Software & IT
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ZOHO.VC
ZOHO.VC is the venture arm of incubator Zollhof in the German city of Nuremberg and affiliated with the local Friedrich-Alexander University of Erlangen-Nuremberg (FAU).
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imec.istart Future Fund
The imec.istart Future Fund is an independent capital fund focused primarily on startups emerging from the imec.istart ecosystem. The fund invests from the late seed to series A stages, committing up to €2.5 million per company. It seeks out opportunities in Belgium, the Netherlands, and Italy.
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GF BRYCK Ventures
GF BRYCK Ventures is an early-stage investment fund targeting spinouts from Ruhr University Bochum, TU Dortmund, and the University of Duisburg-Essen. It invests €300,000 per company, targeting 10 to 20 investments per year. The fund builds on a partnership between BRYCK, a German innovation and startup hub, and the University Alliance Ruhr, comprising the three aforementioned universities, which began in 2023 to foster more startups and spinouts. The fund is managed by Gründerfonds Ruhr, with the entire €10 million commitment coming from the RAG-Stiftung, a private foundation that finances the long-term obligations of Germany’s former coal mining operations in the…
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Generations powered by EDHEC
The Generations powered by EDHEC Fund was launched following the sale of the institution’s spinout Scientific Beta in 2020, which generated a €10 million windfall for the institution. EDHEC has set itself a €40 million target for the fund, with the remainder of the money to come from its network of alumni.
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Eureka! Fund I – Technology Transfer
The Eureka! Fund I focuses on on proof of concept, seed and early stage spinouts emerging from Italian universities and research centres.
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LIFTT
LIFTT was formed by LINKS Foundation, itself a joint venture of the Politecnico di Torino and Compagnia di San Paolo.
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Tech Europe Foundation
Tech Europe Foundation was co-founded by Fondazione Politecnico di Milano and Bocconi University.
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RUG Ventures
RUG Ventures is the early-stage investment subsidiary of the University of Groningen. Until 2021, it was known as RUG Houdstermaatschappij, and under that banner, it managed two separate funds: Kennis Conversie Fonds and Noord Tech Venture. RUG Ventures is also a backer of the separate investment fund Future Tech Ventures.
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Voima Ventures
Voima Ventures invests in deep tech startups throughout the Nordics and Baltics. It evolved out of VTT Ventures.
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VIVES
VIVES initially focused on the ecosystem around UCLouvain, but with the launch of its third fund, VIVES Inter-University Fund, expanded to include partners in France, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands.
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Qbic
Qbic is a sector-agnostic seed and early-stage fund backing spinouts and startups from its partners, which include universities, hospitals, and research organisations. It typically participates from a company’s first round.
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Polytechnique Ventures
Polytechnique Ventures is the seed fund of the École Polytechnique. It invests from preseed to series A (though may also back a series B in exceptional circumstances). It is financed by alumni.
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Obuda Uni Venture Capital
OUVC, affiliated with Óbuda University in Budapest, Hungary, makes investments in preseed and seed-stage startups in healthcare, industrial automation, and sustainability.
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FTTF
FTTF is a financing partner for deep tech startups using Fraunhofer technologies. It provides early-stage funding of up to €5 million and supports startups from foundation to exit.
