Opening Up New Opportunities: Women TechEU – Support for Cutting-Edge Technology Start-ups Led by Women

The initiative Women TechEU represents a crucial milestone in fostering innovation and diversity within the European start-up ecosystem. This is an unmissable opportunity for female entrepreneurs from Cape Verde who are leading start-ups in cutting-edge technology (deep tech) with the potential to bring about change. In a world where technology is advancing by leaps and bounds, it is essential to ensure that women’s voices and perspectives are at the forefront of the creation and implementation of innovative solutions.

This programme, funded by the European Innovation Council (EIC), aims to bridge the funding and support gap that often affects women-led start-ups in the deep tech sector. It is recognised that, despite their talent and potential, female entrepreneurs face unique challenges in accessing capital, networks and mentoring. Women TechEU offers a strategic combination of financial support in the form of allowance, together with training and mentoring tailored. This comprehensive support is designed to help start-ups grow, scale up and bring their disruptive innovations to market.

Deep-tech start-ups are those based on scientific discoveries and engineering advances, creating products and services with a profound and lasting impact. They are, by their very nature, high-risk, high-return ventures, requiring a robust support environment in which to thrive. For Cape Verdean female entrepreneurs, this is an opportunity to take their ideas global, gain access to a European innovation network and, ultimately, contribute to the technological and economic development not only of Cape Verde, but of the whole of Europe.

The eligibility criteria focus on start-ups led by women (where the CEO or one of the key founders is a woman), with a solid technological foundation and a clear business plan for the development and commercialisation of their innovation. The proposal must demonstrate the start-up’s growth potential and how funding and mentoring from Women TechEU will drive its success.

Don’t miss this excellent opportunity to give your start-up a boost and become part of the next generation of technology leaders in Europe.

Application Deadline: 16 September 2026.

Application link: https://tikopro.odoo.com/en/women-techeu-open-call