aws Preseed - Deep Tech
An Austrian grant for deep tech founders before or just after incorporation, funding a proof of concept or prototype based on applied research over one to two years.
Funding not published · equity-free
Rolling applications
Grant · Spain
NEOTEC grants
Spain's annual grant call for technology-based companies up to three years old. It covers up to 70% of a business plan's eligible costs, up to EUR 250,000, or EUR 325,000 when the company hires a PhD holder.
Closed Run by CDTI (Centre for the Development of Industrial Technology)
Verified 19 October 2026 · From the programme's own pages
Terms
- Funding
- not published Grant of up to 70% of the eligible budget, at most EUR 250,000 per company; up to 85% and EUR 325,000 when the project hires at least one PhD holder. An optional MIT or Georgia Tech course can add up to EUR 18,300 or EUR 10,000.
- Instrument
- Grant
- Equity taken
- not published
- Programme fee
- not published
- Duration
- not published
- Cohort size
- not published
- Cohorts
- not published
- Delivery
- not published
- Stages
- Pre-seed, seed
- Sectors
- Deep tech
- Open to founders from
- Spain
- Perks
- not published
Competitive call with a fixed deadline. After the final award, up to 60% of the grant (at most EUR 150,000) can be paid in advance with no guarantee. The 2026 call set aside at least EUR 5M of its EUR 20.38M budget for projects led by women. Projects funded in 2026 run from 1 January 2027 for one or two years.
Application dates
ClosedNEOTEC 2026 call
NEOTEC 2026 call: applications opened 14 April 2026 and closed 14 May 2026; the programme starts 1 January 2027.
Usual timing: The 2027 call is not yet published. CDTI says NEOTEC keeps one call a year through 2027, subject to budget; the 2026 call ran from 14 April to 14 May 2026, with the final decision expected in December 2026.
Who can apply
- Small innovative company no more than three years old
- Minimum share capital of EUR 20,000
- The business strategy must rest on the company's own technology; service businesses without their own technology do not fit
- Minimum fundable budget of EUR 175,000
- Stage: pre-seed, seed
What founders should check
- The programme does not publish how much equity it takes. Ask before you accept a place.
- It does not publish a fee. Ask whether you pay for desks, services or the programme itself.
- It does not say whether it runs in person or remotely. Ask before you plan a move.
- The last window we track closed on 14 May 2026. The 2027 call is not yet published. CDTI says NEOTEC keeps one call a year through 2027, subject to budget; the 2026 call ran from 14 April to 14 May 2026, with the final decision expected in December 2026.
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