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ProgrammesThe Digital Europe-funded project LLM-Bridge has issued a cascade funding call to fund a high-quality, EU-based incubator capable of supporting startups in the transforming of early-stage GenAI ideas into viable, scalable, and ethically compliant ventures.
LLM-Bridge's Venture Incubation Programme (VIP) serves as an instrument to strengthen incubation capacity in Europe to support early-stage GenAI ventures, accelerate the commercialisation of LLM technologies, providing mentoring, access to high-performance computing (HPC) resources, data infrastructures, and regulatory guidance.
The VIP programme aims to select one incubator to run a 12-week VIP cohort across Europe, which will:
More information on the call can be found on the Funding & Tenders Portal and on the project's website.
Deadline to apply is 28 November 2026.
Background:
The LLM-Bridge project aims to strengthen Europe’s position in generative AI by building a pan-European ecosystem for foundation models and language technologies, reducing dependence on non-EU providers and embedding European values, languages, and culture in AI systems. It brings together expertise, infrastructure, and resources across Member States to support the development, scaling, and competitiveness of European GenAI innovators.
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