Bridge the gap

Funds for your startup journey to the market

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At Bridge the Gap, we guide research teams through this decision and provide clear recommendations for the best route forward.

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How do you decide whether to spin out or license your innovation? Four key factors:

1️⃣ Strong, defensible IP
2️⃣ A committed business lead
3️⃣ Early adopters ready to test
4️⃣ A clear funding path

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❌ No real validation → ✅ Plan pilots or proof-of-concepts in a relevant environment with clear KPIs.

At Bridge the Gap, we help innovators turn complex ideas into strong, fundable proposals with clear milestones, credible markets, and evidence of adoption.

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Three common proposal mistakes we see and how to overcome them: +👇🧵

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❌ Unclear TRL and milestones → ✅ Clearly state the starting TRL, the target, and the evidence that proves progress.
❌ Vague market definitions → ✅ Identify a specific user, payer, and buying trigger instead of broad categories.

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The result: teams that are better prepared, more credible, and more likely to succeed.
Are you preparing for your next round? Let’s connect.

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Preparing for funding is about more than a pitch deck. Investors and evaluators want evidence that the project is real and ready. +👇🧵

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At Bridge the Gap, we help startups and spin-offs:

➡️Build strong financial plans and funding roadmaps
➡️Prepare convincing pitch materials and data rooms
➡️Combine public funding with private investment

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At #BridgetheGap, we help innovators choose the right instrument and design competitive proposals that match where their project really is.

Unsure which fits your project? Let’s talk, a quick check can save months of effort. Get in touch at [email protected]

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Not every project is ready for the #EICAccelerator. Sometimes the right path is #EICTransition first.

🧭 Transition: for projects that need to de-risk technology and validate markets
🧭 Accelerator: for projects closer to market with a commercial roadmap and scaling needs
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Decision cues:
➜ Work plan focuses on de-risking/validation → Transition
➜ Work plan focuses on industrialisation/commercialisation → Accelerator
➜ If you can’t say who pays, why, when → Transition

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Too many spin-offs start before they’re truly ready. At Bridge the Gap, we help research teams check the essentials, so their spin-off launches with the best chance of success

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Before creating a spin-off, it’s important to check the fundamentals: +👇🧵

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At Bridge the Gap, we run spin-off readiness clinics to help teams answer these questions and move forward with confidence.

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✅ Define clear milestones that show real market progress
✅ Map funding instruments to each step
✅ Take confident go/no-go decisions with the right evidence

Our mission: shorten the journey from research to real-world impact.

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Accelerating transfer isn’t about “more activity”, it’s about smarter progress from results to market.

At Bridge the Gap, we work with researchers, technology transfer offices and startups to: +👇🧵

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Eurostars is ideal for SMEs leading international R&D collaborations with a clear route to market.

It’s less suitable when the focus is purely regulatory or scaling-up, but perfect for applied R&D with a 2–3 year commercialisation horizon.

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At Bridge the Gap, we help SMEs assess fit, find the right partners and prepare strong, convincing applications.

Need a partner map or fit/no-fit check? [email protected]