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Dear Community Member, 

We hope all is well, and that you're enjoying a productive May so far! 

We are definitely keeping busy, working with our first cohort of companies to help them scale to new heights, and with the amazing mentors who will also guide them on their journey. In the meantime, we are also starting to prepare for the arrival of our second and final cohort of companies later this year!

Learn more about our programme here.

Kind regards,

The EIC Scaling Club team

News and insights from the EIC Scaling Club

Starting a company is (relatively) easy, scaling it is a whole different story.

The EIC Scaling Club team is determined to grow the value and impact of our selected company members, and one way to do that is by surrounding them with top-notch mentors who can provide advice on a wide variety of business challenges.

Following our open call for mentors last February, we are thrilled to present you with the list of 48 people who will be guiding the first cohort of European deep tech scale-ups to new heights.

Please find the list on this dedicated page, separated by supported market group. 

We are looking forward to welcoming more esteemed mentors in the next cohort of selected companies!

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

At the recent Ignition Forum, the formal kick-off event for the EIC Scaling Club, we were joined by Anna Panagopoulou, the untiring Director of 'European Research Area & Innovation' at the European Commission. As we on-boarded the first cohort of 48 selected deep tech scale-ups in her presence, we seized the opportunity to briefly interview Anna after her keynote address in Brussels.

Check out the interview here.

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

At the recent EIC Scaling Club Ignition Forum event, we caught up with Michiel Scheffer, who has served as President of the Board of the European Innovation Council since March 2023, for a short but sweet video interview.

Check out the full video interview here or on our YouTube channel.

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

The Innovator, the publication spearheaded by founder and Editor-in-Chief Jennifer Schenker, has shined its light on three high-potential EIC Scaling Club members in recent weeks.

Schenker, who sits on the EIC Scaling Club Council, featured two of those companies as 'Startup of the Week', and published a slightly deeper dive and interviews with another scale-up member of our network.

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

What made Jacqueline van den Ende decide to start climate fund investment platform Carbon Equity as a way to try and solve some of the world's greatest challenges - with private capital as the main driver?

It's the central theme of an enjoyable and insightful conversation we had with the Amsterdam-based company's affable co-founder and CEO, whose career spans entrepreneurship and PE/VC investment.

News and insights from across the

European deep tech industry

We've been keeping track on Europe's deep tech ecosystem(s).

Here's an overview of the biggest news and milestones

from leading companies, investors and organisations:

• France rides AI wave to secure €15B in foreign investment.
• SoftBank leads $1 billion funding for UK self-driving startup Wayve.
• Accel has a fresh $650M to back European early-stage startups.
• Innovaton Industries raises €500 mln for deep-tech investments.
• Raspberry Pi Computer Maker Announces Plans for London IPO.
• Polish Innova Capital’s New Fund Exceeds Expectations with €407M Raised for Central European Ventures.
• Estonian Battery Maker Skeleton Aims to Be Ready for IPO in 2027.
• imec.xpand raises $320M for fund to invest in semiconductors and nanotechnology.
• Norrsken unveils €320M for "impact entrepreneurs".
• Bolt closes €220M revolving credit facility: a step towards IPO.
• Ocean 14 Capital Fund champions the blue economy with €201M investment in ocean health.
• PLD Space raises €78M for mission launch and Europe's largest private space tech infrastructure.

 News from the EIC

• The EIC Fund updates investment guidelines with new definitions and investment scenarios.
• Fireside Chat Webinar - Open Call for EIC Solvers.
• EIC showcasing 10 pioneering solutions at the European Sustainable Energy Week.
• Commission allocates additional €10 million to support researchers from Ukraine under Horizon Europe.
• EIC Tech to Market Info Session: Journey towards Entrepreneurship & Venture building.
• Open call: Accelerate your journey to success by joining EIC at CES 2025 in Las Vegas.
• Open call - Join the EIC T2M Innovation Discovery Training 9th edition.
• Open Call - Present your green solution to the Public Buyers: join the pitching session at the European Urban Resilience Forum.
• EIC ePitching on Pharmaceutical and Biotech: Unleashing Innovation in Life Science.

Must reads: our curated selection of stories

We've collected several interesting relevant market reports, data-driven insights, opinions and more from across the European deep tech community:

• Deep tech has dodged the worst of the funding downturn – here’s why.
• UVC Partners, founded within UnternehmerTUM, is one of Europe’s leading B2B deeptech investors.
• Bill Gates flies to Berlin to discuss Germany's climate tech future.
• Q1 sees increased energy investment.
• 10 pitches deeptech VCs want to hear.
• In the Baltics, defence tech is coming of age.
• Wise founder and Plural partner Taavet Hinrikus on scaling European deeptech.
• Why Lithuania is a hidden gem of Europe’s startup ecosystem.
• Chip giant ASML plans Eindhoven expansion in big win for Dutch tech.
• UK firms gain access to European supercomputer funding.
• In data: is Denmark on track to lead Europe’s quantum tech revolution?

That’s it for this month!

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