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Key impacts over time

Longer-term impacts of EIC-funded innovations emerge from over 2,000 breakthrough projects and companies supported since 2014 — spanning early-stage research, deep tech start-ups, and scale-up ventures.

Looking over a long time period of the extended EIC portfolio, key impacts include:

150+
Investment rounds
in start-ups and SMEs including over 60 in 2024.
€6+ bn
Funding
to 700+ startups and around 600 research and tech transfer projects.
€1 bn
Investment
in 272 companies, mobilising an additional €2.6  bn since 2020.
€12 bn
Additional investments
primarily from venture capital, with a prevalence of cross border capital.
70
Companies valuations
Over 70 companies achieving ‘centaur’ valuations (above €100 million), including six with a valuation above €500 million
1 350
Unique innovations
From EIC Pathfinder and Transition projects, with 75% assessed as market creating or targeting an emerging market
100
Start-ups
established or in the process of being established to commercialise results of EIC Pathfinder and Transition projects
1 000
EIC companies and projects
matched to corporates, procurers and potential investors resulting in over 230 signed deals.