EuroCDP Venture Development Programme
Building a semiconductor startup is one of the most complex journeys in deep tech, and one of the most underfunded. The EuroCDP Venture Development Programme was created to change that.
Reserved for fabless IC design startups with an innovative project capable of generating strong business impact, the programme puts the right people, networks, and resources behind founders to turn chip ideas into investable companies.
Equity-free, chip-specific, and built for founders.
First Cohort Starting June 2026. Second Open Call will be launched in 2027
Two tracks
EuroCDP Incubate
For early-stage fabless startups aiming to land their first pre-seed or seed funding. Less than €1M in equity funding* raised so far.
EuroCDP Accelerate
For startups at seed stage or beyond, preparing for larger funding rounds and market entry.
Programme perks
- Access to a vast network of semiconductor professionals: from IC design experts, deep-tech founders, investors, to value chain executives
- Ecosystem stress-test: your market case and investment thesis challenged by semicon veterans before investors do
- Direct access to a curated VC network
- Grant preparation for upcoming EuroCDP funding opportunities
- On-site sessions itinerating across Europe, connected with major semiconductor initiatives in the EU.
No equity. No dilution.
Achim Strass
Topic on the programme
The Innovation Scout: From Pilot to Structures Cooperation (and Eventually M&A)
Ahmed Ben Slimane
Topic on the programme
Economics of Silicon & IC Design: Competitive Landscape and Market Sizing
Alessandro Cremonesi
Topic on the programme
Fireside Chat: The Semiconductor Executive Point of View
Anton Klotz
Topic on the programme
Semiconductor Value Chain: Deep Dive in EDA/IP
Christophe Frey
Topic on the programme
Incubate – Mentor
Davide Zaccariello
Topic on the programme
The Art of Negotiation for Founders
Dirk Behrens
Topic on the programme
Value Chain Analysis and Competition, Market(s), Market & Application Selection: Play Where You Can Win, From Market to First Design-In to Volume
Fabrizio Del Maffeo
Topic on the programme
Lessons Learned of a Successful Startup
Jonathan Fajardo Cortes
Topic on the programme
Incubate – Mentor
Loic Lietar
Topic on the programme
The Tough (and Useful) Lessons of Failure
Markus Bohl
Topic on the programme
Incubate – Mentor
Massimo Gentili
Topic on the programme
Incubate – Mentor
Maxime Rumpler
Topic on the programme
Incubate – Mentor
Misal G. Memeo
Topic on the programme
Incubate – Mentor
Mohammed Tmimi
Topic on the programme
Identifying and Capturing Your Beachhead Market & Incubate Mentor
Nilesh Kenkare
Topic on the programme
Pricing Early Hardware & IC Products
Pieter Klinkert
Topic on the programme
Peter Schmutzer
Topic on the programme
What Corporates Really Look For Before Saying Yes, Internal Barriers: Why Corporates Slow Down and How Startups Keep Momentum
Peter Vanbekbergen
Topic on the programme
VC Lens: Fundraising Journey of Semiconductor Startups
Robert Harrison
Topic on the programme
Protecting and Valorizing Innovation: Smart IP Strategies for Semiconductor Startups
Steve Beckers
Topic on the programme
General Dynamics of the Semiconductor Value Chain
Thomas Schiml
Topic on the programme
Incubate – Mentor
Wouter Steyaer
Topic on the programme
Incubate – Mentor