Your competitive edge is the frontier tech you buy before everyone else.
Your competitive edge is the frontier tech you buy before everyone else.
Your competitive edge is the frontier tech you buy before everyone else.
Your competitive edge is the frontier tech you buy before everyone else.
Lower your cost base, raise output per employee, and lock in Europe's best frontier tech before it moves to the US. That is the 1% Alliance: 100+ CEOs committing 1% of procurement to gain the competitive edge.
Lower your cost base, raise output per employee, and lock in Europe's best frontier tech before it moves to the US. That is the 1% Alliance: 100+ CEOs committing 1% of procurement to gain the competitive edge.
"Europe has never lacked the genius to invent the future. It lacked the will to buy it. That changes here."
"Europe has never lacked the genius to invent the future. It lacked the will to buy it. That changes here."
"Europe has never lacked the genius to invent the future. It lacked the will to buy it. That changes here."
"Europe has never lacked the genius to invent the future. It lacked the will to buy it. That changes here."
"Europe has never lacked the genius to invent the future. It lacked the will to buy it. That changes here."
Frank Appel, xxxx
"This is the cheapest, fastest competitiveness policy available to us — and it needs no new law to begin. It needs CEOs willing to sign."
"This is the cheapest, fastest competitiveness policy available to us — and it needs no new law to begin. It needs CEOs willing to sign."
"This is the cheapest, fastest competitiveness policy available to us — and it needs no new law to begin. It needs CEOs willing to sign."
"This is the cheapest, fastest competitiveness policy available to us — and it needs no new law to begin. It needs CEOs willing to sign."
"This is the cheapest, fastest competitiveness policy available to us — and it needs no new law to begin. It needs CEOs willing to sign."
Katrin Suder, xxxx
"One percent of procurement for frontier tech is one of the best allocations an enterprise can make — a rounding error on the balance sheet, decisive for our competitiveness."
"One percent of procurement for frontier tech is one of the best allocations an enterprise can make — a rounding error on the balance sheet, decisive for our competitiveness."
"One percent of procurement for frontier tech is one of the best allocations an enterprise can make — a rounding error on the balance sheet, decisive for our competitiveness."
"One percent of procurement for frontier tech is one of the best allocations an enterprise can make — a rounding error on the balance sheet, decisive for our competitiveness."
"One percent of procurement for frontier tech is one of the best allocations an enterprise can make — a rounding error on the balance sheet, decisive for our competitiveness."
Martin Blessing, Personal Representative of the Federal Chancellor for Investment
How it works
How it works
How it works
How it works
Commit — The CEO pledge.
Commit — The CEO pledge.
Commit — The CEO pledge.
A public, board-level commitment to direct one percent of annual procurement to young European technology companies. A reportable obligation, not a letter of intent
A public, board-level commitment to direct one percent of annual procurement to young European technology companies. A reportable obligation, not a letter of intent
Define — What counts.
Define — What counts.
Define — What counts.
A young European technology company meets four criteria: headquartered and majority-controlled in Europe; founded within the past ~15 years; offering deployable technology at TRL 7 or above; and below a revenue ceiling of ~€500m.
A young European technology company meets four criteria: headquartered and majority-controlled in Europe; founded within the past ~15 years; offering deployable technology at TRL 7 or above; and below a revenue ceiling of ~€500m.
Deploy — Fast-track procurement.
Deploy — Fast-track procurement.
Deploy — Fast-track procurement.
Buying cycles cut from months to weeks, with no compromise on safety or security. Certification becomes a milestone inside the process, not a gate before it starts; critical systems keep their full assurance paths. The Alliance pre-qualifies companies so enterprises can build trust faster.
Buying cycles cut from months to weeks, with no compromise on safety or security. Certification becomes a milestone inside the process, not a gate before it starts; critical systems keep their full assurance paths. The Alliance pre-qualifies companies so enterprises can build trust faster.
Report — With teeth.
Report — With teeth.
Report — With teeth.
Every signatory publishes its procurement quarterly, independently audited against the agreed definitions.
Every signatory publishes its procurement quarterly, independently audited against the agreed definitions.
What 1% buys
What 1% buys
Frontier tech that delivers measurable P&L impact in 12–36 months:
Frontier tech that delivers measurable P&L impact in 12–36 months:
AI agents that take over back-office casework, cutting time and cost
AI
Robotics across production and logistics, lifting throughput and uptime
Robotics
Sovereign compute and semiconductors that keep critical workloads under European control
Compute
Cyber-resilience that hardens operations against escalating threats
Defence
Quantum computing for molecular simulation, logistics, post-quantum security and more
Compute
AI-driven R&D that compresses materials discovery and design from years to months
Materials
Autonomous systems (aerial, ground, maritime) for inspection, delivery, and defence
Defence
Defence tech that is rebuilding European deterrence with drone and aerial defence, precision strike and software-defined warfare
Defence
Space, launch, and earth observation for resilient comms, navigation, and intelligence
Space
Clean energy — fusion, power-to-X, storage — for secure, cost-competitive energy supply
Energy
TechBio and AI drug discovery that shorten the path from target to therapy
TechBio
AI agents that take over back-office casework, cutting time and cost
AI
Robotics across production and logistics, lifting throughput and uptime
Robotics
Sovereign compute and semiconductors that keep critical workloads under European control
Compute
Cyber-resilience that hardens operations against escalating threats
Defence
Quantum computing for molecular simulation, logistics, post-quantum security and more
Compute
AI-driven R&D that compresses materials discovery and design from years to months
Materials
Autonomous systems (aerial, ground, maritime) for inspection, delivery, and defence
Defence
Defence tech that is rebuilding European deterrence with drone and aerial defence, precision strike and software-defined warfare
Defence
Space, launch, and earth observation for resilient comms, navigation, and intelligence
Space
Clean energy — fusion, power-to-X, storage — for secure, cost-competitive energy supply
Energy
TechBio and AI drug discovery that shorten the path from target to therapy
TechBio
AI agents that take over back-office casework, cutting time and cost
AI
Robotics across production and logistics, lifting throughput and uptime
Robotics
Sovereign compute and semiconductors that keep critical workloads under European control
Compute
Cyber-resilience that hardens operations against escalating threats
Defence
Quantum computing for molecular simulation, logistics, post-quantum security and more
Compute
AI-driven R&D that compresses materials discovery and design from years to months
Materials
Autonomous systems (aerial, ground, maritime) for inspection, delivery, and defence
Defence
Defence tech that is rebuilding European deterrence with drone and aerial defence, precision strike and software-defined warfare
Defence
Space, launch, and earth observation for resilient comms, navigation, and intelligence
Space
Clean energy — fusion, power-to-X, storage — for secure, cost-competitive energy supply
Energy
TechBio and AI drug discovery that shorten the path from target to therapy
TechBio
AI agents that take over back-office casework, cutting time and cost
AI
Robotics across production and logistics, lifting throughput and uptime
Robotics
Sovereign compute and semiconductors that keep critical workloads under European control
Compute
Cyber-resilience that hardens operations against escalating threats
Defence
Quantum computing for molecular simulation, logistics, post-quantum security and more
Compute
AI-driven R&D that compresses materials discovery and design from years to months
Materials
Autonomous systems (aerial, ground, maritime) for inspection, delivery, and defence
Defence
Defence tech that is rebuilding European deterrence with drone and aerial defence, precision strike and software-defined warfare
Defence
Space, launch, and earth observation for resilient comms, navigation, and intelligence
Space
Clean energy — fusion, power-to-X, storage — for secure, cost-competitive energy supply
Energy
TechBio and AI drug discovery that shorten the path from target to therapy
TechBio
AI agents that take over back-office casework, cutting time and cost
AI
Sovereign compute and semiconductors that keep critical workloads under European control
Future of Compute
Autonomous systems (aerial, ground, maritime) for inspection, delivery, and defence
Defence
Clean energy — fusion, power-to-X, storage — for secure, cost-competitive energy supply
Energy
AI-driven R&D that compresses materials discovery and design from years to months
Materials
Cyber-resilience that hardens operations against escalating threats
Defence
Robotics across production and logistics, lifting throughput and uptime
Robotics
Defence tech that is rebuilding European deterrence with drone and aerial defence, precision strike and software-defined warfare
Defence
TechBio and AI drug discovery that shorten the path from target to therapy
Techbio
Space, launch, and earth observation for resilient comms, navigation, and intelligence
Space
Quantum computing for molecular simulation, logistics, post-quantum security and more
Future of Compute
Who we target
Who we target
Selected Companies
Selected Companies
Behind the Alliance
Behind the Alliance
Born at Deep Tech Momentum 2026, the 1% Alliance is driven by senior supporters across the European deep tech ecosystem and the DTM team. We are now bringing together the founding coalition — the most influential CEOs of Germany and Europe, with key leaders from policy.
Frank Appel
Frank Appel
Role of the Person
Role of the Person
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Role of the Person
Role of the Person
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Name of the Person
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