Membership Options

Choose The Membership That Fits Your Role

ECA offers different membership categories to reflect the diversity of the European innovation ecosystem.

Each category is designed to provide relevant access, visibility, and collaboration opportunities based on your organisation size, role, and contribution to the ecosystem.

Why Join ECA?

Europe’s Future Needs Builders, Not Observers

Membership Gives You Access, Visibility, And Strategic Influence

ECA membership is designed for organisations and individuals who want to actively contribute to Europe’s innovation ecosystem.

Whether you are a start-up looking to scale, a corporate seeking high-quality innovation partnerships, an expert willing to contribute knowledge, or an investor searching for Europe’s next champions, ECA gives you a platform to connect, collaborate, and grow.

As a member, you can:

  • Connect with a trusted European network of founders, corporates, investors, experts, and ecosystem leaders.
  • Gain visibility across ECA communication channels, events, programs, and community initiatives.
  • Access curated opportunities for collaboration, matchmaking, mentoring, and business development.
  • Join strategic conversations on European innovation, sovereignty, cybersecurity, AI, data, smart industry, and health tech.
  • Participate in selected ECA programs, working groups, events, and expert exchanges.
  • Contribute to Europe’s technological leadership through practical, outcome-driven collaboration.

Start-ups and scale-ups

For ambitious companies building technology, solutions, and services with European and global potential.

You benefit from visibility, mentorship, business development opportunities, access to corporates, and connections to experts, investors, and ecosystem partners.

Start-Up Membership

500 / Year
  • 1-100 FTE
  • Get early-stage support, mentorship, and market visibility to scale your business.

Scale-Up Membership

1000 / Year
  • 101-250 FTE
  • Accelerate your growth with expert guidance, networking, and access to a powerful ecosystem.

Enterprises and corporates

For companies that want to engage with Europe’s innovation ecosystem, access scale-ups, support strategic initiatives, and contribute to Europe’s technological sovereignty.

You benefit from curated collaboration opportunities, ecosystem intelligence, targeted visibility, and access to high-value networks.

Small Enterprise Membership

2 000 yearly
  • 251-5,000 FTE
  • Gain tailored support for scaling, business development, and European market expansion.

Medium Enterprise Membership

5 000 Yearly
  • 5,001-10,000 FTE
  • Expand your business impact through strategic partnerships and growth-focused collaborations.

Large Enterprise Memberships

10 000 Yearly
  • 10,001+ FTE
  • Drive European innovation by engaging with scale-ups and industry leaders at the highest level.

Individual supporters and specialists

For mentors, coaches, professionals, students, experts, consultants, advisors, and specialists who want to support ECA’s mission and participate in a growing European innovation community.

You benefit from networking opportunities, knowledge exchange, mentoring access, and visibility within the ECA ecosystem.

Individual Supporter under 25

50 / year
  • Support our mission as an individual and gain access to exclusive insights and networking opportunities.

Individual Supporter over 25

250 / year
  • Join us and Access Exclusive Mentoring & Coaching Opportunities within our network.

Investors and M&A advisors

For investors, venture partners, corporate finance experts, and M&A advisors looking to connect with high-growth European companies and innovation leaders.

You benefit from access to selected start-ups, scale-ups, corporates, and strategic ecosystem conversations.

Advisory & Law firms, other similar

1 000 / Year
  • Connect with corporates & high-growth European scale-ups and gain privileged access to investment and acquisition opportunities.

Investors, Funds, other Institutions

1 500 / Year
  • Connect with corporates & high-growth European scale-ups and gain privileged access to investment and acquisition opportunities.

Join the ECA

Become an ambassador for a stronger European Tech Ecosystem

Smart collaboration

Building Smart, Cross-border Collaboration

The ECA bridges cross-border gaps between scale-ups, SMEs, corporates, institutions, and tech ecosystem supporters to harness smart collaboration and accelerate the growth of European digital champions.
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Unite Experts for Collective Growth

We unite industry experts and professionals across European markets to share best practices, foster collaboration, and create impactful networking opportunities for all members of the European Champions Alliance.
Strategic Support

Strategic and Operational Support Across Europe

The ECA offers hands-on strategic and operational support through a pan-European network, assisting members in sales, marketing, recruitment, governance, and operational growth.
tech leadership

Empowering European Tech Leadership

The European Champions Alliance (ECA) is a not-for-profit initiative led by passionate entrepreneurs and business development experts, dedicated to supporting European Tech and promoting European leadership in the tech space.
Growth barriers

Overcoming Growth Barriers for Scale-ups

Our core mission is to help European scale-ups leverage the full potential of the European Single Market. We activate our ecosystem’s resources to support the scaling process and remove growth obstacles.
funding

Promoting European Funding for Scale-ups & Start-ups

At the ECA, we create awareness and work to influence decision-makers to ensure European scale-ups grow while staying headquartered in Europe, through effective access to European funding.
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Networking & Events

A network of hundreds of European tech companies, entrepreneurs and professionals. Personal introduction to enterprises, startups, mentors, experts, or partners.
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Industry mappings, whitepaper etc.

Exclusive webinars, fireside chats, and coaching sessions for members. Access white papers and industry reports issued by our experts
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ECA Mentoring program

Connect with experienced European mentors aligned with your goals. Access a vast network of industry-leading experts for guidance. Receive strategic insights from diverse sectors across European tech.

Why Join?

Testimonial from a member

“I appreciate a lot the cross-markets networking through the European Champions Alliance: accessing local insights and experts becomes easy. Priceless.”
Dr. Lucie Poisson
Head of International Brand Campings @IONOS