Investor · 1 deal
Every published round European Commission took part in, and every parcel of existing shares it bought off another holder. Deals we hold but haven't published yet are not counted.
| Company | Stage | Announced | Amount | Role | Alongside | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sempo | Grant | 13 Jul 2020 | $1.6m | Participant | Australian FinTech, SmartCompany |
Companies European Commission has backed in a published round, and companies whose existing shares it bought off another holder.
| Company | What it does | First invested | Rounds | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sempo | 13 Jul 2020, Grant | 1 | 0 |
Fund closes reported for European Commission, as distinct from the investments it has made.
Companies European Commission has backed that another company then bought. An exit for the holding, not a deal European Commission did.
| Name | Role | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Ursula von der Leyen | President | Women's Agenda |
Stories naming European Commission. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
European regulators have cleared Neuren's Rett syndrome drug DAYBU, the first such treatment authorised in the EU, with milestone payments due to the Melbourne biotech from licence partner Acadia.
A year-end list profiling women leaders worldwide, from presidents to tech founders; it recalls Airwallex's landmark capital raise and Mira Murati's new AI venture with its record seed round.
Calix-backed SOCRATCES project is trialling calcium looping for concentrated solar power storage, using Calix kiln technology at a Seville pilot plant funded by the European Commission's Horizon 2020 scheme.
Blockchain startup Sempo won a European Commission prize of one million euros, with Oxfam Ireland as lead applicant, to deliver digital crypto-based aid; it earlier won Startup Victoria's Impact Pitch Night.
Also SmartCompany
Sydney-listed... Australian fintech Sempo won a European Commission blockchain prize, securing one million euros to expand digital cash aid delivery work with Oxfam.
Also Australian FinTech
Calix has approval to scale its LEILAC carbon capture technology into a larger demonstration plant at a European cement facility, developed with several partners and backed by European Commission Horizon 2020 project funding.
A profile of Calix recounting its flash calcination technology, a December US acquisition of Inland Environmental Resources paired with a fresh capital raising, battery materials research, and carbon capture work for cement.