Newsletter #8: Meet our first 48 mentors, check out our interviews with Anna Panagopoulou (ERA) and Michiel Scheffer (EIC Board President), and more
EIC Scaling Club
European deep tech scale-ups have the potential to make a massive positive impact on the world. United, we'll get there.
Dear friends,?
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 .
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'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:
News from the EIC:
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:
That’s it for this month!
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