THE EDGE STAYS HOME.

THE EDGE STAYS HOME.

The best companies in Germany are backing the best technology in Europe.

The best companies in Germany are backing the best technology in Europe.

The best companies in Germany are backing the best technology in Europe.

One percent of their procurement, ten billion euros of new frontier-tech demand every year, and a competitive edge that scales at home instead of selling abroad.

One percent of their procurement, ten billion euros of new frontier-tech demand every year, and a competitive edge that scales at home instead of selling abroad.

Europe has never lacked the genius to invent the future. What it lacked was the will to buy it. That changes here.

Europe has never lacked the genius to invent the future. What it lacked was the will to buy it. That changes here.

Europe has never lacked the genius to invent the future. What it lacked was the will to buy it. That changes here.

Europe has never lacked the genius to invent the future. What it lacked was the will to buy it. That changes here.

Frank Appel, Chair, founding Advisory Board (TBC)

This is the cheapest, fastest industrial policy available to us, and it does not need a single new law to begin. It needs CEOs.

This is the cheapest, fastest industrial policy available to us, and it does not need a single new law to begin. It needs CEOs.

This is the cheapest, fastest industrial policy available to us, and it does not need a single new law to begin. It needs CEOs.

This is the cheapest, fastest industrial policy available to us, and it does not need a single new law to begin. It needs CEOs.

Frank Appel, Chair, founding Advisory Board (TBC)

One percent of procurement is a rounding error on the balance sheet and a decade of advantage in the market. The maths is not difficult.

One percent of procurement is a rounding error on the balance sheet and a decade of advantage in the market. The maths is not difficult.

One percent of procurement is a rounding error on the balance sheet and a decade of advantage in the market. The maths is not difficult.

One percent of procurement is a rounding error on the balance sheet and a decade of advantage in the market. The maths is not difficult.

Martin Blessing, Advisory Board (TBC)

How it works

How it works

How it works

The 1% Pact turns everyday procurement into the home demand European technology has always had to look for elsewhere.

The 1% Pact turns everyday procurement into the home demand European technology has always had to look for elsewhere.

01 COMMIT

01 COMMIT

01 COMMIT

Commit. 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

Commit. 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

02 DEFINE

02 DEFINE

02 DEFINE

What counts is clear and independently verified: European-headquartered, deployable technology, scaling companies rather than incumbents.

What counts is clear and independently verified: European-headquartered, deployable technology, scaling companies rather than incumbents.

03 DEPLOY

03 DEPLOY

03 DEPLOY

Procurement cycles compressed from months to weeks, with safety and security standards fully intact. Speed goes up, rigour stays.

Procurement cycles compressed from months to weeks, with safety and security standards fully intact. Speed goes up, rigour stays.

01 COMMIT

01 COMMIT

01 COMMIT

Every signatory publishes audited figures each quarter. Results are public. The only number that counts is demand actually redirected to European companies.

Every signatory publishes audited figures each quarter. Results are public. The only number that counts is demand actually redirected to European companies.

That one percent adds up. Across Germany's leading enterprises it becomes around ten billion euros of new, recurring demand every year, more than the entire German venture capital market, flowing to the companies building the frontier.

That one percent adds up. Across Germany's leading enterprises it becomes around ten billion euros of new, recurring demand every year, more than the entire German venture capital market, flowing to the companies building the frontier.

The companies you back today are the edge you compete on tomorrow.

The companies you back today are the edge you compete on tomorrow.

This is an investment in enterprise competitiveness, and in Europe's.


Firms that deploy frontier technology first run leaner cost bases and higher output per employee. The productivity gap between European companies and their US peers is real, and one percent of procurement is the cheapest way to close it.


Every company the Pact helps scale becomes a supplier, a partner, and an advantage for the enterprises that backed it. The breakthroughs invented here get bought here, scaled here, and led from here. The advantage stays home.


Europe built CERN, Airbus and the Euro. Each was a decision to back European strength before the proof was in. The next opportunity of that scale is not a fund or a company. It is a procurement decision, and it is available to one hundred CEOs right now.

Deployable technology, with measurable impact inside three years.

Deployable technology, with measurable impact inside three years.

Real systems, ready now, with P&L impact you can measure.

  • Cognitive humanoids and embodied AI on assembly and intralogistics lines, lifting output and cutting changeover time.

  • Quantum and photonic computing for molecular, catalyst and optimisation problems classical machines cannot reach.

  • Sovereign AI models hosted in-jurisdiction, automating regulated workflows without sending data abroad.

  • Power-to-X fuels, reversible fuel cells and virtual power plants for industry, aviation and shipping.

In good company. Who's behind this.

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