Summer is here, but the EIC Scaling Club community is not slowing down. In this edition, we bring you more stories from our companies, new founder interview videos, the latest figures from our Impact Report and much more.
Also in this issue:
Get to know EIC Scaling Club companies – LIVIN farms and Arctic Therapeutics;
Learn about major funding rounds and other milestones our Club companies achieved this month;
Learn key lessons on deep-tech commercialisation from European founders;
Watch interview videos from Club company founders and other stakeholders.
Happy reading,
The EIC Scaling Club team
EIC Scaling Club Members in the Spotlight
LIVIN farms is an insect technology scale-up that designs and builds highly automated insect-farming factories. The Austrian company supplies specially prepared neonate larvae, enabling customers to turn organic by-products into high-value feedstock.
Arctic Therapeutics is an Icelandic clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing treatments for diseases with high unmet medical need, including rare forms of dementia, inflammatory skin diseases and autoimmune conditions.
During the Growth Forum in Paris, five leaders from European deep-tech scale-ups shared candid reflections on what it takes to move from ambition to adoption. From proving product-market fit and building customer trust to navigating certification and corporate partnerships, these founders and industry leaders offer practical lessons for the next generation of European deep-tech entrepreneurs.
Here are five perspectives from EIC Scaling Club companies on what it really takes to commercialise deep tech in Europe.
Our Impact Report is updated with the latest figures from across our community –
€6.51 billion raised in total by Scaling Club companies
€3.21 billion raised after joining the Club, with 64 companies funded
Explore the full Impact Report for more impact metrics across market groups, top 15 investors, company value metrics and much more. While you're there, don't miss other valuable publications in our Reports section.
How do you move deep tech from R&D to real-world adoption? ForHermann Stockinger, CEO & Founder of Easelink, it starts with understanding the industry, engaging customers early, and building the right network.
In his EIC Scaling Club interview, Hermann shares how Easelink is advancing automated EV charging through its Matrix Charging technology – and why European collaboration matters for scaling breakthrough innovation.
Deep tech in Europe doesn’t grow evenly – and Ves Drobenov (CEO, The 40 Foundation, Digital Health Innovations Cluster, Bulgaria) makes the case with refreshing clarity.
In our interview, he shares what he’s seeing across various European regional ecosystems — and what founders and investors should pay attention to right now in health, biotech and medtech.
Scaling clean mobility solutions in Europe takes more than strong technology – it takes customers, feedback and the right network.Giacomo Zenoni, co-CEO of Daze, shares how the Italy-based company is scaling charging stations and expanding into solar energy solutions.
Deep tech scaling isn’t only about the tech – it’s about turning a breakthrough into something customers will buy. Pablo Fernandez-Santos, CEO of BASQUEVOLT, shares how pressure-testing go-to-market strategy, intellectual property and investor approaches can sharpen a scale-up’s path forward.
Focused Energy, a member of our Renewable Energies group, has closed a €206.60 ($240) million Series A – the largest fully secured Series A financing in the history of the global fusion industry.
Quobly, a French scale-up from our Next-Gen Computing market group, has closed a €115 million Series A financing round to accelerate the industrialisation of its silicon-based quantum computers and bring its first commercial product to market.
PLD Space, a member of our New Space market group, has appointed its mentor, Candace Johnson, one of the most prominent and influential figures in the global space industry, as a new independent board member.
Events
When? 24 September 2026
Where? Gothenburg, Sweden
On 24 September, the EIC Scaling Club heads to AstraZeneca’s R&D site for a roadshow with AstraZeneca BioVentureHub and Medtronic. We’ll bring together Scaling Club health companies, corporates, and investors focused on next-generation biotech, cardiovascular therapies and tools that speed up drug development and support sustainability.
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