Join Europe’s No. 1 Deep Tech
Venture Clienting Community
Join Europe’s No. 1 Deep Tech
Venture Clienting Community
Join Europe’s
No. 1 Deep Tech
Venture Clienting Community
Guardians of European Deep Tech
Guardians of
European Deep Tech
Guardians of
European Deep Tech
Guardians are senior leaders from high tech enterprises that leverage commercially ready solutions and next-horizon technologies from the world’s most innovative deep builders (e.g startups, SMEs). The community of guardians is the most exclusive hosted buyer program for Deep Tech in Europe.
Guardians are senior leaders from high tech enterprises that leverage commercially ready solutions and next-horizon technologies from the world’s most innovative deep builders (e.g startups, SMEs). The community of guardians is the most exclusive hosted buyer program for Deep Tech in Europe.
Guardians are senior leaders from high tech enterprises that leverage commercially ready solutions and next-horizon technologies from the world’s most innovative deep builders (e.g startups, SMEs). The community of guardians is the most exclusive hosted buyer program for Deep Tech in Europe.
Why become a Guardian?
Curated Dealflow
Meet startups and deep tech providers matched to your innovation or investment priorities (scheduled by us).
Curated Dealflow
Meet startups and deep tech providers matched to your innovation or investment priorities (scheduled by us).
Curated Dealflow
Meet startups and deep tech providers matched to your innovation or investment priorities (scheduled by us).
Curated Dealflow
Meet startups and deep tech providers matched to your innovation or investment priorities (scheduled by us).
Curated Dealflow
Meet startups and deep tech providers matched to your innovation or investment priorities (scheduled by us).
Exclusive Access
Day One free pass to DTM26 (May 19–21, 2026, Berlin) Europe’s No. 1 Deep Tech Innovation Marketplace with 3,000+ deep tech leaders with access to an exclusive Guardian-only VIP lounge.
Exclusive Access
Day One free pass to DTM26 (May 19–21, 2026, Berlin) Europe’s No. 1 Deep Tech Innovation Marketplace with 3,000+ deep tech leaders with access to an exclusive Guardian-only VIP lounge.
Exclusive Access
Day One free pass to DTM26 (May 19–21, 2026, Berlin) Europe’s No. 1 Deep Tech Innovation Marketplace with 3,000+ deep tech leaders with access to an exclusive Guardian-only VIP lounge.
Exclusive Access
Day One free pass to DTM26 (May 19–21, 2026, Berlin) Europe’s No. 1 Deep Tech Innovation Marketplace with 3,000+ deep tech leaders with access to an exclusive Guardian-only VIP lounge.
Exclusive Access
Day One free pass to DTM26 (May 19–21, 2026, Berlin) Europe’s No. 1 Deep Tech Innovation Marketplace with 3,000+ deep tech leaders with access to an exclusive Guardian-only VIP lounge.
Thought Leadership
Be featured at the center of Europe’s premier deep tech community.
Thought Leadership
Be featured at the center of Europe’s premier deep tech community.
Thought Leadership
Be featured at the center of Europe’s premier deep tech community.
Thought Leadership
Be featured at the center of Europe’s premier deep tech community.
Thought Leadership
Be featured at the center of Europe’s premier deep tech community.
Seamless Experience
We handle all scheduling, you focus on high-impact conversations.
Seamless Experience
We handle all scheduling, you focus on high-impact conversations.
Seamless Experience
We handle all scheduling, you focus on high-impact conversations.
Seamless Experience
We handle all scheduling, you focus on high-impact conversations.
Seamless Experience
We handle all scheduling, you focus on high-impact conversations.
What do we expect?
Meet 10 promising deep tech startups & SMEs in curated 1:1 sessions during DTM26 (scheduled by us). No fees. No obligations. Only your time and expertise. Once you have confirmed, we ask you to show up. Last minute cancellations are not appreciated by our community.
Meet 10 promising deep tech startups & SMEs in curated 1:1 sessions during DTM26 (scheduled by us). No fees. No obligations. Only your time and expertise. Once you have confirmed, we ask you to show up. Last minute cancellations are not appreciated by our community.
Who can be a Guardian?
Senior leaders
Senior leaders
Senior leaders
Senior leaders
Senior leaders
e.g. CXO, VP Innovation, Head of CVC, Director of Venture Clienting
e.g. CXO, VP Innovation, Head of CVC, Director of Venture Clienting
e.g. CXO, VP Innovation, Head of CVC, Director of Venture Clienting
e.g. CXO, VP Innovation, Head of CVC, Director of Venture Clienting
Direct budget authority
Direct budget authority
Direct budget authority
Direct budget authority
innovation, R&D, operations, M&A or investments.
innovation, R&D, operations, M&A or investments.
innovation, R&D, operations, M&A or investments.
innovation, R&D, operations, M&A or investments.
Deep Tech perspective
Deep Tech perspective
Deep Tech perspective
Deep Tech perspective
access to enterprise R&D challenges and technology needs
access to enterprise R&D challenges and technology needs
access to enterprise R&D challenges and technology needs
access to enterprise R&D challenges and technology needs
Scale
Scale
Scale
Scale
Scale
>€500M+ annual revenue or 10+ startup collaborations per year
>€500M+ annual revenue or 10+ startup collaborations per year
>€500M+ annual revenue or 10+ startup collaborations per year
>€500M+ annual revenue or 10+ startup collaborations per year
Guardians are the inner circle of DTM26. By joining, you’ll be part of the community driving Europe’s technological sovereignty across Energy, Space, Defence, Robotics, Computing, Advanced Materials & more
Shape Europe’s Deep Tech Future
Guardians are the inner circle of DTM26. By joining, you’ll be part of the community driving Europe’s technological sovereignty across Energy, Space, Defence, Robotics, Computing, Advanced Materials & more
Shape Europe’s Deep Tech Future
Guardians are the inner circle of DTM26. By joining, you’ll be part of the community driving Europe’s technological sovereignty across Energy, Space, Defence, Robotics, Computing, Advanced Materials & more
Shape Europe’s Deep Tech Future
Guardians are the inner circle of DTM26. By joining, you’ll be part of the community driving Europe’s technological sovereignty across Energy, Space, Defence, Robotics, Computing, Advanced Materials & more
Shape Europe’s Deep Tech Future
Guardians are the inner circle of DTM26. By joining, you’ll be part of the community driving Europe’s technological sovereignty across Energy, Space, Defence, Robotics, Computing, Advanced Materials & more
Shape Europe’s Deep Tech Future
Some of our Guardians
Some of our Guardians
Corporate Customers
Investors
Founders
Ecosystem
Dr. Gero Decker
General Manager of SAP Signavio & Co-Managing Director of SAP Berlin
Glenn McCartan
Representative to U.S. European Command at Defense Innovation Unit
Gitte Bedford
VP at Bosch Ventures
Boris Hofmann
Head of ZEISS Ventures
Axel Deniz
CEO at Bosch Business Innovations
Arne-Christian Voigt
Future Research at Volkswagen AG
Axel Menneking
Executive Advisor at Deutsche Telekom
Benedikt Kläs
Senior Investment Manager at ZEISS Group
Benjamin Junghans
Managing Director at STIHL Ventures
Benjamin Schulte
Strategy & Innovation Lead Defence Europe at Capgemini
Bruno Gutierres
Head of Mobility Orchestration & Collaborative Innovation at Alstom
Christian Glock
Business Developer & Innovation Manager at Vonovia
Christian Kotter
Head of Go To Market Digital at Ottobock
Christoph Heinrich
Managing Director and Heat of Operations at Sartorius Xell GmbH
Claes Carpenfelt
Head of Strategy and Product Management at BAE Systems
Claudio Lange
Product Portfolio Owner Digital Solutions at Renk Group
Danijel Grabovac
Head of Siemens for Startups
Davy Brown
CTO & VP Transportation Solutions at TE Connectivity
Dr. Christian Steinborn
Head of Business Development Start-up Activities at Rheinmetall
Fabrice Bachellerie
Head of Business Development and Strategic Projects at Toll Collect GmbH
Faizan Muhammad
Investment Director at FirstGroup Energy Limited
Florian Bogenschütz
CEO at Wayra Germany
Florian Meßner-Schmitt
Head of Corporate Venturing at TRUMPF
Friedrich von Bohlen
Co-Founder and CEO Molecular Health
Georg Schumacher
Senior Manager, Partnering and Investing at Axpo Group
Jan Taubert
Head of Manufacturing IT at Sartorius
Kai Petrick
Head of Partner Management and New Technologies at BMW Startup Garage
Kendra Rauschenberger
General Partner Siemens Energy Ventures at Siemens Energy
Marvin Urban
Managing Director at DÖRKEN Digital Ventures GmbH
Matthias Schulz
Head of Strategy at Otto Krahn Group
Max Makarchuk
Head of AI/ML Products at BRAVE1
Michael Schön
Technical Director at Volvo Cars
Nari Kahle
Director Corporate Strategy at FIEGE
Nikolay Ostrowsky
Innovation Lead at Builtech Holding GmbH
Olga Peters
Head of Motion Ventures at ABB
Philipp Unterhalt
CEO at HAHN Automation Group
Sanghamitra Karra
EMEA Head of Inclusive Ventures Group at Morgan Stanley
Şilan Hun
Head of Startup Partnering at Siemens Mobility
Simon Weiher
Head Group Innovation at Axpo Group
Sirko Papperitz
Head of Strategy at HENSOLDT
Sophia Martin
Managing Partner at 1st Kind
Steffen Erath
Head of Innovation & Sustainability at Hansgrohe Group
Tim Huse
Head of BIH Digital Labs at Berlin Institute of Health
Timothy Otten
Embedded Liaison to the United Kingdom at Defense Innovation Unit (DIU)
Veronika Brandt
Founder & CEO at Bosch Startup Harbour
Vincent Clot
Business and Open Innovation Director at Thales Alenia Space
Vishwas Gawade
Vice President Advanced Technology at MANN+HUMMEL
Corporate Customers
Investors
Founders
Ecosystem
Dr. Gero Decker
General Manager of SAP Signavio & Co-Managing Director of SAP Berlin
Glenn McCartan
Representative to U.S. European Command at Defense Innovation Unit
Gitte Bedford
VP at Bosch Ventures
Boris Hofmann
Head of ZEISS Ventures
Axel Deniz
CEO at Bosch Business Innovations
Arne-Christian Voigt
Future Research at Volkswagen AG
Axel Menneking
Executive Advisor at Deutsche Telekom
Benedikt Kläs
Senior Investment Manager at ZEISS Group
Benjamin Junghans
Managing Director at STIHL Ventures
Benjamin Schulte
Strategy & Innovation Lead Defence Europe at Capgemini
Bruno Gutierres
Head of Mobility Orchestration & Collaborative Innovation at Alstom
Christian Glock
Business Developer & Innovation Manager at Vonovia
Christian Kotter
Head of Go To Market Digital at Ottobock
Christoph Heinrich
Managing Director and Heat of Operations at Sartorius Xell GmbH
Claes Carpenfelt
Head of Strategy and Product Management at BAE Systems
Claudio Lange
Product Portfolio Owner Digital Solutions at Renk Group
Danijel Grabovac
Head of Siemens for Startups
Davy Brown
CTO & VP Transportation Solutions at TE Connectivity
Dr. Christian Steinborn
Head of Business Development Start-up Activities at Rheinmetall
Fabrice Bachellerie
Head of Business Development and Strategic Projects at Toll Collect GmbH
Faizan Muhammad
Investment Director at FirstGroup Energy Limited
Florian Bogenschütz
CEO at Wayra Germany
Florian Meßner-Schmitt
Head of Corporate Venturing at TRUMPF
Friedrich von Bohlen
Co-Founder and CEO Molecular Health
Georg Schumacher
Senior Manager, Partnering and Investing at Axpo Group
Jan Taubert
Head of Manufacturing IT at Sartorius
Kai Petrick
Head of Partner Management and New Technologies at BMW Startup Garage
Kendra Rauschenberger
General Partner Siemens Energy Ventures at Siemens Energy
Marvin Urban
Managing Director at DÖRKEN Digital Ventures GmbH
Matthias Schulz
Head of Strategy at Otto Krahn Group
Max Makarchuk
Head of AI/ML Products at BRAVE1
Michael Schön
Technical Director at Volvo Cars
Nari Kahle
Director Corporate Strategy at FIEGE
Nikolay Ostrowsky
Innovation Lead at Builtech Holding GmbH
Olga Peters
Head of Motion Ventures at ABB
Philipp Unterhalt
CEO at HAHN Automation Group
Sanghamitra Karra
EMEA Head of Inclusive Ventures Group at Morgan Stanley
Şilan Hun
Head of Startup Partnering at Siemens Mobility
Simon Weiher
Head Group Innovation at Axpo Group
Sirko Papperitz
Head of Strategy at HENSOLDT
Sophia Martin
Managing Partner at 1st Kind
Steffen Erath
Head of Innovation & Sustainability at Hansgrohe Group
Tim Huse
Head of BIH Digital Labs at Berlin Institute of Health
Timothy Otten
Embedded Liaison to the United Kingdom at Defense Innovation Unit (DIU)
Veronika Brandt
Founder & CEO at Bosch Startup Harbour
Vincent Clot
Business and Open Innovation Director at Thales Alenia Space
Vishwas Gawade
Vice President Advanced Technology at MANN+HUMMEL
Corporate Customers
Investors
Founders
Ecosystem
Dr. Gero Decker
General Manager of SAP Signavio & Co-Managing Director of SAP Berlin
Glenn McCartan
Representative to U.S. European Command at Defense Innovation Unit
Gitte Bedford
VP at Bosch Ventures
Boris Hofmann
Head of ZEISS Ventures
Axel Deniz
CEO at Bosch Business Innovations
Arne-Christian Voigt
Future Research at Volkswagen AG
Axel Menneking
Executive Advisor at Deutsche Telekom
Benedikt Kläs
Senior Investment Manager at ZEISS Group
Benjamin Junghans
Managing Director at STIHL Ventures
Benjamin Schulte
Strategy & Innovation Lead Defence Europe at Capgemini
Bruno Gutierres
Head of Mobility Orchestration & Collaborative Innovation at Alstom
Christian Glock
Business Developer & Innovation Manager at Vonovia
Christian Kotter
Head of Go To Market Digital at Ottobock
Christoph Heinrich
Managing Director and Heat of Operations at Sartorius Xell GmbH
Claes Carpenfelt
Head of Strategy and Product Management at BAE Systems
Claudio Lange
Product Portfolio Owner Digital Solutions at Renk Group
Danijel Grabovac
Head of Siemens for Startups
Davy Brown
CTO & VP Transportation Solutions at TE Connectivity
Dr. Christian Steinborn
Head of Business Development Start-up Activities at Rheinmetall
Fabrice Bachellerie
Head of Business Development and Strategic Projects at Toll Collect GmbH
Faizan Muhammad
Investment Director at FirstGroup Energy Limited
Florian Bogenschütz
CEO at Wayra Germany
Florian Meßner-Schmitt
Head of Corporate Venturing at TRUMPF
Friedrich von Bohlen
Co-Founder and CEO Molecular Health
Georg Schumacher
Senior Manager, Partnering and Investing at Axpo Group
Jan Taubert
Head of Manufacturing IT at Sartorius
Kai Petrick
Head of Partner Management and New Technologies at BMW Startup Garage
Kendra Rauschenberger
General Partner Siemens Energy Ventures at Siemens Energy
Marvin Urban
Managing Director at DÖRKEN Digital Ventures GmbH
Matthias Schulz
Head of Strategy at Otto Krahn Group
Max Makarchuk
Head of AI/ML Products at BRAVE1
Michael Schön
Technical Director at Volvo Cars
Nari Kahle
Director Corporate Strategy at FIEGE
Nikolay Ostrowsky
Innovation Lead at Builtech Holding GmbH
Olga Peters
Head of Motion Ventures at ABB
Philipp Unterhalt
CEO at HAHN Automation Group
Sanghamitra Karra
EMEA Head of Inclusive Ventures Group at Morgan Stanley
Şilan Hun
Head of Startup Partnering at Siemens Mobility
Simon Weiher
Head Group Innovation at Axpo Group
Sirko Papperitz
Head of Strategy at HENSOLDT
Sophia Martin
Managing Partner at 1st Kind
Steffen Erath
Head of Innovation & Sustainability at Hansgrohe Group
Tim Huse
Head of BIH Digital Labs at Berlin Institute of Health
Timothy Otten
Embedded Liaison to the United Kingdom at Defense Innovation Unit (DIU)
Veronika Brandt
Founder & CEO at Bosch Startup Harbour
Vincent Clot
Business and Open Innovation Director at Thales Alenia Space
Vishwas Gawade
Vice President Advanced Technology at MANN+HUMMEL
Corporate Customers
Investors
Founders
Ecosystem
Dr. Gero Decker
General Manager of SAP Signavio & Co-Managing Director of SAP Berlin
Glenn McCartan
Representative to U.S. European Command at Defense Innovation Unit
Gitte Bedford
VP at Bosch Ventures
Boris Hofmann
Head of ZEISS Ventures
Axel Deniz
CEO at Bosch Business Innovations
Arne-Christian Voigt
Future Research at Volkswagen AG
Axel Menneking
Executive Advisor at Deutsche Telekom
Benedikt Kläs
Senior Investment Manager at ZEISS Group
Benjamin Junghans
Managing Director at STIHL Ventures
Benjamin Schulte
Strategy & Innovation Lead Defence Europe at Capgemini
Bruno Gutierres
Head of Mobility Orchestration & Collaborative Innovation at Alstom
Christian Glock
Business Developer & Innovation Manager at Vonovia
Christian Kotter
Head of Go To Market Digital at Ottobock
Christoph Heinrich
Managing Director and Heat of Operations at Sartorius Xell GmbH
Claes Carpenfelt
Head of Strategy and Product Management at BAE Systems
Claudio Lange
Product Portfolio Owner Digital Solutions at Renk Group
Danijel Grabovac
Head of Siemens for Startups
Davy Brown
CTO & VP Transportation Solutions at TE Connectivity
Dr. Christian Steinborn
Head of Business Development Start-up Activities at Rheinmetall
Fabrice Bachellerie
Head of Business Development and Strategic Projects at Toll Collect GmbH
Faizan Muhammad
Investment Director at FirstGroup Energy Limited
Florian Bogenschütz
CEO at Wayra Germany
Florian Meßner-Schmitt
Head of Corporate Venturing at TRUMPF
Friedrich von Bohlen
Co-Founder and CEO Molecular Health
Georg Schumacher
Senior Manager, Partnering and Investing at Axpo Group
Jan Taubert
Head of Manufacturing IT at Sartorius
Kai Petrick
Head of Partner Management and New Technologies at BMW Startup Garage
Kendra Rauschenberger
General Partner Siemens Energy Ventures at Siemens Energy
Marvin Urban
Managing Director at DÖRKEN Digital Ventures GmbH
Matthias Schulz
Head of Strategy at Otto Krahn Group
Max Makarchuk
Head of AI/ML Products at BRAVE1
Michael Schön
Technical Director at Volvo Cars
Nari Kahle
Director Corporate Strategy at FIEGE
Nikolay Ostrowsky
Innovation Lead at Builtech Holding GmbH
Olga Peters
Head of Motion Ventures at ABB
Philipp Unterhalt
CEO at HAHN Automation Group
Sanghamitra Karra
EMEA Head of Inclusive Ventures Group at Morgan Stanley
Şilan Hun
Head of Startup Partnering at Siemens Mobility
Simon Weiher
Head Group Innovation at Axpo Group
Sirko Papperitz
Head of Strategy at HENSOLDT
Sophia Martin
Managing Partner at 1st Kind
Steffen Erath
Head of Innovation & Sustainability at Hansgrohe Group
Tim Huse
Head of BIH Digital Labs at Berlin Institute of Health
Timothy Otten
Embedded Liaison to the United Kingdom at Defense Innovation Unit (DIU)
Veronika Brandt
Founder & CEO at Bosch Startup Harbour
Vincent Clot
Business and Open Innovation Director at Thales Alenia Space
Vishwas Gawade
Vice President Advanced Technology at MANN+HUMMEL
Corporate Customers
Investors
Founders
Ecosystem
Dr. Gero Decker
General Manager of SAP Signavio & Co-Managing Director of SAP Berlin
Glenn McCartan
Representative to U.S. European Command at Defense Innovation Unit
Gitte Bedford
VP at Bosch Ventures
Boris Hofmann
Head of ZEISS Ventures
Axel Deniz
CEO at Bosch Business Innovations
Arne-Christian Voigt
Future Research at Volkswagen AG
Axel Menneking
Executive Advisor at Deutsche Telekom
Benedikt Kläs
Senior Investment Manager at ZEISS Group
Benjamin Junghans
Managing Director at STIHL Ventures
Benjamin Schulte
Strategy & Innovation Lead Defence Europe at Capgemini
Bruno Gutierres
Head of Mobility Orchestration & Collaborative Innovation at Alstom
Christian Glock
Business Developer & Innovation Manager at Vonovia
Christian Kotter
Head of Go To Market Digital at Ottobock
Christoph Heinrich
Managing Director and Heat of Operations at Sartorius Xell GmbH
Claes Carpenfelt
Head of Strategy and Product Management at BAE Systems
Claudio Lange
Product Portfolio Owner Digital Solutions at Renk Group
Danijel Grabovac
Head of Siemens for Startups
Davy Brown
CTO & VP Transportation Solutions at TE Connectivity
Dr. Christian Steinborn
Head of Business Development Start-up Activities at Rheinmetall
Fabrice Bachellerie
Head of Business Development and Strategic Projects at Toll Collect GmbH
Faizan Muhammad
Investment Director at FirstGroup Energy Limited
Florian Bogenschütz
CEO at Wayra Germany
Florian Meßner-Schmitt
Head of Corporate Venturing at TRUMPF
Friedrich von Bohlen
Co-Founder and CEO Molecular Health
Georg Schumacher
Senior Manager, Partnering and Investing at Axpo Group
Jan Taubert
Head of Manufacturing IT at Sartorius
Kai Petrick
Head of Partner Management and New Technologies at BMW Startup Garage
Kendra Rauschenberger
General Partner Siemens Energy Ventures at Siemens Energy
Marvin Urban
Managing Director at DÖRKEN Digital Ventures GmbH
Matthias Schulz
Head of Strategy at Otto Krahn Group
Max Makarchuk
Head of AI/ML Products at BRAVE1
Michael Schön
Technical Director at Volvo Cars
Nari Kahle
Director Corporate Strategy at FIEGE
Nikolay Ostrowsky
Innovation Lead at Builtech Holding GmbH
Olga Peters
Head of Motion Ventures at ABB
Philipp Unterhalt
CEO at HAHN Automation Group
Sanghamitra Karra
EMEA Head of Inclusive Ventures Group at Morgan Stanley
Şilan Hun
Head of Startup Partnering at Siemens Mobility
Simon Weiher
Head Group Innovation at Axpo Group
Sirko Papperitz
Head of Strategy at HENSOLDT
Sophia Martin
Managing Partner at 1st Kind
Steffen Erath
Head of Innovation & Sustainability at Hansgrohe Group
Tim Huse
Head of BIH Digital Labs at Berlin Institute of Health
Timothy Otten
Embedded Liaison to the United Kingdom at Defense Innovation Unit (DIU)
Veronika Brandt
Founder & CEO at Bosch Startup Harbour
Vincent Clot
Business and Open Innovation Director at Thales Alenia Space
Vishwas Gawade
Vice President Advanced Technology at MANN+HUMMEL