EIT Digital was founded in 2010 and embarked on a journey to growth. EIT Digital was founded in 2010. Its goals were to grow its community, deliver innovation, entrepreneurship, talent, and increase its impact through thought leadership. EIT Digital launched in 2009 and has since helped more than 2,200 students become entrepreneurs and innovate. EIT Digital supported more than370 scaleups and start-ups to grow internationally. It has also created more 200 ventures, and launched over 530 products and services. EIT Digital grew against the backdrop of an increasingly entrepreneurial Europe and a rapidly-evolving digital world. This entrepreneurial mindset, in addition to the solid European research base will help Europe position itself in a digital economy driven by data, platforms and the network economy. A Strong Digital Europe will protect European values through being inclusive, fair and sustainable.
