WIN THE FUNDING THAT GROWS YOUR BUSINESS
Crowdhelix connects innovative SMEs with leading universities, RTOs, and corporates to build winning consortia, secure Horizon Europe funding, and turn R&D ambition into commercial growth.
How We Help Innovative SMEs
Crowdhelix gives SMEs a fast route to Horizon Europe funding, removing the "where do I start" barrier with pre-qualified consortium introductions, expert matchmaking events, and tools to validate your concept before you commit. No expensive consultants. No wasted months on bids that won't score.
There Are Many Benefits To Joining Crowdhelix For Your Organisation
For SMEs, a competitive Horizon Europe proposal costs €50K–€150K in staff time and consultancy, and most bids fail. Crowdhelix de-risks your investment at every stage, so you only commit when the conditions for success are in place.
Smart Search surfaces coordinators with a track record of winning, matched to your technology and TRL. You join bids with real potential, with protected IP rights and meaningful work packages, not a token role.
ReviewIQ stress-tests your concept against evaluator criteria before you sink three months into writing. Know in week one whether a bid is worth pursuing, not week twelve.
Crowdhelix Matchmaking Events connect you directly with universities and RTOs that are actively building consortia and looking for innovative SME partners to strengthen their impact case.
Find Your Next Consortium Partner at a Crowdhelix Matchmaking Event
Crowdhelix Matchmaking Events give innovative SMEs direct access to the universities, RTOs, and corporates actively building funded research consortia worldwide.
Crowdhelix's matchmaking events have proven to be very meaningful to me as a consortium coordinator. I would not have been able to find the partners I need without their Horizon Europe Cluster 2 session in London this Summer. As a result of this international session, we'll be submitting a proposal for an upcoming CL2 deadline in 2026.
Dr Liana Psarologaki, RIBA, SFHEA, FRSA
Associate Professor | Research and Impact Lead
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Innovative SMEs worldwide are achieving breakthrough results by joining Crowdhelix’s Global Network
Build a Pipeline of Funded Projects
Crowdhelix doesn't just help you win one bid. We help you build a repeatable pipeline of collaborative projects that bring in non-dilutive funding, generate high-value references, and open new markets.
Fast access to projects and partners
Move from isolated R&D efforts to credible collaborative projects with leading universities and RTOs, without the cost of conferences, consultants, or consortium embedment fees.
A membership that pays for itself
One funded project more than covers the cost of Crowdhelix membership many times over. For SMEs weighing the cost of entry against the cost of missing out, the case for joining is straightforward.
Extend your innovation team efficiently
For SMEs stretched on operational capacity, Crowdhelix acts as an extension of your business development function, opening access to global expertise and facilities at a fraction of the usual cost.
Visibility with decision‑makers who matter
Gain inbound interest from consortium coordinators through your platform profile, and raise your SME's profile in the research community through Helix leadership opportunities.
Innovative SMEs Securing Funding With Crowdhelix
Crowdhelix Helped us Find the Right Consortium at the Right Time
One of the greatest challenges in Horizon Europe is finding the right consortium at the right stage of development. Crowdhelix facilitated exactly that. Their team understood our expertise, connected us with the right partners, and helped us become part of a consortium that went on to secure funding. We greatly value the role Crowdhelix played in creating this opportunity.
Crowdhelix Connected us With a Consortium That Closely Matched our Strategic Interests
Crowdhelix connected us with a consortium that closely matched our expertise and strategic interests. The introduction came at exactly the right moment and enabled us to contribute to a highly competitive Horizon Europe proposal. We are pleased that the project was ultimately funded and look forward to working with our consortium partners in the years ahead. We’ll definitely liaise with Crowdhelix before our next submission.
Facilitating Proposals and Funded Horizon Projects at the European Level
Breaking into the European research community from the outside is genuinely hard, and that's where Crowdhelix made the difference. Their vast network connected us with universities, R&D institutions, and science-driven companies. In just one year we joined six Horizon consortiums, and in 2026 we won a significant one: JUST-CIRCLE, led by Brunel University of London. What stayed with me most was the wider perspective: we could finally see where our work fits in Europe, with the relationships to keep building. Crowdhelix turned a national idea into a partner at the European table.
Crowdhelix provides invaluable communication & stakeholder expertise
"Thanks to Crowdhelix for their expertise in dissemination, communication, and stakeholder analysis. Our collaboration has resulted in the successful funding of the LaserBlood project under the HORIZON-EIC-2023-PATHFINDEROPEN-01-01 call. Their contribution to the project, aimed at advancing pancreatic cancer research innovation, has been invaluable to our proposal."
Crowdhelix plays instrumental role connecting SME to funding
Crowdhelix has been instrumental in forging successful R&D collaborations for my company Digiotouch. Special thanks to Crowdhelix for facilitating the connection between Digiotouch and NTNU who invited us to join a consortium, resulting in the funded BIAS project under the Horizon Europe call HORIZON-CL4-2021-HUMAN-01-24.
SME introductions lead to a successfully funded collaboration
“Thanks to the Crowdhelix platform, it's network and its members, we established a collaboration with a Spanish SME active, like us, in Horizon 2020. They invited us to a research proposal on Solar energy in industrial processes and we reciprocated by onboarding them onto a Bioeconomy-related proposal, both which have been submitted. We are delighted to confirm that both proposals had been funded and we look forward to commencing the projects within the next few months and to continuing this successful cooperation.“
