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

Klaus Kappen

Rheinmetall

CTO

Jan Gutknecht

SAP

Director

Oliver Wick

BMW Group

Technology Scouting

Arno Baltruschat

OTTO GmbH & Co KG

Venture Client Lead

Simon Weiher

Axpo Group

Head Group Innovation

Kai Petrick

BMW Startup Garage

Head of BMW Startup Garage

Pascale Wautelet

Avery Dennison

Vice President Global Research & Development and Sustainability

Jing Li

Husqvarna Group

Director of Global Robotics and Emerging Technology Strategy (Advanced Development)

Maximiliane Butler

enercity

VP Energy Innovation

Daniel Hug

Bosch

Senior Vice President Advance Engineering of Components and Production

Michael Hoffmann

Polyclip

Head of Business Unit Technicals

Giovanni Gagliano

Ministero della Difesa

Lieutenant General

Marshall Smith

Starlab - A New-Era Space Destination

CEO

Christian Steinborn

Rheinmetall

Head of Business Development Start-up Activities

Dan King

mda Space

Director

Claudio Lange

RENK Group

Head of Digital Business & Innovation Management

Mikael Frisell

Armed Forces Sweden

Director General

Wolfgang Seibold

Hitachi Ventures

Partner & CIO

Andreas Huber

Siemens Energy

Head of Modeling and Analytics for Sustainable Energy Systems

Sem Alberga

KPN Ventures

Managing Director

Rainer Bühne

ABUS Kransysteme

Director of Digital Products

Paul Williamson

Arm

SVP Strategic Ventures

Elisabetta Bari

Electrolux

Vice President Global Fabric and Dish Care - Product and Innovation

Benjamin Junghans

STIHL

Managing Director

Helen Wood

BAE Systems Bofors

Group Business Development Executive

Mathias weber

BSH

Head of Global Corporate Venturing

Daniel Weber

Lufthansa Innovation Hub

Director Venture Clienting

Alessandro Marroni

Nokia

Director, Technology and Strategy, Wireless Licensing

Michael Dascal

Fidelity Investments

VP Quantum Technology

Daniel Gebler

Picnic NL

CTO

Michael Holtkamp

LG Future Home

Venture Partner and Co-Founder

Robert Bach

Beumer

MD of Beumers Company Builder

Alexander Leitner

RHI

Head of Pioneer Research

Georg Reifferscheid

REWE Group

Head of CVC

Panos Papadopoulos

Motor Oil

Director of Smart Energy Systems

Pia Dorfinger

Deutsche Energie-Agentur GmbH (DENA)

Director

Shirley Beul-Leusmann

Deutsche Telekom

VP Business Development T Cloud

Georg Sauer

DB Energie

Head of Business Intelligence/ CDO

Martin Bude

Procter Gamble

Associate Director, Product Supply - Global Innovation

Dominic Reese

Police Force NRWE

Head of Innovation

Dr. Matthias Müller

Schott

Executive VP Corporate R&D and New Ventures

Florian Meßner-Schmitt

Trumpf

Head of Corporate Venturing

Yannick Marin Isambert

Airbus

Head of Airbus Central Innovation & Ho Corporate Innovation

Ascan Voswinckel

Beiersdorf

Head of Venture Capital

Sebastian Wolfsteiner

Schneider Electric

Head of Digital and Innovation Projects

Richard Riggs

Saudi Aramco Entrepreneurship Ventures

Investment Director

Christian Groh

Matthews Engineering

Business Unit Director

Gitte Bedford

Bosch Ventures

VP

Ronja Stoffregen

Rehau

Director Corporate Venturing

Jan Taubert

Sartorius AG

Head of Manufacturing IT

Marco Herre

DEUTZ

CEO Defense, EVP at DEUTZ Defense Systems GmbH`

Alexander Satanowsky

Mercedes-Benz

Principal Innovation Management

Florian Bogenschütz

Wayra

CEO

Christophe Frey

Arm

Vice President EU EngagementsVice President EU Engagements

Fabrice Bachellerie

Toll Collect GmbH

Head of Business Development and strategic projects

Olivier Graf

Novartis

Associate director Analytical Lab Automation

Jérôme Caldeira

PTT Global Chemical Public Company Limited

Director Corporate Venture Capital and Strategic Partnerships

Markus Faude

Koenig Bauer

Vice President Factory & Machine Automation

James McNiven

Arm

VP Product Managment

Daniel Kliche

IABG

SVP Innovation Centre

Filter Guardians by:

Highlights

Energy

Defence

Manufacturing & Robotics

Space

High Performance Computing

Advanced Materials

Klaus Kappen

Rheinmetall

CTO

Jan Gutknecht

SAP

Director

Oliver Wick

BMW Group

Technology Scouting

Arno Baltruschat

OTTO GmbH & Co KG

Venture Client Lead

Simon Weiher

Axpo Group

Head Group Innovation

Kai Petrick

BMW Startup Garage

Head of BMW Startup Garage

Pascale Wautelet

Avery Dennison

Vice President Global Research & Development and Sustainability

Jing Li

Husqvarna Group

Director of Global Robotics and Emerging Technology Strategy (Advanced Development)

Maximiliane Butler

enercity

VP Energy Innovation

Daniel Hug

Bosch

Senior Vice President Advance Engineering of Components and Production

Michael Hoffmann

Polyclip

Head of Business Unit Technicals

Giovanni Gagliano

Ministero della Difesa

Lieutenant General

Marshall Smith

Starlab - A New-Era Space Destination

CEO

Christian Steinborn

Rheinmetall

Head of Business Development Start-up Activities

Dan King

mda Space

Director

Claudio Lange

RENK Group

Head of Digital Business & Innovation Management

Mikael Frisell

Armed Forces Sweden

Director General

Wolfgang Seibold

Hitachi Ventures

Partner & CIO

Andreas Huber

Siemens Energy

Head of Modeling and Analytics for Sustainable Energy Systems

Sem Alberga

KPN Ventures

Managing Director

Rainer Bühne

ABUS Kransysteme

Director of Digital Products

Paul Williamson

Arm

SVP Strategic Ventures

Elisabetta Bari

Electrolux

Vice President Global Fabric and Dish Care - Product and Innovation

Benjamin Junghans

STIHL

Managing Director

Helen Wood

BAE Systems Bofors

Group Business Development Executive

Mathias weber

BSH

Head of Global Corporate Venturing

Daniel Weber

Lufthansa Innovation Hub

Director Venture Clienting

Alessandro Marroni

Nokia

Director, Technology and Strategy, Wireless Licensing

Michael Dascal

Fidelity Investments

VP Quantum Technology

Daniel Gebler

Picnic NL

CTO

Michael Holtkamp

LG Future Home

Venture Partner and Co-Founder

Robert Bach

Beumer

MD of Beumers Company Builder

Alexander Leitner

RHI

Head of Pioneer Research

Georg Reifferscheid

REWE Group

Head of CVC

Panos Papadopoulos

Motor Oil

Director of Smart Energy Systems

Pia Dorfinger

Deutsche Energie-Agentur GmbH (DENA)

Director

Shirley Beul-Leusmann

Deutsche Telekom

VP Business Development T Cloud

Georg Sauer

DB Energie

Head of Business Intelligence/ CDO

Martin Bude

Procter Gamble

Associate Director, Product Supply - Global Innovation

Dominic Reese

Police Force NRWE

Head of Innovation

Filter Guardians by:

Highlights

Energy

Defence

Manufacturing & Robotics

Space

High Performance Computing

Advanced Materials

Klaus Kappen

Rheinmetall

CTO

Jan Gutknecht

SAP

Director

Oliver Wick

BMW Group

Technology Scouting

Arno Baltruschat

OTTO GmbH & Co KG

Venture Client Lead

Simon Weiher

Axpo Group

Head Group Innovation

Kai Petrick

BMW Startup Garage

Head of BMW Startup Garage

Pascale Wautelet

Avery Dennison

Vice President Global Research & Development and Sustainability

Jing Li

Husqvarna Group

Director of Global Robotics and Emerging Technology Strategy (Advanced Development)

Maximiliane Butler

enercity

VP Energy Innovation

Daniel Hug

Bosch

Senior Vice President Advance Engineering of Components and Production

Michael Hoffmann

Polyclip

Head of Business Unit Technicals

Giovanni Gagliano

Ministero della Difesa

Lieutenant General

Marshall Smith

Starlab - A New-Era Space Destination

CEO

Christian Steinborn

Rheinmetall

Head of Business Development Start-up Activities

Dan King

mda Space

Director

Claudio Lange

RENK Group

Head of Digital Business & Innovation Management

Mikael Frisell

Armed Forces Sweden

Director General

Wolfgang Seibold

Hitachi Ventures

Partner & CIO

Andreas Huber

Siemens Energy

Head of Modeling and Analytics for Sustainable Energy Systems

Sem Alberga

KPN Ventures

Managing Director

Rainer Bühne

ABUS Kransysteme

Director of Digital Products

Paul Williamson

Arm

SVP Strategic Ventures

Elisabetta Bari

Electrolux

Vice President Global Fabric and Dish Care - Product and Innovation

Benjamin Junghans

STIHL

Managing Director

Helen Wood

BAE Systems Bofors

Group Business Development Executive

Mathias weber

BSH

Head of Global Corporate Venturing

Daniel Weber

Lufthansa Innovation Hub

Director Venture Clienting

Alessandro Marroni

Nokia

Director, Technology and Strategy, Wireless Licensing

Michael Dascal

Fidelity Investments

VP Quantum Technology

Daniel Gebler

Picnic NL

CTO

Michael Holtkamp

LG Future Home

Venture Partner and Co-Founder

Robert Bach

Beumer

MD of Beumers Company Builder

Alexander Leitner

RHI

Head of Pioneer Research

Georg Reifferscheid

REWE Group

Head of CVC

Panos Papadopoulos

Motor Oil

Director of Smart Energy Systems

Pia Dorfinger

Deutsche Energie-Agentur GmbH (DENA)

Director

Shirley Beul-Leusmann

Deutsche Telekom

VP Business Development T Cloud

Georg Sauer

DB Energie

Head of Business Intelligence/ CDO

Martin Bude

Procter Gamble

Associate Director, Product Supply - Global Innovation

Dominic Reese

Police Force NRWE

Head of Innovation

Dr. Matthias Müller

Schott

Executive VP Corporate R&D and New Ventures

Florian Meßner-Schmitt

Trumpf

Head of Corporate Venturing

Yannick Marin Isambert

Airbus

Head of Airbus Central Innovation & Ho Corporate Innovation

Ascan Voswinckel

Beiersdorf

Head of Venture Capital

Sebastian Wolfsteiner

Schneider Electric

Head of Digital and Innovation Projects

Richard Riggs

Saudi Aramco Entrepreneurship Ventures

Investment Director

Christian Groh

Matthews Engineering

Business Unit Director

Gitte Bedford

Bosch Ventures

VP

Ronja Stoffregen

Rehau

Director Corporate Venturing

Jan Taubert

Sartorius AG

Head of Manufacturing IT

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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