A Lithuanian IT solutions developer (name confidential), supported by ProBaltic Consulting, secured €225,739 in non-dilutive R&D funding for developing next-generation technology solutions for business.
The project
The R&D programme targeted business software of the next generation — work that involves genuine technological uncertainty rather than routine development. That distinction is decisive: EU R&D measures fund experimental development, and the application must demonstrate what is unknown at the outset and how the research plan resolves it.
What we did
ProBaltic Consulting assessed the project against R&D eligibility criteria, prepared the full application with annexes, and supported the project through to the grant agreement.
Software R&D and EU funding
Software companies often assume grants are reserved for factories and laboratories. In practice, IT product development qualifies whenever it meets the R&D criteria — novelty, creativity, uncertainty, systematic work and transferability. For a bootstrapped or early-stage developer, a grant in the €200K range funds a meaningful share of product development without diluting ownership — and the discipline of an R&D plan tends to sharpen the product roadmap itself.
The result
The application was funded and the grant agreement signed. The company’s development programme proceeded with external non-dilutive financing, and the documented R&D track record now supports both follow-on funding applications and the R&D tax relief available to Lithuanian companies.
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