Unveiling of the 20 companies selected for the third cohort of the EUDIS Business Accelerator
Starburst is proud to announce the 20 start-ups and scale-ups selected for Cohort 3 of the EUDIS Business Accelerator. Chosen from a record 499 applications across EU Member States and Norway, these defence and dual-use innovators will start the programme with the Kick-Off Bootcamp in Tallinn, Estonia, from 7 to 9 September 2026.
Initiated by the European Commission, the EUDIS Business Accelerator supports high-potential companies in bridging the gap between prototype and operational deployment, while connecting them with military end-users, defence industry leaders, investors, and procurement channels across Europe.
Programme Benefits for Selected Companies
Over the 8-month programme, participants will benefit from:
- 5 on-site bootcamps across Europe
- Tailored mentorship and business support
- Direct engagement with defence stakeholders and investors
- A €120,000 non-dilutive seed voucher
The selected companies for Cohort 3 are:
- 3P-DEFENCE UAB
- alteva GmbH
- AM Turbines GmbH
- AMPHITRITE SAS
- Apeiroon S.R.L.
- BlinkTroll Robotics ApS
- CORAC Engineering, s.r.o.
- Dataionics SAS
- Delta Biosciences
- DOMIN8 Defence Solutions
- driveblocks
- EUnify BV
- Ignarion B.V.
- IRIDESENSE
- levelQuantum srl
- Malloc LTD
- Okapi ApS
- Provizio Ltd
- Raydiant RF GmbH
- Swiftstrike AI
Strengthening Europe’s Defence Innovation Ecosystem
Starburst, together with Civitta, IGNITY, VTT, and the European Commission, will support these companies throughout their acceleration journey, helping them scale their technologies and contribute to a more competitive and resilient European defence innovation ecosystem.
