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    European Innovation Council (EIC)

    Brussels, BelgiumFounded 2021
    eic.ec.europa.eu/about-european-innovation-council_en
    Hardware & SemiconductorsHealthcareClimate & EnergyBiotech & Life SciencesAIDefense & SpaceFood & Agriculture

    The European Innovation Council (EIC) focuses its investments on deep-tech, disruptive, and market-creating innovations from startups and SMEs across all sectors, with an emphasis on strategic areas like health, green deal, and digital transformation. Its strategy involves providing blended finance (grants and equity) through the EIC Accelerator to bridge the gap between innovation and commercialization, de-risking projects, and catalyzing private co-investment to help companies scale up and retain intellectual property in Europe.

    32% of their portfolio is in Hardware & Semiconductors. Deal activity increased 62% year-over-year (34 deals in the last 12 months). Their most common stage is series-a (44% of deals). Average disclosed round size is $32.3M (across 74 rounds with reported amounts).

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    Portfolio

    80

    Fund Size

    $4B

    Top Stage

    Series A

    Last 12 Mo

    34

    Team

    Svetoslava Georgieva

    Svetoslava Georgieva

    Chair of the EIC Fund Board

    Portfolio Breakdown

    Stage Distribution

    Sector Distribution

    Investment Activity

    DealsAvg Round Size

    Portfolio

    80 investments
    CompanyRoundAmountDate
    NneuroCluesSeries A—Apr 2026
    AArkadia SpaceSeries A$15.7MMar 2026
    Xsensio SA logoXsensio SASeries A$7MMar 2026
    Axelera AI logoAxelera AISeries C—Feb 2026
    Constellr logoConstellrSeries A$37MFeb 2026
    RR3 RoboticsSeries A$14MFeb 2026
    Vexlum logoVexlumSeed$10MFeb 2026
    RR3 RoboticsSeries A$20MFeb 2026
    MMelt&MarbleSeries A$7.3MDec 2025
    IIQM Quantum ComputersUnknown—Nov 2025
    IInfinite OrbitsGrowth$40MNov 2025
    Hummink logoHumminkUnknown$20MNov 2025
    FFerroelectric Memory GmbH (FMC)Unknown$100MNov 2025
    EnduroSat logoEnduroSatGrowth$104MOct 2025
    DDracula TechnologiesSeries A$30MOct 2025
    OOmnix MedicalSeries C$25MOct 2025
    EVerZom logoEVerZomSeries A$10.5MOct 2025
    TiHive logoTiHiveUnknown$8MOct 2025
    ARTHEx Biotech S.L. logoARTHEx Biotech S.L.Series B$87MSep 2025
    BIOWEG logoBIOWEGSeries A$16MSep 2025
    TTAFALGIE THERAPEUTICSSeries A$12MSep 2025
    IIntegra TherapeuticsPre-Seed$10.7MSep 2025
    IIQM Quantum ComputersSeries B$275MSep 2025
    QQuiX QuantumSeries A$15MJul 2025
    RRestore Medical LtdSeries B$23MJul 2025
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    Top Co-Investors

    Bpifrance8 shared
    Invest-NL7 shared
    Quantonation6 shared
    Oost NL3 shared
    Matterwave Ventures3 shared
    Wind3 shared
    Innovation Industries3 shared
    BonVenture3 shared
    Bayern Kapital3 shared
    Tesi3 shared
    Verve Ventures2 shared
    Temasek Holdings2 shared
    Newfund2 shared
    Daphni2 shared
    Eni Next2 shared
    FORWARD.one2 shared
    Brabantse Ontwikkelings Maatschappij (BOM)2 shared
    Supernova Invest2 shared
    Samsung Catalyst Fund2 shared
    Bullnet Capital2 shared

    Last updated: 12 April 2026