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EIC Fund

eic.ec.europa.eu ↗ ·Luxembourg ·Invests Seed – Series B

The EIC Fund is the venture arm of the European Innovation Council. It is a Luxembourg-based investment fund set up under private law in 2020, with the European Commission as its shareholder. It makes direct equity and quasi-equity investments in high-risk deep tech start-ups and SMEs across Europe, in all sectors. Tickets run from €0.5–10M under the EIC Accelerator and €10–30M under EIC STEP Scale Up, and the fund is run by an external fund manager, Alter Domus. It has invested more than €1 billion and brought in over €2.6 billion of co-investment, with holdings including the quantum computing companies PASQAL and IQM.

Tracked portfolio
38
Team
5
AUM
n/a
Rounds
29
Cheque
€0.5–10M
SectorsDeep tech, Quantum, Health & life sciences, Energy & climate, Space, Semiconductors, Advanced materials VC MapPublic & regional funds
portfolio by sector38
Healthtech & Bio18Energy & Climate8Deeptech & Hardware5AI & Data2Foodtech & Agtech23 more sectors3
deals by stage29
Seed2Pre-Series A1Series A13Series B7Series C3No stage disclosed3

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Team

Svetoslava Georgieva
Chair of the EIC Fund Board
Philippe Salpetier
Board Member (Director, Sales & Relationship Management)
Laurie-Anne Takerkart
Board Member (Company Secretary – Senior Manager, Legal Specialist Lead)
Hermann Hauser
Board Member (Co-founder of Amadeus Capital Partners)
Helen McBreen
Board Member (Partner at Atlantic Bridge)

Portfolio companies 40

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Recent A–Z
HAWK Biosystems
entered at Series A (estimated), 2026
Healthtech & Bio Series A
X1 Wind
entered at a round, 2022
Energy & Climate Series A
Vaxdyn
entered at Series A, 2026
Healthtech & Bio Series A
MOA Foodtech
entered at Series A (estimated), 2026
Foodtech & Agtech Series A
iPronics
entered at Series B, 2026
Deeptech & Hardware Series B
Multiverse Computing
entered at Series A, 2024
AI & Data Series C
H2SITE
entered at Series B, 2026
Energy & Climate Series B
Peptomyc
entered at Series A (estimated), 2026
Healthtech & Bio Series A
LuxQuanta
entered at Series A, 2025
Cybersecurity Series A
ARTHEx Biotech
entered at Series B, 2023
Healthtech & Bio Series B
Integra Therapeutics
entered at Pre-Series A, 2025
Healthtech & Bio Pre-Series A
MYSPHERA
led a round, 2025
Healthtech & Bio Series A
Aortyx
entered at Series A, 2025
Healthtech & Bio Series A
Alcyon Photonics
entered at Seed (estimated), 2025
Deeptech & Hardware Seed
Wooptix
entered at Series B, 2023
Deeptech & Hardware Series C
INBRAIN Neuroelectronics
entered at Series B, 2024
Healthtech & Bio Series B
Ability Pharmaceuticals
entered at Series A (estimated), 2024
Healthtech & Bio Series A
AEInnova
led Series A (estimated), 2021
Energy & Climate Series B
Ignion
entered at a round, 2023
Deeptech & Hardware
Methinks AI
led Seed (estimated), 2023
Healthtech & Bio Seed
ADmit Therapeutics
entered at Series A (estimated), 2023
Healthtech & Bio Series A
bound4blue
entered at Series A, 2023
Energy & Climate Series B
CARTO
entered at Series C, 2021
AI & Data Series C
Abora Solar
per company site
Energy & Climate Seed
Amadix
per company site
Healthtech & Bio Series B
Benviro
per company site
Energy & Climate Series A
Catalyxx
per company site
Energy & Climate Series A
ELEM Biotech
per company site
Healthtech & Bio Seed
Genomcore
per company site
Healthtech & Bio Series A
HEMAV
per company site
Foodtech & Agtech Series A
Idoven
Healthtech & Bio Series A
Kanara
per company site
Healthtech & Bio Pre-seed
KD
per company site
Deeptech & Hardware Series A
Kiin
per company site
HR & Future of Work Seed
MiWEndo Solutions
per company site
Healthtech & Bio Seed
Palobiofarma
per company site
Healthtech & Bio Series C
SAALG Geomechanics
Proptech & Construction Series A
Water Challenge
per company site
Energy & Climate
Exited or sunsetted (2)
Smart Sensor Technology
per company site
Closed in 2024
Spectrapply
per company site
Closed

Funding rounds 29

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DateCompanyRoundAmountLead
2026-10-21 HAWK Biosystems Series A (estimated) €3.5M Inveready
+2 more
2026-09-09 X1 Wind Series A (estimated) approximately €10M Grow Venture Partners
+4 more
2026-09-07 Vaxdyn Series A €11M Biovance Capital
+2 more
2026-09-03 MOA Foodtech Series A (estimated) €3.3M Swanlaab Innvierte Agri Food Tech
+5 more
2026-09-02 iPronics Series B €108M Maverick Silicon, Light Street Capital
+10 more
2026-07-27 Multiverse Computing Series C up to €500M Forgepoint Capital International, Bullhound Capital, BNPP Solar Impulse Venture Fund
+14 more
2026-06-24 H2SITE Series B approximately €6M Lead not disclosed
+1 more
2026-03-26 Arkadia Space Grant €2.5M EIC Fund (European Innovation Council)
2026-03-24 Peptomyc Series A (estimated) €5.7M Alta Life Sciences, AurorA Science
+4 more
2026-02-24 Cramik Additive Solutions Grant €1.65M Lead not disclosed
+1 more
2026-02-22 UniSCool Grant €2.5M EIC Fund (EIC Accelerator)
2026-02-22 Mitiga Solutions Grant €2.4M Lead unknown
+1 more
2026-02-17 Oxolife Grant €2.5M Lead unknown
+1 more
2026-02-17 60Nd Grant €2.4M Lead unknown
+1 more
2025-10-15 LuxQuanta Series A €8M Big Sur Ventures
+6 more
2025-09-17 ARTHEx Biotech Series B $87M Bpifrance
+7 more
2025-09-08 Integra Therapeutics Pre-Series A €10.7M Lead not disclosed
+6 more
2025-09-04 MYSPHERA No stage disclosed — EIC Fund
+3 more
2025-06-12 Aortyx Series A €13.8M Ship2B Ventures, Clave Capital
+3 more
2025-02-18 Alcyon Photonics Seed (estimated) €1.5M Lead not disclosed
+3 more
2025-01-09 Wooptix Series C approximately €10M Samsung Venture Investment Corporation, SETT (Sociedad Española para la Transformación Tecnológica)
+7 more
2024-10-29 INBRAIN Neuroelectronics Series B $50M imec.xpand
+7 more
2024-09-02 Vaxdyn Grant €2.5M EIC Fund
2024-07-29 Surphase Grant €2.5M European Innovation Council (EIC Accelerator)
2024-07-17 Integra Therapeutics Grant €2.5M European Innovation Council (EIC) Fund
2024-04-29 Medicsen Grant €5M Lead unknown
+3 more
2024-03-13 HAWK Biosystems Grant €2.5M Lead not disclosed
+1 more
2024-03-11 Ability Pharmaceuticals Series A (estimated) €7M CTI Life Sciences Fund
+7 more
2024-03-05 LuxQuanta Grant €2.5M Lead unknown
+1 more
2024-03-05 Multiverse Computing Series A €25M Columbus Venture Partners
+4 more
2024-02-29 Plexigrid Grant €2.5M European Innovation Council (EIC) Fund
2023-12-18 AEInnova Series B €3M CXC Renovables
+1 more
2023-12-07 Ignion No stage disclosed — Barlon Capital
+1 more
2023-11-23 MiMARK Diagnostics Grant €2.5M Lead unknown
+1 more
2023-11-14 Methinks AI Seed (estimated) €2.5M European Innovation Council Fund
2023-10-31 Peptomyc Grant €2.5M Lead not disclosed
+1 more
2023-10-31 Nimble Diagnostics Grant €2.5M Lead not disclosed
+1 more
2023-10-06 ADmit Therapeutics Series A (estimated) €5.4M Clave Capital
+5 more
2023-09-07 bound4blue Series A €15.9M GTT Strategic Ventures
+8 more
2023-07-21 Wooptix Series B €10M Bullnet Capital, CDTI
+6 more
2023-07-10 SAALG Geomechanics Grant €1.47M EIC Accelerator (European Innovation Council)
2023-05-25 MYSPHERA Series A (estimated) €2.7M EIC Fund
+3 more
2023-05-03 ARTHEx Biotech Series B €42M Columbus Venture Partners
+6 more
2022-12-21 Innitius Grant — EIC Fund
2022-12-21 Gate2Brain Grant €2.5M EIC Accelerator
2022-12-19 INBRAIN Neuroelectronics Grant €2.5M EIC Fund
2022-06-21 Idoven Grant — European Innovation Council (EIC) Fund
2022-02-08 X1 Wind No stage disclosed — Technip Energies
+1 more
2021-12-16 Multiverse Computing Grant €2.5M EIC Fund
2021-12-14 CARTO Series C $61M Insight Partners
+6 more
2021-01 AEInnova Series A (estimated) €1M European Innovation Council Fund
2020-03-16 Ability Pharmaceuticals Grant €2.5M EIC Fund
2018-07 Kamleon Grant €50K Lead not disclosed
+1 more
2018-02 ADBioplastics Grant €990K European Commission (Horizon 2020 SME Instrument)
2016-08 ADBioplastics Grant €50K European Commission (Horizon 2020 SME Instrument)

Often invests with 39

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Centro para el Desarrollo Tecnológico y la Innovación 12 shared roundsClave Capital 6 shared roundsColumbus Venture Partners 4 shared roundsInvivo Partners 3 shared roundsSwanlaab Venture Factory 3 shared roundsAvançsa 2 shared rounds

News 13

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PublishedArticle
2026-10-22 Seaya raises €600M for new growth fund to back Europe's next global tech leaders ↗
Tech.eu
+1 source
2026-10-22
2026-10-21 HAWK Biosystems raises €3.5M to take its cancer diagnostic to the clinic ↗
Dealroom News
2026-10-21
2026-09-29 Peptomyc cierra una ronda de financiación de 5,7 millones de euros con la entrada del ICF en su accionariado ↗
Capital-Riesgo.es
2026-09-29
2026-09-21 Morphotonics raises €40M to expand its display tech into data centers ↗
TechCrunch
2026-09-21
2026-09-21 MOA Foodtech cierra una ronda de €3,3M liderada por EIC ↗
Webcapitalriesgo
2026-09-21
2026-09-21 Open Cosmos, Exein y Fever, protagonistas de las rondas ↗
Forbes España
2026-09-21
2026-07-20 Top 10 most active investors in Europe in 2026 – so far ↗
EU-Startups
2026-07-20
2026-07-08 How EIC-backed startups are turning international exposure into real business ↗
EU-Startups
2026-07-08
2026-04-27 Eight European startups set to receive scale-up funding from the EIC under the STEP Scale Up scheme ↗
European Innovation Council (press release)
2026-04-27
2026-03-26 Arkadia Space lands €14.5 million EIC boost for its green propulsion systems designed to replace toxic space fuels ↗
EU-Startups
2026-03-26
2026-02-17 61 start-ups and SMEs secure EIC support in latest round of the EIC Accelerator ↗
European Innovation Council (press release)
2026-02-17
2024-10-29 EU boosts EIC budget for supporting deep tech R&D and strategic scale-ups ↗
TechCrunch
2024-10-29
2024-07-15 EIC Accelerator – 68 deep-tech start-ups in the latest funding round ↗
European Innovation Council (press release)
2024-07-15
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