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EIC Scaling Club

Join an exclusive community of 120+ European deep tech scale-ups and their partners.

About

The EIC Scaling Club is an EIC-funded curated community where 120+ European deep tech scale-ups with the potential to build world-class businesses and solve major global challenges come together with investors, corporate innovators and other industry stakeholders to spur growth.

The committed network consists of 400+ quality ecosystem players:

  • 120+ selected deep tech scale-ups;
  • 100 investors;
  • 100 corporations;
  • 100 mentors;
  • 50 government agencies;
  • 50 media & clusters.

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How to be part of the club?

Deep tech companies can express their interest in joining the Club by filling out a survey. The participating scale-ups are selected based on their potential to build world-class businesses and solve big societal needs in areas such as:

  • Agri & Food Tech
  • Batteries & Energy Storage
  • Cardiovascular Therapies
  • Clean Fuels & Hydrogen
  • New Biotech Platforms
  • New Space

The application is also open to other Club members – investors, corporations, innovation agencies, tech clusters, pan-European, tech-focused media, and more.

What does the EIC Scaling Club offer?

  • Networking and peer exchange between Europe’s top-performing deep tech founders and CEOs;
  • Facilitated access to strategic partners, such as corporates and public and private investors;
  • Tailored coaching and mentoring sessions to improve the knowledge and skills of management teams;
  • Accelerated growth in value – by up to 40% – of the participating companies;
  • Facilitated growth in terms of funding, new partnerships, and talent recruitment through a curated roadshow of in-person and online events;
  • Boosted international visibility;
  • Strengthened image of the European scaleup scene.

EIC Scaling Club activities

Our club member events facilitate collaboration between core and stakeholder groups through workshops and one-on-one meetings, driving innovation in the EIC Scaling Club community.

Investor events provide companies with a unique stage to present innovations to investors, promoting strategic connections and potential partnerships crucial for expansion.

Partner events offer companies a platform to engage with potential strategic partners, talent, corporations, government agencies, and more, to shape the future of innovation.

Discover our activities

  1. 3 September 2025
    Ambition Forum

    Riga, Latvia.

  2. 11 September 2025
    Roadshow: TechTour Space

    Bodo, Norway.

     

  3. 17 September 2025
    Roadshow: Global Startup Expo 2025

    Osaka, Japan.

  4. 1 October 2025
    EIC Scaling Club's Online Comms Academy

    Online.

Learn more

Implementing partners

The EIC Scaling Club is implemented by TechTour, BpiFrance, EurA, IESE Business School, Webrazzi and Hello Tomorrow

Get in touch

For additional information, please refer to the EIC Scaling Club Helpdesk service.