The European Venture Programme is the EuroTech Universities Alliance’s contribution to a more vibrant scene of scalable start-ups in Europe. We do this by offering 25 young EuroTech start-ups per year exclusive access to the entrepreneurship expertise and networking resources available at the six EuroTech Universities, i.e. Technical University of Denmark (DTU), École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), École Polytechnique (l’X), Technion Israel Institute of Technology, Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e), and Technical University of Munich (TUM).
An intensive 10-day programme takes entrepreneurs on a journey to multiple EuroTech ecosystems to boost their business beyond borders! Per location, there are thematic workshops in venture creation, plenty of time for peer feedback and networking opportunities with local start-ups, companies, governmental and public organisations, technology experts, business coaches, VCs and more.
This unique chance is offered every year to four – five start-ups from each EuroTech University and is fully funded by the EuroTech Universities Alliance.
Programme details
Who are we looking for?
- You are affiliated with one of the six EuroTech Universities (student, PhD, postdoc or alumni).
- You have a business case beyond the idea phase and have most likely participated in a local incubator programme.
- You already have some traction, for example raised first funding, LOIs, pilot studies, won prizes etc. and are interested to explore other ecosystems, markets, cultures, and networks.
Our unparalleled benefits
- Unique training workshops that will present you the best approaches for becoming an international entrepreneur.
- Valuable insights and testimonials from successful entrepreneurs from the EuroTech ecosystems.
- An opportunity to build your network across Europe‘s finest technical institutes, with the possibility to arrange face-to-face meetings with large corporations, technology experts, local start-ups and investors from the six ecosystems.
Our six innovation ecosystems
When and where?
The programme is split into two 5-day sessions, delivered in different EuroTech ecosystems.
Edition 2022
- Session 1: 18 – 22 July 2022 at EPFL (Lausanne)
- Session 2 (online): 22 – 26 August 2022
Detailed programme 2022
Week 1 – at EPFL
12.00 – 14.00
Kick-off Lunch (Provided)
14.00 – 15.30
Workshop: Building the roadmap and tools for Starter Uppers
15.30 – 16:00
Break
16:00 – 17.00
Pitch review
17:00 – 18.00
Networking
09.00 – 12.15
Pitch review with break
12.15 – 14.00
Lunch (Provided)
14.00 – 15.15
Workshop: Market Shaping
15.15 – 16.30
Workshop: Risk Analysis
16.30 – 17.30
Pitch review
09.00 – 12.15
Pitch review with break
12.15 – 14.00
Lunch
14.00 onwards
Free time for own work & meetings in EPFL ecosystem
8.00 – 12.00
Workshop: Negotiation
12.00 – 14.00
Lunch (Provided)
14.00 – 15.00
Practice your elevator pitch
18 – 19:30
Pitch Fest by VentureLab (Public)
8.00 – 12.00
Workshop: B2B sales (or Business Models)
12.00 – 14.00
Lunch & Goodbye
Week 2 – online
09:30-10:00
Welcome
10:00-11:00
Update – 1 minute progress pitches
11:00-11:15
Break
11:15-12:30
Customer Validation workshop
12:30-13:30
Lunch
13:30 – 15:00
Customer Validation workshop
11:00 – 12:30
International Start-up/company interview
12:30-13:30
Lunch
13:30-14:00
Presentation of local ecosystems / universities DTU, TU/e, Polytechnique
14:00-15:00
1-on-1 connecting of start-ups with ecosystem parties in breakout rooms
15:00-17:00
Arrange meetings with local ecosystem parties
09:00-09:45
Keynote: How Angels work
09:45-10:00
Break
10:00-13:00
Workshop: Investor’s 1 minute pitch training
13:00-14:00
Lunch
09:00-10:30
Practical cases – IP (Start-up life cycle)
10:30-10:45
Break
10:45-12:00
Q&A session – IP
12:00-14:00
Lunch
14:00-16:00
Sell and defend its margins
9:00-10:00
Angels (one angel with 2-3 startups)
10:00-10:20
Break
10:20-10:45
Grand Finale – 1 min pitches
10:45-11:05
Break
11:05-11:15
Grand Finale – 3 finalists
11:15-11:25
Programme feedback
11:25-11:30
Prize announcement
11:30
Goodbye 🙁
Application requirements
The deadline for applications is 15 June.
Your application needs to contain:
- A ½-1 page description about how participation will move your start-up, why you want to visit and/or (virtually explore) these locations, and at least 2 stakeholders you are interested to set up meetings with at each location.
- A 2-page description of your start-up project (template can be downloaded here)
Please send your application documents to your respective European Venture Programme Manager (see below). They can also provide answers to any questions you might have.
Please note that Technion is not participating in the programme in 2022!