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 start-ups and scale-ups developing innovative technologies, products, and services with European and global growth ambitions. Gain visibility, mentoring, business development support, and direct access to corporates, investors, experts, and ecosystem partners.

Start-Up Membership

500 / Year
  • 1-100 FTE
  • Accelerate your growth through mentoring, visibility, strategic connections, and access to business development opportunities.

Scale-Up Membership

1000 / Year
  • 101-250 FTE
  • Expand your market reach through strategic partnerships, expert support, investor connections, and corporate engagement opportunities.

Membership Options for Enterprises

Join a trusted network of European innovators, scale-ups, corporates, and industry leaders. Access collaboration opportunities, strategic insights, and initiatives that strengthen Europe’s competitiveness and technological sovereignty.

Small Enterprise Membership

2 500 yearly
  • 251-5,000 FTE
  • Connect with European innovators, access expert networks, and accelerate your market expansion through targeted business opportunities.

Medium Enterprise Membership

5 000 Yearly
  • 5,001-10,000 FTE
  • Build strategic partnerships with leading scale-ups, corporates, and innovation leaders to accelerate growth and market access.

Large Enterprise Memberships

10 000 Yearly
  • 10,001 - 50,000 FTE
  • Shape innovation agendas, connect with Europe's most promising scale-ups, and influence strategic initiatives across the ECA network.

Large Organizations & Conglomerates

Upon Request
  • 50,000 FTE +
  • Partner directly with ECA leadership to shape European innovation, influence strategic initiatives, and build high-impact collaborations across industries.

Individual supporters and specialists

For mentors, coaches, experts, students, consultants, and professionals who want to contribute to Europe’s innovation ecosystem and engage with a trusted network of innovators and industry leaders. Access networking opportunities, knowledge exchange, mentoring initiatives, and visibility across ECA’s European innovation community.

Individual Supporter under 25

50 / year
  • Join a European network of innovators, gain access to events and insights, and contribute to ECA's mission.

Individual Supporter over 25

200 / year
  • Connect with experts, mentors, and innovators while gaining access to networking, mentoring, and community initiatives.

Memberships for Advisory & M&A

For investors, venture partners, corporate finance professionals, and M&A advisors seeking access to Europe’s most promising innovators, scale-ups, and strategic opportunities. Engage with founders, scale-ups, corporates, and innovation leaders through curated introductions and ecosystem engagement.

Consulting, Advisory & Law firms, other similar

1 000 / Year
  • Build relationships with innovative companies, support strategic transactions, and expand your visibility within Europe's innovation ecosystem.

Investors, Funds, other Institutions

2 000 / Year
  • Access high-potential companies, connect with innovation leaders, and explore investment, partnership, and growth opportunities across Europe.

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