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Berlin's NextGO Epi raises EUR 2 million pre-seed for gallium oxide chip wafers

NextGO Epi, an IKZ spin-off and Europe's only gallium oxide epiwafer producer, raised EUR 2 million pre-seed led by Vireo Ventures to expand production and its European and global commercial presence.

Reported Editor-read EU-Startups, 14 July 2026

What it does not test. Does not establish that the funding has translated into new production capacity or additional customers.

How this item counts. Towards autonomy: it changes who made the parts. Binding 2 of 3 (agreed or funded), scale 1 of 3 (small), Reported counts half: weight +1 of 36 possible. Pre-seed funds sole EU gallium-oxide epiwafer producer's expansion. European Sovereignty Index

How this item was made. Drafted by an AI system (Claude (Anthropic)) from the source cited above; read and approved by the editor on 2026-09-24. How the record is made

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