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Pitch competition · Hungary

EIT Jumpstarter

A training and pitch competition for early-stage innovators in parts of Europe, run by the EIT Community. Teams get training and mentoring, then finalists pitch to investors for up to EUR 10,000.

Closed Run by EIT Community (EIT Health, EIT Food, EIT RawMaterials, InnoEnergy, EIT Urban Mobility)

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Verified 18 October 2026 · From the programme's own pages

Terms

Funding
€10,000 Finalists compete for EUR 10,000, EUR 5,000 or EUR 2,500, plus EUR 2,000 and EUR 1,000 travel budgets
Instrument
Prize
Equity taken
not published
Programme fee
not published
Duration
not published
Cohort size
not published
Cohorts
not published
Delivery
Hybrid
Stages
Idea, pre-seed
Sectors
Health tech, Agrifood, Energy, Mobility
Open to founders from
Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Slovakia, Spain, Albania, Armenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, Ukraine, Türkiye
Perks
  • Training in business basics and pitching
  • Expert mentoring

Application dates

ClosedEIT Jumpstarter 2026

Usual timing: 2027 dates not yet announced; 2026 applications closed on 17 May 2026 and selection results were due in June.

Who can apply

  • At least one team member holds citizenship of an eligible EU member state, outermost region or Horizon Europe associated country
  • Idea or start-up in health, food and agritech, raw materials, energy or smart cities and mobility
  • A thematic-agnostic category for applicants from Malta
  • Stage: idea, pre-seed

What founders should check

  1. The programme does not publish how much equity it takes. Ask before you accept a place.
  2. It does not publish a fee. Ask whether you pay for desks, services or the programme itself.
  3. It mixes remote and in-person sessions. Ask how much time on site it expects.
  4. The last window we track closed on 17 May 2026. 2027 dates not yet announced; 2026 applications closed on 17 May 2026 and selection results were due in June.

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