Growth Services // EIT Digital

Fundraising is hard
don't do it alone

Join the Growth Services programme offered by EIT Digital to receive unparalleled fundraising support. Our team of venture capital experts help European deep tech companies gain access to the financing they need to scale their businesses.

THIS IS HOW WE WORK

PREPARE: Raising a Series A is a lot of work. From pitch decks to projections, from deal structure to the data room, it’s time to get organized. Double check, triple check, tighten and polish. With our help, you’ll build the confidence and competence to ace your investor meetings.

CONNECT: Nothing beats a good network. Expand your fundraising search well beyond your home country. Our fundraising experts have personal relationships with investor all across Europe. What’s more, we know what they want. Get introduced to investors whose interests match your tech, geography and ticket size. Startups with an international investor expand faster and have a better chance to do later a large Series B round.

RAISE: You only get one chance to make a first impression. Make it count. With our training and introductions, you’ll be poised to deliver the right message to the right audience at the right time. Let the investors see your purpose, your potential and your growth plan. Find a strategic and value adding investor that understands your business. Get a valuation that keeps the equity where it belongs. Above all, secure the capital influx you need to grow.

SECTORS OF EXPERTISE: 5 DIGITAL PRIORITY AREAS

Digital Industry

Digital Industry covers the seamless process from production to retail and the related supporting functions such as logistics and consumer engagement to improve efficiency in production and retail.

Digital Cities

Digital Cities leverages the digital transformation of the cities through centralised, participative and collaborative interactions between city actors: government, city service providers, industry, and citizens.

Digital Wellbeing

Digital Wellbeing aims at slowing down the growth of healthcare expenses while maintaining the quality of life during the working life and at higher age through prevention of and coping with mental and physical conditions.

Digital Tech

Digital Tech is the core enabler of the digital transformation by providing secure, robust, responsive and intelligent communications and computation facilities.

Digital Finance

Digital Finance supports the creation of innovative tools and services to help the finance industry adapt to the challenges it currently faces. Robust yet agile and tailored financial services are essential for our economies, citizens and enterprises.

EIT DIGITAL FOCUS

PHASE 1
Early Stage Startups

Need

200k – 1 m€

Problematic

Finalizing product/services
Attracting talents
Winning grants and non-dilutive financing
Winning first customers
Going to the market
Prepare fundraising

Typical investors

Grants, government subsidies
Friends and family, Love Money
Business Angels
Crowd funding

PHASE 2
Established Scaleups

Need

5 – 35 m€

Problematic

Increasing sales and production
Growing internationally
Recruiting a team
Differentiating from competition
Elaborating pricing strategy
Defining a corporate strategy
Developing a brand
Improving margins and efficiency

Typical investors

Venture Capital
Corporate Venture funds
Sovereign funds
Family offices
Debt, if possible

PHASE 3
Mature Startups

Need

10+ m€

Problematic

Developing new markets
International expansion
Acquisitions (?)
New innovations
Achieving market leadership
Equity story
Exits (IPO / sale to partners, trade sale)

Typical investors

Capital development funds
Venture debt
PE funds
Family offices
Sovereign funds, EIB

THIS IS THE TEAM THAT WILL GET YOU THERE

Jari Mieskonen

Biography

Jari Mieskonen

Seasoned venture manager with experience of some +120 direct investments mainly in Nordics and Baltics area. He has been a board member of all direct investments he has executed and served several years in Invest Europe venture council, FVCA board and is currently chairman of Nordic Venture Network. He is more like generalist than focused specialist what comes to technologies. He has always protected founder’s interest in complex deal structures and kept neutral professionalism in deal making. Based on his long experience in the venture industry he has seen several cycles in the market and knows that timing is sometimes more important than maximum value.

Dr Daniel Auriel

Biography

Dr Daniel Auriel

Daniel is as "deeptech" as they get. He started his career in chemical and pharmaceutical R&D in large corporation such as Bayer and Stora Enso, before taking on various innovation, strategy and business assignments focused on advanced technologies in Germany, China, Israel and other regions. His work resulted in 7 products brought to the market, 1 business unit & 1 regional office created, and 1 new business model implemented.

Since 2015, he followed his passion for entrepreneurship & investments as VC investment manager (Capricorn Venture Partners), as venture partner for a start-up incubator/accelerator, and as angel investor as well as start-up advisor. He joined EIT Digital in 2019 where he covers the DACH region and has helped successfully close multiple fundraisings in areas such as MedTech/HealthTech, PropTech, Big Data, ClimateTech, AgroTech, etc.

Tomas Pulido

Biography

Tomas Pulido

Tomas is an Engineer turned Oil&Gas Operator turned Startup Strategic Advisor.

He started in oil & gas exploration before moving into entrepreneurship for sport event filming with commercial drones. He has advised European and Israeli startups on Go-to-Market, public, and private fundraising strategies, particularly in deep tech sectors such as MedTech/HealthTech, Biotech, ClimateTech, AI/ML, among others.

He has also been a Venture Scout for startups aiming for European Programmes such as The EIC Accelerator, combined with scouting for a German VC (pre-seed, DACH focused). Besides, he is an Angel Investor in a pre-seed Spanish Business Angel Group and Startup Lab Mentor at IE Business School.

Tomas joined EIT Digital Growth Services in 2024 to cover the South Europe Region.

OUR TRACK RECORD

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VCs in our network

Mitiga Solutions

€13M RAISE

AI and high-performance computing to manage and prevent the impact of climate risks.

INVESTORS

Microsoft Climate Fund
Nationwide Ventures
Kibo Ventures
Creas Impacto
Faber Ventures

JENTIS

€11M RAISE

JENTIS’s solution allows for server-side web tracking that delivers more precise marketing and analytics data and full data control, while fully complying with GDPR and other privacy regulations.

INVESTORS