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BeAble Capital is a Spanish VC fund that specializes in “science equity,” investing in startups from early or seed-stage that emerge from scientific research and deep tech. It supports technologies coming from universities and research centres, offers value-added guidance, and aims to turn scientific innovation into industrial impact. Their portfolio includes companies working in ceramics, nanomaterials, biotech, sensors, composite materials, and other cutting-edge fields.

SpainCap is the Spanish association that brings together venture capital and private equity firms—alongside institutional investors and service providers—in Spain. It acts as the industry body representing the private-capital sector, promoting investment in unlisted companies from start-ups to established firms, fostering innovation and supporting sustainable business development.

We look forward to the future – and want to help shape it. SPRIND is therefore looking for answers to the social, ecological and economic challenges of our time. Our goal is to create new breakthrough innovations from Germany. That means products, services and systems that make all our lives noticeably and sustainably better. To achieve this, we bring together new thinkers from science and business, people with outstanding ideas, special expertise and passion. We create spaces in which people can take risks and think in a radically different way, and we build up an entrepreneurial environment that makes ideas become reality. Our support is comprehensive. We finance, help put together teams and link them with the right networks from science, business and politics. We only support innovators and innovations that are based on fundamental humanistic values.

De Nora was founded in 1923 by Oronzio De Nora. The Company is committed to developing unconventional solutions to achieve the energy transition towards decarbonization, enable the hydrogen economy and ensure clean water for everyone. De Nora's technologies are recognised as a high-value enabler that facilitates transformational processes for many industrial applications: primary chemicals production, electronics applications, water purification, galvanic processes, energy storage, infrastructural corrosion protection, and many others. Over the past decade, the Group has had an outstanding track record of organic growth, supported by innovation and successful M&A activities in several countries. De Nora has 24 operating companies in 10 countries and 5 R&D centres in Italy, the United States, and Japan, which ensure the continuous improvement and enlargement of its proprietary technologies covered by more 278 patent families with over 2,800 territorial extensions. With its widespread presence and broad product portfolio, the Company can effectively serve customers in 100 countries, employing more than 2,000 people worldwide.

Innovation Ventures is the corporate venture capital arm of Inter IKEA Group. We make strategic investments in innovative companies and build strategic partnerships and collaborations with corporations and academia. Read on to find out more about how we work! Innovation Ventures' investments and partnerships are aimed at addressing key challenges and opportunities across our value chain. To this end, we look for opportunities across four transformation areas. Our ultimate goal is to make IKEA more sustainable, affordable and accessible to the many people.

Located in Japan, Silicon Valley and operating globally, Honda Innovations drives corporate transformation within all areas of Honda. Its strategic investment and open innovation program, Honda Xcelerator Ventures, is a catalyst to accelerate new businesses by backing innovative startups. From direct investments and co-development to strategic partnerships, Honda Innovations is focused on building a better world by supporting the Honda goal to realise carbon neutrality and zero fatalities involving Honda vehicles by 2050.

Vsquared Ventures is a Munich-based early-stage venture capital firm that focuses on deep tech. It backs founders who are building breakthrough, science- or engineering-driven startups in areas like quantum and novel computing, robotics, green energy, AI, new space, and synthetic biology. In June 2024, Vsquared closed its second fund at €214 million, making it one of the largest early-stage deep-tech funds in Europe, with about €450 million in total assets under management.

We are the venture investment arm of the Kering Group, acquiring minority holdings in startups. Kering Ventures aims to increase Kering Digital and Innovation‘s impact by supporting emerging leaders at the intersection of technology, commerce and culture. We want to share our passion for imagining the future of Luxury. We connect entrepreneurs with our ecosystem, which comprises our Houses and international network. We bring business opportunities, and share our luxury expertise.

We love technology as a means to transform our planet for the better. We believe in co-creating economic value together with the ecosystem we are part of. Deep Ocean Capital (DOC) is our independent management company hosting our Venture Capital funds. DOC was born in Rome with international/global ambitions, and is focused on deep technologies. Why Deep Ocean Capital? The Deep Ocean is the place on Earth that is less explored by humans, crowded with strange creatures, but also full of unexpected valuable resources. Likewise, Deep Ocean Capital has been established in 2021 to extract those resources present in abundance in the many folds of industrial and academic research. Deep tech is the next global innovation wave. It will be the most disruptive ever. Deep Tech ventures will change the way we live and work, and more broadly the environment around us. Deep Ocean Capital through its VC funds will invest in those life-changing technologies and companies.

Infinity Recycling creates markets for end of life waste streams by investing in advanced recycling technologies and connecting the value chain.

Founded in 2020, Extantia is a venture capital firm backing pioneers in climate. As a climate tech generalist, we invest in software and hardware solutions that address large, near-term market opportunities with the power to redefine industries. Our sweet spot is early-stage - ranging from Seed to Series A. Headquartered in Berlin with team members across the UK and Germany, Extantia primarily invests in Europe. We are a long-term partner to our portfolio companies and provide hands-on support across commercialisation, scaling the organisation, and fundraising.

Radix Ventures is a VC firm founded in 2023 and headquartered in Warsaw, Poland, that focuses on deep-tech startups in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE). Their first fund hit a first close of €41 million, backed by investors like the European Investment Fund (EIF) and PFR Ventures. They typically invest at the late-seed stage (tickets ~€1–2 million), with a strong emphasis on technologies like green energy, manufacturing, space tech, and dual-use systems.

Wind (formerly Wind Capital) is a Paris-based early-stage venture capital firm founded by entrepreneurs Thierry Vandewalle and Xavier Gury. They invest in deep-tech climate and sustainability startups, especially targeting solutions in key infrastructure and services like food quality, energy, mobility, construction, and environmental health. Their current fund has initially closed at €90 million, with tickets typically ranging from €500 K to €5 M.

Primo Capital SGR S.p.A. is the leading independent Italian platform for alternative investments focused on cutting-edge technology in sectors that are crucial for economic development. Active in the Venture Capital and Private Equity segments, the company now has over 500 million euros committed over multiple funds specializing in the digital, healthcare, climate tech and space economy sectors.

Scientifica acts as an Operational VC, partnering with founders by combining capital, strategic expertise, advanced infrastructure and hands-on operational support. Investment is just the beginning of a journey that guides start-ups from pre-seed to scale-up, covering key areas such as technological development, market positioning, branding, and go-to-market strategies. To turn ambitious ideas into reality, we offer a 4,000 m² tech hub equipped with cutting-edge prototyping laboratories and a multidisciplinary team of experts working alongside founders on every aspect of the business. Our identity is rooted in a passion for science, technology, and sustainable progress. That’s why we invest in the sparks that expand the boundaries of what’s possible. From day one, we build the future with those bold enough to imagine it.