AI startup ecosystem
Artificial intelligence is one of Europe's fastest-growing startup sectors, with hubs in London, Paris, Berlin, and Helsinki driving advances in generative AI, computer vision, and NLP. European AI startups benefit from strong academic research, increasing VC specialisation, and growing enterprise demand across industries. We track 929 organisations in this sector across 6+ countries.
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Campus Founders
Opened 2018 with Dieter Schwarz Foundation support. Runs an Incubator for idea validation and a 12-week Accelerator for investor readiness; notable mobility and AI startups. Support: training, mentorship, foundation grants. Scope: Regional (Heilbronn-Franken).
CampusAI
CampusAI is a Warsaw-based generative-AI learning platform that helps individuals and organisations build practical AI skills. Founded in 2023, it delivers educational programmes, AI tools and expert-led training through 3D virtual environments, web applications and in-person sessions, including a skills-training environment called AI Gym. The company reports more than 35,000 trained users.
Canarias Destino Startup 2026
The Canary Islands' largest entrepreneurship and innovation event, in its 4th edition with a three-day format, 2,000+ attendees, 50+ startups, and a €10,000 pitch competition. Strong for early-stage founders connecting with the fast-rising Canarian ecosystem and its digital-nomad-adjacent community.
Cardiomatics
Cardiomatics develops cloud-based AI software that automates reading and interpretation of electrocardiograms (ECG), detecting ~20 heart abnormalities and generating diagnostic reports in minutes. It received European medical-device certification in 2018 and has analysed millions of hours of ECG signals for 700+ customers across 10+ countries.
Caroline Chopinaud
Caroline Chopinaud is the Chief Executive Officer of Hub France IA, the national federation uniting France's artificial intelligence ecosystem with over 300 member organisations and 160+ AI startups. In her role she leads advocacy, working groups, and European partnerships for France's AI community. She is a prominent AI ecosystem figure and serves on the Advisory Board of Big Data & AI Paris 2026.
Cast AI
Application performance automation platform for Kubernetes that automates workload rightsizing, infrastructure scaling, cost optimization and self-healing across cloud environments. A Lithuanian unicorn serving 2,100+ companies.
Catch the Tornado
Catch the Tornado is a Wrocław-based venture builder and investment firm founded by Divante alumni Piotr Karwatka and Tomasz Karwatka after Divante's exit. The firm builds and backs open-source, composable-commerce, and AI-first companies with hands-on operator support. Portfolio and venture-build references include Alokai (formerly Vue Storefront), Ramp Network, and Rigby.
Cathay Innovation
Cathay Innovation is a Paris-headquartered global multi-stage venture capital firm founded in 2015, affiliated with Cathay Capital, with offices in San Francisco, Berlin, Madrid, Shanghai, and Singapore. The firm closed its third fund at $1 billion in 2025 — the largest AI-dedicated fund out of the European Union — bringing total assets under management to over €2.5 billion. Cathay invests in vertical AI, digital health, fintech, mobility, and energy across Europe, North America, and Asia, connecting startups with a corporate network of 20+ Fortune 500 partners. The portfolio of over 120 companies includes Glovo, Ledger, Owkin, Alma, and Descartes Underwriting, with eight unicorns, six IPOs, and 18 acquisitions.
Caucasus Ventures
Founded in November 2022 as Azerbaijan's first domestically domiciled venture capital fund, Caucasus Ventures was established by the Innovation and Digital Development Agency, PASHA Holding, and individual investors, with a statutory capital of 11.3 million AZN (~$6.6 million). Led by General Partner Mammad Karim, the fund targets post-seed to Series A startups in fintech, edtech, SaaS, cybersecurity, gaming, and e-commerce across Azerbaijan, Georgia, Türkiye, Central Asia, and Eastern Europe. Portfolio companies include Vivoo, Platma, Cognitiwe, Cargon, TASS Vision, and KLIPY. The fund is distinctive as the pioneer institutional VC vehicle in the Azerbaijani ecosystem, backed by state innovation infrastructure and private capital.
CCW (Call Center World) 2026
Customer service and contact center event centered on AI, automation, and CX tech. Price: expo-only often free/low cost; congress passes about EUR 1500+. Good for chatbot and voice automation startups.
CCW (Call Center World) 2027
CCW 2027 restructures into four Masterdays running 22-25 February in Berlin - Future Readiness Day, Customer Love Day, Touchpoint Excellence Day and AI Transformation Day - with the exhibition running 23-25 February. Billed as Europe's home of customer service, CX and AI for over 27 years, the event covers innovation in customer dialogue.
CEE Fintech Week Bucharest 2026
A week-long fintech, blockchain, and AI gathering across multiple Bucharest venues, positioned as a Central and Eastern Europe fintech hub event with an awards gala. Useful for fintech founders targeting the CEE market and regional investors.
Centaur Analytics
Develops Internet-of-Crops IoT sensors and AI analytics for post-harvest crop quality monitoring, pest management and food-safety compliance across the agricultural supply chain. Founded 2016.
Change Inspire Conference 2026
Seventh edition of Georgia's flagship technology conference at Factory Tbilisi, gathering 1,000+ IT professionals and 50+ speakers across AI & digital transformation, big data, cybersecurity, and IT infrastructure tracks.
ChannelSight
eCommerce intelligence platform that makes brands' products shoppable across retailers via 'Where to Buy' technology, shoppable media and digital shelf analytics. Clients include Philips and Coca-Cola. Founded 2013.
Charles Gorintin
Co-founder and CTO of Alan and a prominent French tech operator who previously worked on data and ML at Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. He also co-founded the AI startup Mistral AI as an early backer-operator.
Charles Kantor
Co-founder and CEO of H (formerly H Company), the Paris AI lab building frontier agentic models. He launched it in 2024 with one of Europe's largest seed rounds, backed by Xavier Niel, Accel and others.
Christiana Aristidou
Christiana Aristidou is a transnational technology lawyer with over 28 years of experience, specialising in blockchain regulation, AI legal oversight, and cross-border technology law. She is the Founder and Managing Partner of The Hybrid LawTech Firm, a practice that bridges legal expertise with emerging technology across multiple jurisdictions. She is a confirmed speaker at the Cyprus AI Expo 2026, representing the intersection of legal innovation and technology governance.
Christina Ioannou
Christina Ioannou is the CEO and Founder of Arete Strategy AI, a consultancy operating across the EU and MENA regions that specialises in AI policy and strategic advisory services. She is a Policy Advisor recognised by the European Commission for her contributions to AI governance and regulatory frameworks, positioning her as a notable voice in European AI policy. She is a confirmed speaker at the Cyprus AI Expo 2026, bringing cross-jurisdictional expertise in AI strategy and public policy.
Christos Ellinas
Co-founder of Nodes & Links, a startup applying AI to project risk and delivery. He is an announced speaker at the INSPIRE 2026 Entrepreneurial Festival in Cyprus.
