LLM-BRIDGE – Venture Incubation Programme - Open Call for Incubators – 2nd Call

Identifier: DIGITAL-2024-BESTUSE-07-MULTICOUNTRY Status: Open Submission procedure: single-stage Opening date: 2026-09-28 Deadline: 2026-11-28 Budget: €60,000 The Venture Incubation Programme (VIP) serves as an instrument to strengthening incubation capacity in Europe to support early-stage GenAI ventures as well as to: • Accelerate the commercialisation of LLM technologies, providing mentoring, access to high-performance computing (HPC) resources, data infrastructures, and regulatory guidance. • Promote responsible AI innovation, aligned with the AI Act, Data Act, GDPR, and the EU’s Digital Decade Targets. • Foster cross-border collaboration, knowledge sharing, and participation of underrepresented regions and groups in the European AI ecosystem. Through this call, LLM-BRIDGE seeks to identify and support one high-quality, EU-based incubator capable of supporting startups in the transforming of early-stage GenAI ideas into viable, scalable, and ethically compliant ventures that may be eligible to apply for the future Long Jump and European Grand Challenges. Participating in the VIP provides an opportunity for a leading incubator to position itself at the forefront of Europe’s generative AI revolution. This collaboration offers strategic, reputational, and operational advantages, aligning the incubator with a pan-European initiative that seeks to redefine the future of AI-driven innovation and technological leadership. The VIP programme will select one incubator to run a 12-week VIP cohort across Europe, which will: • Deliver structured training and mentoring to 30 startups. • Provide and facilitate access to technical expertise and AI infrastructures. • Monitor and report progress using standardised KPIs defined in the Annex I. • Contribute to the overall impact of LLM-BRIDGE and the European GenAI innovation ecosystem. The selected incubator will gain direct access to a carefully selected pipeline of high-potential GenAI startups from across Europe, allowing it to deepen its expertise in nurturing deep-tech ventures with the potential to drive the next wave of generative AI solutions. Such engagement not only enhances the incubators reputation as a leading enabler of cutting-edge innovation but also strengthens its market position within the highly competitive AI ecosystem. Help desk All information about the LLMB Open Call can be found at: https://www.llm-bridge.eu/