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Terra Next: An ecosystem enabling programme focused on supporting startups and companies, likely with a sustainability… Grant

In context

This call is open to startups, small and medium-sized businesses and large companies, at idea and R&D stage, prototype and pilot stage and pre-seed. Coverage is read from the notice itself: Italy and the European Union.

Summary

Terra Next is an ecosystem-enabling programme supporting startups and companies focused on sustainability and circular economy innovation, operated by Intesa Sanpaolo Innovation Center. The programme provides support to early-stage and growth-stage ventures in the sustainability sector.

Summary by Raise Lens from the official notice · 9 Jul 2026Accurate?

About this grant

Terra Next is an ecosystem enabling programme that brings together startups and established companies to develop and scale circular economy and sustainability solutions. The programme uses open innovation to facilitate collaboration between early-stage ventures and larger firms, supporting the advancement of circular and sustainable business models. Grants are available to startups, small and medium-sized enterprises, and large companies operating in circular economy and waste reduction. Applicants must be based in Italy or elsewhere in the EU. The programme welcomes ventures at idea and research stage through to series A funding, including those at prototype, pilot and pre-seed phases. Participants must commit to engaging with the open innovation ecosystem and aligning their work with the programme's sustainability and circular economy priorities.

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Key requirements

  • ✓Focus on sustainability or circular economy business models
  • ✓Startup or company stage (early to growth)
  • ✓Alignment with Intesa Sanpaolo Innovation Center's innovation platform
  • ✓Likely Italian or EU-based applicants given funder location

Frequently asked questions

Who can apply for Terra Next: An ecosystem enabling programme focused on supporting startups and companies, likely with a sustainability…?
Eligibility covers organisations in IT, EU; startup, sme, large-company.

How this compares

  • Compared with 7 similar grants (circular in Italy) listed in the last 12 months.
  • The same organisation listed 2 other similar grants here in the last 12 months.

Figures are computed from notices listed on Raise Lens in the same sector and country over the last 12 months.

About this sector

Circular economy funding supports reuse, repair, remanufacturing, product redesign and secondary materials markets. Grants tend to back pilots with businesses and local authorities, while tenders buy collection, sorting and recovery services. Applicants are usually asked to show the material flows involved and who will buy the recovered output.

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Quick facts

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EligibilityIT, EU
Org typesstartup, sme, large-company
Last verified9 Jul 2026

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