Programme Overview

Following the success of its first edition, the PhotonHub Scaling Club 2.0 is being relaunched and to fast-track your go-to-market strategy and secure significant investment funding. Join an exclusive group of 10 scale-ups and gain access to strategic mentorship, investor introductions, and tailored guidance to secure follow-on funding. You’ll also have the opportunity to form partnerships, and collaborate with key industry stakeholders – all while fostering innovation and driving sustainable business growth, by applying here


To qualify, your company should fit the innovation scope, have raised over €1M in the past 3 years, and be ready to scale by advancing technology from TRL 4. You can propose a technical upscaling project (moving up from TRL4) to one or more of the 30+ technology partners which will be considered by PhotonHub in a fast-track approach for co-funding at 85% by the European Commission – the co-funding amount can go up to EUR 250K.

Vision & Mission

Vision

Scale the next generation of
deep tech photonics solutions

Mission

Support select scale-ups with opportunities for investment, partnerships and potential co-funding with the support of stakeholder Members

Vision & Mission

Vision

Scale the next generation of
deep tech photonics solutions

Mission

Support select scale-ups with opportunities for investment, partnerships and potential co-funding with the support of stakeholder Members

Innovation Scope

Deep Tech
for Photonics
Solutions

Sensor Fusion & Target Recognition systems

Cybersecurity

Embedded
systems

Artificial
Intelligence

Semiconductors, Photonics & Quantum Technology

Satellite Communications

Sensor Fusion & Target Recognition systems

Cybersecurity

Embedded
systems

Artificial
Intelligence

Semiconductors, Photonics & Quantum Technology

Satellite Communications

Sensor Fusion & Target Recognition systems

Cybersecurity

Embedded
systems

Artificial
Intelligence

Semiconductors, Photonics & Quantum Technology

Satellite Communications

Selection Criteria

Scale-ups invited to apply if they fit 4 criteria

Fits the Innovation Scope

Raised >€1 M
past 3 years

Has ambition & potential to scale the business

Has interest to upscale its technology from TRL4

Selection Criteria

Scale-ups invited to apply if they fit 4 criteria

Fits Dual Use Innovation Scope

Raised >€1 M past 3 years

Has ambition & potential to scale the business

Has interest to upscale its technology from TRL4

Application Form

For more information, please contact

Iliana Kostadinova iliana@techtour.com

The project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon Europe programme under the Grant Agreement n* 101189537