Project Partners

SEERC

The South-East European Research Centre (SEERC) is a multidisciplinary research institution established in 2004 as a non-profit legal entity in Thessaloniki, Greece. Operating as part of CITY College, University of York Europe Campus, SEERC brings together academic expertise from both CITY College and the University of York to support the stable development of South-East Europe. The Centre conducts applied research across four core areas: Enterprise, Innovation & Development, Information & Communication Technologies, and Society & Human Development. SEERC’s mission is to foster collaboration among researchers throughout the South-East European region, initiate joint research projects, and promote open dialogue on critical regional issues. Leveraging its EU location and regional presence, SEERC acts as a bridge between Western European academic institutions and South-East Europe, while also serving as an information hub that distills complex research into accessible formats for policymakers, academics, civil society, and the public. With a broad disciplinary base, including economics, social sciences, public health, and more, SEERC aspires to be a cross-border institution that enhances regional integration and contributes meaningfully to an inclusive, expanded Europe.

University of Luxembourg

Website: https://www.uni.lu/snt-en/about/

The project team of the University of Luxembourg comes from the Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and New Technology research group (EINT) of the Interdisciplinary Centre for Security and Trust (SnT) at the University of Luxembourg. SnT brings together researchers from partners and the UL faculties to carry out research and PhD education and aims to achieve high impact and excellence well beyond the academic community by collaborating with external partners such as industries, government bodies, institutions, and international actors.

FastTrack

Website: https://fasttrack.vc/

FASTTRACK VENTURES is a Portuguese VC firm that invests in early-stage deep-tech companies. More than this, it supports startups, entrepreneurs and other innovators in building and growing their businesses by providing business acceleration activities, portfolio management and organization of networking activities. In fact, Fasttrack is an investment catalyst, working closely with the ventures to support entrepreneurs to become investment ready and scale their business.

EBAN – European Business Angel Network

Website: https://www.eban.org/

As a network of more than 120 member organisations, representing over 15,000 business angels, early-stage investors, and stakeholders, EBAN is dedicated to fostering the growth and development of the early-stage ecosystem across Europe and beyond. EBAN possesses a comprehensive understanding of the European funding landscape and its challenges, informed by extensive experience. The organization has consistently provided solutions for issues faced by business angels and business angel clubs. Its mission is to drive successful and responsible early stage investing by providing its members network connections, best practices and useful tools, as well as representation towards governmental stakeholders.