We don’t just fund the future.
We build it with you.

At ELEVO, we go beyond capital deployment. We are co-founders, ecosystem builders, and innovation translators. We turn world-class science into scalable ventures—rigorously selected, expertly built, and globally relevant.

A €500B+ Global Gap, Ripe for Investment

Each year, billions are poured into deep tech research, but less than 10% of breakthroughs ever reach the market. The bottleneck isn’t invention, it’s translation.

ELEVO is your access point to a massive untapped asset class: frontier technologies with verified scientific merit and rising real, world demand. From AI to longevity, we curate, validate, and co-build ventures that matter.

Our Investment Thesis

We invest where science meets scale:

Breakthrough technologies emerging from top-tier research institutions.

  • Validated market demand guided by our TIME Matrix.

  • Strong founding teams, ready to lead scalable ventures.

  • Structural tailwinds such as regulatory urgency, demographic shifts, and industrial adoption.

Our dual-evaluation system—TIME (Technology Readiness × Importance) and FRL (Founding Readiness Level)—ensures we prioritize only those projects that are both investable and impactful.

WHY ELEVO IS DIFFERENT

Hands-On Model: We Co-Found, Not Just Fund

At ELEVO, we don’t just write checks—we roll up our sleeves. We step in as active co-founders, embedding ourselves into the venture from day one. This involvement ensures that:

  • Governance structures are built for scale.

  • Product-market fit is validated early.

  • Cap tables are clean and aligned.

  • Strategic milestones are hit with discipline.

This approach drives higher alignment, tighter execution, and more predictable outcomes—key factors for reducing early-stage risk and maximizing long-term upside.

Scientific & Market Expertise: Bridging Lab and Capital

ELEVO is built on a rare combination: deep scientific literacy and commercial rigor. Our team includes former heads of innovation at leading institutions (like IIT), serial entrepreneurs, IP strategists, and capital markets experts.

We understand:

  • The nuance of evaluating TRL, IP defensibility, and scalability.

  • The realities of startup formation, investor expectations, and exit dynamics.

This dual fluency allows us to accurately de-risk ventures before they hit the market—and then position them for rapid scaling.

Scalable Platform: A Repeatable Model for Global Impact

ELEVO isn’t a one-off fund—it’s a platform. We partner with leading research institutions worldwide, embedding a repeatable venture-building engine that scales with each partnership.

  • Our IMPACT framework moves projects from research to startup with standardized diligence, milestones, and playbooks.

  • Our TIME + FRL evaluation system ensures we select the right opportunities and spin them out only when they’re truly ready.

  • Our international roadmap includes outposts in top tech transfer ecosystems across Europe and beyond.

Blended Capital Approach: Structured for Resilience

Our financial model is designed to protect downside and accelerate upside. We blend:

  • Public grants and incentives (e.g., EU, PNRR, national innovation funds).

  • Non-dilutive capital (for early validation and team formation).

  • Private equity (through seed and follow-on rounds).

This strategy reduces burn, extends runway, and improves IRR across the portfolio. For investors, it means more leverage, less dilution, and lower risk per euro invested.

The result: a growing pipeline of de-risked, high-quality ventures ready for capital and scale.

Partner with us

We invite venture investors seeking exclusive deep-tech deal flow, corporate partners looking for strategic innovation, and impact-oriented funds aligned with science-based sustainability and societal transformation.
Together, we can build a portfolio of technologies that will define the next decade.