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European Regional Development Fund

Government · City of Brussels, Belgium

The ERDF finances programmes in shared responsibility between the European Commission and national and regional authorities in Member States

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88 Portfolio companies+267% in 5 years
1 Unicorns
98 Investments
Jun 2026 Last investment
01 · Fund commitments

The funds European Regional Development Fund backs.

European Regional Development Fund is a limited partner in 55 funds.

350 Investment Partners
United Kingdom
Acceleration Through Innovation
United Kingdom
AXM Venture Capital
United Kingdom
BADideas.fund
Latvia
Blue Lake Accelerator
United Kingdom
BMH
Germany
Bmp Ventures
Germany
British Business Bank
United Kingdom
Clarendon Fund Managers
United Kingdom
Creative Capital Fund
United Kingdom
Development Bank of Wales
United Kingdom
Early Game Ventures
Romania
02 · Knowledge graph
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03 · Portfolio analysis

Where European Regional Development Fund’s portfolio is concentrated.

Distribution of portfolio companies by headquarters country, sector, entry stage and current growth stage. Across all 88 portfolio companies. "Stage entered" is the first priced round the investor joined, derived from the investor’s transaction history.

By countryCount
  1. UK28
  2. Germany22
  3. Netherlands8
  4. France5
  5. Portugal5
  6. Lithuania3
  7. Denmark2
  8. Estonia2
  9. Poland2
  10. Spain2
  11. Belgium1
  12. Greece1
By sectorCount
  1. Health25
  2. Energy17
  3. Enterprise Software17
  4. Real Estate8
  5. Transportation6
  6. Education5
  7. Security5
  8. Fintech4
  9. Food4
  10. Marketing4
  11. Media3
  12. Engineering and Manufacturing Equipment2
By stage enteredCount
  1. Seed25
  2. Series A8
By growth stageCount
  1. Early Growth72
  2. Breakout Stage10
  3. Late Growth4
  4. Mature1
04 · Portfolio market map

Inside European Regional Development Fund’s portfolio.

The 60 highest-funded portfolio companies, of 88 tracked.

BioNTech
Health · Unicorn
$6.9B
Upvest
Fintech
$735M
Paragraf
Semiconductors
$220M
FineHeart
Health
$154M
AMT Medical
Health
$100M
Nova innovation
Energy
$11M
Realeyes
Marketing
$48M
Babbel
Education
$88M
3YourMind
Enterprise Software
$28M
Dryad Networks
Security
$58M
Baobab
Security
$53M
Stellar Telecommunications
Transportation
$41M
Newcells Biotech
Health
$1
iLoF
Health
$22M
Nethone
Security
$27M
IOTech Systems
Enterprise Software
$30M
Hemerion Therapeutics
Health
$31M
aevoloop
Fashion
$14M
onHand
Jobs Recruitment
$3.6M
Manus Neurodynamica
Health
$14M
Forward Earth
Enterprise Software
$20M
Ogre AI
Energy
$13M
Farmless
Food
$21M
Meccellis Biotech
Health
$22M
Archeon Medical
Health
$24M
sensmore
Real Estate
$28M
NANOVERY
Health
$6.0M
Sea4Us
Health
$23M
Boiler Plan
Real Estate
$7.9M
One Utility Bill
Fintech
$11M
Akirolabs
Enterprise Software
$20M
Fleming
Health
$7.2M
NeoCarbon
Real Estate
$14M
Nanom
Energy
$12M
Tapp
Transportation
$3.9M
HYGEN
Energy
3DEO (MapBI)
Enterprise Software
$7.0M
IPXO
Enterprise Software
$10M
QuinteQ Energy
Energy
$2.2M
Solvemate
Marketing
$4.4M
Magnitude Biosciences
Health
$3.7M
Spoke Technologies
Enterprise Software
$8.0M
Equiwatt
Real Estate
$3.7M
Aelius Biotech
Health
$6.3M
Shine Interview
Jobs Recruitment
$6.9M
Provolut
Health
$8.8M
GoDefend
Security
$3.3M
Cruisewatch
Travel
$4.4M
Bandora
Real Estate
$6.6M
Poptop
Event Tech
$4.1M
ImpactNexus
Enterprise Software
$4.4M
Roman
Real Estate
$7.9M
Syscade
Energy
expressTEC
Health
$440K
Troo
Fintech
$2.6M
Zympler
Energy
$6.6M
Wordnerds
Media
$3.4M
NE&C Windows & Doors
Home Living
$5.3M
CleoCare
Health
$1.5M
Landatu Solar
Energy
05 · Portfolio founders

Where European Regional Development Fund’s portfolio founders come from.

144 founders across the 88 highest-funded portfolio companies — by current location, university attended, and the companies they worked at before founding. Sourced from the founder records the API links to each portfolio company.

LocationCount
  1. Germany42
  2. United Kingdom29
  3. Netherlands14
  4. France12
  5. Portugal11
  6. United States7
  7. Brazil3
  8. Iceland3
  9. Spain3
  10. Latvia2
UniversityCount
  1. Newcastle University5
  2. University of Porto4
  3. Kaunas University of Technology3
  4. NOVA University Lisbon3
  5. RWTH Aachen University3
  6. TU Delft3
  7. University of Amsterdam3
  8. University of Aveiro3
  9. University of Cambridge3
  10. University of Cologne3
Previous companyCount
  1. Lightyear4
  2. Roland Berger4
  3. H:32 Fintech Hub3
  4. Siemens3
  5. Applied Materials2
  6. Borderstep Institute2
  7. Careship2
  8. Centro de Investigação em Química da Universidade do Porto2
  9. Coolrec Bv2
  10. DZ BANK2
06 · Similar investors

Similar investors.

Peers the API surfaces as most similar by portfolio shape, with Dealroom investor rank and portfolio scale.

Plug and Play
Venture Capital · Sunnyvale
#410 rank 1,576 companies $290B portfolio
Bpifrance
Sovereign Wealth Fund · Maisons-Alfort
#94 rank 1,363 companies $165B portfolio
Techstars
Accelerator · New York City
#855 rank 2,278 companies $249B portfolio
MassChallenge
Accelerator · Boston
#10,963 rank 1,065 companies $20B portfolio
Antler
Accelerator · Singapore
#1,199 rank 2,027 companies $22B portfolio
HTGF
Venture Capital · Bonn
#681 rank 578 companies $28B portfolio
Y Combinator
Accelerator · San Francisco
#62 rank 7,127 companies $1.9T portfolio
Alumni Ventures
Venture Capital · Manchester
#185 rank 802 companies $203B portfolio