-focused, having a short duration of up to three years and involving collaboration between at least two partners from different Eureka countries.
Founded by 18 European countries and the European Union in 1985 with the intention of fostering European competitiveness, Eureka’s network today extends further to encompass 47 countries in Europe, Asia, Africa and North and South America. Eureka’s goal is to support businesses (SMEs in particular, but also large companies, researchers and innovators) as they collaborate internationally, grow and expand into new markets.