Join Europe's largest network of tech SMEs
Are you looking to connect with key players in the European digital ecosystem, access funding opportunities, and make your voice heard at the EU level? We offer two membership paths – choose the one that fits your profile best:
45k
Tech SMEs Represented
€5bn
in Revenues per Year
30
Member Associations
600k
Employees
I represent an association, cluster, or innovation hub
Become a member of DIGITAL SME, the European association representing national and regional SME organisations in the digital sector. This route is ideal if you're joining on behalf of an organisation that supports or represents digital SMEs.
I am a startup, SME, or research institution
Join the European Digital Innovators Club – a direct membership option for forward-thinking companies and research organisations driving digital innovation. This is the right choice if you're a startup or SME looking to connect, collaborate, and grow on a European level.
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Membership Benefits & Services
DIGITAL SME and Club members have access to a wide range of tools. Our aim is to put SMEs at the centre of the EU agenda and provide them with the right support to grow their businesses. This means:
Frequently Asked Questions
- Click on “create an account for free / login” in the upper right corner of the website
- Fill out the form and register
- You can access further information like funding calls and complete your profile
If you are not a member yet, access to members-only content is limited. You can become a member here.
If you are already a member and cannot access the members-only content, you have to enable your membership in the account settings in a few steps.
- Log in or create an account
- Click on your name in the top right corner to access your profile
- Click on “organisation details” and type the name of the company/association you work for. If the organisation is not in our system, you can just type the name of your organisation and press enter.
- In the “DIGITAL SME Member” section, select the association you are member of. If you are a member of the Innovators Club, please select “Club member”.
- You will see a box for proving your membership with a document. Any document that proves your membership is accepted, for example an invoice of your membership fee.
- Scroll down at the end of the page and click on “save changes”.
- You will receive a confirmation mail once your proof of membership is accepted. From then on, you will have access to all members-only content
Membership at DIGITAL SME is open to two types of organisations:
1. Association or company membership
You can join DIGITAL SME either as a member association directly, or as a member company affiliated with one of our member associations. As such a “member of member”, you also have full access to our members-only services. If you represent an association, cluster, or innovation hub and are interested in membership, please click here.
2. European Digital Innovators Club
Startups and SMEs can join DIGITAL SME through the European Digital Innovators Club, our dedicated membership track for innovative companies. If you are a startup or SME, please click here.
PARTNERALL is DIGITAL SME’s own networking & matchmaking platform. You can join matchmaking events, discover new funding opportunities, and engage in discussions on technology-specific topics.
To join a community on PARTNERALL, you need to make an account on the platform by clicking “Join” in the top right corner.
For members: please note to sign up using the same email address as in your DIGITAL SME account. Like this you will be able to join the premium “Innovation Across Borders” internationalisation community on PARTNERALL for free.
Europe’s digital future is shaped by its innovators. DIGITAL SME connects entrepreneurs who stand for a fair digital economy and ensures their innovations lead the path to true tech sovereignty in Europe.
— Sebastiano Toffaletti, Secretary General, European DIGITAL SME Alliance





