# European Union

> European Union is a VC fund backing Software and Information Technology. See 220 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: London, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 220
- Last investment: Jul 2026
- Lead investor: 65%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/european-union
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/europeanunion
- Website: http://europa.eu
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pg/European-Union-EU-12088416071

European Union is a VC fund in London focused on Software and Information Technology. European.eu is the official website of the European Union. It is a good starting point if you are looking for information and services provided by the EU but you don't know your way around their sites. The European Union is a unique economic and political union between 28 EU countries that together cover much of the continent.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for European Union. Shizune tracks 13 team members at European Union. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/european-union?utm_source=investor_profile

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $16k–$5.4M |
| Grant | $60k–$28M |
| Pre-Seed | $40k–$2.2M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 30 | 14% |
| Information Technology | 25 | 11% |
| Health Care | 23 | 10% |
| Manufacturing | 21 | 10% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 21 | 10% |

232 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Grant | 156 | 71% |
| Seed | 21 | 10% |
| Pre-Seed | 9 | 4% |
| Funding Round | 8 | 4% |
| Debt Financing | 7 | 3% |

8 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Germany | 23 | 10% |
| United Kingdom | 15 | 7% |
| United States | 13 | 6% |
| Sweden | 12 | 5% |
| France | 9 | 4% |

49 countries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Giovanni Buttarelli | European Data Protection Supervisor | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/giovanni-buttarelli |
| Neil Heerden | Ambassador | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/neil-van-heerden |
| Pascal Legai | Director | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/pascal-legai |
| Roberto Viola | Director-General for Network, Content and Technology | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/roberto-viola |
| Adrian Docea | City Branding Expert | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/adrian-docea |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DP World Group | DP World is a leading enabler of global trade and an integral part of the supply chain. Container handling is the company’s core business and generates more than three quarters of its revenue. In 2015, DP World handled 61.7 million TEU (twenty-foot equivalent units) across our portfolio. With its committed pipeline of developments and expansions,the current gross capacity of 79.6 million TEU is expected to rise to more than 100 million TEU by 2020, in line with market demand.The company operates multiple yet related businesses from marine and inland terminals, maritime services, logistics and ancillary services to technology-driven trade solutions. | $22.5M | Grant | Jul 21, 2026 |  |
| Refined Laser Systems | Refined Laser Systems is a dynamic biophotonics company.It specialises in creating innovative laser systems for SRS-microscopy and quantum technology. | $3M | Grant | Jul 07, 2026 |  |
| Alawyer | Alawyer is the proactive legal AI for non-lawyers. It help small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) as well as private individuals to better master legal questions and risks in everyday life—independently and without prior legal knowledge. | $1.7M | Seed | Jun 30, 2026 |  |
| National Bank of Egypt | National Bank of Egypt is a commercial bank that provides financial products and services. National Bank of Egypt provides high-quality, cutting-edge banking services and products to its valued customers in order to retain their trust and maintain its leadership in the local banking market. | $17M | Grant | Jun 24, 2026 |  |
| Duke-NUS Medical School | Collaboration between Duke University and National University of Singapore. Duke-NUS follows the American model of post-baccalaureate medical education in which students begin their medical studies after earning a bachelor's degree. Offers MD, MD/PhD and PhD programs.Duke-NUS aim to develop students to become medical doctors andmedical researchers. Creativity, critical thinking and teamwork are important values that are imparted to our students - that will help them to change and improve the practice of medicine. | $2.3M | Grant | Jun 09, 2026 |  |
| Water PNG | Water PNG designs, constructs, and operates water treatment plants and provides water supply and sewerage services. | $13.4M | Grant | Jun 02, 2026 |  |
| Malta International Airport | Malta International Airport operates flights to and from Malta, offers passenger services and shop & dine facilities. | $6.3M | Grant | May 25, 2026 |  |
| Chessed.me | Chessed.me is a digital platform that improves children's concentration and cognitive abilities through individual chess lessons led by teachers. | $46.9K | Grant | May 13, 2026 |  |
| Adamo Foods | Adamo Food is a UK-based food tech company developing plant-based whole-cut meats using proprietary fermentation technology combined with mycelium. | $11.7M | Grant | May 06, 2026 |  |
| eleQtron | eleQtron creates and operates quantum computers based on trapped ions, radio frequency control, and Magnetic Gradient Induced Coupling (MAGIC). It also puts forward novel ideas for scalable quantum processors based on RF-controlled trapped ions. eleQtron will run MAGIC quantum computers and provide quantum computing performance on a subscriptionbasis. |  | Grant | May 05, 2026 |  |

10 of 220 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [European Bank for Reconstruction and Development](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/european-bank-for-reconstruction-and-development-ebrd) — VC Fund, 6 deals together
- [Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi)](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/federal-ministry-for-economic-affairs-and-energy) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Green Climate Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/green-climate-fund) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [EBRD (Türkiye)](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ebrd-investment-firm) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Business Finland](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tekes) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [28DIGITAL](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/28DIGITAL) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does European Union invest in?

European Union invests primarily in Software, Information Technology and Health Care startups, most often at Grant and Seed stage. Most of the 220 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Germany. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is European Union's check size?

European Union typically joins rounds of $16k–$5.4M at Seed, $60k–$28M at Grant and $40k–$2.2M 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 Union participates in.

### How do I contact European Union?

Public channels for European Union include LinkedIn, X (Twitter) and the website linked on this profile. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.

### Who are the partners at European Union?

The team at European Union includes Giovanni Buttarelli (European Data Protection Supervisor), Neil Heerden (Ambassador) and Pascal Legai (Director), among 13 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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 Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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