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ETHBarcelona 2026
A multi-day Ethereum festival with 2,500+ attendees and 100+ speakers, blending conference, culture, and a paired hackathon. For web3 founders and developers it offers protocol-level networking, builder-community access, and a hackathon to prototype and recruit.
ETHGlobal Lisbon 2026
ETHGlobal's flagship Ethereum hackathon returns to Lisbon. 36 hours of building with hundreds of Web3 developers, sponsor bounties, workshops & mentorship from leading protocols, closing with judged demos and prizes for the best on-chain projects.
EuCNC & 6G Summit 2026
European Commission-backed flagship telecoms conference at FYCMA Málaga combining EuCNC's 35th edition and 6G Summit's 8th edition, drawing close to 1,000 delegates from 40+ countries to discuss Beyond 5G and 6G networks, with a 50+ exhibitor floor.
EuCNC & 6G Summit 2027
EuCNC & 6G Summit 2027 moves to Dublin, running 8-11 June, in what will be EuCNC's 36th edition and the 6G Summit's 9th edition. The conference, supported by the European Commission and sponsored by IEEE ComSoc, EURASIP and EurAAP, covers Beyond 5G/6G communications systems, networks and applications.
EuraTechnologies
Founded 2009. One of Europe's largest incubators, hosting 200+ startups annually with multi-stage programs from incubation to acceleration, plus labs and funding access. Ranked a top French startup hub; alumni include fintech scaleups and AI firms. Scope: Regional (Hauts-de-France) with international reach.
European Deeptech Week 2026
Week-long deep-tech programming across Paris with major sessions at Station F and Bpifrance-linked venues, designed to connect science-based founders with industrial buyers and patient capital. Includes deep-tech summit programming across SpaceTech, quantum, robotics, and advanced manufacturing.
European Space Forum 2026
The 6th edition of a Brussels policy-and-business forum at the intersection of the European space industry and EU institutions. Relevant for NewSpace founders navigating funding, regulation, and procurement.
Eventech
Eventech is a Latvian deep-tech company building picosecond-precise, highly reliable time-tagging hardware for space and Earth applications, based on more than 40 years of combined experience in time-to-digital conversion (TDC) data acquisition. Its time taggers have flight heritage including the Hera mission, and the company sells hardware alongside R&D and support services.
Exeger
Exeger is a Stockholm-based deep-tech company that manufactures Powerfoyle, a patented, silicon-free dye-sensitised solar-cell material that converts both indoor and outdoor light into electricity. Founded in 2008 by entrepreneur Giovanni Fili and scientist Dr Henrik Lindström — joint winners of the European Inventor Award in 2021 — the company spent a decade developing and patenting the technology before scaling commercial production at two factories in Kista, Stockholm. Powerfoyle is integrated as a thin, flexible film directly into product surfaces, removing the need for charging cables or disposable batteries. Shipping products span headphones and earbuds (Urbanista, adidas), cycling helmets (POC), professional hearing protection (3M Peltor), digital shelf labels (VusionGroup), remote controls (Philips, Hama) and IoT sensors. Exeger has raised over €169M from backers including SoftBank, Swedish pension fund AMF, the European Investment Bank (€35M InvestEU loan) and Fortum, and in late 2025 secured a SEK 130M grant from the Swedish Energy Agency and was selected for the NATO DIANA defence accelerator.
Exein
Exein is an embedded IoT cybersecurity company headquartered in Rome, Italy, founded in 2018 by Gianni Cuozzo. The company develops solutions that integrate security directly into device software (firmware), using edge AI to detect and respond to threats in real time on the device itself. Its technology is used to protect connected devices across sectors including industrial, automotive, aerospace, and critical infrastructure. The company has expanded internationally with operations beyond Italy as part of a global growth strategy.
EXIST Programme
EXIST is the German federal government's flagship programme for promoting university-based entrepreneurship, operated by the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action. Running since 1998, EXIST provides two main grant instruments: the EXIST Business Start-up Grant (up to EUR 3,000/month per team member for one year) for student and researcher teams developing a business plan, and the EXIST Research Transfer grant (up to EUR 250,000 plus materials) for deep-tech spin-offs from universities and research institutions. Over 4,000 startups have received EXIST funding, and the programme has become a cornerstone of Germany's academic entrepreneurship infrastructure. EXIST also supports universities in building entrepreneurial cultures through its EXIST Potentials programme, which funds entire university startup ecosystems.
Exolumen
A Radboudumc spin-off developing a patented AR projector that overlays anatomical data — blood vessels, muscles, nerves — directly onto a patient's skin during surgery, without screens or headsets. Used in 400+ surgeries.
ExoMatter
AI-driven materials-discovery platform spun out of the German Aerospace Center (DLR) that accelerates identification of novel materials by up to 90%. Clients including Audi, Airbus and Infineon use it to focus R&D on the most promising candidates.
FARI – AI for the Common Good Institute
Independent, not-for-profit artificial intelligence initiative led by the Vrije Universiteit Brussel and the Université libre de Bruxelles, presenting itself under the banner Brussels – Europe. It puts the common good at the heart of AI, data and robotics research, runs research projects and a Test and Experience Centre, and offers services aimed at public administrations, citizens and entrepreneurs. It organises the annual FARI Brussels Conference and runs the FARI AI Accelerator.
FARI Brussels Conference 2026
Two-day conference held at Flagey on Place Sainte-Croix in Brussels, opening 08:30 to 18:30 on 23 November, asking whether Brussels can become a capital of AI. It gathers voices from cities that have tried, succeeded, or are still finding their path, and puts the more fundamental question of whether a capital of AI is needed at all. The second day hosts the final pitch and graduation of the FARI AI Accelerator 2026 cohort, where 14 founders pitch their solutions to investors.
Fil Rouge Capital
Fil Rouge Capital was founded in 2014 in Zagreb and is the most active early-stage VC fund exclusively dedicated to Croatian startups, having deployed capital into over 170 companies. Its second fund, Fil Rouge Capital II (€45 million), was co-funded by the European Investment Fund with €32.55 million under the Croatian Venture Capital Initiative. Founding Partners Julien Coustaury and Roger Blott, joined by Partner Stevica Kuharski, focus on pre-seed, seed, and Series A across all sectors, with notable portfolio outcomes including participation in the ecosystems around Infobip and Rimac. The fund has recorded 2 unicorns and 12 acquisitions across its portfolio.
Finnish Quantum Days 2026
The annual flagship event of Finland's quantum ecosystem, organised by InstituteQ, with keynotes, policy discussion, and a quantum pitching competition. Relevant for quantum and deep-tech founders and researchers.
FIRE1
FIRE1 is a Dublin-based medtech company developing the NORM heart failure management system, a remote monitoring implant designed to enable patients to control their fluid volume at home, similar to how continuous glucose monitors transformed diabetes care. The device received FDA Breakthrough Device Designation and has been successfully implanted in the first Irish patient at University Hospital Galway. FIRE1 has raised $210 million in total funding, including a $120 million round led by Polaris Partners and Elevage Medical Technologies.
FIRSTPICK
FIRSTPICK is a Vilnius-based pre-seed and inception-stage VC fund founded in 2022 by Dmitrij Sosunov and Andra Bagdonaitė. It backs early-stage founders from Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia with initial cheques of €100,000 to €500,000 and follow-on capacity up to €1 million, focusing on AI-enabled software. In 2026 the fund raised a second €25 million vehicle, bringing total AUM across two funds to €45 million. Portfolio companies gain access to a network of 100+ operators and 250+ founders.
Founders Factory
Founders Factory is a London-based venture studio and accelerator founded in 2015 by Brent Hoberman, Henry Lane Fox, and George Northcott. The firm co-builds and accelerates pre-seed and seed stage startups across fintech, health, climate, media, and consumer sectors, operating sector-specific programmes with corporate partners including Aviva, L'Oréal, and Deutsche Telekom. Since launch, Founders Factory has backed over 300 companies globally, which have collectively raised more than $800 million in follow-on funding. Its venture studio model — co-founding businesses from day zero — distinguishes it from conventional accelerators and gives it a distinctive builder-investor role in the European ecosystem.
