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August 24, 2026
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The European Champions Alliance

The European Champions Alliance (ECA) promotes European technology and European values. We believe that Europe’s strategic economic autonomy can be strengthened through a conscious business-related interdependence between European companies and all participants of the European economic ecosystem.

Europe must build a strong regional economic network to foster innovation and technologies. Embedding this network in the global world economy is indispensable, but should not prevent us from putting the defense of European interests and values at the center.

To achieve this goal, the ECA builds bridges between national ecosystems, SMEs, companies and other supporters of the tech ecosystem in Europe. We harness the power of smart collaboration and accelerate the growth of Europe’s digital champions.

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Who we are

The European Champions Alliance (ECA) is a not-for-profit initiative led by passionate entrepreneurs who support European Tech and values. We enable the technological leadership of European scale-ups by supporting them to unleash their full potential.

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What we do

We create and animate a pan-European community of start-ups, scale-ups, corporates, institutions, associations, entrepreneurs, networkers and passionate ecosystem members who support and promote sustainable and responsible growth of our European technology companies driving digital transformation in key strategic sectors.

Our Impact

Creating a Thriving Pan-European Community

Empowering European Economic Sovereignty

European scale-ups are not fully leveraging the potential of the Single Market. The European Champions Alliance (ECA) mobilizes its ecosystem to address key challenges, including:

  • Market fragmentation
  • Technical and operational barriers
  • Cultural differences and trust gaps
  • Limited funding

ECA is committed to driving change by shaping decision-makers’ perspectives, ensuring that fast-growing scale-ups remain headquartered in Europe.

We unite industry experts and business leaders to foster cross-border collaboration and innovation. Through a pan-European network ECA delivers hands-on strategic and operational support in international business development, sales, marketing, recruitment, governance, and operational scaling.

Our members

Our strength lies in our diversity. From DeepTech pioneers to industrial giants, our members are the architects of Europe’s digital sovereignty.

Meet the Members
Experience One joined the European Champions Alliance because Europe needs more than AI adoption. It needs ownership. Of technology, innovation, and the future customer experience. Agentic AI is a defining shift. Europe now has the chance to shape it, not follow it.
Kai Henrik Müller
Founder and CEO | Experience one
At Mitigant, we believe in simplifying cloud security and cyber resilience to address the challenges of rapidly evolving cloud attacks for companies. As a German cybersecurity startup, our roots anchor us in the heart of European interests and values that directly resonate with ECA’s mission. We look forward to collaborating and growing with ECA to be the European cloud security solution champion.
Nils Karn
CEO | Mitigant
I was invited to participate in the ECA Technology Summit in Darmstadt in February, where I led workshops and participated in a panel session addressing Sustainability. This is one of the core tenets of the ECA alongside Cyber and AI. The energy, exchange of ideas, and networking were infectious. Inevitably, a lot of focus on AI for business value but Sustainable AI was equally considered. The ECA aligns with the values of Greenpixie.
Kevin Leslie
CRO | Greenpixie
Guardian360 joined the European Champions Alliance because it is looking for partners all over Europe. Digital sovereignty, resilience, and compliance cannot be built by any single company or country alone; they require a trusted European ecosystem of vendors, integrators, and distributors that share the same values.
Jan Martijn Broekhof
Founder and CEO | Guardian360
Uniting with fellow European champions, Enginsight accelerates cross-border collaboration, drives trustworthy AI and cybersecurity adoption, and safeguards our Single Market. Together, we build resilient digital infrastructure, fostering innovation that ensures European values, security, and societal resilience.
Mario Jandeck
CEO | Enginsight
OT-Secure joined the European Champions Alliance to actively contribute to the European dialogue on OT cybersecurity, resilience and industrial risk. We believe that strengthening collaboration between research, industry and public stakeholders across Europe is essential to protect critical infrastructure.
Jeffrey Poldervaart
Director | OT Secure

Our Vision

We want start-ups founded in Europe to take the technological lead in key technologies of the future, remain in European hands, and accompany, support and protect our citizens and industries in the digital age!

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