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The EIC Scaling Club is an EIC-funded curated community where 120+ European deep tech scale-ups with the potential to build world-class businesses and solve major global challenges come together with investors, corporate innovators and other industry stakeholders to spur growth.

Founded in 2006, NIL Technology (NILT) has evolved from a niche nanoimprint startup into a global leader in meta-optics — a technology set to transform industries, from consumer electronics to automotive and AR/VR. With deep roots in advanced nanofabrication and a bold vision for the future of optics, NILT is a standout success story in Europe’s deep tech landscape. A participant in the EIC ScalingUp program, the predecessor of the EIC Scaling Club, NILT exemplifies how strategic support, [+ READ MORE]
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Takeaways from the “Boost your scale-up journey with EIB’s venture debt instruments” webinar
13 Mar 2025

Key takeaways from the "Scale up with STEP webinar: access tailored resources for growth across Europe”
6 Feb 2025

HyImpulse Technologies receives €11.8 million from the European Space Agency to accelerate access to space
26 Nov 2024

Quside: Commercialising quantum randomness to transform cybersecurity
21 Nov 2024

72 new companies join the EIC Scaling Club which aims to turn 20% of its members into unicorns
16 Oct 2024

Carmen Font – Clean Fuels and Hydrogen Group President
26 Sep 2024

EIC Scaling Club members have raised a cumulative 73M EUR in advance of the Scale 100 Forum
17 Sep 2024

Persistence, stamina, and grit are more important than ever – Interview with Patrik Sobocki
11 Sep 2024

UMNAI: The missing piece of today’s AI – Hybrid Intelligence
11 Sep 2024

Basemark: Transforming the driving experience with augmented reality
21 Aug 2024

QuiX Quantum: Building a quantum future with photonic power
15 Aug 2024

QuoIntelligence: Democratizing threat intelligence
13 Aug 2024

Learning is a lifelong journey – Interview with Tero Vauraste
9 Aug 2024

Quobly: Tackling the world's growing computational challenges with quantum power
8 Aug 2024

European deep-tech scale-ups focus on market expansion, funnel optimization, and investment readiness level to attract growth funding
6 Aug 2024

Open Call – EIC matchmaking opportunity: Pitch your maritime and shipping industry innovations
1 Aug 2024

Imec: Bridging the gap between lab and market
29 Jul 2024

EIC Scaling Club report identifies top go-to-market challenges of European deep-tech scale-ups
24 Jul 2024

GScan: Pioneering infrastructure assessment with muon tomography
18 Jul 2024

Deep-tech is very close to our hearts – Interview with Marek Kotelnicki
17 Jul 2024

XXII: Revolutionizing video analytics with AI-powered computer vision
10 Jul 2024

Cohort 2: Meet the New Biotech Platforms stakeholders
9 Jul 2024

Sweetch Energy: Providing a source of renewable energy that ‘ticks all the boxes’
8 Jul 2024

How a paradigm-shifting company can benefit from the EIC Scaling Club – Interview with Marta Garcia Pedruelo
3 Jul 2024

Decarbonizing maritime shipping with state-of-the-art technology – Interview with Dana Camps
2 Jul 2024

ThreatMark: Building AI-powered defense against evolving banking fraud
1 Jul 2024

Scaling new heights: How Aerones conquers the wind industry
21 Jun 2024

Cohort 2: Meet the Battery & Energy Storage stakeholders
20 Jun 2024

Cohort 2: Agri & Food Tech stakeholders unveiled
17 Jun 2024

We can build many more unicorns together – Interview with Mikko Suonenlahti
13 Jun 2024

Bridging the Blockchain Chasm with Innovative Solutions – Interview with Fabrizia Zanca, VP of People at SettleMint
10 Jun 2024

EIB's role in Europe's deep tech ecosystem – Interview with Thomas Ferré
6 Jun 2024

Finding investment as a deeptech scaleup – interview with Larissa Skarke of World Fund
28 May 2024

Meet the man building deep tech ventures and spin-offs for IMEC: An interview with Olivier Rousseaux, its Director of Venture Development
24 May 2024

On European competitiveness and entrepreneurial education: Interview with Maria Zubeldia of Oxford's Saïd Business School
22 May 2024

'Mobilising private capital to address the world's greatest (climate) challenges': Carbon Equity CEO Jacqueline van den Ende is on a mission
15 May 2024

Scaling up Europe's deep tech ecosystems: An interview with EIC Board President Michiel Scheffer
14 May 2024

'Building the unicorns of tomorrow in Europe' - Video interview with Anna Panagopoulou, Director of 'ERA & Innovation' at the European Commission
8 May 2024

The Innovator put the spotlight on three EIC Scaling Club companies: Tilkal, VaultSpeed and Heimdall Power
29 Apr 2024

Meet the Mentors: Presenting the curated list of business experts to advise the first cohort of scale-ups
24 Apr 2024

EIC Scaling Club Report(s): Insights on four market sectors poised for deep tech innovation
9 Apr 2024

Interview: EISMEA Director Jean-David Malo takes stock of the EIC's achievements to date, and challenges ahead
29 Mar 2024

48 high-growth tech companies join the EIC Scaling Club to collectively bolster Europe’s deep tech scale-up ecosystem
28 Mar 2024

Accelerating computer vision on edge devices as a 'small, fast-growing Nvidia': Interview with Fabrizio Del Maffeo from Axelera AI
25 Mar 2024

The Earlybird gets the interview: A chat with seasoned VC investor Christian Nagel
14 Mar 2024

Changing the fate of Europe through deep tech investments: Q&A with Jolt Capital's Jean Schmitt
5 Mar 2024

Moving on up: EIT Urban Mobility CEO Maria Tsavachidis on how to make cities more liveable thanks to sustainable mobility
28 Feb 2024

Making clean, scalable fusion power plants a reality: An interview with Proxima co-founder and CEO Francesco Sciortino
27 Feb 2024

Making media moves: Insights from The Innovator founder (and EIC Scaling Club Council Member) Jennifer Schenker
26 Feb 2024

The key to Europe levelling up its game, and insights on the Swiss (deep) tech ecosystem: An interview with Jennifer Webb (Swisscom Ventures)
15 Feb 2024

Safety first: Soter Analytics helps prevent workplace injuries (interview with CEO Matthew Hart)
13 Feb 2024

Building (and funding) real European deep tech champions: An interview with EIF deputy chief Roger Havenith
6 Feb 2024

Shaping light as a service - A chat with Jean-François Morizur, CEO of French photonics scale-up Cailabs
2 Feb 2024

Warning: Joining the EIC Scaling Club may get your company acquired! (Veronika Oudova, S-Biomedic)
30 Jan 2024

Catching up with IQM co-founder and CEO (and EIC Scaling Club Council member) Jan Goetz
24 Jan 2024

Spotting Europe's next unicorns: Check out the Tech Tour Growth50 list
18 Jan 2024

Shift4Good co-founder Yann Marteil backs EIC Scaling Club's mission to accelerate global impact
19 Dec 2023

Thoughts on European deep tech from Massimo Portincaso (Arsenale, Deepwave Ventures, Hello Tomorrow, ex-BCG)
15 Dec 2023

Spotlight on the DeepTech Alliance: Q&A with Thomas Klem Andersen
16 Nov 2023

Presenting the members of the EIC Scaling Club Council
2 Nov 2023

The Rise of Deep Tech in the Baltics
11 Oct 2023 - Location 3
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The EIC Fund is the venture arm of the European Innovation Council (EIC). It was set up as a capital fund under private law with the European Commission as a shareholder to fund companies selected under the EIC Accelerator.
With a budget of over €10 billion, the European Innovation Council (EIC) is strengthening Europe’s leadership in deep tech innovation by generating a pipeline of startups with the potential to become unicorns.
The EIC Fund is bridging the funding gap for deep tech European startups that have market-creating potential but carry a high risk for private and public investors. The EIC Fund supports these companies with patient capital to minimize this risk.
More information on the EIC Fund: About the EIC Fund (europa.eu)