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Investment firm

European Research Council

Government-backed

LinkedIn pageX profileCrunchbase profileBrussels·Belgium8known portfolio companies2people tracked7co-investors

European Research Council is a government-backed investor. Team members are concentrated in Brussels, Belgium. Among the 8 companies in the known portfolio are PHYSEE Technologies, Coana, Ilion Water Technologies, BrightComSol, Neubond and University College Dublin.

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Investment focus

Focus
DeepTechMedTechSensorsUniversity ResearchWater

Who to pitch at European Research Council

European Research Council portfolio companies (8)

  • PHYSEE Technologies
  • Coana
  • Ilion Water Technologies
  • BrightComSol
  • Neubond
  • University College Dublin
  • Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology
  • Right HeartWise

Co-investors

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About European Research Council

The firm's listing covers sectors Climate, Hardware and Healthcare, and focus areas DeepTech, MedTech, Sensors and University Research; known deals cluster at Pre-Seed, Seed and Series A.

The contacts to approach at European Research Council are Shuli Cohen Shwartz (Affiliated) and Jan Steyaert (Affiliated).

Across the known portfolio, 7 co-investors appear alongside European Research Council, including Timeless Investments, Austria Wirtschaftsservice and Research Ireland.

Frequently asked questions

What is European Research Council?

European Research Council is a government-backed investor whose team is concentrated in Brussels, Belgium, with a known portfolio of 8 companies. The portfolio comes from public investment records rather than from the firm, so deals that never surfaced publicly are not in it.

What does European Research Council invest in?

Listed sectors include Climate, Hardware and Healthcare; listed focus areas include DeepTech, MedTech, Sensors and University Research. Those tags come from the portfolio attached to the firm, so they describe what has been backed rather than a stated mandate for what comes next.

What stage does European Research Council invest at?

The known deals of European Research Council include Pre-Seed, Seed and Series A rounds. Check that against your own round before reaching out: stage mismatch is the most common reason a well matched sector still goes nowhere.

Who should I pitch at European Research Council?

Both people on file at European Research Council are listed as contacts for the firm, each with their own profile page.

How do I contact European Research Council?

Any email address on file for the firm is masked on this page and readable inside RaiseHunt after you create an account. The 2 people attached to the firm have their own pages, each showing whether an address is on file for them.

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