EIT Culture & Creativity helps promising ideas grow into successful global businesses. With tailored Incubation, Acceleration and Post-Acceleration support, we guide entrepreneurs and ventures through every step - from developing new products and intellectual property to scaling in international markets. Our programmes address real challenges in the Cultural and Creative Sectors and Industries (CCSI), ensuring companies are ready to create sustainable business models and long-term impact.
CULTURAL HERITAGE
New revenue streams, emerging technology adoption and sustainable investment strategies
ARCHITECTURE
Business model development and service/product valorisation
FASHION
Scalable business models for SMEs and global market positioning
Audio-visual Media
Global expansion, data ownership strategies and IP monetisation
GAMING
Digital ethics integration, sector collaborations and regulatory compliance for scalability
Investment Network
The EIT Culture & Creativity Investment Network, founded in 2023, unites investors and innovators. This community seeks to direct private capital into the CCSI, expanding funding prospects beyond the initial incubation and acceleration phases.
100-to-Watch list
The 100-to-Watch gathers Europe’s most forward-looking creative ventures. Supported by EIT Culture & Creativity, these startups and scaleups reflect the ambition of a new generation of innovators who are leading green, digital and social transitions.
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Press releases
EIT Culture & Creativity opens €8.6M in funding and growth programmes to accelerate Europe’s creative tech startups and scale-ups
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News
Three new agreements bring fresh investment and innovation tools to EIT Culture & Creativity startups
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News
Salon launches in the Netherlands, opening Europe's first curated marketplace for cultural and heritage event spaces
