From Prototype
to Market-Ready.
The ScaleUp Academy gives tech innovators a compass through the complexity of users, markets, validation, partnerships and funding.
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Mission & Vision
Our Mission
To accelerate the responsible valorisation of AI research across Europe by equipping pilot teams with the tools, training, and connections needed to scale — while ensuring alignment with European values, regulatory frameworks, and societal priorities.
Our Vision
A Europe where AI research does not stop at the lab. Where SMEs, researchers, industry, and policymakers co-create solutions that scale — and where “Made in Europe” means trustworthy, human-centric, and globally competitive AI.
Understand EXPANSE AI
- R&I projects
- 8k
- EIC startups
- 300
- VC FIRMS backed by ETCI
- 1241
Co-Creation & Orientation
Map your innovation in the European AI landscape, clarify the challenge you solve, and connect with the people who can help you move forward.
Responsible Innovation, IPR & Regulation
Build trusted AI from the start: navigate responsible innovation, protect your intellectual property, and prepare for evolving regulation.
Market Validation, Business Models, Value Chains & Partnerships
Test demand with real users, refine a viable business model, and build the value-chain partnerships that turn a prototype into a market-ready solution.
Ecosystem Positioning, Investment Readiness & Scale-Up
Strengthen your market position, sharpen your investment story, and prepare the relationships, evidence and growth plan needed to scale.
Insights
EXPANSE AI Community
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Join the EXPANSE AI Scale-Up Academy Advisory Board
EXPANSE AI is bringing together experts from across Europe to help shape its Scale-Up Academy and support promising AI innovations…
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Scale-Up Academy: Take the next step toward market readiness by October 24
Build the partnerships, evidence and capabilities your AI innovation needs to progress.
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ADRF in Porto: Connecting Europe’s Responsible AI Community
ADRF in Porto will bring together researchers, innovators, public bodies and industry partners to explore how responsible AI can move…
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Partners
A connected ecosystem for Europe’s AI innovators, enablers and investors
EXPANSE AI connects the people and organisations needed to turn research into responsible, scalable impact: tech innovators, testing facilities, standards bodies and public authorities, end users, investors and technology suppliers. We partner with everyone who shares Europe’s commitment to trust, collaboration and shared ambition—linking expertise, infrastructure, demand and investment across the AI value chain.
Tech Innovators
Researchers, SMEs, startups, open-source communities
Testing Facilities
Living Labs, TEFs, AI Factories, EDIHs, HPC clusters
SDOs & Public Authorities
Standard bodies, public bodies, PPPs, industry associations
End Users
Citizens, industrial users in key European sectors
Public/Private Investors
Funding agencies, investment banks, VC funds, public procurement
Tech Suppliers
Cloud providers, data spaces, LLMs, chip vendors, systems integrators
ADRA members
Europe at the forefront of the global market
ADRA brings together a diverse European network of AI, Data and Robotics innovators, industry leaders, research institutions and policymakers.
View all membersThe Scale-Up Academy combines self-assessment, expert coaching and targeted matchmaking to connect credible pilot teams with the testing, market and investment pathways they need to progress.
