Local startups, investors, and operators based in Eindhoven, Netherlands.
7 entries.
An annual AI summit at the Evoluon in Eindhoven, organised by the Eindhoven AI Systems Institute with Brainport Development. Focused on applied and industrial AI — strong fit for hardware-aligned and deeptech founders in the Brainport ecosystem.
Axelera AI is a semiconductor and software company headquartered in Eindhoven, Netherlands, founded in July 2021. It develops AI acceleration hardware and software for inference workloads, spanning edge devices and edge servers. Its flagship Metis AI Processing Unit and next-generation Europa AIPU are paired with the Voyager SDK for model deployment, built on the company's proprietary digital in-memory computing and RISC-V dataflow architecture. The company targets sectors including security, manufacturing, retail, and healthcare, positioning its products as high-performance, power-efficient alternatives to GPUs. In March 2025 it was awarded a EuroHPC grant of up to 61.6 million euro for the DARE project.
A week-long programme powered by the Dutch Society for Precision Engineering, spanning the System Engineering Conference, the Dutch International Precision Conference, and the Precision Fair. Relevant for hardware and deeptech founders in precision engineering and photonics.
Established 2010. EU-backed accelerator and investor driving sustainable energy transition with funding, IP support, and industry partnerships; 248 investments and 8 exits, including early backing of Northvolt. Scope: International (EU).
High Tech Campus Eindhoven is one of Europe's most concentrated technology innovation ecosystems, hosting over 300 companies and 12,000 researchers, developers, and entrepreneurs on a single 100-hectare campus in the south of the Netherlands. Originally developed by Philips as its corporate research campus in the 1990s, HTCE was opened to external companies in 2003 and has since evolved into a thriving open-innovation community often called 'the smartest square kilometer in Europe.' The campus specializes in hardware, semiconductors, photonics, medtech, AI, and IoT, anchored by the presence of NXP Semiconductors, Philips, and ASML nearby. Startups on the campus benefit from shared R&D facilities including cleanrooms, prototyping labs, and testing equipment that would otherwise be inaccessible at early stages. HTCE also operates the HighTechXL accelerator on-site, providing deep-tech startups with structured programs, ESA and CERN technology transfer partnerships, and investor introductions.
Deep-tech venture builder at High Tech Campus Eindhoven (est. 2015). Runs a 9-month venture-building program turning advanced tech from CERN, ESA, and others into startups; exits include Accerion. Support: co-founding teams, seed funding, R&D ecosystem access. Scope: International.
Monumental is an Eindhoven-based construction robotics startup developing autonomous bricklaying robots designed to address chronic labor shortages in the European building industry. The company's robots use computer vision and AI to lay bricks with high precision on active urban construction sites, automating one of the most physically demanding trades. Backed by leading European deep-tech investors, Monumental is scaling deployments across the Netherlands and targeting broader European expansion.