Innovate in Crete: 75% Grant for Newly Established Startups – The Complete 2026 Guide

The grant covers up to 75% of eligible costs and is available to both businesses that are just starting out and businesses established after January 1, 2021.

The call for applications has not opened yet - and that is precisely the advantage for those who begin preparing today.
The "Innovate in Crete" initiative (officially: Support for New Innovative Enterprises in the Region of Crete) is funded through the "CRETE" Programme under the ESPA 2021–2027 framework and is aimed at very small and small enterprises with documented innovative characteristics.

Because the evaluation process is comparative - meaning that applications compete against one another for limited funding - it is not the first to apply who succeeds, but the one who submits the strongest and most comprehensive proposal. Preparing before the call is officially published makes all the difference.