We track 7 organisations in this sector across 4+ countries.
7 entries.
Digital Innovation Hub Düsseldorf/Rheinland, a regional ecosystem builder connecting startups, corporates, SMEs and universities. It organizes Future Tech Fest (formerly Digital Demo Day), the centerpiece of Düsseldorf Startup Week, plus matchmaking, accelerator and venture-clienting programs across North Rhine-Westphalia.
Future Tech Fest, the rebranded Digital Demo Day, bills itself as Germany's largest B2B startup expo and conference and is the highlight of Düsseldorf Startup Week. It brings hundreds of national and international tech startups together with corporates, SMEs, investors and universities for an expo, pitch battles, curated matchmaking, venture-clienting and workshops, drawing several thousand attendees.
PASHA Holding is Azerbaijan's largest diversified conglomerate, and its technology ventures arm invests in and incubates digital businesses across fintech, insurtech, and enterprise software. Through subsidiaries like PASHA Bank and PASHA Insurance, the group has launched digital-first products including mobile banking platforms, automated insurance underwriting, and data analytics capabilities. The holding's tech initiatives are significant because they channel substantial domestic capital into digital infrastructure and create a corporate innovation layer that smaller Azerbaijani startups can plug into for distribution and enterprise validation.
Startup Booster is the acceleration programme run by Huge Thing, a Poznan-based innovation firm with over a decade of experience that helps startups scale and supports corporations with their innovation strategy. Huge Thing has worked with dozens of corporate partners and screened thousands of startups, running structured programmes to strengthen founding teams and their go-to-market.
Europe's largest startup and technology event at Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, marking its 10th anniversary in 2026. Core value for founders is open-innovation deal flow with corporates and investors. Startup Challenge applications typically run on rolling tracks and often close in late March to early April 2026 depending on partner challenge.
Challenge-based corporate innovation tracks connected to VivaTech 2026. Deadlines are rolling and usually close between late March and early April 2026 depending on partner challenge. Selected startups can receive exhibition visibility, pilot opportunities, and enterprise integration support.
The autumn 2026 edition of Wolves Summit is a corporate-dealflow and CVC-focused matchmaking conference connecting startup founders with investors across Europe. It convenes more than 100 active investors and 250 founders for one-on-one meetings, a Great Pitch Contest judged by an investor panel, and the European CVC Awards, running across two stages over two days.