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European Innovation Council Fund — 2026 Investments

10 investments dated 2026 · listed companies and verified rows first · show all

Axelera AIaxelera.aiin𝕏Feb 2026✓ verified

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 Labsleydenlabs.cominJun 2026✓ verified

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 Energyfocused-energy.coin𝕏May 2026 · $240M

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

Groovegroove.oooApr 2026acquired by Clari · Aug 2023

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

iPronicsipronics.comin𝕏Sep 2026

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

Kvantifykvantify.cominMar 2026

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

Orange Quantum Systemsorangeqs.comin𝕏Apr 2026

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

Qubitboletosqubit.coApr 2026

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 Roboticsr3robotics.aiinFeb 2026

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 Capitaltreble.vc𝕏Sep 2026 · $18M

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.