TURNING EUROPE'S AI RESEARCH INTO GLOBAL COMPANIES
TURNING EUROPE'S AI RESEARCH INTO GLOBAL COMPANIES
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TL;DR
TL;DR
We help Europe's AI researchers to become successful entrepreneurs. Join us to build the AI research entrepreneur ecosystem you want to be a part of.
WHY eurAIx?
WHY eurAIx?
Europe produces world-class AI research and has exceptional technical talent, yet struggles to translate scientific breakthroughs into competitive, independent businesses with global reach.
MISSION
MISSION
eurAIx’s mission is to foster the launch and scaling of AI companies by supporting researchers across Europe to become innovators and entrepreneurs, driving Europe’s competitiveness and scientific progress.
GOALS
GOALS
Our ambition is to create an ecosystem which spawns 100+ European AI companies with global impact, and multiple unicorns among them within the next ten years.
Success for us means meaningfully helping Europe capture at least 25% of global AI commercial value by 2035 – proportional to its share of global research output.
We are fully committed to the mission. And we are convinced that Europe can contribute much more to an AI future which is beneficial for all.
WHO WE ARE
WHO WE ARE
FOUNDING AI ADVISORS
FOUNDING AI ADVISORS
Tomaso Poggio
MIT
Thinking Machines, Mobileye, DeepMind
Bernhard Schölkopf
Max Planck, ETH,
Ellis Society Founder,
Founder of several startups
AI SENIOR ADVISORS
AI SENIOR ADVISORS
Yann LeCun
Founder NewCo (name to be announced)
Former VP & Chief AI Scientist, Meta
Turing Award Winner, Chevalier (Knight) of the French Legion of Honor ,Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering ,Global Swiss AI Award 2023
Amnon Shashua
Cofounder & CEO, Mobileye (Nasdaq, $12b Market Cap)
Cofounder, Or-Cam, One Zero Bank, Mentee Robotics, AI21 Labs
Professor, Hebrew University
Sebastian Thrun
Cofounder, Google X (and Waymo)
Cofounder and Chair, Udacity
Cofounder Kitty Hawk
Cofounder, Stealth startups
Adjunct Professor, Stanford University
FOUNDING ENTREPRENEURSHIP ADVISORS
FOUNDING ENTREPRENEURSHIP ADVISORS
Yann Lechelle
Co-Founder and CEO :probabl.
Entrepreneur in Residence INSEAD
Chevalier de l'Ordre National du Mérite
Agata Nowicka
Visionaries AI Incubator/Google,
2x Entrepreneur,
Female Foundry
Paola Pisano
University of Torino, Former Italian Minister, HighEST AI Lab Director, Founder of Deeplomacy
Claudia Zeisberger
INSEAD, PE & VC,
Standard Chartered
EXECUTIVE TEAM
EXECUTIVE TEAM
Theos Evgeniou
Strategy & Outreach
Professor at INSEAD, specializing in AI and business, 30 years in AI
Entrepreneur, co-founder of 2 startups
Advisor for global organizations on AI and business strategy.
Steph Prokos
Operations
Entrepreneur and Business strategist and ecosystem builder with experience in digital transformation and venture growth.
Advisor to multinational companies and startups across Europe in innovation and brand strategy.
Thomas Ramge
Communications
Award-winning author and researcher focused on technology, innovation, and economic systems.
Science Communications at SPRIND, the German Federal Agency for Disruptive Innovation.
Francesco Tronci
Finance (fractional)
Investment professional and business strategist with experience across Private Equity and Venture Capital
Advisor to deeptech companies, investors and nonprofits across the US, Europe and Africa
Harvard Business School alum, senior advisor and former president of multiple networks including over 2,500 MBAs, 300+ entrepreneurs and multiple unicorns
Alex Zhigarev
Startup Business Services
Serial Entrepreneur and Venture Partner at Entrepreneur First, General Partner at Speedinvest
President, INSEAD Entrepreneurship Global Club
FOR PARTNERS AND INVESTORS
FOR PARTNERS AND INVESTORS
A growing group of experienced research- and deep-tech entrepreneurs within the eurAIx ecosystem supports applicants in sharpening and advancing their ideas. More announcements to come. The same applies to our investment partners, who are actively scouting for funding opportunities in research-based European AI startups.
If you’re interested in becoming a partner or investor in the eurAIx ecosystem, please get in touch.
Together, we’ll define how you can contribute in the most effective and impactful way.
FOR RESEARCHERS
FOR RESEARCHERS
Are you wondering how to become an entrepreneur based on your own
research?
Reach out to us and get:
1-on-1 consultations with experienced research entrepreneurs and former VC partners to answer your questions
Access to information about funding, co-founder matching, and commercialization support launching in 2026
Direct input on what services, resources, and support we build
THE ROAD AHEAD
THE ROAD AHEAD
We will build the road ahead together.
Please follow our LinkedIn Page or sign up to join us.
We’ll then start our conversation and share updates with you.
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