Funding & investors

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1. Funding & investors

   Six cities shortlisted for innovation award

   Six European cities are competing for the 2027 European Capital of Innovation Award. The award recognizes cities with strong local innovation ecosystems.

   Full story at EU – European Innovation Council ↗
2. Funding & investors · Smartphones & apps

   Google Play picks ten African indie studios

   Google Play selected 10 African indie studios for the 2026 Indie Games Fund. They receive $1M in total and mentorship to scale globally.

   Full story at blog.google ↗
3. Funding & investors

   Six cities compete for the 2027 iCapital title

   Six cities are competing for the 2027 European Capital of Innovation Awards (iCapital). The source gives no further details.

   Full story at EU – European Innovation Council ↗
4. Funding & investors

   New EUDIS Business Accelerator round opens

   European start-ups and scale-ups building solutions for the defence industry can apply for the new round. The source lists the date 26.10.2026.

   Full story at Start-up BW ↗

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