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Contrarian Ventures
Contrarian Ventures is a pan-European seed-stage climate tech fund founded in 2017 and headquartered in Vilnius, with a secondary office in London. The fund exclusively backs startups targeting the sources of 77% of global greenhouse gas emissions — energy, transport, buildings, and heavy industry — deploying €1–4 million per initial ticket. Its second fund closed at €100 million in 2022, making it one of the largest dedicated climate VC vehicles out of the Baltics. The portfolio spans over 28 companies across 11 countries and skews 60% software-first, with the remaining 40% split between hardware-enabled software and deep tech hardware.
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Creathor Ventures
Creathor Ventures is a pan-European venture capital firm founded over 30 years ago, managing more than €230 million across funds with offices in Bad Homburg and Zurich. The team has financed over 200 companies as lead or co-lead investors, with more than 20 portfolio companies reaching international stock exchanges. It focuses on deep tech and digital health, investing in areas such as AI, IoT, precision medicine, medtech, and cloud technology, primarily in Germany and Switzerland.
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CuspAI
CuspAI is a frontier AI company building a generative-AI search engine for materials that accelerates the discovery and design of new molecules and engineered materials. Users specify desired properties (for example, selective CO2 binding for carbon capture), and the platform generates, evaluates, and optimises synthesisable candidate structures. It combines generative foundation models, deep learning, and molecular and scientific simulation, targeting applications across carbon capture, water purification, energy storage, catalysis, and industrial chemistry. The company was co-founded in 2024 by Dr Chad Edwards (CEO) and Prof Max Welling (CTO), and is headquartered in Cambridge.
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CV Summit 2026
Switzerland's largest blockchain, AI and digital-assets business conference at Kongresshaus Zurich. Two days, four stages, 3,000+ attendees and 250 speakers spanning Web3, AI and tokenized finance for founders, investors, institutions and policymakers.
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CYBERTRAP
CYBERTRAP (CyberTrap Software GmbH) is a Vienna-based cybersecurity company building an AI-driven deception and proactive defense platform. Its Engage Platform uses high-fidelity lures, decoys, and adaptive digital twins that mirror real assets to detect attackers early, study their behavior, and convert intrusions into threat intelligence, aiming to cut attacker dwell time from weeks to hours. The company positions itself against AI-driven attacks that can move laterally within minutes of a breach.
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CyCon 2026
18th International Conference on Cyber Conflict by NATO CCDCOE, themed 'Securing Tomorrow'. Multidisciplinary tracks across legal, strategy, policy, and technology drawing 600+ decision-makers from ~50 countries.
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CyCon 2027
The 19th International Conference on Cyber Conflict, themed 'Unified Response', is confirmed for 25-28 May 2027 in Tallinn. Organised by NATO CCDCOE, CyCon is a prominent multidisciplinary conference with keynotes and panels spanning legal, strategy, policy, and technology tracks.
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Daniel Metzler
Daniel Metzler is Co-founder & CEO of the orbital-launch company Isar Aerospace. A founder in the German startup ecosystem, Daniel leads the orbital-launch company Isar Aerospace.
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Daniel Wiegand
Daniel Wiegand is Co-founder & CEO of the eVTOL air-mobility company Lilium. A founder in the German startup ecosystem, Daniel leads the eVTOL air-mobility company Lilium.
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DANTE Fusion
DANTE Fusion ApS is a Denmark-based fusion company developing compact tokamak systems as high-flux neutron sources for industrial and medical applications. The company targets near-term deployment to address critical shortages in medical isotope production and fusion-relevant materials testing. As a spinout from the Technical University of Denmark, DANTE Fusion focuses on engineering and system integration to deliver practical neutron infrastructure.
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DataGreen
Builds eco-friendly data centres using direct chip liquid cooling and hermetic server enclosures, recovering up to 98% of waste heat for building heating or grid re-injection. Cuts data-centre CO2 emissions by up to 82% while reducing energy costs.
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David Silver
Reinforcement-learning pioneer who led the AlphaGo and AlphaZero projects at DeepMind, and a founder of Ineffable Intelligence. He is one of the most cited researchers in modern AI.
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David Sonnek
David Sonnek is the CEO of Navigare Ventures, a Nordic venture capital and ecosystem development organization focused on supporting deep tech startups across Scandinavia and Finland. He has played a significant role in building cross-border collaboration between Nordic startups, investors, and research institutions, and is a regular participant in the Nordic technology conference circuit. Sonnek is a confirmed speaker at NORDEEP 2026.
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DeAI Summit 2026
Invite-driven summit at Monte Kristo Estate bringing frontier AI labs, decentralised AI networks, and policymakers together around AI governance and regulation. Positioned as the global inflection point for the DeAI ecosystem.
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Deep Tech Momentum
Organizer of Deep Tech Momentum, a Berlin-based marketplace event pairing deep-tech founders with specialist investors and corporate innovation teams. The curated format focuses on sectors like quantum computing, advanced materials, and AI, offering structured matchmaking sessions to accelerate fundraising for science-driven startups.
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Deep Tech Momentum 2026
Deep-tech marketplace event at Wilhelm Studios Berlin covering AI, Web3, photonics, and advanced manufacturing, culminating in Berlin's Deep Tech Award ceremony. Especially relevant for R&D-heavy startups seeking patient capital and strategic industrial backers.
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Deep Tech Summit 2026
CEE's flagship deep-tech marketplace, with an Investor Day followed by the main summit. Built specifically for deep-tech founders raising capital: structured investor matchmaking, a startup challenge, and access to deep-tech-focused VCs and corporates.
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DeepDrive
DeepDrive is the Munich startup that convinced major automakers to rethink the electric motor itself. Its core innovation is a patented dual-rotor motor architecture. In a traditional motor, a single rotor spins inside a fixed stator. DeepDrive's design spins both the internal and external rotor simultaneously, delivering higher torque density and substantially better efficiency. The practical outcome is compelling: EVs can achieve roughly 20% more range with 50% less motor weight, while reducing bill-of-materials costs. By 2026, DeepDrive has moved beyond impressive prototypes to industrialization. The company has reportedly secured series nominations with eight of the top ten global automakers for platform launches in 2028–2029. That level of OEM validation is rare at this stage and signals confidence in both the performance and manufacturability of the design. The company is now focused on building automated production lines in northern Munich to scale output for fleet testing and pre-series runs. A particularly strategic application is the in-wheel motor. Because the dual-rotor unit is compact and lightweight, it can fit inside the wheel hub, freeing up interior volume and enabling fully flat skateboard platforms. That creates new possibilities for autonomous shuttles and urban delivery vehicles where maximizing passenger or cargo space is paramount. It also allows for advanced vehicle dynamics such as torque vectoring without complex drivetrain components, improving both safety and handling. DeepDrive is a classic spin-out from the UnternehmerTUM ecosystem at TU Munich, with early validation support from the XPRENEURS incubator. Its investor base blends strategic automotive capital with deep-tech venture funding: Leitmotif led the Series B, BMW i Ventures provides rare early-stage OEM participation, Continental's corporate VC is a strategic partner for braking and chassis integration, and UVC Partners and Bayern Kapital anchor local support. In 2026, DeepDrive is one of Europe’s most promising hardware deep-tech bets: a motor breakthrough with clear OEM pull, manufacturability momentum, and the potential to reshape EV platform design.
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DeepTech Ventures Summit 2026 (September 2026)
A deep-tech summit powered by Technoport that brings together Europe’s lab-to-market actors, including research institutions, technology-transfer offices, funding partners and entrepreneurs, to co-create structured deep-tech pathways. The invitation-only event features pre-arranged one-to-one matchmaking, an exhibition showcase and a demo zone of breakthrough technologies.
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Defence Innovation Day 2026
Tehnopol-run opener of Estonian Defence Week at Kultuurikatel Creative Hub. Brings dual-use startups, NATO defence companies, end-users, and investors together with pitches and a dozen-plus booths. Free with mandatory registration.
