United Kingdom · Investor

European Union

Last cheque observed Sep 2026; 118 cheques on record.

Deploying nowGovernment

Pre-seedSeedSeries AEdtechFuture Of LearningE-learning

Deploying now
48%of best year19cheques in 12 months, 118 on record
Since the last cheque60days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$2.3MRounds led0 of 118Sole investor44 roundsExits1 from the portfolioMostly inGermany, 19%
Pitch European Union

European Union highlights

  1. 01

    19 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Grant and Seed: 64% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 44 rounds, median $1.4M

  4. 04

    1 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Type
Government (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries B
Sectors
EdtechFuture Of LearningE-learning
Based in
London, United Kingdom
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first118 appearances

  1. 2026

    14 rounds

  2. Sept
    BIOWEGGrant · DE$12MWith 3 others
  3. Sept
    Noah LabsSeed · US$150KWith 2 others
  4. Sept
    PaleoVenture · BE$2.3MSole investor
  5. Jul
    Adamo FoodsGrant · GB$12MWith 3 others
  6. Jul
    Refined Laser SystemsVenture · DE$3.3MSole investor
  7. Jun
    EleQtronSeries A · DE · Ventureburn$67MWith 8 others
  8. Jun
    The Protein BrewerySeries B · NL$21MWith 1 other
  9. Apr
    Spiral HydrogenPre-seed · NL$3.1MWith 3 others
  10. Feb
    SparqleVenture · NL$1.8MWith 1 other
  11. Feb
    Look Up SpaceVenture · FRUndisclosedWith 4 others
  12. Feb
    WtEnergyVenture · ES$12MSole investor
  13. Jan
    EverWind FuelsGrant · CA$234MWith 1 other
  14. Jan
    SMAIODebt · FR$2.3MWith 3 others
  15. Jan
    HarvestAiGrant · DE$1.3MWith 1 other
  16. 2025

    34 rounds

  17. Dec
    The Protein BreweryGrant · NL$2.7MWith 2 others
  18. Dec
    T1 EnergyUS$140MWith 3 others
  19. Nov
    Alkion BioInnovationsSeed · FR · Critical Path Ventures$5.1MWith 5 others
  20. Nov
    NXT SpectraGrant · DE$649KSole investor
  21. Nov
    Flybox®Seed · GB$400KWith 1 other
  22. Sept
    FactrisDebt · NL · Silicon Canals$117MWith 2 others
  23. Sept
    Terra WaveGrant · RO$1.4MSole investor
  24. Sept
    DekamasGrant$263KSole investor
  25. Sept
    InsolightDebt · CH$1.2MWith 3 others
  26. Sept
    RurioGrant · RO$1.8MSole investor
  27. Sept
    SensArsVenture · CHUndisclosedWith 3 others
  28. Sept
    Multiwave TechnologiesVenture · CH$4.5MWith 4 others
  29. Aug
    AIxBlockGrant · US$1.7MSole investor
  30. Aug
    matterrGrant · DE$35MSole investor
  31. Jul
    MagREEsourceSeries A · FR$27MWith 3 others
  32. Jul
    Onocoy AssociationGrant · CH$1.5MWith 1 other
  33. Jul
    VOOLSeed · EE$1.8MWith 2 others
  34. Jul
    OWLplacesPre-seed · PT$649KWith 2 others
  35. Jul
    Saham BankDebt$64MWith 2 others
  36. Jun
    RoboTwinPre-seed · CZ$1.4MWith 1 other
  37. Jun
    University of Eastern FinlandGrant · FI$3.2MWith 2 others
  38. Jun
    EcohelixGrant · SE$2.5MWith 2 others
  39. May
    sensmoreDE · Silicon Canals$7.3MWith 17 others
  40. May
    HystarSeries C · NO$36MWith 2 others
  41. May
    Capital LeasingDebt$5.0MWith 1 other
  42. May
    Oniria TherapeuticsGrant · ES$2.3MSole investor

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

The team

We hold 11 people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed1 in all

FilmasterBought by Samba TVUndisclosedJun 2015

An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as European Union. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Recently backed

The latest companies European Union put money into.

Mentioned on podcasts

Episodes that name European Union in their description, not their title.

Quick answers about European Union

What does European Union invest in?

European Union invests most often at Grant and Seed (64% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Edtech, Future Of Learning and E-learning.

How active is European Union?

118 investments on record, 19 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Sept 2026.

What has European Union invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: BIOWEG (Grant, Sept 2026), Noah Labs (Seed, Sept 2026) and Paleo (Venture, Sept 2026).

How big are European Union's cheques?

The median round it joins is $2.3M.

Does European Union lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 118 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does European Union invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in Germany (19%), the Netherlands (14%) and France (11%).

Is European Union investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 19 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does European Union invest alongside?

Most often EIC Accelerator (13 rounds together), European Commission (6 rounds together) and EISMEA (5 rounds together).

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