Serving the brightest scientific minds and visionaries in deep-tech
Our purpose is to work shoulder to shoulder with
entrepreneurs
&
scientists
to support their fundraising journey from lab-to-market.
With us you can expect a partnership that's as tirelessly invested in your success as you are. We value excellent delivery, direct open communication and getting things done.
We won funding for the project on the first attempt – I don’t believe that we could have done this without Anava’s support
James Lee, CEO​
Anava played a key role in refining our value proposition, ensuring our application was both compelling and aligned with the program's requirements. For any organization serious about succeeding in such a competitive grant application we highly recommend Anava without reservation.
Federica Biancon, COO
Post-docs
PhDs
Scientific
Commercial
Financial
We are a multidisciplinary team that combines scientific excellence
with business and finance acumen.
The Team
We believe that this combination of skills and experience yields the best outcomes.
Our consultants are inspiring and committed people who work closely with you, embedding in your teams to create a working environment based on trust and collaboration.
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By teaming up with us you can expect a proactive and individualised approach.
Eyal has a background in sustainability and entrepreneurship and is passionate about empowering founders to succeed in deep tech. After studying Sustainable Development he founded two start-up companies in cleantech where he experienced firsthand the challenges of raising early-stage funding. This inspired his mission to help founders navigate their funding journey with confidence and clarity. Over the past 10 years Eyal has worked with more than 100 CEOs, guiding them through the complexities of securing grants and venture funding and has established a network of over 400 deep-tech focused VCs.
Management
Charlotte has a background in Business and Finance and is driven by a deep commitment to give start-ups the best chance of success. She finds most fulfilment working in the pursuit of creating a positive impact on people and the planet and believes in the power of science to do this. She has advised Europe’s top-tier start-ups through the European grant funding process, overseeing many successful applications. Day-to-day, she is dedicated to helping them express the potential of their innovations in a clear and effective way and devising market-driven and credible business plans.
Our Services
Anava provides an extensive list of services to offer comprehensive and holistic support.
With us handling the details you can focus on innovation, growth and success.
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Funding application development
We take full responsibility for the development and submission of a funding application.
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Project management and support services
We assist with all administrative requirements and reporting to make sure that you receive your grant installments on time.
Funding strategy and assessment
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We match you with the private and public funding sources most relevant to your stage of development.
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Interview and pitch training
We get you interview-ready by working to align your pitch presentation with the requirements of the grant programme and coach Q&A handling to ensure you answer investor questions effectively.
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Investment readiness and venture fundraising
We enhance investment readiness to prepare you and your team to raise venture funding, including investor outreach and due diligence support.
Funding Programmes
We understand that embarking on the journey to building a deep-tech startup requires strategic focus & excellent resource management.
That’s why we specialise in the highest-reward European funding programs offering substantial financial support to transform your business into a viable, scalable venture.
EIC STEP Scale Up
TRL 9
The EIC STEP Scale Up is the new programme of the European Innovation Council (EIC) that provides an equity-only investment of between €10-30 million. designed to catalyse major funding rounds of ticket sizes at least 3-5 times the EIC investment. The goal of the programme is to fund rapid scale-up and commercialisation of strategic technologies, propelling Europe's economic, industrial, and technological competitiveness.
EIC
Accelerator
TRL 6-9
The EIC Accelerator is the flagship programme of the European Innovation Council (EIC) and provides grants of up to €2.5 million and an equity investment from €0.5 to €15 million. This programme is aimed at start-ups and spin-offs that require further funding to reach commercial readiness and international scale-up. Start-ups are expected to have validated a ground-breaking technology with proven product-market-fit and scale-up potential.
EIC
Transition
TRL 4-6
The EIC Transition provides grant funding of up to €2.5 million to bridge the gap between academic research and the market. Its primary goal is to support researchers and entrepreneurial scientists explore a business case around their research and further validate the technology.
EIC
Pathfinder
TRL 1-3
The EIC Pathfinder grants up to €3 million to finance multidisciplinary early-stage research. It encourages scientific breakthroughs that have long time horizons to reach the market. The programme hopes that by bringing together multiple academic stakeholders from different fields, new scientific discoveries will be made.
Innovation
Fund
TRL 6-9
The Innovation Fund is one of the world’s largest funding programmes for demonstration of low-carbon technologies with an allocated budget of €40 billion from 2020 - 2030. The fund’s objective is to co-finance the deployment of pilot and first-of-a-kind commercial projects for the pursuit of significant reduction in emissions and greenhouse gases in Europe. The programme offers up to 60% of a project's total capital expenditure under three possible instruments - small-scale, mid-scale, and large-scale - to accommodate the varying scales of different projects and covers a wide range of innovative low-carbon technologies in areas such as energy- intensive industries, renewables, energy storage, net-zero mobility and buildings, hydrogen, and carbon capture, use and storage.
Other
Programmes
Although we intentionally specialize in our core programmes, we often work with our clients on adjacent European grant funding opportunities that support their mission. Including (but not exclusively) programmes such as; Eurostars, the Life Programme, Eureka bilateral calls, as well as Research and Innovation Actions (IAs/RIAs) under Horizon Europe.
Success Cases
EIC Accelerator
€12.5 Million​
A new computing paradigm that harnesses the power of lasers
LightSolver is developing a groundbreaking new computing paradigm that harnesses the power of lasers to solve complex computational problems. Its' Laser Processing Unit™ (LPU) is a revolutionary innovation that outperforms traditional CPUs and GPUs for solving complex optimisation problems in supply chain management, material design, and credit risk modelling.
EIC Accelerator
€2.5 Million​
A novel platform to unleash the transformative potential of integrated photonics
Wave Photonics is a platform based on a core computational design technology that enables designers to take products from ideas to reality using pre-designed, adaptable components and integrations with packagers and other service providers.
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Let’s start a conversation
Whether you want to tell us about a project, join our team, or just ask us a question, write to us!
