STARTUPS & SMEs
The program is no longer accepting applications.
Three ways to apply
TRACK 1
REACH consortium has collaborated with the 8 leading European Digital Innovation Hubs to define the cross-sectorial Data Value Chain (DVC) themes to be tackled by participants.
TRACK 2
Applications will tackle the challenges defined by the REACH Data Providers according to the needs detected in their market.
TRACK 3
A single SME will apply together with their own Data Provider/s (at least one) and propose a novel DVC joint challenge to be solved.
For more information about REACH application tracks, please check out our Guidelines for Applicants located at the bottom of this page.
Benefits of joining
Equity free funding
up to €120K
Cascade equity-free funding for organizations to finance their innovations
Access to Large Corporations AND their Industrial data sets
A range of Data Providers coming from different sectors offering their data and corporate challenges for experimentation
Access to digital and business skills
Data mentoring and business coaching will be available for companies to help develop their experiments and turn them into market-ready solutions
REACH toolbox for secure and trusted data value chains
Ready-to-use tools an state-of-the-art technologies for increasing trust and security in data sharing and exchange (blockchain, data anonymisation and minimization components and tools for the development of trused-by- design applications)
Big Data Computing Infrastructure
Big Data infrastructure to host experiments and facilitate the development of data-fuelled solutions in short time
Access to Private Investment
A network of corporate and private investors engaged to select and potentially invest in promising companies with great go-to-market and growth potential.
Visibility
REACH will offer ecosystem and organizational visibility towards new partnerships and business opportunities
REACH Incubator Timeline
REACH is a four-phase incubation programme:
Explore, Experiment, Evolve, Expose.
*Expose phase is open to all Experiment phase teams
The best solution per incubation round will be awarded €20K
