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Discover accelerators, investors, universities, and startup programmes matched to your location, stage, business model, and operating stack.

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35 matching ecosystems

Europe Founder ecosystem map

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Madrid, SpainUniversity
74%fit

IE University

business foundersSpainventure lab
Best for
business founders, Spain, venture lab founders with credible affiliation, IP, or research-commercialization evidence.
Support
Mentoring, Lab access
Current status
Recently verified
Key requirement
University affiliation required
Stage matchIndustry matchStack compatibilityGeographic eligibility may be weakerEligibility evidence should be checked
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Amsterdam, NetherlandsUniversity
74%fit

University of Amsterdam

research commercializationAINetherlands
Best for
research commercialization, AI, Netherlands founders with credible affiliation, IP, or research-commercialization evidence.
Support
Mentoring, Lab access
Current status
Recently verified
Key requirement
University affiliation required
Stage matchIndustry matchStack compatibilityGeographic eligibility may be weakerEligibility evidence should be checked
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Edinburgh, United KingdomUniversity
74%fit

University of Edinburgh

research commercializationAIUK
Best for
research commercialization, AI, UK founders with credible affiliation, IP, or research-commercialization evidence.
Support
Mentoring, Lab access
Current status
Recently verified
Key requirement
University affiliation required
Stage matchIndustry matchStack compatibilityGeographic eligibility may be weakerEligibility evidence should be checked
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Zurich, SwitzerlandUniversity
59%fit

ETH Zurich

deep techspin-offsresearch commercialization
Best for
deep tech, spin-offs, research commercialization founders with credible affiliation, IP, or research-commercialization evidence.
Support
Spin-off and entrepreneurship support; verify current ETH terms; University entrepreneurship, spin-off support, and research commercialization path.
Current status
Recently verified
Key requirement
University affiliation required
Stage matchSupport preference matchRecently reviewed sourceIndustry fit needs manual reviewGeographic eligibility may be weaker
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Munich, GermanyUniversity
59%fit

Technical University of Munich

deep techventure labsGermany
Best for
deep tech, venture labs, Germany founders with credible affiliation, IP, or research-commercialization evidence.
Support
Venture-lab support; pair with German grants such as EXIST where eligible; Venture lab, technical venture building, and German startup support pathways.
Current status
Recently verified
Key requirement
University affiliation required
Stage matchSupport preference matchRecently reviewed sourceIndustry fit needs manual reviewGeographic eligibility may be weaker
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Paris, FranceInvestor
57%fit

Elaia

deep techEuropesoftware
Best for
deep tech, Europe, software founders with stage-fit traction, a clean story, and investor-ready operating records.
Support
Equity investment, funding
Current status
Recently verified
Key requirement
Equity taken
Industry matchStack compatibilityRecently reviewed sourceStage may not match current programme focusGeographic eligibility may be weaker
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Bonn, GermanyInvestor
54%fit

High-Tech Gründerfonds

Germanydeep techseed
Best for
Germany, deep tech, seed founders with stage-fit traction, a clean story, and investor-ready operating records.
Support
Seed investment terms are deal-specific; verify HTGF terms; Deep-tech seed investment and German investor network.
Current status
Recently verified
Key requirement
Local operations required
Stage matchRecently reviewed sourceIndustry fit needs manual reviewGeographic eligibility may be weaker
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Tallinn, Estonia / EuropeAccelerator
54%fit

Startup Wise Guys

acceleratorB2BEurope
Best for
accelerator, B2B, Europe teams that can commit to a programme cadence and show application-ready evidence.
Support
Programme-specific investment and support terms; B2B accelerator support, mentorship, and investment pathway.
Current status
Recently verified
Key requirement
Local operations required
Stage matchRecently reviewed sourceIndustry fit needs manual reviewGeographic eligibility may be weaker
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Paris, FranceStartup hub
54%fit

Station F

startup campusFranceprograms
Best for
startup campus, France, programs teams that can commit to a programme cadence and show application-ready evidence.
Support
Campus and programme-specific; no fixed grant amount assumed; Startup campus, residency, partner programmes, community, and workspace.
Current status
Recently verified
Key requirement
Local operations required
Stage matchRecently reviewed sourceIndustry fit needs manual reviewGeographic eligibility may be weaker
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Paris, FranceInvestor
53%fit

Kima Ventures

seedglobalsoftware
Best for
seed, global, software founders with stage-fit traction, a clean story, and investor-ready operating records.
Support
Equity investment, funding
Current status
Recently verified
Key requirement
Equity taken
Stage matchStack compatibilityRecently reviewed sourceIndustry fit needs manual reviewGeographic eligibility may be weaker
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London, United KingdomInvestor
53%fit

Seedcamp

pre-seedEuropesoftware
Best for
pre-seed, Europe, software founders with stage-fit traction, a clean story, and investor-ready operating records.
Support
Equity investment, funding
Current status
Recently verified
Key requirement
Equity taken
Stage matchStack compatibilityRecently reviewed sourceIndustry fit needs manual reviewGeographic eligibility may be weaker
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Lausanne, SwitzerlandUniversity
52%fit

EPFL

deep techresearch commercializationSwitzerland
Best for
deep tech, research commercialization, Switzerland founders with credible affiliation, IP, or research-commercialization evidence.
Support
Workspace and innovation-park support; verify current programme terms; Innovation park, workspace, startup services, and research commercialization support.
Current status
Recently verified
Key requirement
University affiliation required
Stage matchRecently reviewed sourceIndustry fit needs manual reviewGeographic eligibility may be weaker
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