Pre-seed funding for technology companies built in Europe

What does built in Europe mean to Hasta?

Europe means the continent, not only the European Union. The mandate includes the EU, EEA, United Kingdom, Ukraine and the wider European region. The company and core technology should be developed here, with a credible path to European components, production or infrastructure where relevant.

This is practical European patriotism. We want more of the technology Europe relies on to be designed, owned, financed and built here. Investors, funds and experts may participate from anywhere. Europe is the company-building decision, not a border around useful capital or perspective.

What should founders make clear?

What does Hasta bring?

Hasta leads selected pre-seed and seed rounds from €100,000 to €600,000. It tests the case, agrees the structure and brings together members who choose whether to co-invest. The group is selected for more than capital. Relevant members can help with technical questions, customers, manufacturing, recruitment, regulation, later-stage investors and hard-won operating contacts.

What does Hasta expect from a founder?

Clarity and speed. Show the hard problem, the evidence, what the team controls and what this round must make true. Say what is uncertain. Do not hide weak points behind market language. Do not send classified or export-controlled information through the public form.

Can private and public funding work together?

Potentially. European programmes support technology at different stages, from early research and proof of concept to startup commercialisation and scale-up. Eligibility, timing and permitted cost rules differ. Founders should treat grants and private investment as separate processes and get qualified advice on any interaction between them.