Cyprus Chamber Announces Funding for Women Led Deep Tech Startups

• Cyprus Chamber of Commerce and Industry-Keve announces funding for women-led deeptech startups
• Keve is managing the WE-RISE Open Call 2 meant for GreenTech, AgriTech, and ClimateTech startups

A new window for the operation of the deep-tech startups has been made possible by the Cyprus Chamber of Commerce and Industry, commonly referred to as Keve.

This led the organization to present the new concepts concerning the available fund-raising through the WE-RISE Open Call 2 initiative.

This initiative, which is made possible through the Cyprus Chamber of Commerce and Industry, a collaboration of the Enterprise Europe Network in Cyprus, targets the GreenTech, AgriTech, as well as the ClimateTech businesses.

This initiative, which has been funded using the Horizon Europe funds, aims at supporting as well as empowering the women-leading startups, with the intention of creating environment-friendly as well as highly innovative startups.

It is composed of an amount worth €600,000, an initiative which began on the 4th of December, 2025, as well as ending on the 12th of February, 2026.

There is a two-phase initiative process, which covers 20 startups developed from the Member States as well as the Horizon Europe-associated nations, a focus on the moderate as well as the emerging innovative regions.

The first phase is the Nurture Phase, in which entrepreneurial ventures will be provided with an allowance of €5,000. The funding will be utilized in strategic planning, entrepreneurial coaching, and the creation of a Strategic Action Plan.

The second phase is the Bloom Phase. In the Bloom Phase, 10 entrepreneurial ventures will be provided with an allowance of €50,000.

The ventures eligible for the funding will be women-led and involved in specified sectors. The entrepreneurial ventures should meet specified requirements, among them product-market fit and an allowance of at least €300,000 in funding.

The startup ventures need to complete a profile on the EuroQuity website and send their applications in English and reach them by 17:00 CET on February 12, 2026.