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EIT Digital Accelerator
EIT Digital Accelerator is a pan-European programme backed by the EU's European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT), supporting deep tech scaleups with tailored business development, investor introductions, and international customer acquisition since 2012. It operates across 18 European cities and a San Francisco hub, and has supported nearly 300 startups that collectively raised €1.5 billion, with over €100 million directly facilitated by the Accelerator. Focus areas include AI, cybersecurity, digital industry, digital health, and fintech.
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Elaia
Elaia is a Paris-based venture capital firm founded in 2002, specializing in deep tech, AI, and enterprise software with strong ties to French and European research institutions. The firm manages over EUR 1B across multiple funds and invests from seed to Series B, with typical initial tickets of EUR 1-5M. Elaia has built a portfolio of 100+ companies including Criteo (IPO), Mirakl, Shift Technology, Dental Monitoring, and Lifen. The team maintains close relationships with labs at INRIA, CNRS, and leading universities, making Elaia a go-to partner for research spin-offs commercializing cutting-edge technology.
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Elaine Coughlan
Co-founder and Managing Partner of Atlantic Bridge, based in Dublin. A chartered accountant and veteran technology-finance executive who took several companies through IPOs and acquisitions, she has helped build Atlantic Bridge into a €1.2bn+ growth-equity platform.
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encosa
Munich-based startup deploying turnkey battery energy storage systems for German commercial and industrial SMEs. Its full-service model covers planning, financing, installation, and operations, enabling clients to cut electricity costs and earn additional revenue through energy arbitrage. Raised €25M seed in June 2026.
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EnduroSat
EnduroSat is a satellite manufacturer and space services company founded in 2015 by Raycho Raychev. The company designs and builds CubeSats and microsatellites, and offers turnkey satellite missions from design through to on-orbit operations. EnduroSat has over 80 satellites in orbit and more than 3,500 avionics modules deployed, serving over 400 customers globally. It is one of the most prominent deep-tech startups to emerge from Southeastern Europe.
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EnginZyme
EnginZyme (EnginZyme AB) is a Solna-based biomanufacturing company that uses a patented enzyme immobilisation technology to create bespoke, stable biocatalysts for multi-step enzymatic reactions. Its aim is to make chemical and materials manufacturing greener and cleaner by unlocking enzymes as an alternative to conventional chemical processes, with applications spanning industries such as personal care ingredients.
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ENOT.ai
Luxembourg-based AI company specialising in neural network compression and optimisation for autonomous driving and computer vision applications. Its technology maintains model accuracy while dramatically reducing power consumption and inference costs, enabling deployment of advanced AI on edge devices in vehicles and robotics.
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Entrepreneur First
Entrepreneur First (EF) is a London-headquartered talent-first investor founded in 2011 by Matt Clifford and Alice Bentinck, both former McKinsey consultants. EF pioneered the concept of Talent Investing — recruiting exceptional individuals before they have a co-founder or idea, then supporting them to form teams and build companies — across offices in London, Paris, Bangalore, New York, and San Francisco. The firm manages a fund of $158 million and has helped create over 600 companies with a combined portfolio value exceeding $11 billion. EF's standout portfolio companies include Tractable (AI for accident repair, valued at ~$1 billion), Cleo (personal finance AI), and Magic Pony Technology (acquired by Twitter).
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EPFL
EPFL (École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne) is Switzerland's second federal technical university, situated on the shores of Lake Geneva. Ranked among Europe's top research universities, EPFL has become one of the continent's most prolific generators of deep-tech and life-sciences startups, producing over 400 spin-off companies since 2000. Notable alumni companies include Nexthink, SOPHiA GENETICS, Astrocast, and Distalmotion. EPFL Innovation Park, located adjacent to the main campus, houses hundreds of startups and bridges academic research with commercial application across quantum photonics, precision health, robotics, and digital finance. The park includes an ESA BIC Switzerland programme that incubates space-tech startups. For founders in the Lake Geneva region, EPFL provides a uniquely dense combination of technical research infrastructure, institutional support, venture-ready talent, and direct access to EPFL's technology transfer office.
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EPIC — Entrepreneurship and Product Innovation Center
EPIC is the startup incubation and entrepreneurship center of the American University of Armenia (AUA), providing workspace, mentorship, prototyping facilities, and investor access to early-stage ventures. Since its founding, the center has engaged over 400 entrepreneurs and supported more than 120 startup launches across technology and health-science disciplines. Programs include a 10-week pre-incubation track (STRIVE), a structured incubation cohort, and the EPIC Jam ideathon.
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Equal1
Equal1 is a University College Dublin spin-out that builds rack-mounted, silicon-spin quantum computers using standard semiconductor manufacturing processes, making quantum computing practical for data centres without cryogenic infrastructure. Its Bell-1 server, named after Belfast physicist John Stewart Bell, is already deployed by the European Space Agency. The company raised $60 million in January 2026, led by Ireland Strategic Investment Fund and Atlantic Bridge, bringing total funding to $85 million. Equal1 has also partnered with NVIDIA to develop quantum-classical hybrid solutions.
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eQventure
eQventure is an Austrian venture capital firm founded in 2014 and headquartered in Graz, with a second office in Vienna. It specializes in early-stage and growth investments in deep technology, industrial tech, digital health, and consumer technology companies, primarily in Austria. Behind the firm are experienced entrepreneurs who contribute hands-on operational support and access to a global network spanning Austria, Germany, the UK, Israel, the US, and China.
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ESA BIC Latvia
ESA BIC Latvia is the official European Space Agency Business Incubation Centre for Latvia, operated by Commercialization Reactor, opened in November 2024 at Riga Technical University. Over five years the centre aims to support 12–18 startups with free financial assistance, two years of business coaching, technical training, access to ESA expertise and satellite data, and legal consultations. It is part of the pan-European ESA BIC network and focuses on space-tech applications and downstream services.
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ETH Zurich
ETH Zurich (Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich) is one of the world's leading technical universities, consistently ranked in the global top ten for engineering, computer science, and natural sciences. Founded in 1855 by the Swiss federal government, ETH Zurich has produced 22 Nobel laureates and is the academic origin of many of Europe's most important deep-tech companies, including Scandit, Planted, and Araris Biotech. Its Technology Transfer Office (ETH Transfer) manages IP licensing and supports spin-out creation, having enabled over 500 spin-off companies. ETH Zurich's Pioneer Fellowship and Student Project House programmes provide early-stage support to founders still on campus. For founders in the Swiss ecosystem, ETH Zurich is the deepest single source of engineering talent, research partnerships, and institutional credibility across fields from quantum computing and robotics to materials science and food technology.
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ETHBarcelona 2026
A multi-day Ethereum festival with 2,500+ attendees and 100+ speakers, blending conference, culture, and a paired hackathon. For web3 founders and developers it offers protocol-level networking, builder-community access, and a hackathon to prototype and recruit.
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ETHGlobal Lisbon 2026
ETHGlobal's flagship Ethereum hackathon returns to Lisbon. 36 hours of building with hundreds of Web3 developers, sponsor bounties, workshops & mentorship from leading protocols, closing with judged demos and prizes for the best on-chain projects.
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EuCNC & 6G Summit 2026
European Commission-backed flagship telecoms conference at FYCMA Málaga combining EuCNC's 35th edition and 6G Summit's 8th edition, drawing close to 1,000 delegates from 40+ countries to discuss Beyond 5G and 6G networks, with a 50+ exhibitor floor.
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EuCNC & 6G Summit 2027
EuCNC & 6G Summit 2027 moves to Dublin, running 8-11 June, in what will be EuCNC's 36th edition and the 6G Summit's 9th edition. The conference, supported by the European Commission and sponsored by IEEE ComSoc, EURASIP and EurAAP, covers Beyond 5G/6G communications systems, networks and applications.
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EuraTechnologies
Founded 2009. One of Europe's largest incubators, hosting 200+ startups annually with multi-stage programs from incubation to acceleration, plus labs and funding access. Ranked a top French startup hub; alumni include fintech scaleups and AI firms. Scope: Regional (Hauts-de-France) with international reach.
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European Deeptech Week 2026
Week-long deep-tech programming across Paris with major sessions at Station F and Bpifrance-linked venues, designed to connect science-based founders with industrial buyers and patient capital. Includes deep-tech summit programming across SpaceTech, quantum, robotics, and advanced manufacturing.
