Interreg 2 Seas

Name

Interreg 2 Seas

Legal name

Interreg 2 Seas

Website

https://interreg2seas.eu

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Interreg 2 Seas is a now-concluded EU Territorial Cooperation program (2014-2020) that distributed €241m in ERDF grants across 82 cross-border projects involving 887 partners across Belgium, France, the Netherlands, and the UK.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

EU Regional Development and Cross-Border Cooperation Funding

NAICS

International Affairs (928120), National Security and International Affairs (928)

SIC

International Affairs (9721), Foreign Governments (8888)

akta.pro primary industry

Bilateral Development Finance Institutions (DFIs) (BPADACAD)

Keywords

• Cross-border cooperation
• EU regional development
• ERDF grant funding
• SME innovation support
• Interregional partnerships

Headquarters

HQ city

Lille

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Others

Revenue model

1. European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) Funding: Interreg 2 Seas is a European Union funding program financed by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF). The program allocated €241m in ERDF funding across 82 projects involving 887 project partners and 1188 observer partners across 4 Member States for the 2014-2020 period.

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Interreg 2 Seas was a European Territorial Cooperation program (2014-2020) that allocated €241m of European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) financing across 82 cross-border cooperation projects involving 887 project partners and 1,188 observer partners in 4 EU Member States (Belgium, France, Netherlands, United Kingdom). Its core activity was selecting, funding, and coordinating regional development, SME-involvement, and marine/maritime projects across the 2 Seas area, with outputs now documented through a legacy website, video platform, and tri-lingual project directory.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Legacy in Motion: Video platform showcasing Interreg 2 Seas project outcomes and legacy content

Products and services

• Interreg 2 Seas Program (ERDF Cross-Border Cooperation Funding)
• Legacy in Motion Video Platform

Quantifiable outcome

• €241m ERDF funding distributed across 82 projects
• +4 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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App detail

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Project Partners (887 organizations)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2014887 organizations directly participating as project partners in funded initiatives, executing cross-border cooperation projects under the Interreg 2 Seas program framework.
• Observer Partners (1188 organizations)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 20141188 organizations affiliated as observer partners, providing support and engagement with Interreg 2 Seas projects without direct project leadership roles.

Scale indicators9 records

Broad incumbents

• LIFE Programme: EU funding program for environment and climate action, with marine/maritime sub-program components that overlap with the 25% maritime-dimension projects within Interreg 2 Seas; a broader incumbent in adjacent EU grant funding.
• Horizon Europe: The EU's flagship research and innovation funding program covering all Member States and beyond; substantially larger in scope and budget than Interreg 2 Seas but sharing the EU-grant-based cooperation model and SME/partner engagement infrastructure.
• European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund (EMFAF): EU fund supporting the blue economy, fisheries, and marine cooperation across Member States; broader than Interreg 2 Seas in mandate but overlapping with the program's maritime dimension and partner ecosystem.
• COSME Programme: EU programme supporting SME competitiveness and cross-border market access, directly comparable to Interreg 2 Seas's 50% SME engagement rate and serving a similar cross-border SME facilitation function.

Direct peers

• Interreg North-West Europe: ERDF-funded Interreg program covering North-West Europe with cross-border cooperation projects, partner networks, and SME engagement mechanisms directly analogous to those of Interreg 2 Seas.
• Interreg France-Wallonie-Vlaanderen: An EU cross-border cooperation program covering the France-Belgium-Netherlands border region, structurally identical to Interreg 2 Seas in its ERDF-funded cross-border cooperation mandate and four-language (EN/FR/NL) delivery model.
• Interreg Europe: A pan-European Interreg program focused on interregional cooperation and policy learning across all 27 Member States, sharing the same ERDF funding base and cross-border project delivery model as Interreg 2 Seas.
• ESPON EGTC: An EU-funded program providing territorial evidence and research support across European regions, sharing the cross-border cooperation and ERDF funding framework with Interreg 2 Seas while serving a knowledge/research function.
• URBACT Programme: An EU territorial cooperation program focused on sustainable urban development with cross-border project networks, structurally parallel to Interreg 2 Seas in its ERDF-funded cooperation and partner engagement design.
• INTERACT Programme: An Interreg-specific support program that assists all Interreg programs (including 2 Seas) with capacity building, project management, and program implementation, making it an ecosystem peer within the same Interreg family.

Market position

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/Interreg2Seas

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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Investments

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