Two days
structured for outcomes

Matchmaking & 1:1 Meetings (Day 1)

Throughout the day, investors, founders, corporates and ecosystem stakeholders take part in curated one-to-one meetings designed to accelerate fundraising, partnerships and business development.

OFFICIAL OPENING

We invite you to the official opening of this year's edition of Deep Tech Summit! We start strongly with the endorsement of main Polish Ministries, which shape the direction and culture around Deep Tech in CEE. See you there!

Who Will Fund the Next Generation of CEE Deep Tech Champions?

CEE possesses necessary science and engineering talent, but can its venture ecosystem support the capital intensity of deep tech? From hardware and quantum to biotech and dual-use tech, deep innovations demand patient capital, specialized due diligence, and cross-border syndication. This session convenes top venture capitalists, institutional backers, and sovereign innovation leaders to explore who will write the checks that turn CEE’s frontier technologies into global market leaders.

Bolstering Defences: Can Scale-up Funding Help Build New Defence Capabilities?

Necessity is a mother to an invention and with ongoing wars and increasing usage of drones bootstrapping defence capabilities is not unheard of. Nevertheless, the question of a scaling path remains. This panel explores this possibility, discussing different perspectives and mechanisms of scale-up funding in the defence context.

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CVC vs VC: The Difference of Perspectives

Sharing strategies, key targets and comparing the outcomes - are CVC's and VC's so drastically different, or is there a common thread you can identify?

Business Angel's Role in Advancing Deep Tech

Do you need a patron saint to develop your deep tech start-up? Our panelists will definitely think so, however today they will explore the impact a business angel makes on your company. Is it mentoring? Is it networking? Or is it purely financial? And how does the role of a business angel change, when it comes to deep tech? These questions and more won't be left unanswered.

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