European Commission
VC Fund
Brussels, Belgium
European Commission is a VC fund in Brussels focused on Software and Biotechnology. European Regional Development Fund encourages innovation, enhances regeneration, and provides support to businesses in the European Union.
- Total investments:
- 305
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 68%
- Last fund:
Last updated:
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Industries European Commission invests in
Stages European Commission invests in
Countries European Commission invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
| See all 29 contacts → | |||
Round size
- Seed
- $117k–$10M
- Grant
- $117k–$74M
- Pre-Seed
- $55k–$5.4M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Software 40 (13%)
- Biotechnology 31 (10%)
- Health Care 30 (10%)
- Artificial Intelligence 29 (10%)
- Manufacturing 27 (9%)
Stage
- Grant 180 (59%)
- Seed 11 (4%)
- Pre-Seed 5 (2%)
- Funding Round 4 (1%)
- Debt Financing 4 (1%)
Country
- France 23 (8%)
- Spain 22 (7%)
- Germany 16 (5%)
- United States 14 (5%)
- United Kingdom 13 (4%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Dimitrios Kourtesis
External Expert (Technical Consultant), Joint Research Centre
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External Expert (Technical Consultant), Joint Research Centre | Total investments: 2 | Find email | |
Kasia Wierzbowska
EIC Accelerator Jury Member
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EIC Accelerator Jury Member | Total investments: 1 | Find email | |
Mariya Gabriel
European Commissioner for Digital Economy and Society
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European Commissioner for Digital Economy and Society | Total investments: 5 | Find email | |
Andrus Ansip
Vice-President and Commissioner, Digital Single Market
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Vice-President and Commissioner, Digital Single Market | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Aurélie Pols
Expert group member to the EU Observatory on the Online Platform Economy
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Expert group member to the EU Observatory on the Online Platform Economy | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
| See all 29 team members → | ||||
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
Olenbee
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Olenbee develops fintech solutions that connect employee benefits directly to everyday card spending. The company offers a mobile application and employer platform that link meal vouchers, gift vouchers and other planned benefits to employees’ usual bank cards and accounts. Its title-restaurant product Olenfood allows food-related expenses to beidentified from card transactions and reimbursed in line with regulation. The Olengift service applies the same principle to gift vouchers without dedicated cards or closed merchant networks. Olenbee also works on additional benefit lines such as culture, sustainable mobility, sport, holidays and home office support. Its infrastructure is designed to handle eligibility rules and integrate with HR and payroll processes for employers, while providing dedicated spaces for merchants and employees. | $7.5M / Seed / Sep 08, 2026 | |
Sanofi Germany
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Sanofi is a life sciences company specialising in the development, manufacture, and marketing of innovative therapeutic solutions. | $465M / Grant / Sep 08, 2026 | |
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KG Catering
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KG Catering is a Maltese hospitality and food service firm. | $148.2K / Grant / Sep 02, 2026 | |
EU-CONEXUS
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EU-CONEXUS is an international University Alliance focused on Smart Urban Coastal Sustainability. It integrates public universities to provide transnational education, joint degrees, and cutting edge research opportunities. | $5.3M / Grant / Jul 15, 2026 | |
Egyptian Electricity Transmission Company
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Egyptian Electricity Transmission Company manages, operates, and maintains high-voltage electricity grids. It acts purely as a utility infrastructure operator to transmit bulk power from power plants to regional distribution networks. | $104.3M / Grant / Jun 15, 2026 | |
Leonardo
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Leonardo is a security company that develops multi-domain technology capabilities for AD&S. | $73.8M / Grant / Jun 10, 2026 | |
Leonardo Company
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Leonardo – Finmeccanica is a global high-tech company specializing in aerospace, security, and defense. The company offers a wide range of defense and security solutions to Governments, Institutions, and citizens that includes every possible intervention scenario: aerial and terrestrial, naval and maritime, space, and cyberspace. Leonardo –Finmeccanica operates globally, with over 45,000 employees at 180 sites worldwide. the company has its strongest industrial presence in four domestic markets: Italy (where the company is headquartered), the UK, the US and Poland, and works with strategic partners around the world. Leonardo was founded in 1948. | $73.8M / Grant / Jun 10, 2026 | |
Betolar
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Betolar is a materials technology company that develops circular economy solutions for the mining, metals, and construction sectors by transforming industrial sidestreams and waste materials into valuable products. Its technologies support the production of low-carbon, cement-free construction materials and enable the recovery of critical andstrategic metals from industrial waste streams. The company provides material analysis, consulting, and recipe optimization services, utilizing digitalization, data platforms, and artificial intelligence to support research, development, and industrial applications. Betolar's solutions are designed to help reduce carbon emissions, decrease reliance on virgin raw materials, and improve the utilization of industrial byproducts. Its activities span construction materials, metal extraction technologies, and circular material solutions that support more resource-efficient industrial processes. | $2.4M / Grant / Jun 08, 2026 | |
USIL Therapeutics
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USIL Therapeutics is a biotechnology company focused on radiological preparedness. They develop dual-use medical countermeasures designed to protect populations and mission-critical personnel from ionizing radiation in defense, civilian, and space environments. | $6.1M / Grant / May 05, 2026 | |
AFYREN
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AFYREN develop innovation in biotechnologies for the valorization of non-food biomass and in respect of the environment. | $3.5M / Grant / Apr 24, 2026 | |
| See all 305 investments → | |||
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FAQ
What does European Commission invest in?
European Commission invests primarily in Software, Biotechnology and Health Care startups, most often at Grant and Seed stage. Most of the 305 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in France. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What is European Commission's check size?
European Commission typically joins rounds of $117k–$10M at Seed, $117k–$74M at Grant and $55k–$5.4M at Pre-Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds European Commission participates in.
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Who are the partners at European Commission?
The team at European Commission includes Dimitrios Kourtesis (External Expert (Technical Consultant), Joint Research Centre), Kasia Wierzbowska (EIC Accelerator Jury Member) and Mariya Gabriel (European Commissioner for Digital Economy and Society), among 29 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Sep 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
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