European Champions Alliance

Name

European Champions Alliance

Legal name

European Champions Alliance, ECA

Website

https://european-champions.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership subscriptions: ECA generates revenue through membership fees. Membership options include networking, knowledge access (webinars, white papers, workshops), mentoring support, and visibility benefits including promotion on website and LinkedIn, speaking opportunities at events, and newsletter features.
2. Mentoring & Coaching Program commission: For paid coaching engagements generated through the ECA Mentoring & Coaching Program, ECA receives a commission of 10 percent of all coaching fees actually paid by the coachee to the coach, plus applicable taxes where legally required. The commission supports ECA's matchmaking, community engagement, program administration, platform coordination, and operational facilitation.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

ECA operates a pan-European non-profit community that connects startups, scale-ups, corporates, institutions, and ecosystem supporters through paid membership subscriptions, an annual European Cybersecurity Mapping research publication, a Mentoring & Coaching Program that matches members with experts (earning a 10% commission on paid coaching), three sector Focus Groups (Cybersecurity, AI & Data, GreenOps), and signature events including the ECA Tech Summit and the InCyber Forum Europe.

Product overview

European Champions Alliance (ECA) is a not-for-profit pan-European community organization that connects startups, scale-ups, corporates, institutions, and tech ecosystem supporters. Rather than a unified software product, ECA offers a portfolio of programs and publications including the annual European Cybersecurity Mapping research publication, the ECA Mentoring & Coaching Program for strategic growth support, and three Focus Groups (Cybersecurity, AI & Data, and GreenOps) addressing key technology domains. ECA also provides content through its Newsletter and Podcast, and organizes events including the ECA Tech Summit and InCyber Forum Europe. The organization focuses on fostering cross-border collaboration, promoting European digital sovereignty, and accelerating the growth of European technology champions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• European Cybersecurity Mapping: Annual comprehensive mapping of European cybersecurity vendors, published by ECA with versions for 2025 and 2026.
• ECA Mentoring and Coaching Program
• ECA Tech Summit
• ECA InCyber Forum Europe
• Teaming Up for European Cyber

Products and services

• ECA Membership Paid subscription membership for European startups, scale-ups, corporates, and institutions, granting access to networking with hundreds of tech entrepreneurs, exclusive webinars and coaching sessions, white papers and industry reports, workshops on European expansion, mentoring, and visibility through promotion on ECA's website, LinkedIn, newsletter, and event speaking slots.
• ECA Mentoring & Coaching Program Structured program connecting ECA members (startups, scale-ups, SMEs, corporates) with vetted European mentors, coaches, advisors, and experts for strategic, operational, and personal growth through high-trust exchanges and cross-border knowledge sharing. Includes both unpaid voluntary mentoring and paid coaching engagements, with ECA receiving a 10% commission on paid coaching fees.
• European Cybersecurity Mapping Annual research publication and ecosystem analysis mapping European cybersecurity vendors, providing insights into market fragmentation, vendor distribution, and growth opportunities across European countries. Versions published for 2025 and 2026, with launch events hosted in Paris and Berlin.
• ECA Tech Summit Annual technology summit organized by ECA bringing together European tech leaders, startups, scale-ups, corporates, and ecosystem participants for networking, knowledge sharing, and cross-border collaboration. Editions planned for 2025 and 2026.
• ECA InCyber Forum Europe Major European cybersecurity forum held in Lille, France (March 31 - April 2, 2026), featuring workshops, discussions, and collaboration on European cyber initiatives, including ECA's 'Teaming Up for Cyber' workshops.

Quantifiable outcome

• Welcome of 8 new startups within 5 months in 2026
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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Integration4 records

Partnerships

22 partnerships are on record, tiered core, flagship and minor.

• IRCE (Institute of Research and Communication on Europe)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 8 June 2026ECA collaborated with IRCE for a cybersecurity webinar where Dominique Tessier presented the ECA 2026 Mapping of European cybersecurity vendors to IRCE members.
• Teaming Up for Europe CybercoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 2 June 2026ECA initiative bringing together researchers, vendors, and CISOs to discuss cybersecurity issues. The initiative addresses OT Security, AI for Security & Secure AI, and Post-Quantum Cryptography through working groups.
• InCyber ForumflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026ECA is a key organizer and participant in the InCyber Forum Europe events, including the 2026 edition scheduled for March 31 - April 2 in Lille, France. The ECA cybersecurity group organizes workshops like 'Teaming Up for Cyber' at the forum.
• TYREX and SECLAB partnershipcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026TYREX (hardware agent for cleaning storage/communication devices) and SECLAB (industrial systems cybersecurity expert) have been partners for more than two years. SECLAB co-founder and CTO Xavier Facelina will relocate to Canada to manage TYREX American branch.
• Dassault Systèmes and PariSanté CampuscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Dassault Systèmes provides expertise in virtual twins and cloud technologies while PariSanté Campus brings its ecosystem specialized in digital health innovation. Startups will have access to AI tools, sovereign cloud infrastructure, and mentoring program.
• Pasqal and Crédit AgricolecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Pasqal partners with Crédit Agricole and its subsidiary CIB since 2019. Together they are working toward putting first use cases into production by 2028, focusing on 'monitoring capital consumption related to risk-weighted assets.'
• IQM (Quantum manufacturer)minorOthers · 1 January 2026Finnish IQM manufacturer listed on US NASDAQ as well as Helsinki Stock Exchange in June 2026.
• Q*BirdminorOthers · 1 January 2026Dutch quantum designer that launched Falqon Key Manager for quantum-proof communication, combining QKD and PQC in one unified key management architecture.
• Quantum Software AlliancecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Quandela joined the Quantum Software Alliance (QSA), a global alliance advancing quantum software and helping shape the path toward practical quantum computing, led by the University of Edinburgh.
• Quandela and SafrancoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026French quantum startup Quandela is partnering with Safran to develop algorithms for modeling airflow in aircraft engines, which will enable faster engine development cycles and less reliance on physical testing.
• INRIA and WallixcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Wallix (IAM expert) and INRIA (National Institute for Research in Digital Science and Technology) are joining forces to develop AI technologies dedicated to cybersecurity, focusing on behavioral identity analysis, data governance, securing non-human identities, and automated compliance.
• Orange and CEAcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Orange and CEA have joined forces to develop semantic communication for coming 6G networks, which will fluidify exchanges between AI agents and between industrial sensors and computing nodes.
• SophtminorOthers · 1 January 2026Sopht is an ECA member that raised €7.5 million Series A funding. The company is a founding member of the GreenOps Focus Group and provides AI-powered IT optimization platform for reducing carbon footprint.
• CormaminorOthers · 1 January 2026French-German startup specializing in cyber governance. Represented by Nikolai Fomm, Co-Founder & COO. Operating in a highly specialized market with limited direct competition.
• Guardian360minorOthers · 1 January 2026Dutch company bringing robust threat and vulnerability management solutions tailored for SMEs. Represented by Jan Martijn Broekhof, General Manager.
• EnginsightminorOthers · 1 January 2026German company offering comprehensive security insights and infrastructure monitoring. Represented by Lutz Wiechmann, International Senior Sales Expert.
• Filtar.aiminorOthers · 1 January 2026French startup focusing on AI Security, designed to detect compromises and anomalies within AI systems. Represented by Herve Le Jouan, Co-Founder & CEO.
• OT-secureminorOthers · 1 January 2026Startup providing specialized OT management and security solutions for critical infrastructure and manufacturing lines. Represented by Jeffrey Poldervaart, Founder & CEO.
• Nucleon SecurityminorOthers · 1 January 2026French company leveraging AI-aided threat management to protect corporate networks, also targeting African market expansion. Represented by Anas Chanaa, Co-Founder & CEO.
• VMRayminorOthers · 1 January 2026German company and ECA member, established as a leader in threat detection and malware analysis. Founded in Germany more than a decade ago, serving some of the world's largest enterprises.
• IONOSminorOthers · 1 January 2026Part of the Euro-OFFICE consortium developing a collaborative suite to help public authorities replace American productivity clouds. Also hosting ECA events (Cybermapping Launch in Berlin).
• Nextcloud, EuroStack, XWiki, OpenProject, Soverin, Abilian, BTactic, Open-Xchange, Office.eucoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Consortium partners developing Euro-OFFICE, a collaborative suite designed to help public authorities, educational institutions, and regulated sectors get rid of American productivity clouds.

Scale indicators3 records

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Expansion highlights4 records

Market position

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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Investments

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