The program creates a single on-ramp for European application-layer startups to access multiple frontier models and compute providers through credits, reducing early infrastructure spend and vendor procurement time. For the partner labs and cloud/chip firms, it formalizes a shared distribution channel to steer European startups onto their stacks earlier, increasing switching costs once products reach revenue. The Jan. 13 start date means the first cohort’s commercialization outcomes and follow-on fundraising signals can emerge within the next quarter, tightening timelines for competing accelerators and ecosystem programs in Europe.