WIDMO and the EIC Accelerator: Radar Maps of What Lies Below

WIDMO Spectral Technologies, founded in Kraków in 2018 as SGPR.TECH, builds a spectral ground-penetrating radar and analysis software that it says images the subsurface deeper than conventional radar without losing resolution: utilities to 5 metres, foundations and voids to 20 metres and bedrock to 45 metres. It was selected in the EIC Accelerator's March 2023 cut-off with blended finance, and Ukrainian tech outlet AIN reported "over €5.5 million" of EIC support. The grant was €2.07 million for WIDMO Cities, a €2.95 million project that ran from July 2023 to September 2025, according to CORDIS, which lists the beneficiary under its new name. The aim was "a global one-stop shop for everything that lies underground" in cities.

The final report says the radar was adapted to urban environments, data processing was moved into a cloud workflow, and field campaigns "in different European settings" confirmed reliable results, so that "the technology reached full operational maturity", according to the CORDIS reporting page. The report repeats the same paragraph twice and names no city, operator, test result or customer. No commercial WIDMO Cities contract has been announced.

Where WIDMO Stands Now

WIDMO's website presents it as a provider of geophysical imaging services, listing mining services first and geophysical services second. In March 2025 it signed a Polish grant under the FENG programme worth PLN 13.7 million, for a PLN 18.4 million project to develop a wideband radar for "high-resolution mapping of deep subsurface structures", aimed at geology and mining infrastructure, according to its grants page. That page still lists WIDMO Cities as ongoing. Revenue and staff numbers are not public, and whether the EIC Fund invested has not been announced.

The Technology: Wideband Radar Under the Street

Utility maps under European cities are often outdated or incomplete, so excavation hits pipes and cables and projects run late. Ground-penetrating radar can find them without digging, but conventional systems trade depth against resolution. WIDMO uses a spectral, frequency-modulated radar and machine learning to see deeper at useful resolution, it says. Independent comparisons with established radar systems have not been published.

What the EIC Award Promised, and What the Record Shows

The award promised a city-scale subsurface information service. The report claims the technology was adapted, validated in the field and made ready for deployment, but gives no measurable result or location, which makes it hard to check. The company's later public focus, and its largest new grant, point to mining rather than cities.

1. Urban adaptationDeliveredPer final report.
2. Field validationUnverifiedNo sites or data named.
3. Cloud processingDeliveredPer final report.
4. City customersNone namedNo contracts announced.

The Money

The EU paid 70% of the project. The €5.5 million figure reported in 2023 implies an equity component of about €3.4 million on top of the grant; whether it was invested is not public. The 2025 Polish grant is larger than the EIC grant and pays 74% of its project.

What Cannot Be Checked

Why Europe Should Care

Accurate maps of what lies under streets would make construction safer and cheaper and help cities adapt to climate change. The EIC funded a Polish company with an unusual radar to provide them. The public record says the technology works, but not where, how well, or for whom.

The Verdict

WIDMO and the EIC have not been asked for comment for this article. It is based entirely on public records and published statements, linked throughout.