EIT Founders2Founders 2025: key results and winners of this year’s programme

76 startups completed the full Founders2Founders training cycle.
35 startups received individual mentoring from experienced founders and international experts.
31 investor matchmaking meetings were organised during IT Arena.
9 finalists pitched live at DeepTech Night.
€30,000 prize fund provided by InnoEnergy and the EIT Community.

Winners 2025

🥇 A42 — €15,000

Automated platform for monitoring a company’s external perimeter to detect leaks and vulnerabilities.

A42 also secured a preliminary €250,000 investment commitment from Depo Ventures following the event.

🥈 SYLA — €10,000

A bionic knee prosthesis restoring natural mobility for above-knee amputees.

SYLA has also been selected as a finalist at Web Summit 2025.

🥉 Peony — €5,000

Flushable, microplastic-free menstrual pads.

Ovul, a programme participant, won 1st place among all startups at IT Arena 2025.
FISKIN, one of the programme finalists, has been nominated for the Marie Claire Sustainability Award.
Two focused Discovery Sessions were held on key global markets — US and Luxembourg.
Strengthened collaboration across the ecosystem — connecting ministries, accelerators, hubs, and international partners.
Increased visibility of Ukrainian startups across Europe through EIT Community channels.

VITA325, Codewius, SuoQ, VR NEST, Seniority.biz, FISKIN

The programme was initiated by the EIT Community and implemented by Vacuum Deep Tech Acceleration with the support of: