# European Innovation Council

The most active growth equity investors in Europe

83 growth-stage investors with at least three growth investments have deployed capital into European companies this year

Europe’s 30 most active public funds in H1 2026

The EIC leads public funding efforts, but country-specific funds are increasingly active

Europe’s 50 most active equity investors in H1 2026

The VCs that could run the EU’s €5bn Scaleup Europe Fund

The European Innovation Council is looking for investors who’ve managed at least €500m and two funds

The EU wants you! …to manage €5bn

The European Innovation Council published its criteria in a callout for VC firms to manage the new deeptech fund