EIT

28DIGITAL, formerly known as EIT Digital, operates as Europe's largest Open Innovation Ecosystem. Their strategy revolves around transforming knowledge into innovation, scaling startups into global ventures, and cultivating the next generation of digital talent. They focus on areas where digital technology drives societal progress, addresses global challenges, and benefits people, businesses, and the planet. 28DIGITAL prioritizes enhancing European tech sovereignty, competitiveness, and sustainability. They operate in strategic domains like AI, cybersecurity, advanced computing, and robotics, emphasizing their application across various sectors. The firm aims to bridge the gap between lab innovation and commercial success, particularly in Physical AI and advanced technologies. They provide entrepreneurial education, fundraising guidance, and leverage their pan-European network to scout research projects. 28DIGITAL also delivers venture studio services, matchmaking with industrial partners and investors, and offers hands-on engineering and business development support. They facilitate company formation, taking equity stakes in promising ventures alongside founders and investors to align incentives. Their overall investment thesis focuses on building a robust and sustainable deep-tech ecosystem in Europe by keeping innovation, IP, and value creation within the region. They aim to empower researchers to become entrepreneurs and transform deep-tech innovations into competitive industrial businesses.

AI, cybersecurity, advanced computing, robotics, digital technology, deep-tech, smart manufacturing, Industry 5.0, autonomous and sustainable mobility, distributed energy and storage systems, collaborative robotics and advanced sensing, Physical AI

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