The 2026 trend. Startup Ranking: European Super Angels Club Portfolio Companies Climb to New Heights

The 2026 trend. Startup Ranking once again underlines the strength and resilience of the European innovation ecosystem. For the European Super Angels Club, this year’s edition is particularly encouraging. Three of our portfolio companies, Blockpit, Biome Diagnostics, and sproof, have significantly improved their positions.

sproof: OMR Reviews Leader in E-Signature Q1/2026 and Top 100 Tools in DACH 2026

We proudly congratulate sproof, portfolio company of the European Super Angels Club, on being named OMR Reviews Leader in E-Signature Q1/2026 and selected among the Top 100 Tools in DACH 2026. 
Christian Kruppa

Blockpit Wins Fintech Germany Award 2025: Another Milestone Year for the Trailblazing Company

Blockpit, one of the European Super Angels Club’s (ESAC) outstanding portfolio companies, has been awarded the Fintech Germany Award 2025 in the prestigious category “Most Promising International Startup.” This remarkable recognition further cements Blockpit’s position as a European leader in fintech innovation, compliance technology, and digital asset transparency. 

Blockpit Wins EY Entrepreneur Of The Year 2025 Austria in the “Start-ups” Category

At the EY Entrepreneur Of The Year™ Austria Awards 2025, held on October 17th at Vienna’s Hofburg Palace, Blockpit were honored in the “Start-ups” category. The award recognizes their remarkable achievement in building Austria’s Scale-up of the Year 2025 and establishing Blockpit as a European leader in RegTech and crypto tax compliance. 
Stadt Stuttgart/Ludmilla Parsyak

Q.ANT Recognized for Excellence at Stuttgart Innovation Award 2025

Q.ANT GmbH, photonic deep-tech scale-up from Stuttgart and prestigous portfolio company of the European Super Angels Club, has achieved a remarkable series of recognitions this October. Q.ANT won the 3rd Stuttgart Innovation Award 2025 and received two distinctions at the M&A Awards of the Bundesverband Mergers & Acquisitions (BMA).

sproof named a Top 5 E-Signature Provider for HR in 2025 by Infoniqa

In HR, signatures are everywhere—employment contracts, policy acknowledgements, NDA addenda, approvals. Moving them online is the quickest win for speed, compliance, and a better employee experience. Among this year’s leading solutions, sproof sign stands out as a Europe-first, HR-friendly platform—and we’re proud to count sproof as a European Super Angels Club (ESAC) portfolio company.

Q.ANT Recognized in the Silicon 100 

Q.ANT has been featured in the prestigious Silicon 100 ranking, recognizing the company as one of the most promising deep-tech scale-ups globally. As one of the proud investors in Q.ANT’s recent Series A round, the European Super Angels Club sees this recognition as an indicator for Q.ANT being one of the most promising and disruptive technology scale-ups in Europe.

Q.ANT Secures €62M Series A – Backed by the European Super Angels Club

We are proud to share that the European Super Angels Club (ESAC) has participated in the €62 million Series A financing round of Q.ANT - a cutting-edge German deep tech company redefining what’s possible in AI and high-performance computing (HPC).

Why Monkee has 80% Women Users: The Secret Behind the Success of the Saving App 

Monkee, estemeed portfolio company of the European Super Angels Club (ESAC), has built an impressive user base, with around 80% of its users being women. But what is the secret behind this success? Why is the app especially popular with women?

sproof earns Recognition at the EY Scale-Up Award 2025

We’re excited to share that sproof, a valued portfolio company of the European Super Angels Club (ESAC), reached a significant milestone at this year’s prestigious EY Scale-Up Award. The company received special recognition in the “Software & Digital Transformation” category. Additionally, it was named a finalist in the highly sought-after “Spin-Off of the Year 2025” category.
Blockpit wins EY Scale-Up Award 2025

Blockpit wins EY Scale-Up of the Year 2025

On Wednesday, June 4th, the renowned auditing and consulting organization EY awarded the EY Scale-Up Award in Austria for the fourth time. This prestigious award, alongside the associated program, supports and promotes promising Austrian startup and scale-up companies on their growth journey. This year, Blockpit took home the overall victory and won "Scale-Up of the Year 2025," while Ribbon Bio was named "Rising Star of the Year 2025." 
Blockpit in the Startup Report 2025 Fundraising Wisdom from the Crypto Frontier

Blockpit in the Startup Report 2025: Fundraising Wisdom from the Crypto Frontier 

After raising over €3 million in 2023, the sproof has now secured a new growth-oriented loan from aws, supported by Raiffeisen Salzburg. This strategic financing move effectively doubles the company’s equity base, allowing sproof to scale faster and strengthen its market position both domestically and abroad.