EIC Scaling Club

We are happy to share that our Club member, PLD Space, has made significant strides in developing the MIURA 5 reusable orbital launcher! In the first half of 2025, PLD Space has made incredible progress, including: ➡️ Accelerated development of MIURA 5's key components like…

Meet Aurora Propulsion Technologies – a Finnish space tech scale-up that develops thrusters and de-orbiting modules for small satellites. Founded in 2018, this New Space Group member has progressed steadily, serving the growing space tech sector's needs for new, smaller-scale…

Gaining and maintaining market traction is vital for scaling. That’s why we're featuring another key workshop at our upcoming Ambition Forum in Riga on September 3rd: 📢 "Market Traction & Growth." 📢 This session is designed for EIC Scaling Club companies focused on accelerating…

Check your inboxes – the July newsletter has landed! In this issue: 👉 Plan your trip for the Ambition Forum in Riga on 3 September 2025! 👉 Interview with the EIC Scaling Club mentor, Candace Johnson. 👉Get to know our members – BASQUEVOLT, GA Drilling, ElevenEs, PLD Space, and…

Exciting news! 🎉 Our Club member, Battolyser Systems, is merging with VDL Hydrogen Systems to create a powerhouse in green hydrogen. This collaboration will develop the first fully flexible industrial electrolyser, crucial for integrating large-scale renewable energy and…

📢 We're honoured to announce another inspiring speaker for the EIC Scaling Club's Ambition Forum in Riga, Latvia, on September 3rd: Victoria Hernandez Valcarcel! Victoria is a geopolitical technology strategist, investment & innovation leader, and a member of several boards of…

constellr, a German-headquartered EIC Scaling Club member, is transforming our understanding of Earth with ultra-precise thermal data from their proprietary satellites. This New Space pioneer provides critical insights for sectors ranging from agriculture and infrastructure to…

Success! 🛰 Our member, the Luxembourg-based @OqTechnology, in partnership with @Airbus Central Research and Technology, has successfully completed the world’s first test of a 5G satellite connection to a drone in flight. The demonstration achieved highly dependable…

As a member of the EIC Scaling Club, you likely already know the markets you want to enter. But have you considered the opportunities in the defence sector? To encourage start-up and scale-up involvement in the defense sector, the EU has launched targeted actions under the EU…

What makes a story newsworthy? We hosted an Online Comms Academy session where tech journalist Jennifer Schenker shared practical insights on how deep tech founders can get the media’s attention – and keep it. Key takeaways? 🔹 Think like a journalist, not a founder 🔹 Don’t…

📢 We're excited to announce another key speaker for the EIC Scaling Club's Ambition Forum in Riga, Latvia, on September 3rd: Stéphane Ouaki! Stéphane, Head of Department at the European Innovation Council (EIC) (@EUeic) and Acting Director of the European Innovation Council and…

“No matter where you are, if you can dig deep enough, you can tap into the Earth’s geothermal energy,” explains Igor Kocis, CEO and Co-founder of @gadrilling. GA Drilling is an experienced deep tech scale-up coming out of Bratislava, Slovakia, that focuses on solving the cost of…

Ka-ching! 💶 Another funding round by our member! The Dutch company QuiX Quantum has announced raising €15 million in Series A funding to deliver the world’s first single-photon-based universal quantum computer in 2026. The round was co-led by Invest NL and the EIC Fund,…

We are announcing another workshop at our upcoming Ambition Forum in Riga on September 3rd: "Winning Equity Narrative." This session is designed to equip EIC Scaling Club companies with the skills to articulate a compelling story that resonates with investors and secures…

📢 Strengthen your governance at the EIC Scaling Club Ambition Forum in Riga on September 3rd! 📢 Another essential workshop is coming up – "Effective Board Management" is designed for EIC Scaling Club companies looking to build and manage high-performing boards that can drive…

📢 We bring you another prominent speaker for the EIC Scaling Club's Ambition Forum in Riga, Latvia, on September 3rd: @StephenNundy! Stephen, a Partner & CTO at Lakestar, brings over two decades of experience as a technology executive, investor, and engineer. He leads…

U-Space is a French scale-up that designs and builds nanosatellites for constellation operators, making space more accessible. Their advanced space products and dedicated team empower those who seek to improve life on Earth and explore the unknown. "Our unique approach marries…

📢 Navigate production challenges at the EIC Scaling Club Ambition Forum 📢 We're pleased to highlight another valuable workshop at our upcoming Ambition Forum in Riga on September 3rd: "Overcoming Scaling Production Bottlenecks." This session is designed for EIC Scaling Club…

⚡Today, the spotlight is on @basquevolt, a valued member of the EIC Scaling Club's Batteries & Energy Storage market group! 🔋 Born from world-class research at CIC energiGUNE and backed by a powerful public-private consortium, BASQUEVOLT is on a mission to redefine battery…