DTM100 Pitch Competition
DTM100 Pitch Competition
DTM100 Pitch Competition
DTM100 Pitch Competition
Europe’s No.1 Deep Tech pitch competition — bringing together Europe’s Top 100 Deep Tech founders to pitch live in front of a jury of tier-1 corporate leaders and investors.
Meet enterprise buyers with budget ownership and senior investors ready to write a check
Europe’s No.1 Deep Tech pitch competition — bringing together Europe’s Top 100 Deep Tech founders to pitch live in front of a jury of tier-1 corporate leaders and investors.
Europe’s No.1 Deep Tech pitch competition — bringing together Europe’s Top 100 Deep Tech founders to pitch live in front of a jury of tier-1 corporate leaders and investors.
Meet decision-ready customers
Accelerate fundraising
Gain ecosystem-wide visibility
Apply and get featured on the DTM Watchlist to receive intros to our corporate and investment partners.
Apply and get featured on the DTM Watchlist to receive intros to our corporate and investment partners.
Apply and get featured on the DTM Watchlist to receive intros to our corporate and investment partners.
Apply and get featured on the DTM Watchlist to receive intros to our corporate and investment partners.


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APPLY HERE:
APPLY HERE:
THE MOST IMPACTFUL 2 DAYS OF THE YEAR.
THE MOST IMPACTFUL 2 DAYS OF THE YEAR.
Meet decision-ready customers
Engage with senior buyers that have real spending power, and are able to shortcut procurement processes
Get unmatched visibility in front of Europe’s most influential Deep Tech leaders
Meet decision-ready customers
Engage with senior buyers that have real spending power, and are able to shortcut procurement processes
Meet decision-ready customers
Engage with senior buyers that have real spending power, and are able to shortcut procurement processes
Meet decision-ready customers
Engage with senior buyers that have real spending power, and are able to shortcut procurement processes
Accelerate fundraising
Meet senior investors from institutional and corporate VCs, family offices, and angels who actively invest in Deep Tech.
Engage with senior buyers that have real spending power, and are able to shortcut procurement processes
Accelerate fundraising
Meet senior investors from institutional and corporate VCs, family offices, and angels who actively invest in Deep Tech.
Accelerate fundraising
Meet senior investors from institutional and corporate VCs, family offices, and angels who actively invest in Deep Tech.
Accelerate fundraising
Meet senior investors from institutional and corporate VCs, family offices, and angels who actively invest in Deep Tech.
Gain ecosystem-wide visibility
Get exposure to potential customers and VCs through the evaluation process by our corporate and investment partners.
Meet senior investors from institutional and corporate VCs, family offices, and angels who actively invest in Deep Tech.
Gain ecosystem-wide visibility
Get exposure to potential customers and VCs through the evaluation process by our corporate and investment partners.
Gain ecosystem-wide visibility
Get exposure to potential customers and VCs through the evaluation process by our corporate and investment partners.
Gain ecosystem-wide visibility
Get exposure to potential customers and VCs through the evaluation process by our corporate and investment partners.
DTM100 SELECTION PROCESS
DTM100 SELECTION PROCESS

7 MARKETS. 100 FOUNDERS. ONE STAGE.
7 MARKETS. 100 FOUNDERS. ONE STAGE.
Throughout the summit, we will host 7 semifinals, one for each key deep tech market:
Throughout the summit, we will host 7 semifinals, one for each key deep tech market:
Throughout the summit, we will host 7 semifinals, one for each key deep tech market:

ENERGY

ENERGY

DEFENCE

DEFENCE

SPACE

SPACE

MANUFACTURING & ROBOTICS

MANUFACTURING & ROBOTICS

ADVANCED MATERIALS

ADVANCED MATERIALS

HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING

HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING

Enterprise AI

Enterprise AI
Every Applicant Gets Visibility
Every Applicant Gets Visibility
All applicants are eligible to be featured on the DTM Watchlist, distributed via:
All applicants are eligible to be featured on the DTM Watchlist, distributed via:
DTM newsletters (200k+ reach across deep tech enterprises, innovation leaders, and investors)
DTM Company and Founder LinkedIn (40K+ followers in the European deep tech ecosystem)
DTM website (60K unique monthly visitors)
DTM newsletters (200k+ reach across deep tech enterprises, innovation leaders, and investors)
DTM Company and Founder LinkedIn (40K+ followers in the European deep tech ecosystem)
DTM website (60K unique monthly visitors)
To be eligible for DTM100, startups must:
To be eligible for DTM100, startups must:
Operate within one of the seven deep tech markets listed above
Have raised less than €5M in total funding
Be headquartered in Europe or UK
Operate within one of the seven deep tech markets listed above
Have raised less than €5M in total funding
Be headquartered in Europe or UK

Get Personal With The Guardians of European Deep Tech
Engage in-person with 300+ senior corporate buyers who control real budgets and can accelerate procurement and pilot decisions.
Get Personal With The Guardians of European Deep Tech
Engage in-person with 300+ senior corporate buyers who control real budgets and can accelerate procurement and pilot decisions.
Filter Guardians by:
Highlights
Energy
Defence
Manufacturing & Robotics
Space
High Performance Computing
Advanced Materials

Martin Bude
Procter Gamble
Associate Director, Product Supply - Global Innovation

Rolf Bayersdörfer
Henkel
Corporate Director Open Innovation & New Business

Johannes Hunfeld
Linde
Associate Director External Technology

Arne Reinsdorf
Evonik
Director, Global Strategy Catalysts

Pascale Wautelet
Avery Dennison
Vice President Global Research & Development and Sustainability

Ronja Stoffregen
Rehau
Director Corporate Venturing

Martina Schulze-Adams
Wacker
SVP R&D

Thomas van Hacke
Sandvik
VP Digital & Product Line

Dr. Matthias Müller
Schott
Executive VP Corporate R&D and New Ventures

Paolo Bavaj
Stahl
Chief Innovation & Corporate Development Officer

Thorsten Loehl
Borealis
VP Science & Engineering, Innovation

Carsten Herzhoff
Lohmann
MD & CTO/COO, Executive Board Member

Alexander Leitner
RHI
Head of Pioneer Research

Ascan Voswinckel
Beiersdorf
Head of Venture Capital

Jan Taubert
Sartorius AG
Head of Manufacturing IT

Olivier Graf
Novartis
Associate director Analytical Lab Automation

Jérôme Caldeira
PTT Global Chemical Public Company Limited
Director Corporate Venture Capital and Strategic Partnerships

Erik Schumann
Avery Dennison
Director Corporate Strategy and M&A

Hans Scheuren
SIG
Vice President Global R&D

Ozan Hançer
Akkök Holding
CFO

Artur Kviatsinski
Klockner Pentaplast
Senior Operations Director, Food Packaging Trays

Marvin Urban
DÖRKEN Digital Ventures GmbH
General Manager

Steffen Wache
Sika
Global Technology and Startup Leader

Markus Bold
hte
Managing Director

Christian Fild
Henkel
Director of Strategic Partnerships / Venture Partnering Adhesive Technologies

Karl-Martin Schellerer
Westlake
Senior Vice President, Europe & Asia Performance and Essential Materials

Martin Letz
Schott
senior principal scientist

Matthias Schulz
Otto Krahn Group New Business
Head of Strategy Otto Krahn Group

Julian Harrendorf
Jebsen & Jessen
General Manager Corporate Development

Maksym Balanyuk
Benteler
Director of Innovation & Growth

Klaus Kappen
Rheinmetall
CTO

Claire Falzone
Airbus
Head of Divisional Strategy & Portfolio Management

Roberto Rossi
Thales
Head of Innovation and EDF program coordinator

David Williams
BAE Systems Bofors
Regional Managing Director, Europe

Cornelius Heinemann
Rohde & Schwarz
VP R&D Technology & Strategy

Christian Bock
Bundeswehr
Admiral

Sandra Bussmann
Bundeswehr
Managing Director - BwConsulting

Dimitri Avgoustakis
AWS
Head of National Security & Defence Europe

Constantin Zeif
TKMS
VP Strategy & Intelligence

Marian Rachow
Elbit Systems Deutschland
CEO

Geert De Decker
Defensie
Belgian Air Chief

Giovanni Gagliano
Ministero della Difesa
Lieutenant General

Major General Panousis Georgios
Hellenic National Defence General Staff
Major General

Jan Gutknecht
SAP
Director

Christian Steinborn
Rheinmetall
Head of Business Development Start-up Activities

Claudio Lange
RENK Group
Head of Digital Business & Innovation Management

Mikael Frisell
Armed Forces Sweden
Director General

Helen Wood
BAE Systems Bofors
Group Business Development Executive

Dominic Reese
Police Force NRWE
Head of Innovation

Marco Herre
DEUTZ
CEO Defense, EVP at DEUTZ Defense Systems GmbH`

Daniel Kliche
IABG
SVP Innovation Centre

Toni Piispa
Millog
Vice President

Matthew Van Wagenen
NATO
former NATO DCOS OPS & INT

Andy Armitage
Terma
Director Operations

Constantin Zeif
thyssenkrupp Marine Systems
VP Strategy & Innovation

Reinis Poznaks
European Parliament
MEP

Sirko Papperitz
Hensoldt
Head of Strategy

Daniel Lim
ST Engineering Ventures
Head of Europe Corporate Ventures

Florian Dorn
Deutscher Bundestag
MdB

Salvatore Bonaccorso
Fincantieri S.p.A.
Head of Open Innovation
Filter Guardians by:
Highlights
Energy
Defence
Manufacturing & Robotics
Space
High Performance Computing
Advanced Materials

Martin Bude
Procter Gamble
Associate Director, Product Supply - Global Innovation

Rolf Bayersdörfer
Henkel
Corporate Director Open Innovation & New Business

Johannes Hunfeld
Linde
Associate Director External Technology

Arne Reinsdorf
Evonik
Director, Global Strategy Catalysts

Pascale Wautelet
Avery Dennison
Vice President Global Research & Development and Sustainability

Ronja Stoffregen
Rehau
Director Corporate Venturing

Martina Schulze-Adams
Wacker
SVP R&D

Thomas van Hacke
Sandvik
VP Digital & Product Line

Dr. Matthias Müller
Schott
Executive VP Corporate R&D and New Ventures

Paolo Bavaj
Stahl
Chief Innovation & Corporate Development Officer

Thorsten Loehl
Borealis
VP Science & Engineering, Innovation

Carsten Herzhoff
Lohmann
MD & CTO/COO, Executive Board Member

Alexander Leitner
RHI
Head of Pioneer Research

Ascan Voswinckel
Beiersdorf
Head of Venture Capital

Jan Taubert
Sartorius AG
Head of Manufacturing IT

Olivier Graf
Novartis
Associate director Analytical Lab Automation

Jérôme Caldeira
PTT Global Chemical Public Company Limited
Director Corporate Venture Capital and Strategic Partnerships

Erik Schumann
Avery Dennison
Director Corporate Strategy and M&A

Hans Scheuren
SIG
Vice President Global R&D

Ozan Hançer
Akkök Holding
CFO

Artur Kviatsinski
Klockner Pentaplast
Senior Operations Director, Food Packaging Trays

Marvin Urban
DÖRKEN Digital Ventures GmbH
General Manager

Steffen Wache
Sika
Global Technology and Startup Leader

Markus Bold
hte
Managing Director

Christian Fild
Henkel
Director of Strategic Partnerships / Venture Partnering Adhesive Technologies

Karl-Martin Schellerer
Westlake
Senior Vice President, Europe & Asia Performance and Essential Materials

Martin Letz
Schott
senior principal scientist

Matthias Schulz
Otto Krahn Group New Business
Head of Strategy Otto Krahn Group

Julian Harrendorf
Jebsen & Jessen
General Manager Corporate Development

Maksym Balanyuk
Benteler
Director of Innovation & Growth

Klaus Kappen
Rheinmetall
CTO

Claire Falzone
Airbus
Head of Divisional Strategy & Portfolio Management

Roberto Rossi
Thales
Head of Innovation and EDF program coordinator

David Williams
BAE Systems Bofors
Regional Managing Director, Europe

Cornelius Heinemann
Rohde & Schwarz
VP R&D Technology & Strategy

Christian Bock
Bundeswehr
Admiral

Sandra Bussmann
Bundeswehr
Managing Director - BwConsulting

Dimitri Avgoustakis
AWS
Head of National Security & Defence Europe

Constantin Zeif
TKMS
VP Strategy & Intelligence

Marian Rachow
Elbit Systems Deutschland
CEO
Filter Guardians by:
Highlights
Energy
Defence
Manufacturing & Robotics
Space
High Performance Computing
Advanced Materials

Martin Bude
Procter Gamble
Associate Director, Product Supply - Global Innovation

Rolf Bayersdörfer
Henkel
Corporate Director Open Innovation & New Business

Johannes Hunfeld
Linde
Associate Director External Technology

Arne Reinsdorf
Evonik
Director, Global Strategy Catalysts

Pascale Wautelet
Avery Dennison
Vice President Global Research & Development and Sustainability

Ronja Stoffregen
Rehau
Director Corporate Venturing

Martina Schulze-Adams
Wacker
SVP R&D

Thomas van Hacke
Sandvik
VP Digital & Product Line

Dr. Matthias Müller
Schott
Executive VP Corporate R&D and New Ventures

Paolo Bavaj
Stahl
Chief Innovation & Corporate Development Officer

Thorsten Loehl
Borealis
VP Science & Engineering, Innovation

Carsten Herzhoff
Lohmann
MD & CTO/COO, Executive Board Member

Alexander Leitner
RHI
Head of Pioneer Research

Ascan Voswinckel
Beiersdorf
Head of Venture Capital

Jan Taubert
Sartorius AG
Head of Manufacturing IT

Olivier Graf
Novartis
Associate director Analytical Lab Automation

Jérôme Caldeira
PTT Global Chemical Public Company Limited
Director Corporate Venture Capital and Strategic Partnerships

Erik Schumann
Avery Dennison
Director Corporate Strategy and M&A

Hans Scheuren
SIG
Vice President Global R&D

Ozan Hançer
Akkök Holding
CFO

Artur Kviatsinski
Klockner Pentaplast
Senior Operations Director, Food Packaging Trays

Marvin Urban
DÖRKEN Digital Ventures GmbH
General Manager

Steffen Wache
Sika
Global Technology and Startup Leader

Markus Bold
hte
Managing Director

Christian Fild
Henkel
Director of Strategic Partnerships / Venture Partnering Adhesive Technologies

Karl-Martin Schellerer
Westlake
Senior Vice President, Europe & Asia Performance and Essential Materials

Martin Letz
Schott
senior principal scientist

Matthias Schulz
Otto Krahn Group New Business
Head of Strategy Otto Krahn Group

Julian Harrendorf
Jebsen & Jessen
General Manager Corporate Development

Maksym Balanyuk
Benteler
Director of Innovation & Growth

Klaus Kappen
Rheinmetall
CTO

Claire Falzone
Airbus
Head of Divisional Strategy & Portfolio Management

Roberto Rossi
Thales
Head of Innovation and EDF program coordinator

David Williams
BAE Systems Bofors
Regional Managing Director, Europe

Cornelius Heinemann
Rohde & Schwarz
VP R&D Technology & Strategy

Christian Bock
Bundeswehr
Admiral

Sandra Bussmann
Bundeswehr
Managing Director - BwConsulting

Dimitri Avgoustakis
AWS
Head of National Security & Defence Europe

Constantin Zeif
TKMS
VP Strategy & Intelligence

Marian Rachow
Elbit Systems Deutschland
CEO

Geert De Decker
Defensie
Belgian Air Chief

Giovanni Gagliano
Ministero della Difesa
Lieutenant General

Major General Panousis Georgios
Hellenic National Defence General Staff
Major General

Jan Gutknecht
SAP
Director

Christian Steinborn
Rheinmetall
Head of Business Development Start-up Activities

Claudio Lange
RENK Group
Head of Digital Business & Innovation Management

Mikael Frisell
Armed Forces Sweden
Director General

Helen Wood
BAE Systems Bofors
Group Business Development Executive

Dominic Reese
Police Force NRWE
Head of Innovation

Marco Herre
DEUTZ
CEO Defense, EVP at DEUTZ Defense Systems GmbH`
About DTM
About DTM
About DTM
Powering the European Deep Tech Renaissance
Powering the European Deep Tech Renaissance
Powering the European Deep Tech Renaissance
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Investments facilitated post participation
Investments facilitated post participation
Investments facilitated post participation


DTM is Europe’s No. 1 Deep Tech Innovation Marketplace.
DTM is Europe’s No. 1 Deep Tech Innovation Marketplace.
Our goal: 10,000 partnerships between enterprise buyers and European Deep Tech providers, and over €100B in investments catalyzed in European Deep Tech startups by 2030.
Our goal: 10,000 partnerships between enterprise buyers and European Deep Tech providers, and over €100B in investments catalyzed in European Deep Tech startups by 2030.
“Deep Tech Momentum connects global deep tech ecosystems through its marketplace and conferences. This aligns perfectly with Techstars’ mission to support founders and grow startup communities around the world.”
“Deep Tech Momentum connects global deep tech ecosystems through its marketplace and conferences. This aligns perfectly with Techstars’ mission to support founders and grow startup communities around the world.”
David Cohen – Founder & CEO | Techstars
David Cohen – Founder & CEO | Techstars
