European Innovation Council Fund — 2026 Investments
10 investments dated 2026 · listed companies and verified rows first · show all
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(Founder)inEvangelos Eleftheriou(Founder)inBram-Ernst Verhoef(Founder)Ioannis Papistas(Founder)
Co-investorsInnovation IndustriesSamsung Catalyst FundVerve VenturesBlackRockInvest-NLBitfury+3 more
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 VenturesByers CapitalCasdin Capital+7 more
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-investors55 NorthCounterview CapitalLevel EquityOverton Venture CapitalQuest Venture PartnersResolute Ventures+4 more
iPronics develops programmable optical switches and photonic processors designed for AI networking infrastructure.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechHardwareSemiconductors
Daniel Pérez López(Founder)in
Co-investorsAmadeus Capital PartnersBosch VenturesCriteria Venture TechFine Structures VenturesSiesta VenturesTriatomic Capital+3 more
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 VenturesRedstoneTane Fund2xNBalderton CapitalBioCapital+2 more
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
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
Treble is a venture capital firm founded by Daniel Gulati that invests in consumer technology startups at the earliest stage.
Consumer
Co-investorsRadar VenturesSiesta VenturesEICFrumtak VenturesKOMPAS VCPaladin Capital Group
Rows marked “SEC filing” are inferred from directors named on the company's SEC Form D — public regulatory data, not a portfolio list published by the firm.





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