Investors in Hardware

Industrio Ventures is the launchpad for hardware, industry & technology startups and is based in Italy. Investor and accelerator of hardware startups and open innovation projects. Industrio builds and invests in innovative technologies by providing entrepreneurs with seed funds, prototyping resources and strong hands on support. We work to develop both the product and the business to create the fastest path to revenue.

As a tech accelerator, we help engineering teams grow commercially successful businesses in the global marketplace. We use our experience in electronics product design, customer development and B2B sales on global hi-tech markets to ensure an exciting journey to the commercial success of your project. We help founders of hardware and software projects to construct 'tech bridge' from EUROPE (CEE) to global markets.

Buildit, Accelerator of Things, for startups in hardware & IoT. We develop the IoT and Hardware success stories of the future! Buildit is an accelerator for new global success stories in hardware. Buildit is the first accelerator in the Baltic States and Nordic countries with a focus on physical devices (hardware in combination with software).

The CRL is a community of hardware startups, designers and makers. We have desk and studio rental, great machine-shops plus an accelerator. Inspiring workspace and home to the UK's only accelerator programme for product makers. Central Research Laboratory (CRL) is the UK's leading accelerator and coworking space for hardware startups and product pioneers.

Incubator Belle de Mai supports the creation of innovative companies in the digital field. The Belle de Mai National Multimedia Incubator is an organization designed to help innovative project leaders in the field of digital technology and its uses to transform their project into a viable business. Accredited by the Ministries of Research and National Education.

Venture Catalysts is a company focused on commercialization of technologies through entrepreneurship. By supporting visionary researchers and entrepreneurs releasing the full potential of their technologies, the company acts as a catalyst on the development of new technology–based ventures

Institut Mines-Telecom is an institution of research and innovation in engineering and digital technologies. The leading group of engineering and management schools in France. The Institut Mines-Télécom (IMT) is the leading public group of Grandes Écoles of engineering and management in France, under the supervision of the Ministry of Economy, Finance and Industrial and Digital Sovereignty.

Venture Catalysts is a company focused on commercialization of technologies through entrepreneurship. By supporting visionary researchers and entrepreneurs releasing the full potential of their technologies, the company acts as a catalyst on the development of new technology–based ventures

Quantum Delta is the public-private partnership of global tech companies, government agencies, and all major quantum research centers. The Netherlands is a vibrant international hotspot for quantum technology, with leading science, technology, and talent. With Quantum Delta NL, we are creating a fully functional national ecosystem for excellence in quantum innovation, for highly talented professionals to bring quantum computers, quantum networks, and quantum sensors to the market.

NowHatch Ventures is an early-stage capital investor based in Frankfurt am Main, focused on innovative business models. NowHatch targets early-stage pre-seed and seed rounds. They see themselves as sparring partners, networkers, and experienced entrepreneurs. NowHatch provides not only financial backing but also strategic advice in fundraising, recruiting top talents, coaching, marketing & communication, as well as finance assistance to maximize the chances of success in the critical early phases of startups.

The European Startup Prize is the biggest EU-founded Award and Acceleration Programme for sustainable mobility. The European Startup Prize for mobility (EUSP) is a EU-founded Acceleration and Investment Programme for sustainable mobility startups. It was created in 2017 by Karima Delli, Chairwoman of the European Parliament’s Committee on Transport and Tourism, Boston Consulting Group and Via ID.

Curious Capital is the corporate venture subsidiary of Heinen-Verlag, and was just established in 2017. Heinen-Verlag, founded in 1946, is a Cologne-based publishing house with activities and history in regional print media. Curious Capital is now looking for seed and early stage investments in business models, products and/or markets, whichanyhow fit to activities of a modern media company.