Designed for entrepreneurs by entrepreneurs
Are you a startup from Europe developing tech solutions in the Photonics field?
Solve your liquidity issues, exchange contacts, secure growth, and investment by working together with 15 peers and active investors in our online collaborative program. The Photonics Programme this year includes a series of online sessions only.
Admission
How can I join?
You need to register, submit your online application and an up-to-date presentation, and be chosen by a Selection Committee of active investors.
Is this for me?
Are you an early stage startup looking for seed or series A investment in one of the following subsectors:
- Advanced lighting
- Information, communication, and networks
- Laser systems
- Photonics energy system
- Scanning, sensing & imaging
- Screens & display?
This program is for companies that want to refine their strategies, secure investment, ones that have liquidity problems as well as those looking for new opportunities and approaches. It will challenge you to transform your technology into solutions that will make our society healthier, happier, and more sustainable.
Join us for a collaborative session and see how it works. For more details, please contact Natalia Natcheva at natalia@techtour.com for more information.
You need to be
- A startup looking for seed or series A investment in one of the following subsectors:
Advanced lighting, Information, communication, and networks, Laser systems, Photonics energy system, Scanning, sensing & imaging, or Screens & display
- Eager to commit to learning, improving and collaborating with your peers and investors
For other questions, check out our FAQ.
Timeline
The program lasts for 9 months, is split into quarters and all sessions are divided into 4 main areas of focus. Below is an indicative table to show what we are going to address in each area.
Bear in mind that these are the main areas of focus but during each quarter there will be a mixture of the types of sessions and the areas they address.
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Selection
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Strategies
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Relationships
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Recognition
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Focuses on self-assessment done by you, and selection, and reviews by the investors. Only the top startups are approved.
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Helps face your trials and tribulations through a series of collaboration and challenge sessions, a dry run, and a pitching session.
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Concentrated on building the right strategic partnerships in and outside Europe as well as includes a live event
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The last area is about sharing your story and impact with the world.
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Investors
Alvise Bonivento
Partner
Indaco Venture Partners
(Italy)
Friedhelm Dorsch
Principal
TRUMPF Venture
(Germany)
Peter Doyle
Business Coach, VUB as coordinator of PhotonHub Europe
ACTPHAST 4.0
(Belgium)
Johan Feenstra
CEO
SMART Photonics B.V.
(Netherlands)
Paul Gillespie
Partner
SH Gillamor Stephens
(United Kingdom)
Claas Heise
Executive Director
NRW Bank
(Germany)
Oliver Kahl
Principal
MIG Capital AG
(Germany)
Ralf Knoll
Owner / Management Consultant
KNOLL - Engineering & Consulting
(Germany)
Marek Kotelnicki
Managing Partner
VIGO Ventures
(Poland)
Carlos Lee
Director General
EPIC - European Photonics Industry Consortium
(Belgium)
Franz Lehmann
Investment Manager
TRUMPF Venture
(Germany)
Paul Phelan
Independent Consultant
Paul Phelan Consulting
(Ireland)
Christian Reitberger
Partner
btov Partners
(Germany)
Wojtek Smolinski
Managing Partner
VIGO Ventures
(Poland)
Peter Smyth
Commercial Director at Tyndall National Institute
Tyndall National Institute
(Ireland)
Sebastian Stamm
Investment Manager
Fluxunit - ams OSRAM Ventures
(Germany)
Pietro Strada
Managing Partner
Silverpeak
(United Kingdom)
Torsten Wipiejewski
Business Development Manager
Huawei Technologies
(Germany)
Details
Commitment
100% participation. Expect a total of 24+ hours and additional time for self-preparation and teamwork.
Duration
The Photonics Programme spans over 9 months and is divided in 3 quarters.
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