Membership
Join Clairice
Membership connects your organisation to the companies adopting AI in Bulgaria, the people building it, and the European programmes funding it.
Why join
Get to the funding earlier
Members receive our funding alerts before they are published, with an assessment of whether the call is a realistic fit. In competitive programmes, a few weeks of lead time changes the outcome.
Meet the right people without cold outreach
We make introductions between companies with a problem and the providers and researchers who can solve it. Members get priority, and get introduced first.
Build with partners you can trust
For EU projects, consortium quality weighs heavily in the score. Members find partners inside a network with a visible track record rather than through a public search.
Have a voice where decisions are made
We carry our members’ experience into national and European AI policy discussions. Small companies rarely get heard there individually.
Learn from work already done
Members get our assessments, guides, and briefings first, including material we do not publish openly.
Membership categories
SME members
For Bulgarian small and medium-sized companies adopting AI in their operations.
- Priority AI readiness assessment
- Funding alerts matched to your profile
- Partner introductions
- Training places at member rates
- Voting rights in the General Assembly
Technology provider members
For companies building, integrating, or reselling AI solutions.
- Listing in our provider directory
- Introductions to companies with matching needs
- Consortium opportunities in EU projects
- Visibility at our events and in our publications
- Voting rights in the General Assembly
Research members
For universities, institutes, and research groups.
- Industry connections for applied research
- Consortium partners for European projects
- A route for transferring results into companies
- Voting rights in the General Assembly
Individual members
For practitioners, consultants, and experts.
- Access to the expert network
- Involvement in assessments and publications
- Events and professional community
Common questions
Do we need AI experience to join?
No. Most SMEs we work with are just starting out.
Can we join if we are not based in Bulgaria?
Yes. Organisations elsewhere in Europe can join, particularly technology providers and research groups working with Bulgarian companies.
What happens if we join and get nothing out of it?
Tell us. If we cannot make membership useful in the first year, we would rather know than renew you quietly.
Can we use our funding to cover the fee?
Membership fees are an eligible cost in some programmes. We can advise on your specific case.
Join the cluster
Whether you are adopting AI, building it, or researching it, membership puts you in the room with others doing the same work.