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European startups, investors, and accelerators

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Alentejo Accelerator

Evora, Portugal · Accelerator

ANJE initiative in southern Portugal providing a 4-month acceleration program with mentoring and business modeling for biotech, agrotech, and ICT startups. Scope: Regional (Alentejo).

AcceleratorBiotechAgriTechICT

BioInnovation Institute (BII)

Copenhagen, Denmark · Incubator

BioInnovation Institute is a life science incubator backed by the Novo Nordisk Foundation that helps researchers and founders turn biotech and health innovations into venture ready companies. Based in Copenhagen, BII provides lab space, grant funding, expert business support, and access to investors for projects in therapeutics, diagnostics, and industrial biotech. It runs programs for both idea stage research and early startups, de risking science heavy ventures before they seek larger capital. BII is a central node in the Danish life science startup pipeline.

IncubatorBiotechHealthtechLife Science

Cradle

Amsterdam, Netherlands · Startup

Generative protein design platform helping scientists engineer new vaccines, therapeutics, and materials.

StartupGrowthBiotechAI

ELPIS Leadership Programme

Lyngby, Denmark · Event Organisator

Organizer of the Lead the Bio Revolution Across Life Science course at DTU.

Event OrganisatorEventsBiotech

Forbion

Naarden, Netherlands · Accelerator

Life sciences VC founded 2006 investing in biotech and medtech from early to growth stages.

AcceleratorSeries A to GrowthBiotechMedtechLife Sciences

Fountain Healthcare Partners

Dublin, Ireland · Accelerator

Founded 2008. Specialist VC investing in biotech, pharma, and medical devices with a transatlantic presence.

AcceleratorSeries A to Series BBiotechPharmaMedical Devices

Hanson Wade

Berlin, Germany · Event Organisator

Organizer of the mRNA-Based Therapeutics Summit Europe series.

Event OrganisatorEventsBiotech

Hartnett Enterprise Acceleration Centre

Limerick, Ireland · Incubator

Opened 2007. Provides office space, mentorship, and links to Limerick's industry network for medtech, biotech, and digital media startups; supported 50+ firms. Notable alumni include Stokes Bio. Scope: Regional (Mid-West Ireland).

IncubatorMedTechBiotechDigital Media

Inveready

Barcelona, Spain · Accelerator

Founded 2008. Active early-stage investor across ICT, biotech, and fintech with multiple fund vehicles.

AcceleratorSeed to GrowthSoftwareBiotechFintech

Novo Holdings

Hellerup, Denmark · Venture Capital

Novo Holdings is the investment arm of the Novo Nordisk Foundation and the largest life science investor in Denmark. It backs biotech, medtech, and health innovation across seed, venture, and growth stages while also managing the foundation's long term ownership in Novo Nordisk and Novozymes. The firm provides patient capital, deep scientific expertise, and global networks for founders building therapies, diagnostics, and industrial biotech solutions. Novo Holdings is a cornerstone of the Danish life science ecosystem.

Venture CapitalSeed to GrowthBiotechLife ScienceHealthcare

Ochre Bio

Oxford, United Kingdom · Startup

Biotech company using AI and genomics to develop RNA therapies targeting chronic liver disease.

StartupGrowthBiotechHealth

Panakes Partners

Milan, Italy · Accelerator

Founded 2015. Healthcare and medtech specialist investing across Europe in devices, diagnostics, digital health, and biotech.

AcceleratorSeries A to Series BMedtechDigital HealthBiotech

Pomerangels

Szczecin, Poland · Angel Investor

A venture fund + angel network based in Szczecin, Pomerangels invests alongside business angels and syndicates in post-revenue companies. With a network of 100+ angels, they co-invest up to €4M in innovative SMEs across ICT, autonomous tech, biotech, etc. Notable focus: companies that already have strong angel syndicates; Pomerangels adds capital on top of angel rounds to scale these ventures.

Angel InvestorSeed to Series BICTBiotechAutonomous Tech

Seroba Life Sciences

Dublin, Ireland · Accelerator

Founded 2002. Life sciences VC investing in biotech, medtech, and diagnostics across Europe.

AcceleratorSeries A to Series BBiotechMedical DevicesDiagnostics

StartLife

Wageningen, Netherlands · Accelerator

Launched 2010 by Wageningen University. Leading agri-foodtech accelerator with EUR 25K non-dilutive funding, a 12-week program, and corporate/research connections; supported 100+ startups like Meatable. Scope: International.

AcceleratorAgriFoodFoodTechBiotech

Startup Braga

Braga, Portugal · Accelerator

Innovation hub and accelerator supported by Microsoft, nurturing deep-tech startups in biotech, nanotech, and digital sectors. Provides acceleration, access to University of Minho labs, and corporate partners; backed 120+ companies. Scope: Regional (Northern Portugal).

AcceleratorDeep TechBiotechDigital

Symbion

Copenhagen, Denmark · Incubator

Symbion is one of Denmark's oldest science parks and incubators, founded to support research driven startups in tech and life science. It provides office space, labs, business services, and community programs for hundreds of early stage companies, and it hosts accelerators and investor events on site. Symbion is located in Copenhagen's innovation district and acts as a bridge between universities, corporates, and founders. Many Danish startups begin their journey inside the Symbion campus.

IncubatorBiotechInnovationTech

UtrechtInc

Utrecht, Netherlands · Incubator

Founded 2009. University-affiliated incubator supporting ICT and biotech startups with a 4-month validation program, follow-on acceleration, labs access, and investor network. Supported 200+ startups including SnappCar. Scope: Regional (Utrecht).

IncubatorICTBiotechUniversity