We know, you're probably getting ready to unwind for the New Year break, and you deserve it!
But before 2023 morphs into 2024, we wanted to update you one last time on all things EIC, the EIC Scaling Club and the broader European deep tech ecosystem(s).
Kind regards,
The EIC Scaling Club team
News and insights from the EIC Scaling Club
We have been busy selecting the best deep tech companies, investors, corporate innovators and other industry stakeholder to join our exclusive community (check out some of our early members below).
We cannot wait to showcase the first cohort on 9 and 10 April in Brussels and Leuven at our kick-off event, the upcoming Ignition Forum event - more info about that is coming soon but you should already save the date!
We're delighted that so many companies, investors and organisations have already placed their trust in us and joined the EIC Scaling Club! 🙏
By the end of 2023, we will have invited a cohort of the most promising Deep Tech companies from across Europe to join the EIC Scaling Club; all whom have been carefully nominated by a selection of a distinguished group of investors, corporations, agencies and clusters.
Members will later benefit exclusively from the Club’s network, mentorship programmes, investor matchmaking sessions and more.
We are looking forward to welcoming many more of you as we gear up to build a curated, high-level community of deep tech innovators to reach the next level.
A small selection of early members:
Meanwhile, the big Web Summit and Slush conferences have come and gone, but we've highlighted two interesting reports that arrived at the events with a bang.
Another, from Dealroom and partners, zeroed in on the sector and found it to be the single most resilient in 2023 across Europe, with approximately $15 billion raised this year to date.
Insights on a truly global scale: An interview with ICEYE CEO Rafal Modrzewski
We interviewedRafal Modrzewski, co-founder and CEO of ICEYE, a Finland-based micro-satellite manufacturer, at the recent OTB Ventures Summit in Poland.
Founded in 2014 andbacked by the EICalong the way raising a total of $300 million+, ICEYE essentially provides persistent monitoring capabilities for any location on earth (even at night and when it's cloudy).
Podcast interview: Insights from OTB Ventures on deep tech in the CEE region
We also caught up with Adam Niewinski, a partner at OTB Ventures, a Poland-based investment firm that backs deep tech startups and scale-ups from across Europe, particularly in the CEE region.
Check out our interview to learn more about OTB's investments thesis, the state of the CEE (and broader European) deep tech ecosystems from Adam's point from view, and much more.
Bpifrance executive Isabelle Bébéar on the EIC Scaling Club
We caught up with Isabelle Bébéar, Director, Head of International & European Affairs at Bpifrance, to discuss the benefits of joining the EIC Scaling Club, the value it adds for investors in the deep tech space in particular, and to talk about a case study (PASQAL) that shows the true potential of the community.
Cambridge-based semiconductor firm Pragmatic has announced the first close of its Series D funding round at £162 million.
Gaming conglomerate Aonic has acquired UK-based publisher and developer of virtual reality games nDreams in a $110 million deal.
Oxford Quantum Circuits (OQC), a quantum compute-as-a-service (QCaaS) company, announced that Japanese VC fund SBI Investment is leading its $100 million round.
French manufacturing data software company Braincube secured €83 million of growth equity investment.
Tacto, the German AI-based operating system for future-proof supply chains, announced it has raised €50 million.
The European Commission has appointed ten new members who will take up their roles as EIC Board members.
Three open positions are now available to join the EIC as Programme Manager in the areas of health, AI, energy systems and green tech.
The European Innovation Council received 1083 full applications from start-ups and SMEs for the EIC Accelerator 8 November cut-off.
Programme Managers of the European Innovation Council have introduced five strategic plans for the 2021 EIC Pathfinder Challenge portfolios.
Share with the EIC your needs and barriers when it comes to public and private procurement. This will help EIC designing the SPIN4EIC Strategic Innovation Procurement Programme and shape its services.
ProvenRun, a Parisian cybersecurity company specifically focusing on connected vehicles and smart devices, has secured €15 million in a Series A funding round.
German quantum sensing company QuantumDiamonds raised €7 million in Seed funding led by IQ Capital and Earlybird.
