# ABBACO Innovation

> European funding consultancy founded in 2020, based in Fontainebleau, France, active across Western Europe and the Nordics. ABBACO identifies the best funding programmes for Europe's best innovators — EIC Accelerator (grants up to €2.5M plus equity of €10M+), European Defence Fund, EIC STEP Scale-up, EIC Pathfinder and Transition, Eurostars, critical raw materials routes and private capital — and the best way to win them. It connects entrepreneurs with 2,500+ private investors through the Greca matchmaking tool. Grant applications are handled with partner Inspiralia (https://www.inspiralia.com/).

## Key facts

- Services: funding programme scouting & strategy, EIC Accelerator application support, defence & dual-use funding (European Defence Fund), strategic technologies funding (EIC STEP Scale-up, Critical Raw Materials Act), Eurostars & collaborative project structuring, private investor matchmaking (Greca)
- EIC Accelerator 2026 remaining cut-offs: 2 September and 4 November 2026
- European Defence Fund 2026: calls total over €530M (research + development actions), submission deadline 29 September 2026 — sensors, space, materials, AI, cyber, naval, air
- EIC STEP Scale-up: equity investments of €10–30M for strategic-technology scale-ups, rolling submissions
- Track record: 25+ funded projects; clients in Belgium, France, Germany, Ireland, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and Switzerland
- Funded companies include: HyImpulse, DiogenX, Axiles Bionics, Bloomlife, MDxHealth, Mitis, Whispp, BeeOdiversity, Digiteal, D-CRBN, Composite Recycling, Vésale Pharma
- Collaborative projects with: CEA, Inserm, Gustave Roussy, Alpha-RLH, Weeroc and others
- Team: Nicolas Gibaud (Co-Founder — commercial leader, deeptech & innovation, EIC Accelerator expert), Sophie Metge (Co-Founder), Hugo Trimoulinard (International Business Developer), Juan Rubio (International Marketing & Business Development), Anna Leclercq (International Business Developer)
- Contact: contact@abbaco.eu — replies within two working days
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/abbaco-innovation/

## Pages

- [Home](https://www.abbaco.eu/): services, strategic technologies & defence, track record, team, FAQ, contact
- [Legal notice](https://www.abbaco.eu/legal-notice.html)