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Angels Way (aka AW) is a community-driven investor focused on Portuguese-based early-stage Startups that have a direct impact on making the world a better place through the use of technology. The goal of Angels Way is to support and develop the Portuguese entrepreneurial ecosystem as well as to create a like minded community to bring value to everyone involved.

Angels Way (aka AW) is a community-driven investor focused on Portuguese-based early-stage Startups that have a direct impact on making the world a better place through the use of technology. The goal of Angels Way is to support and develop the Portuguese entrepreneurial ecosystem as well as to create a like minded community to bring value to everyone involved.

Zaz Ventures is a top-tier pan-European boutique consulting firm, specializing in securing public and private funding for cutting-edge deep tech startups. We are experts in navigating complex funding landscapes, particularly through the European Innovation Council (Accelerator, Transition, Pathfinder). Our firm is part of a larger group that includes a Family Office and Da Vinci Labs, a deep tech incubator. Since 2014, we have raised €1.4Bn of Public Funding for 330+ clients in the Horizon 2020 and Horizon Europe programmes, with success rates consistently 4 to 5 times above the average. We excel in the most competitive instruments, such as the EIC Accelerator, where we have helped (since 2021) 128 deeptech startups to raise €900M of grant and equity funding, which represents 22% of all the EIC Accelerator funding during this period. We help deeptech SMEs unlock their potential for growth across a variety of domains: ICT, Robotics, AI, Quantum, Cybersecurity, Counter-Terrorism, Transport, Smart Cities, Manufacturing, Nanomaterials, Biotechnology, Synthetic Biology, Health, Agriculture, Food, Aquaculture & Fisheries, Energy, Space, Raw Materials, Environment, Cleantech, Circular Economy. What makes us unique is our no-win-no-pay proposal writing approach in highly competitive funding instruments such as the EIC Accelerator: we only get paid if and when you receive the funding. This means no upfront costs for you and a complete alignment between us in building a winning proposal and succeeding together. Are you a superhero team looking for Horizon Europe funding? Please reach out to us at contact@zazventures.com Follow us on Twitter: @horizonexperts or visit: www.zazventures.com

Innovayt is an innovation consultancy that helps clients, ranging from companies and government agencies to universities and research institutes, to drive global progress through innovation. The innovation projects that we are involved in relate to several sectors, requiring insights into everything from green energy and sustainability to life sciences and health tech. Our core expertise lies in identifying relevant funding opportunities, defining effective funding strategies, and preparing high-quality funding applications, but our services further range from assisting contract negotiations and managing funded projects to training effective proposal writing and analysing research and innovation policies. In other words, we support clients in various aspects and throughout the entire innovation cycle. More detailed, we work mainly with European, Danish, Norwegian, and Swedish funding programmes, such as Horizon Europe, Eurostars, EU Innovation Fund, EUDP, Innobooster, SkatteFUNN, Innovasjonsprosjekt i Næringslivet, and much more. We also make it a priority to nurture a strong team that thrives at work. Besides our extensive expertise and experience in innovation funding, our key to success is our internal collaboration and team spirit. Do you have an innovative idea? Let’s talk innovation funding!