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.

You will be pitching to

You will be pitching to

& more

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

01
Application
Upload your pitch deck through the form. The earlier you apply, the higher your exposure—applications are reviewed on a rolling basis and partner visibility starts immediately.
Submit your application
02
Evaluation
03
Selection
04
Pitch at DTM26

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

€ 500M

€ 500M

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

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