The direct route into the EIC Accelerator, for startups who've already proven themselves.
Techcelerator is the only approved EIC Plug-in Scheme. If your startup has passed our review, you skip straight to Step 2 of the EIC Accelerator — no waiting on the standard queue.
Approved by the European Innovation Council
Techcelerator holds two distinct EIC accreditations: certified Fast Track & Plug scheme partner, and approved EIC service provider.
One of our cofounders is a Jury member of the EIC, giving us greater access to the evaluation criteria and other insights.
How the Fast Track works
Submit your case
Send us your deck, your technology, and where you are in your funding journey. No lengthy forms — a real conversation with our review team.
Review against EIC criteria
We assess your startup against the same bar the EIC Accelerator applies: breakthrough innovation, scalability, and a credible funding ask.
Techcelerator endorsement
If you pass, we issue our endorsement — the credential that carries weight because Techcelerator is a certified Plug scheme partner.
Enter at Step 2
Your application moves directly into the EIC Accelerator's short application stage, bypassing the standard first-stage queue.
Who the Fast Track is for
- — An EU-based startup or SME, or one eligible to apply to the EIC Accelerator.
- — A technology or innovation with genuine breakthrough or disruptive potential, not an incremental improvement.
- — Evidence of traction: a working prototype, pilot customers, or early revenue.
- — A clear funding ask aligned with the EIC Accelerator's blended finance instrument.
- — A team that can speak to the technology, the market, and the business model with equal confidence.
- — Readiness to move quickly — the Fast Track shortens the queue, not the standard of scrutiny.
Support beyond the application
Being Fast Tracked is one route into Techcelerator. Separately, we're an approved provider in the EIC's own Partner Services Catalogue — available to any startup in the EIC ecosystem, whether or not you apply through us.
Business & investment readiness
Sharpening the investment case, financial modelling, and preparing founders for EIC jury interviews and investor due diligence.
Technology & IP strategy
Positioning deep-tech and IP assets clearly for evaluators, and structuring freedom-to-operate and protection strategy.
Regulatory & market access
Navigating the regulatory pathway to market across the EU, and mapping first customers and channel partners.
Team & talent
Filling capability gaps in the founding team ahead of scale-up, from technical hires to a first commercial lead.
Communication & visibility
Building the public narrative around the startup — from pitch materials to press and EIC community visibility.
This is a summary. The full, current scope of services we're accredited to deliver is listed in the EIC's own catalogue.
See our listing in the EIC catalogueStartups we've worked with
We don't count success in headline numbers — our job is getting startups in front of the right people, faster.
.lumen
Assistive technologySmart glasses that give blind and visually impaired people independent, obstacle-free navigation — one of the most advanced assistive technologies on the market.
Techcelerator's role: accelerating .lumen's access to the relevant EIC stakeholders and evaluators.
hyperPV
Deep tech / chip-to-softwareTools that streamline innovation from chips to software, cutting inefficiency out of hardware and software development processes.
Techcelerator's role: accelerating hyperPV's access to the relevant EIC stakeholders and evaluators.
Ready to find out if you qualify?
Tell us about your startup and where you are in the EIC process. We'll reply directly — no automated forms.