The upcoming webinar of the Ready2Scale StartUp Academy series will explore public funding opportunities that can help your company to grow.
This interactive session will provide a comprehensive overview of available grants for startups to enhance growth and development. We’ll touch upon key funding programs and share experiences on what to expect when applying for public funding.
You’ll also discover what funding agencies expect: clear project goals, measurable outcomes,
and achieving impact — so you can position yourself for success.
The webinar will wrap up with a dynamic Q&A session, giving you the chance to get your questions answered, from navigating competition to ensuring long-term sustainability after securing funds.
The session will be provided by Reesi Lepa, Associate Partner at Civitta and Kadri Adrat, partner at Civitta.
Reesi Lepa specializes on startup and innovation ecosystem projects, business support and acceleration programmes, as well as European funding. She will introduce you to Horizon Europe grant (cascade) funding opportunities for enterprises.
Kadri Adrat specializes in helping innovative companies secure public funding through programs like the EIC Accelerator and Innovation Fund. With over 5 years of experience in the field, she has successfully guided clients in obtaining both European and national funding, delivering top-tier project proposals and business cases.
We warmly invite you to join us on August 27 at 10 AM CET
Registration link: https://rejestracje.ppnt.poznan.pl/formularz/668-navigating-european-funding-a-roadmap-for-startups-27-08-2025
Bio: Kadri Adrat is a Partner at Civitta, where she specializes in helping innovative companies secure public funding through programs like the EIC Accelerator and Innovation Fund. With over 10 years of experience in the field, she has successfully guided clients in obtaining both European and national funding, delivering top-tier project proposals and business cases. Kadri holds a Master’s Degree in Economics and brings a strong background in management consulting, with expertise in corporate finance and entrepreneurship. Her work is focused on driving sustainable business growth and leading a team of consultants while fostering international collaborations.
Bio: Reesi Lepa is an Associate Partner at Civitta and international research and innovation ecosystems expert, designing and executing startup, deep-tech, R&D and innovation projects. Working in the areas of strategic development, entrepreneurship building, startup support and acceleration programmes, innovation design and development, EU RD&I policy and funding programmes, designing innovation events, hackathons, trainings, etc. Providing growth and funding support and capacity building to startups and SMEs as well as innovation actors like hubs and tech parks in Europe and beyond. Leading international consortia and working in diverse teams in Innovation Stream in Civitta Estonia. Performing also as a consortia and team lead, trainer, evaluator, mentor.