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SCION
SCION is an international ecosystem architect focused on accelerating nature-positive innovation across Europe. It fosters collaboration among scientists, founders, investors, NGOs, and public sector actors to address pressing environmental issues.
Overview
What SCION does
What SCION is
SCION is an international ecosystem architect focused on accelerating nature-positive innovation across Europe. It fosters collaboration among scientists, founders, investors, NGOs, and public sector actors to address pressing environmental issues.
How it participates in the startup ecosystem
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Operational profile
Organization status and context
Organization status describes the entity itself. Funding and program availability appear within the relevant capability profile.
- Operational status
- Active
- Organization type
- Community
- Structured capabilities
- Community
- Last reviewed
- April 11, 2026
Official channels
Find SCION elsewhere
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Capability profile
SCION as a community
Community overview
SCION is an organization that connects nature-tech innovators, scientists, and ecosystem builders through community, capital, and programs aimed at transforming ideas into impactful businesses. It was founded to address ecological challenges at scale and is based in Bulgaria and Romania. SCION operates as an ecosystem architect rather than a typical venture capital firm, accelerator, or NGO.
Community focus
SCION invests in and supports Clean & Nature Tech innovations, particularly in the sectors of regenerative agriculture, biodiversity tracking, carbon removal, and circular systems. The organization aims to bridge the gap between deep science and practical deployment, focusing on making nature-positive ideas visible and investable. SCION's geographical focus includes Central and South Eastern Europe.
Member value
Members benefit from access to mentorship, resources, and a network of innovators and scientists in the Clean & Nature Tech space. The SCION Accelerator provides structured support for early-stage startups and research teams.
Membership
- Pricing models
- fixed-tuition
Format and cadence
- Modality
- hybrid
- Schedule
- rolling-admissions
- Commitment
- moderate
Availability
- Membership state
- Accepting
Audience and fit
- Audience
- Founders · Researchers
- Benefits
- mentorship and network-access
- Program types
- accelerator and community
- Selection criteria
- application
- Stages
- Pre-seed · Seed
- Sectors
- Climate & Sustainability
Community activity
Events and activity
SCION hosts various events and publishes a newsletter to engage its community, although specific event names were not detailed.
Notable members
Notable members include Sasha Bezuhanova, Kamen Slavov, Mirella Goodrum, Konstantina Voynova, and Elena Mena, all of whom are co-founders and key figures in the organization.
Common questions
What to know about SCION
Upseed classifies SCION under the Community organization type. Its current public profile includes community capabilities.
Source and update disclosure
Know what this page is based on
Source basis
Public organization and program material, official websites, and structured Upseed records.
Last reviewed
April 11, 2026
Known limits
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