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Open Horizons Project
Open Horizons Project is a European Union-funded initiative aimed at supporting women-led startups in deep tech and digital innovation. It offers equity-free funding, mentorship, and corporate partnerships to enhance their market presence.
Overview
What Open Horizons Project does
What Open Horizons Project is
Open Horizons Project is a European Union-funded initiative aimed at supporting women-led startups in deep tech and digital innovation. It offers equity-free funding, mentorship, and corporate partnerships to enhance their market presence.
How it participates in the startup ecosystem
The current public profile supports grantor and event host capabilities. Each capability below is shown separately so organization identity and role-specific information do not get conflated.
Operational profile
Organization status and context
Organization status describes the entity itself. Funding and program availability appear within the relevant capability profile.
- Operational status
- Active
- Organization type
- Grant Maker
- Founded
- Founded in 2024
- Approximate age
- About 2 years
- Structured capabilities
- Grantor · Event host
- Last reviewed
- April 3, 2026
Official channels
Find Open Horizons Project elsewhere
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Capability profile
Open Horizons Project as a grantor
Grant thesis
Open Horizons is dedicated to enhancing the market presence of women-led digital and deep tech startups through funding and corporate partnerships.
Focus narrative
Open Horizons focuses on investing in women-led startups within the deep tech and digital sectors, including areas such as Artificial Intelligence, Internet of Things, Green Tech, and Blockchain. The program provides equity-free funding of up to €55,000 and facilitates corporate partnerships to help startups scale their solutions.
Value and support
Beyond funding, Open Horizons provides tailored mentoring, visibility across the European innovation ecosystem, and access to future investors and commercial pathways.
Grant economics
- Grant range
- $0–$55,000
- Typical grant
- $55,000
- Dilutive
- No
- Nonprofit only
- No
Availability
- Application state
- Accepting
- Application cycle
- annual
- Next deadline
- May 19, 2026
Eligibility and fit
- Stages
- Friends and Family · Angel · Accelerator · Pre-seed · Seed · Seed+
- Audience
- Founders
- Inclusion focus
- women-founded
- Regions
- Europe
Process and recipient context
Application process
Open Horizons runs three open calls from 2025 to 2027, providing opportunities for women-led startups to access funding and collaborate with major European corporates. Each open call allows selected startups to receive up to €55,000 in equity-free funding, tailored mentoring, and visibility across the European innovation ecosystem.
Recipient context
Notable past grantees include Dimera, focused on innovative solutions; Tendertec, developing technology for environmental sustainability; Futurity Systems, working on advanced technological solutions; Weavair, specializing in air quality monitoring; Negatonn, focusing on sustainable practices; and Re-Fresh, innovating in recycling and sustainability.
Capability profile
Open Horizons Project as an event host
Event focus
Open Horizons focuses on investing in women-led startups within the deep tech and digital sectors, including areas such as Artificial Intelligence, Internet of Things, Green Tech, and Blockchain. The program provides equity-free funding of up to €55,000 and facilitates corporate partnerships to help startups scale their solutions.
Format narrative
Open Horizons runs three open calls from 2025 to 2027, providing opportunities for women-led startups to access funding and collaborate with major European corporates. Each open call allows selected startups to receive tailored mentoring and visibility across the European innovation ecosystem.
Participant value
Open Horizons enhances the market presence of women-led digital and deep tech startups by providing equity-free funding, tailored mentoring, and access to corporate partnerships.
Format and cadence
- Event types
- workshop
- Startups can present
- Yes
Availability
- Registration state
- Accepting
- Next recorded event
- March 12, 2026
Audience and fit
- Selection criteria
- open
- Stages
- Pre-seed · Seed
- Audience
- Founders
- Regions
- Europe
Speakers and past editions
Past editions
The program has supported various women-led startups, including Dimera, Tendertec, Futurity Systems, Weavair, Negatonn, and Re-Fresh.
Common questions
What to know about Open Horizons Project
Upseed classifies Open Horizons Project under the Grant Maker organization type. Its current public profile includes grantor and event host capabilities.
Source and update disclosure
Know what this page is based on
Source basis
Public organization and program material, official websites, and structured Upseed records.
Last reviewed
April 3, 2026
Known limits
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