How We Engage
Flexible partnership models designed to meet you where you are -- from rapid readiness assessments to comprehensive funding partnerships. No minimum engagement, no lock-in, just collaborative support aligned with your needs.
Our Engagement Models
Readiness Sprint
Fast, focused assessment to benchmark your startup against EU-funded winner profiles and identify exactly what gaps to close before applying. Perfect for teams who want objective validation and a clear roadmap for funding options.
What You Get:
Investment:
Competitive monthly rate
No success fee
Funding Partnership
Full-spectrum support from readiness assessment through application submission and pitch preparation. We work alongside your team to strengthen every dimension assessors evaluate -- and stay with you until you win.
What You Get:
Investment:
Competitive monthly rate + 5% success fee on grant or equity amount
Success fee only paid upon funding approval
How We Work Together
A collaborative process designed to minimize your time investment while maximizing the depth of analysis. Here is exactly what to expect.
Kickoff & Materials Handoff
15-minute call to discuss your funding strategy + share pitch deck, financial model, and any prior applications
Confirmation of fit and structured intake to guide our analysis
Expert Analysis & Delivery
Optional: 1-hour structured conversation with your founding team (for deeper context)
Comprehensive readiness assessment across all 9 dimensions, gap analysis, and prioritized roadmap -- delivered promptly as materials are received
What Makes Us Different
Data-Driven Benchmarking
Our assessments are grounded in analysis of 728 EIC winners and 6,932 applications -- not gut feel.
Honest Go/No-Go
We tell you if you are not ready. Our reputation depends on sending only strong applications.
Responsive Partnership
We move at your pace. Low-friction engagement with prompt feedback and expert guidance throughout.
Immediate Turnaround
Analysis begins right away. Findings delivered promptly -- often same-day or within 24 hours of materials received.
Collaborative Partnership
We work alongside your team, not as external consultants. You stay in control.
Success-Aligned Pricing
Our Funding Partnership includes a success fee -- we only win when you win.
The Funding Journey: From Idea to Impact
Whether you're just exploring possibilities or ready to submit, we meet you where you are in your funding journey.
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Key Question
Which funding is relevant and possible for us?
Take stock
- Start with the company/coalition ambitions: what difference do we want to make?
Look around
- Which funders support initiatives in line with our ambitions?
- What kind of calls for proposals are out there?
Select
- Among 100+ calls there might only be 5 that are truly relevant.
- Filter by eligibility criteria, funding amounts, and strategic fit.
Gather information
- Map out the calls and organize key information in an easy-to-understand way for quick reference.
Key Deliverables
Readiness Assessment
Comprehensive benchmarking report scoring you across all 9 dimensions with specific gap analysis and improvement recommendations
Funding Program Matching
Strategic identification of the optimal funding programs and calls aligned with your technology, stage, and growth trajectory. We match you to opportunities where you have the strongest competitive position.
Strategic Roadmap
Prioritized action plan with timeline, resource requirements, and success metrics for closing critical gaps and strengthening your competitive position.
Grant Writing & Application Development
Fully developed grant application tailored to the specific funding program, call requirements, and evaluator expectations relevant to your matched opportunity. Crafted with insider perspective on what assessors prioritize.
Strategic Pitch Deck
Compelling presentation deck tailored to your funding context -- whether for evaluator review, investor dialogue, consortium positioning, or interview-stage funding processes. Clear narrative with data-driven positioning.
Financial Models
Robust financial projections, unit economics analysis, and capital efficiency metrics that demonstrate commercial viability and align with funder expectations for your specific opportunity.
Beyond these core deliverables, Holocen Tech remains your strategic partner throughout the evaluation process and beyond. We provide expert guidance through decision, post-submission support, and strategic counsel on resubmission or alternative funding pathways if needed. Your success is our success.
Who We're Right For
You're a Great Fit If:
- •You're building deep-tech or impact-driven innovation (climate, health, mobility, materials, etc.)
- •You have working technology (TRL 6+) and some early traction or pilot customers
- •You're Nordic-based or have strong European market focus
- •You want collaborative partnership that goes beyond advice
- •You value data-driven insights over generic best practices
- •You're committed to meaningfully closing gaps identified in assessment
We're Probably Not Right If:
- •Your technology is still early-stage research (TRL 3-4) without clear path to prototype
- •You want someone to write your application for you without your active involvement
- •You're looking for guaranteed success (no one can promise that -- we focus on maximizing probability)
- •You need to apply immediately (within 4 weeks) without time to address gaps
- •You're primarily focused on non-European markets with no European expansion plans
Your Home for Funding Strategy
With Holocen Tech, you get more than advisory support -- you get a structured operational home for your entire funding strategy, spanning both grant and equity capital. Our platform combines data-driven assessment, continuous opportunity matching, and tailored execution support.
The Foundation: Your Assessment
We deliver a comprehensive, data-based readiness assessment that serves as a strong foundation for both grant applications and equity investment discussions. This assessment becomes a living asset in your due diligence room -- continuously updated as your company evolves, strengthening your position with every milestone.
Continuous Opportunity Matching
We continuously scan and match your profile to relevant grant programs, investor networks, and capital sources with aligned investment criteria. You are never left wondering what opportunities exist -- we bring them to you, tailored to your stage and strategy.
Tailored Execution
When you pursue a specific opportunity, we connect you with grant writers and advisors specialized in that particular program or investor type. Your execution is always informed by insider perspective on what evaluators and investors prioritize.
Optional Investor Network Access
If relevant to your strategy, you can choose to make your assessment available to our investor network -- opening doors to aligned capital sources without obligation.
Simple, Transparent Pricing
Our model aligns our success with yours: a recurring subscription fee, plus 5% on capital raised through our mediation. You pay for partnership, not speculation. This works across grants, equity, and blended strategies.
Let us discuss how this model works for your specific situation and timeline.