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Jarosław Łukasiewicz
Debuting Business Angel of the Year 2024 and CEO of Luma Automation, Jarosław brings industrial operating experience into startup investing. He backs founders applying AI and automation to legacy sectors where measurable efficiency gains matter most. His focus spans deep tech, industrial IoT, and Industry 4.0 solutions for manufacturing and logistics.
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Jasper Krauser
Head of Quantum Technologies at Airbus, where he leads the aerospace group's research and application of quantum computing and quantum sensing for aviation and space. He is an announced speaker at the 2026 AI, Data & Quantum Summit (AIDAQ) in Berlin.
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Jens Lapinski
A German investor (ex-TechStars London) who launched Angel Invest (a micro-fund), Jens was awarded Poland’s 2022 “Best Foreign Investor” for actively investing in Polish startups. He has made quick, small angel investments in Polish SaaS and deep-tech companies, often as one of the first foreign checks in. Associated startups: Satellite imaging startup KP Labs, various B2B SaaS in Poland.
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Joëlle Barral
Senior Director of Research and Engineering at Google DeepMind, leading research teams working on foundational machine learning and applied AI. She is an announced speaker at the 2026 AI for Good Global Summit in Geneva.
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John Flynn
Managing Partner of ACT Venture Capital, Ireland's most established venture firm, which he joined in 1996. A former chairman of the Irish Venture Capital Association, he has led ACT through six funds and exits including the sale of Decawave to Qorvo and SoftBank's investment in Cubic Telecom.
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John Martinis
John Martinis is a distinguished quantum computing physicist and professor at the University of California, Santa Barbara. He previously led Google's quantum hardware team as chief scientist and spearheaded the landmark 2019 demonstration of quantum supremacy using Google's 53-qubit Sycamore superconducting processor. He is a confirmed keynote speaker at Finnish Quantum Days 2026 in Jyväskylä, Finland, in September 2026.
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Joost Elstak
Joost Elstak is SVP Missions at ICEYE, a Finnish space technology company founded in 2014 that operates one of the world's largest commercial synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite constellations. ICEYE is widely regarded as one of the most prominent European space startups and a unicorn, providing near-real-time Earth observation data for disaster management, insurance, maritime, and government applications. In his role, Elstak oversees mission operations and delivery for ICEYE's growing customer base across both commercial and government sectors globally.
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JOYNED
JOYNED (Joyned GmbH) is an Austrian professional audio technology company building deterministic Milan/AVB audio networking hardware and software, including USB audio interfaces such as the MU16, its Dash Milan controller software, and OEM AVB switches. The company also licenses its modular hardware and software platform to other manufacturers through its OEM & Licensing programme. JOYNED is a Promoter Member of the Avnu Alliance, the industry body behind the Milan networked-audio standard, and runs workshops such as its Milan networking session at Thomann Live Days 2026.
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Karma Ventures
Founded in 2016 by Kristjan Laanemaa, Margus Uudam, and Tommi Uhari, Karma Ventures is one of Estonia's most prominent deep-tech venture capital firms. Its €70M Fund I and €100M Fund II back late-seed and Series A European deep-tech software startups, with tickets up to €5M. The firm is particularly active in AI, cybersecurity, health tech, and enterprise software across Europe. Notable portfolio companies include Starship Technologies, Tuum (formerly Modularbank), Sonarworks, Infermedica, and CybExer Technologies, establishing Karma as the go-to Tallinn-based partner for hard-tech European founders.
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Karol Lasota
Partner at Inovo Venture Partners specialising in data science, AI and deep tech. He built the firm's internal AI-powered sourcing tooling and was promoted to Partner in 2025, leading investments in machine-learning and science-driven startups across CEE.
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Kevin Dillon
Managing Partner at Atlantic Bridge based in London. With an operating background at Microsoft and Digital Equipment Corporation, he leads growth-stage investments across enterprise software, semiconductors and deep tech in Europe and the US.
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Keybotic
Keybotic (Keybotic S.L.) is a Barcelona-based robotics company, headquartered at the Parc Tecnologic Barcelona Activa, building Keyper, an autonomous robot-dog for industrial inspection. Keyper patrols facilities, navigates 3D-mapped routes, and uses visual, thermal, and acoustic sensing with AI to detect gas leaks, thermal anomalies, and equipment failures in real time, targeting chemicals, oil and gas, energy and utilities, mining, and research facilities. The company's technology won first prize at the DARPA Robotics Challenge and it has been awarded a Eureka Eurostars grant for advanced robotic solutions.
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Kinisis Ventures
Kinisis Ventures was co-founded in 2018 by Andreas Panayi and Yiannos Georgiades as a Cyprus-US bridge accelerator and investment firm, with its registered office in Nicosia. Its regulated KV Kinisis Ventures Fund RAIF VCIC (KV Fund I and II), managed in partnership with AIFCAP Managers and licensed by CySEC, is the first CySEC-registered early-stage VC focused exclusively on Cypriot technology companies targeting US market expansion. The fund writes seed tickets of €1.5M–€4M in cybersecurity, fintech, AI-enabled platforms, and energy-tech, with portfolio companies including Threedium (3D imaging), Phase3D (metal-printing quality assurance), and Autonomics Tech (autonomous industrial robotics).
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Kiutra
Kiutra is a Munich-based deep tech startup developing cryogenic systems and services for quantum technologies. The company manufactures helium-3-free cryostats that reach sub-kelvin and millikelvin temperatures, including the L-Type Rapid, X-Type, S-Type, and T-Type product lines, and offers cryogenic characterisation lab services for quantum device development. Kiutra serves leading quantum computing companies and research institutions globally and is a sponsor of Finnish Quantum Days 2026.
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KLAK – Icelandic Startups
KLAK is a non-profit accelerator and entrepreneurship support organization founded in 2000, formed through the 2013 merger of Klak and Innovit. It is owned by the University of Iceland, Reykjavík University, the Kría Innovation Fund, and the Federation of Icelandic Industries. KLAK runs three to four sector-specific accelerator programs annually, operates the Gulleggið startup competition (Iceland's largest, with over 3,000 ideas submitted since 2008), and provides mentorship and international growth support to early-stage Icelandic companies.
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Klaus Hommels
Founder and Chairman of Lakestar, the Zurich-based venture capital firm he founded in 2012, which manages over 2 billion euros across early- and growth-stage funds. A German venture capitalist, he was an early backer of Skype, Facebook, Spotify, Airbnb, Revolut, Klarna and Coinbase, and also founded the NATO Innovation Fund.
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Kodesage
AI platform that maps, documents and modernises legacy enterprise software entirely on-premises, keeping source code and data inside the customer's environment. Built for regulated banking, insurance and energy; raised a $6.6M seed led by VentureFriends.
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Koen Vandewal
Koen Vandewal is a professor at Hasselt University researching organic semiconductors, photovoltaics and optoelectronic devices, with a focus on charge-transfer states and solar energy conversion. He is a keynote speaker at NANOTEXNOLOGY 2026 in Thessaloniki.
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Kongsberg Agenda 2026
An annual technology festival that takes over central Kongsberg with hundreds of free debates, exhibitions, and talks on technology and value creation, spanning space and defence tech.
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Konrad Trzyna
Managing Partner and co-founder of Hard2beat, where he leads legal and structuring with over a decade of experience on €100M+ transactions. He previously worked alongside the founding team at Shape VC and supports Hard2beat's deep-tech portfolio.
