European Innovation Council Fund
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from 28 of 33 portfolio companiesDeep Tech ×14Hardware ×10Cleantech ×9Biotech ×8Energy ×5Circular Economy ×4Climate Tech ×4Medical Devices ×4
HQs:United States×4Germany×3Denmark×2France×2Netherlands×2Austria×1
Investments · 33 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 92025 · 82024 · 42023 · 42022 · 126 dated
Axelera AI develops hardware and software platforms for artificial intelligence inference at the edge, including specialized processors and accelerators for edge computing, computer vision, natural language processing, and automotive applications.
AI & Machine LearningHardwareSemiconductorsEindhoven, NL
Fabrizio Del Maffeo(Chief Executive Officer, Co-Founder)inEvangelos Eleftheriou(Chief Technology Officer, Co-Founder)in
Co-investorsInnovation IndustriesSamsung Catalyst FundVerve VenturesBlackRockInvest-NLCDP Venture Capital+2 more
ecop develops the Rotation Heat Pump, a patented industrial heat pump using centrifugal force to produce CO2-free heat for decarbonizing industrial processes.
CleantechClimate TechEnergy
Co-investorsEIT InnoEnergyFSP Ventures
Leyden Labs develops nasal sprays containing antibodies that target respiratory viruses such as influenza and COVID at the nasal mucosa to prevent initial infection and transmission.
BiotechDeep TechHealthtechLeiden, NL
Koenraad Wiedhaup(Founder & Chief Executive Officer)inRonald Brus(Founder & Chief Growth Officer)inJaap Goudsmit(Founding Scientist and Senior Advisor)inDinko Valerio(Founder and Chair of the Supervisory Board)inJintanat Ananworanich(Chief Medical Officer)inClarissa Koch(Chief Scientific Officer)in
Co-investorsClavystBioF-Prime CapitalGV (Google Ventures)Bluebird VenturesCasdin CapitalEuropean Investment Bank+6 more
NanoPhoria is a life sciences company that raised an €83.5 million Series A round.
BiotechDeep TechMedical Devices
Daniele CatalucciinMichele IafiscoAlessio AlognaClaudio De Lucain
Co-investorsSofinnova PartnersXGEN VentureCDP Venture Capital
Aldoria develops space surveillance technology for Space Situational Awareness (SSA) and Space Traffic Management (STM), serving governments, space agencies, institutions, and commercial satellite operators.
Deep TechDefense TechSpace Tech
Romain Lucken(CEO & Co-founder)inDamien Giolito(Co-founder)in
Co-investorsExpansion VenturesStarquest CapitalWind VentureBpifranceEIC
Bluedrop operates two business divisions: one providing integrated skills management solutions, and another offering complex equipment and mission training services.
EdTechEnterprise Software
Co-investorsFlow CapitalEnterprise IrelandFurthr VCWestern Development Commission
Cellevate develops Cellevat3d nanofiber-based microcarriers and cell culture systems for upstream bioprocessing, used in viral vector, viral vaccine, and stem cell production by gene therapy and biopharmaceutical organizations.
Advanced ManufacturingBiotechDeep TechMedical DevicesNew MaterialsLong Beach, US
Maximilian Ottosson(Founder)inClint Monfort(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
Co-investorsIndustrifondenOnsight VenturesEuropean Investment BankEIC
Circular enables consumers to access technology devices through a flexible ownership model that reduces electronic waste and supply chain pressure.
Circular EconomyConsumerE-commerceFintechHardwareMarketplacesSingapore, SG
Nicolas Ramsay(Founder)inPantha Roy(Founder)in
Co-investorsY Combinator360 CapitalAirTree VenturesCDP Venture CapitalGlobal Founders CapitalGoodwater Capital+5 more
Italian cleantech startup founded in 2019 that uses a patented electrochemical/hydrothermal process to recover critical metals like nickel and ruthenium from industrial wastewater.
Co-investors360 CapitalCDP Venture Capital
Electrochaea is a Power-to-Gas technology company whose patented biomethanation process uses a proprietary strain of archaea to convert CO2 and green hydrogen into grid-quality renewable e-methane.
BiotechCleantechDeep TechEnergy
Laurens Mets(Founder / Scientific originator)in
Co-investorsMatterwave VenturesMissouri Technology CorporationMunich Venture Partners
EnduroSat develops and operates satellites and avionics systems to democratize access to space intelligence and satellite-based services.
Deep TechHardwareSpace TechSofia, BG
Raycho Raychev(Founder & CEO)in
Co-investorsFounders FundFreigeist CapitalGV (Google Ventures)Riot VenturesLux CapitalShrug Capital
Focused Energy develops laser-driven fusion technology to commercialize fusion power generation at scale.
CleantechClimate TechDeep TechEnergyHardwareDarmstadt, DE
Thomas Forner(Co-Founder & CEO)inMarkus Roth(Co-Founder & CSO)inTodd Ditmire(Executive Officer)inDebbie Calahan(Chief Strategy Officer)Suzanne Wuersch(Executive Officer)Anika Stein(Executive Officer)
Co-investorsA-Rod CorpDraper AssociatesNucleation CapitalPrime Movers Lab
Groove was a San Francisco-based B2B sales engagement platform that helped enterprise sales reps automate outreach, playbooks, and CRM data entry to boost productivity.
Chris Rothstein(Founder)in
Co-investorsCounterview CapitalLevel EquityOverton Venture CapitalQuest Venture PartnersResolute VenturesUncork Capital+4 more
Heart Aerospace develops electric regional aircraft for commercial airline operators.
Advanced ManufacturingCleantechClimate TechHardwareSpace TechLos Angeles, US
Anders Forslund(Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer)in
Co-investorsBreakthrough Energy Ventures2am VCCastor VenturesLOWERCARBONLowercarbon CapitalSagitta Family Office+12 more
Hummink develops NAZCA, a precision printing machine for manufacturing miniaturized electronics and nano-electronic components at nanometer-to-micrometer scales.
Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechHardware
Amin M'Barki(Founder)in
Co-investorsElaiaBpifranceCAP HORN VCKBC Focus Fund
Tando drone that maps and navigates indoor spaces to secure and monitor large areas.
Co-investorsChampel CapitalRed Beard VenturesPitangoSpider CapitalTarget Global
Infinite provides APIs and SDKs for businesses to integrate stablecoin payment capabilities, enabling fast, low-cost global settlement without cryptocurrency complexity.
Crypto & Web3Developer ToolsEnterprise SoftwareFintechSan Francisco, US
Nikhil Srinivasan(Founder & CEO)inRaj Lad(Founder & CTO)inNathan J. Clark(Executive Officer, Director)James M Rolette(Director)Costa Hasapopoulos(Director)Mark Cree(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
Co-investorsOIG Capital (Oracles Investment Group)Y Combinator468 CapitalAscend Venture CapitalBalnord Sp. z o.o.Bessemer Venture Partners+10 more
Infinite Orbits is a NewSpace company providing in-orbit satellite services for geostationary operators, including asset inspection, satellite life extension, and end-of-life management.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechRoboticsSpace Tech
Adel Haddoud(CEO & Co-Founder)inAkshay Gulati(CTO & Co-Founder)inManos Koumantakis(Chief Scientist Officer & Co-Founder)Marion Andrieux(Chief Commercial Officer)inAgathe Tschiember(Chief People Officer)inMichel Poucet(General Manager Luxembourg)in
Co-investorsBalnord Sp. z o.o.Matterwave VenturesNewfund CapitalWind Venture
Kaffe Bueno upcycles coffee by-products into functional ingredients for consumer and industrial applications, operating as a sustainable biotech company focused on circular economy principles.
BiotechCircular EconomyCleantechFoodTechNew MaterialsCopenhagen, DK
Camilo Fernandez(Co-founder | CFO)inAlejandro Franco(Co-founder | CCO)inJuan Medina(Co-founder)in
Co-investorsKickstart InnovationPINCThe Yield LabThe Yield Lab Europe
Kvantify develops software that runs on both quantum computers and classical computing architectures (CPU/GPU) to solve chemistry and biology problems for molecular and drug discovery.
BiotechDeep TechQuantum ComputingKøbenhavn Ø, DK
Co-investorsQAI Ventures2xNBalderton CapitalBioCapitalDelphinus Venture CapitalDreamcraft
Loci maps ideas, inventions and patents, powering InnVenn, a visual Venn-diagram-based patent search tool for inventors.
Sterling, US
John Wise(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsBlue Wire CapitalTIRTA VenturesEnterprise IrelandLaunch Capital
Fusion energy technology company developing clean power.
Co-investorsBayern KapitalEarlybird DWES Management GmbH & Co. KGHoltzbrinck VenturesHV CapitalPossible Venturesb2venture+3 more
Mindpeak develops AI-powered diagnostic software for cancer pathology, translating complex tissue data into clinical insights to support treatment decisions.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDigital HealthMedical Devices
Felix Faber(Founder)in
Co-investorsNina CapitalZEISS VenturesAI Fund
OrangeQS provides automated testing and characterization equipment and software for quantum chips with several to hundreds of qubits.
Deep TechHardwareQuantum Computing
Co-investorsCottonwood Technology FundQbeat VenturesQDNL Participations
Paptic is a material innovation company that developed Paptic®, a fibre-based, recyclable material designed to replace plastics in packaging.
Circular EconomyCleantechNew MaterialsEspoo, FI
Esa Torniainen(Co-founder)inKarita Kinnunen-Raudaskoski(Co-founder)inTuomas Mustonen(Co-founder)inKatja Jokiaho(Chief Sales Officer)in
Co-investorsEmerald Technology Ventures AgEuropean Circular Bioeconomy FundVoima Ventures
Proxima develops stellarator fusion power plants designed to deliver clean, grid-ready electricity.
CleantechDeep TechEnergyMunich, DE
Dr. Francesco Sciortino(CEO and co-founder)Dr. Lucio Milanese(Co-founder and Chief External Affairs Officer)Dr. Jorrit Lion(Chief Scientist and co-founder)Martin Kubie(Chief Engineer and co-founder)inJonathan Schilling(Head of Labs and co-founder)in
Co-investorsBalderton CapitalBayern KapitalBurda Principal InvestmentsCherry VenturesDeepTech & Climate FondsElaia+11 more
Quandela develops hardware, middleware, and software for full-stack photonic quantum computing systems designed for industrial applications in energy, cybersecurity, and finance.
Deep TechHardwareQuantum Computing
Valerian Giesz(Founder)in
Co-investorsQuantonationSerenaBpifranceOmnes Capital
Qubit is a Colombian company offering a blockchain-based ticketing system for the entertainment and recreation industry.
Media & EntertainmentSaaS
Juan MarinLina Sanchez
Co-investors500 Global1789 Capital55 NorthBaillie GiffordBlackRockETF Partners+7 more
R3 Robotics builds automated systems for disassembling and dismantling electric vehicle batteries and complete EV systems, including e-drives and power electronics, at industrial scale.
Circular EconomyCleantechRoboticsLuxembourg, LU
Antoine Welter(Founder)in
Co-investorsBONVENTUREHG Ventures
Reverion develops reversible solid-oxide fuel cell power plants that generate climate-positive power and provide energy storage, offered as containerized units scaling from 10 kW to 500 kW.
CleantechClimate TechEnergyEresing, DE
Luis Poblotzki(Co-Founder & CDO)inStephan Herrmann(Co-Founder & CEO)inFelix Fischer(Co-Founder & COO)inJeremias Weinrich(Co-Founder & CPO)inMaximilian Hauck(Co-Founder & CTO)in
Co-investorsCarbonEnergy Impact PartnersGGFGreen Generation FundHonda Innovations Silicon ValleyPossible Ventures+5 more
Sensocure develops implantable microsensor technology to monitor tissue oxygen levels and detect ischemic events before irreversible damage occurs.
BiotechDigital HealthHardwareHealthtechMedical DevicesOslo, NO
Trond Herje(CEO)Stein Hansen(Chief Technology Officer)
Co-investorsInnovation NorwaySkagerak Capital
Treble is a venture capital firm founded by Daniel Gulati that invests in consumer technology startups at the earliest stage.
Consumer
Co-investorsRadar VenturesEICFrumtak VenturesKOMPAS VCPaladin Capital Group
Wingtra builds aerial survey drones (such as the WingtraRAY) along with a connected app for planning, capturing, processing, and exporting mapping data into CAD and GIS workflows.
Deep TechHardwareRoboticsZürich, CH
Elias Kleimann(Founder)inMaximilian Boosfeld(Founder)in
Co-investorsBrick Mortar VenturesVerve VenturesACE & CompanyEquityPitcher Ventures
Exits · 1
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Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companies
Proxima Fusion · proximafusion.com · Aug 19, 2026
Leyden Labs · techfundingnews.com · Jun 25, 2026
Focused Energy · techcrunch.com · Jun 2, 2026
Orange Quantum Systems · eu-startups.com · Apr 21, 2026
Wingtra · wingtra.com · Mar 4, 2026
Axelera AI · axelera.ai · Feb 23, 2026
R3 Robotics · finsmes.com · Feb 10, 2026
Hummink · finsmes.com · Nov 18, 2025
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