Our members

Aper Ventures is an early-stage deep-tech investor based in Warsaw, backing hardware and technology startups — from battery technology and IoT devices to automotive software — across Central and Eastern Europe.

Atlantic Bridge is a global growth equity technology firm investing in deep-tech companies across Europe and the US, with offices in Dublin, London, Munich, Paris and Palo Alto and around €1.2 billion under management. Its affiliated University Bridge Fund invests in spin-outs from Irish universities and research institutions.

The Blum Institute is Bosnia and Herzegovina's first dedicated artificial intelligence research institute, advancing AI research, industry adoption, and talent development to position the country as a leader in the European AI movement. Through our three strategic pillars—Research, Industry, and Community—we bridge academia and industry to drive responsible AI innovation across Southeast Europe.

CCG/ZGDV Institute is a Portuguese non-profit ICT innovation institute founded in 1993 and based at the University of Minho's Azurém campus in Guimarães, carrying out applied research and technology transfer in fields including computer graphics, human-machine interaction and information engineering.

Deeptech Tech transfer Investor venture based in Spain with more than 25 years experience.

Creator Fund is a pan-European pre-seed and seed fund backing professor, PhD and student founders, using a network of student Venture Fellows across European universities to identify deep-tech founders early.

A global innovation advisory firm designing and operating ecosystem-scale venture and innovation programs, contributing strategic ecosystem intelligence to UniVCC.

Freiraum Ventures is a Munich-based early-stage VC investing EUR 50k–200k as first institutional investor in university-linked startups and academic spin-outs. Through close collaboration with 50+ European universities and the Strascheg Center for Entrepreneurship, we back founding teams from first traction to scalable growth.

Future Planet Capital connects the biggest investors to the brightest minds to address global challenges profitably

Helidoni Group invests in pre-seed and seed startups with a positive impact on decarbonization and circularity. Our portfolio includes over 20 early stage ventures.

Initium Venture Labs Zrt. is the technology transfer company of Óbuda University, helping transform academic research and early-stage ideas into products, services and ventures through innovation, commercialisation and funding support.

Innovation Ulster Limited is Ulster University's award winning commercialisation fund.

IPN - Instituto Pedro Nunes is a non-profit org. base in Coimbra, Portugal, that supports Innovation by connecting R&D to Startups and SME companies. IPN runs 7 applied R&D labs (Materials, MedTech, IT, Geotechnics, Corrosion and Polymers) IPN also stands out for its support of technology-based entrepreneurship: since its incubator creation, it has supported more than 520 startups, generating an aggregate turnover +700million euros and creating more than 8.200 new jobs.

Malmö University Holding (Mau Holding) is the university's investment arm, funding the commercialisation of research and knowledge developed at Malmö University. Its mission is to build new companies that translate academic expertise into impactful solutions.

META Group is a European research accelerator that turns research into real-world application, partnering with innovation teams from early research through to first sales — its Research Angels help build market and exploitation strategies and open access to financing and investor networks.

pre-seed VC fund for spin-offs from Austrian universities and research organizations. Powered by Speedinvest and the Technical Universities of Austria

Óbuda Uni Venture Capital (OUVC) is a HUF 10 billion venture capital fund and venture studio owned by Óbuda University, investing in pre-seed and seed-stage startups in areas including healthcare, AI, deeptech and robotics.

Óbuda University is one of Hungary's largest technical universities, based in Budapest with more than 15,000 students and engineering education traditions dating back to 1879.

Working to support translation and commercialisation of deeptech across the ecosystem with specific aim to help raise a new deeptech pre-seed/seed fund focused on materials.

Qbic is a sector-agnostic seed and early-stage venture capital fund, supporting spin-offs and start-ups that valorize research from Qbic's knowledge partners

QUBIS is the commercialisation company of Queen's University Belfast, turning the University's research into spin-out companies and having created over 100 companies to date.

Redstone is a Berlin-based venture capital firm managing multiple sector-specific funds across areas including deep tech, fintech, health and energy, investing in early-stage technology companies across Europe.

Resilient Collective is a pan-European network connecting biotech companies with a trusted pool of independent consultants across scientific, technical and business functions, supporting companies from start-up through to scale-up.

Riga Technical University is Latvia’s leading science and technology university, combining engineering education, applied research, and innovation. RTU works closely with industry and international partners to develop talent, technologies, and solutions that support economic growth and societal development.

An accelerator for SpinOffs & Industry-Academia collaborations

Silicon Allee is the venture lab at Fraunhofer Heinrich Hertz Institute. We help founders build deep tech companies by unlocking access to advanced research and technical expertise.

A dedicated global media platform for the university venture capital community, providing visibility through podcasts, interviews and in-depth coverage of the asset class.

Making research commercialisation repeatable by turning university breakthroughs into investable companies

Trinity Innovation and Enterprise is Trinity College Dublin's innovation and commercialisation office, supporting the transfer of Trinity research into industry and the creation of spin-out companies.

The University of Aberdeen supports the commercialisation of its research through licensing and spin-out formation, with an established track record in life sciences spin-outs and a founder-friendly approach to equity in new ventures.

The University of Belgrade – School of Electrical Engineering (established in 1948, 4000+ students currently enrolled) is one of Serbia and Southeast Europe’s leading institutions for education, research, and innovation in electrical engineering, computer science, including emerging DeepTech areas such as artificial intelligence and robotics. With a strong international research projects portfolio and close collaboration with industry, it develops advanced technologies and supports the translation of academic excellence into practical and market-oriented solutions.

The University of York is a Russell Group University based in the north of England, whose mission is to be a university for public good. Our commercialisation strategy is aligned with our mission: to develop spin-out companies that will provide tangible benefits to society from opportunities arising from our diverse research base.

ValueXMatch \| Boutique - Strategic Advisory and Management Consulting A Strategic partner for Companies and Investors, in Italy and abroad. www.valuexmatch.com 'What is your X factor?' We serve: 1) ENTREPRENEURS: SME, Family Businesses, Mid-Caps, Startups and Scale-ups, during phases of development, national and international growth, improving competitive positioning, management quality and profitability. 2) INVESTORS: Venture Capital, Private Equity and Family Office, in strategic investment decisions. With a fully personalised approach tailored to specific needs, our multi-disciplinary, -sector and -industry experience allows us to develop and implement solutions and strategies that integrate best practices from different sectors, creating a distinctive competitive advantage for our clients. Distinctive Expertise. Dedicated interventions in strategy, business development, governance, extraordinary transactions (M&A, joint ventures, capital increases, generational transitions), digital transformation, ESG, financing, institutional relations and international relations. With the aim of increasing positioning, turnover, margins and EBITDA in a sustainable and lasting manner. Sustainable Growth and Innovation. Our commitment is to anticipate emerging trends and proactively guide change across the key markets, supporting at every stage of growth. Core Values. Integrity, ethics and commitment. We pursue business sustainability and responsibility towards stakeholders, ensuring measurable and lasting results. We acts as an essential bridge between the dynamic entrepreneurial world and the complex financial universe, drawing on our extensive network of established relationships with leading players. We facilitates the international expansion of Italian or foreign companies through a network of qualified local partners, gov and sovra-gov relations, ensuring a culturally adapted and operationally effective approach in every market.

Catalyser of innovation ecosystem

Where Ideas Ignite and Ventures Rise. Turning ignite moments into companies with founder-friendly capital, alumni insight, and a platform built for long-term growth. We support WU-affiliated startups with pre-seed capital, a dedicated alumni co-investment network and additionally train the next generation of VCs in our VC Analyst Program — building a flywheel that keeps innovation growing across founder generations.

IU Ventures supports early-stage startups affiliated with Indiana University through the IU Angel Network, the IU Philanthropic Venture Fund and the IU Founders & Funders Network.

The SAIL Fund is a not-for-profit that uses venture philanthropy to build socioeconomic value from publicly funded research by investing patient capital in startups across Canada

Exante is a global investment platform with over €4bn in AUM, providing direct market access to 50+ markets and nearly 2 million instruments across Equities, ETFs, Bonds, Derivatives and Currencies. Now in our 15th year we support professional clients, investors and partners with multi-currency execution, global market access and a regulated platform for managing liquid investment portfolios.

The home of student entrepreneurship at The Australian National University. We help students break into the startup world with early support and a strong network of mentors and investors to grow their ideas from concept to creation

Innovation Dojo is an Australia–Japan innovation platform that helps startups, universities, corporates, and governments build and execute cross-border innovation partnerships. Through programs spanning startup acceleration, venture building, talent development, and commercialization support, Innovation Dojo connects global innovation ecosystems with Japan and the Asia-Pacific region.

Uniseed is Australia's longest running venture fund focussed on spin outs from Australia's largest research-intensive universities

UniServices is the University of Auckland's research commercialisation company, growing and commercialising the University's research through industry partnerships and investment in research-backed ventures via its Inventors' Fund.

The University of Newcastle commercialises its research through licensing and spinout companies, and joined the Uniseed venture fund in 2023 to support investment in technologies developed by Australian researchers.

The University of Sydney's Pre-Seed Fund acts as a first investor in research-based ventures founded by the University's staff, students and alumni, investing up to $500,000 per opportunity to bridge the gap between research and external investment.

UJInvnt (Pty) Ltd (UJInvnt) is the wholly owned Intellectual Property (IP) commercialization company of the University of Johannesburg (UJ) established to generate third-stream income through the acquisition, exploitation, licensing, or sublicensing of patents, trademarks, copyrights, brand names or other industrial property rights.