Financial support for start-ups registered in Estonia for developing new cybersecurity tools or services (Cyber Accelerator)
Digital Europe · Cascade funding
Summary
Not an R&D call a Polish company can use, by Scindu's rule.
Estonian cybersecurity startups receive €60,000 and accelerator support to develop new products or services.
- Who can apply
- Companies can lead: startup.
- Amount
- €60K per projectTotal budget €1,080,000
- Deadline
- 02 Jul 2027 22:00 CESTin 251 days
- Status
- Openopened 12 May 2025
Machine-classified from the call text; check eligibility at the source.
Description
We support the competitiveness of the European cybersecurity sector through research and development activities, thus better protecting Estonian and EU society and the business environment from cyberattacks that cause billions of euros in damage!
Cyber accelerator is a 7-month accelerator program for companies operating in the cybersecurity field. Each team selected to the accelerator receives a €60,000 grant to develop their idea.
The companies selected for the accelerator will go through a structured development process that supports both technical and business growth. This process includes the following key development cycles:
• Defining customer problems and designing a value proposition based on their needs
• Building a business model and assembling a strong team
• Product development and prototyping
• Intellectual property protection and agreements with other stakeholders
• Achieving investor readiness and exploring funding opportunities
• Market entry strategy and preparation for piloting
Who can apply, in detail
- Applicant types
- Startup
- Purpose
- Research and innovation
- R&D relevance
- 3 of 3
- Poland eligible
- No
- Country limit
- Estonia
- Region
- Any
- Consortium
- Single applicant
- Readiness level (TRL)
- —
- Per project
- €60K
- Topics
- Cybersecurity
- Product prototyping
- Cybersecurity services
Machine-classified from the call text; check eligibility at the source. 23 Oct 2026
Amounts and costs
- Indicative budget
- €1,080,000
Topic budget as stated in the portal's budget table. Lump-sum and per-project limits are in the call conditions.
Call facts
- Opens
- 12 May 2025
- Deadline model
- Single-stage
- Programme
- Digital Europe · 2021 - 2027
- Call
- Financial support for start-ups registered in Estonia for developing new cybersecurity tools or services (Cyber Accelerator)
- Types of action
- —
- Source
- ec.europa.eu
- Checked
- 23 Oct 2026
- Portal updated
- 19 May 2026
This is a summary of the source page, not the official text. Eligibility, conditions and the submission system are at the source.