Q-Europe connects corporations and startups across Europe in automotive, energy, supply chain and sustainability. It is co-led with Grand Automotive, and brings open innovation inside corporations while giving startups working relationships with industry leaders.
Structured cohorts with defined start and end points, built around corporate needs and delivered with European institutional partners.
Field route
POC Playground
The same principle as Israel: test on working assets, inside a corporate group, against a use case someone owns.
q2scale
Q2Scale, with EIT Global Outreach
Q2Scale is a two-month hybrid scale-up programme for European startups in automotive, energy, supply chain and sustainability, run with EIT Global Outreach. It exists to turn technical readiness into global market traction through real-world validation and POC partnerships. Two cohorts have run.
The 2025 edition opened with a VivaTech side event in Paris, attended by 70+ participants.
Step 2 · POC Design Lab
POC Design Lab
Two days fixing baselines, metrics and success thresholds, alongside a storytelling workshop.
Step 3 · Hybrid bootcamp
Hybrid bootcamp
Four sessions: go-to-market, using conferences for business growth, AI tools for operational effectiveness, and investor readiness.
Step 4 · Mentor matchmaking
Mentor matchmaking
Startups are paired with mentors by domain rather than by availability.
Step 5 · Grand final at Slush
Grand final at Slush
The programme closed at Slush in Helsinki, including a curated invitation-only dinner of 60 participants.
network
Institutional partners
EIT — the European Institute of Innovation and Technology — is Europe's largest innovation network, spanning 488 higher education institutions, 1,387 companies including SMEs, and 240 cities, regions and NGOs. Its Global Outreach programme scales European startups into new markets through hubs including Silicon Valley, Israel, the UK, Japan and Brazil.
EBN, the European Business and Innovation Centre Network, connects business-support organisations across Europe and manages the EU|BIC certification. Jumpstarter supports early-stage teams in validating an idea and building a business model around it.
