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Six programs closing in November

Six application deadlines close in November. The biggest pays up to €9.6M per team. Another costs nothing and takes no equity.

Deadlines as published on 3 Nov 2026. Some may have passed.

  • 9 Nov, 12:00 CET: SPRIND - Bundesagentur für Sprunginnovationen, Measuring with Entanglement. Up to €545,000 in Stage 1, rising to €1.68M in Stage 3. Stage 1 starts on 23 November with up to ten teams.
  • 13 Nov: the UnternehmerTUM Physical AI Growth Lab with Microsoft, Infineon Technologies and NVIDIA. January to April 2027, Munich and online. No cost and no equity, for physical AI and robotics startups with an MVP and early customers, pilots or LOIs.
  • 16 Nov, 11:00 CET: SPRIND - Bundesagentur für Sprunginnovationen, Engineering Microbial Consortia. Up to €4.3M per team across three stages.
  • 18 Nov: Techstars London. Three months from 8 March 2027, demo day on 3 June. $220,000 per company for a minimum of 5% equity, plus whatever the uncapped SAFE converts into.
  • 30 Nov, 11:00 CET: SPRIND - Bundesagentur für Sprunginnovationen and the Dutch agency NADI, AI-Native Chip Design. Up to €9.6M per team across two stages.
  • 30 Nov: the EWOR Fellowship. Up to €500,000, with applications reviewed on a rolling basis.

Every date here comes from the program's own page. Check it there before you apply, because times and terms can change.

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