Startup program

Advanced Manufacturing Program 2024

In this commercial program, European mature startups and international corporates, investors and service providers are matched to explore business opportunities and partnerships as well as to enable high quality business relationships. We are not open for applications yet but please register below to be kept informed.

In numbers

Our Industry 4.0 Program 2023 in numbers:

European Startups & Scaleups

Corporates

Match meetings

Expected collaborations startup-corporate

Expected collaborations corporate-corporate

About

About the Advanced Manufacturing Program

This is the fourth edition of our Advanced Manufacturing program, previously called Industry 4.0 Program. We kick it off with a physical session in Munich October 9-10, hosted by UnternehmerTUM. Like all our programs it will primarily focus on creation of business opportunities between participating European deeptech companies and international Corporates, Service Providers and Investors with deeptech appetite. The preparation and post kick-off sessions are all digital to drive efficiency, flexibility and to let participants focus on their own business. With parallel programs taking place from Fall 2024 we have replaced the concluding Program Summits with a stand-alone Summit for all companies in Deep Tech Alliance.

A top-ranked program feature is the curated match meeting opportunities arranged during the program, face-to-face at the Kick-off and digital after that. The European startups invited are selected from requests provided by the participating Corporates, which increase chances of finding business opportunities.

The program also provides expert led online sessions on relevant topics, such as pricing and B2B Sales conversion. Participation in these is optional, and most sessions are recorded to allow for catching up on relevant sessions afterward.

In the program, participating startups get:

Handheld match meetings with International Corporate Partners.
Investor pitch and match meeting with preferred Investors.
Workshops with experts that will help you understand, approach and engage with corporates.
Peer-to-peer network with best-in-class mature startups from all over Europe.
Physical kick-off event in Munich, Germany on the 9th and 10th of October.
Free participation in the stand-alone Summit preliminary scheduled for Paris December 5.
Invited to Alumni activities onwards.

Participation requirements

Company registered in a European Country (including non-EU countries like the UK, Norway, Switzerland, Ukraine, etc.)
Ready to engage with big industrial clients (min. TRL 4 ready for TRL 5 validation)
Program participation fee €1.000. The participation fee covers all program content including lunches and networking dinners during the events.
Participants are to cover travel to and lodging related to the kick-off event.

Corporate partners in the Clean Energy program 2023

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Who is the program for?

Start/scaleups with technological solutions for manufacturing, like autonomous systems (robotics etc.), process optimization, industrial plant optimization, circularity of production assets & materials, cybersecurity, sensors & IoT enablers and predictive maintenance. Materials solutions is also in scope like low carbon materials, super conductors, insulation materials and coatings & surface engineering.

Corporates who are looking to develop their internal industrial production processes or improve offerings to customers by implementing improved functionality in their products; and believe in the potential of exploring innovation and business opportunities in collaboration with startups and other Corporates.

Investors investing in deeptech solutions for efficient, sustainable and circular manufacturing.