Investment readiness and investor outreach programme (VentureMatch Programme)

The proposed procurement will support the Agency in running the call for EIC Investment readiness and investor outreach programme (VentureMatch). It will perform specialized support to the EIC Awardees (including blended finance startups selected under the EIC pilot and beneficiaries of the STEP action) in fundraising for technology development, market deployment and scale-up. Among the tasks foreseen are: 1) Supporting the EIC awardees will start with identification, collection and presentation of their investment related needs in a structured form, support them to improve their investor materials, and suggest suitable investors. The contractor shall propose and maintain a dynamic library of high-quality learning materials, guides, and templates. The contractor shall provide support to KAMs from Community tender in organizing investor related activities for companies. 2) Sourcing, support and managing the investors The contractor shall continue to develop the network of investors already created - which would include venture capital funds, impact investment funds, family offices, venture debt funds, NPBIs (National Promotional Banks and Institutions), corporate venture arms, project investors and other types of investors relevant for companies stage and needs. The contract shall identify relevant investors, validate them (limited checks of their website, staff etc) to ensure they are legitimate investors, onboard them on the platform and include them in the activities to be developed. 3) EIC events and investor networking The contractor must organise by itself or in collaboration with relevant partners a number of pitching activities (1 large, 3 medium, 9 epithes) and investor networkign activities (10-15) and provide support to TIN events. 4) CRM, matchmaking, data analytics and communication The contractor shall propose in the tender and implement a robust customer relationship management (CRM) system to centralize and manage all relevant data regarding the fundraising related activities of the companies. Propose a leading matchmaking platform with a robust investor base, proven track record, and user-friendly features, ensuring it supports active engagement and data-driven insights. Data analytics The contractor must be able to analyse information and data coming from internal (EIC IT tools, CRM, matchmaking platform) and external sources (platforms like Pitchbook or Dealroom providing company information) in order to identify trends, measure conversion rates, and recommend adjustments to maximize impact of the activities, fundraising success, and exit readiness on the level Communication The contractor shall reinforce the connection between eligible awardees and clusters of companies via a dedicated communication channel on platforms such Slack. The contractor shall raise visibility of the participating EIC awardees, of the investor activities but also of the EIC Fund to being a key strategic actor within the investment landscape via success stories, newsletter, updating the data on data aggregator platforms etc.