Deep Tech Momentum 2025
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9:25 am - 9:30 am

Welcome | Dr. Severin Fischer

DaVinci Stage

Dr. Severin Fischer, State Secretary Senate Department for Economics, Energy, and Public Enterprises

Speaker
Severin Fischer
State Secreatry @ Senate Department for Economics, Energy and Public Enterprise
9:30 am - 11:00 am

Pitch Competition | Semi-Final: Novel AI

DaVinci Stage
Europe’s most promising Novel AI startups take the stage to pitch their bold visions to an audience of corporate decision makers and senior investors. Each founder has just four minutes to make their case. At stake: one acceleration or investment price from each jury member, as well as a spot in the DTM100 Grand Final.
Speaker
Isaac Kato
General Partner @ Two Ravens
Tobias Faupel
Managing Director @ DeepTech & Climate Fonds
Jasper Masemann
Partner @ Cherry Ventures
Marc Bouchet
Senior Associate @ TDK Ventures
Charlotte Bruce
General Manager EMEA & APAC and Head of Operations @ Techstars
9:30 am - 11:00 am

Pitch Competition | Semi-Final: Bio Builders

Lovelace Stage
Europe’s most promising Bio Builders startups take the stage to pitch their bold visions to an audience of corporate decision makers and senior investors. Each founder has just four minutes to make their case. At stake: one acceleration or investment price from each jury member, as well as a spot in the DTM100 Grand Final.
Speaker
Susanne Katharina Schorsch
General Partner @ Amadeus Capital Partners
Benjamin Belot
Partner @ Kurma Partners
Carolin Gabor
Co-Founder & Managing Partner @ caesar.
Deborah Zajac
General Partner @ SOSV (IndieBio & HAX)
Max Bautin
Managing Partner, co-founder @ IQ Capital
9:30 am - 11:00 am

Pitch Competition | Semi-Final: Robotics & Industrial Tech

Curie Stage
Europe’s most promising Robotics and Industrial Tech startups take the stage to pitch their bold visions to an audience of corporate decision makers and senior investors. Each founder has just four minutes to make their case. At stake: one acceleration or investment price from each jury member, as well as a spot in the DTM100 Grand Final.
Speaker
Markus Kückelhaus
Partner Industrial Tech/Deep Tech/Climate Tech @ HTGF | High-Tech Gründerfonds
Lorenzo De Angeli
Principal @ Matterwave Ventures
Ska Du
Principal @ Karma Ventures
Tobias Weidner
Partner / Managing Director @ Warburg Pincus
Lyydia Lappi
Investment Manager @ Kvanted Oy
9:30 am - 11:00 am

Pitch Competition | Semi-Final: Resilience & Cyber-Security

Copernicus Stage
Europe’s most promising Resilience and Cyber-Security startups take the stage to pitch their bold visions to an audience of corporate decision makers and senior investors. Each founder has just four minutes to make their case. At stake: one acceleration or investment price from each jury member, as well as a spot in the DTM100 Grand Final.
Speaker
William McManners
Managing Partner @ MD One Ventures
Gerrit Jurilj
Partner @ b2venture
Max Makarchuk
Head of AI / ML Products @ Brave1
Alexander Lange
Founding Partner @ Inflection
9:30 am - 12:30 pm

Berlin Partner Office Hours

Meeting Area A

Berlin Partner is the business development agency of the State of Berlin. We support startups free of charge on their way to Berlin, but also in their development.
Take the chance to gain insights into the local startup ecosystem and talk to our public funding and talent experts.
 
Chris und Janis (Berlin Partner in General)
Berlin Partner individual services
Berlin Partner offers free-of-charge individual services, let’s talk about your current needs! We are happy to help with our networks and establish necessary and helpful contacts in Berlin.
Buchen Sie einen Termin mit Stigler, Christian: Deep Tech Momentum - Berlin Partner free-of-charge individual services
 
David (Talent Service)
Berlin Partner offers a free-of-charge TALENT package to help you growing your team with on demand information about visa, hiring, and advice for a successful access to talents.
Bookings mit mir – Kremers, David – Outlook

Philipp (Funding Service)
Berlin Partner offers a free-of-charge FUNDING service to help you navigate public financing opportunities with tailored guidance on available programs, application support, and strategic advice for successful access to funding
Bookings mit mir – Scherer, Philipp – Outlook

Speaker
Christian Stigler
Account Manager Startups @ Berlin Partner für Wirtschaft und Technologie GmbH
Philipp Scherer
Senior Project Manager Funding Financing @ Berlin Partner für Wirtschaft und Technologie GmbH
Janis Gummersbach
Senior Manager Energy | Environment | Smart City @ Berlin Partner für Wirtschaft und Technologie GmbH
David Kremers
Head of Unit Talent @ Berlin Partner für Wirtschaft und Technologie GmbH
10:00 am - 11:00 am

From Science to Startup: How K.I.E.Z. Powers Berlin’s AI Innovation Engine

Workshop Room 3
This panel will explore how Berlin is translating cutting-edge research into globally competitive AI startups—spotlighting K.I.E.Z. as a proven deep tech acceleration model. Bringing together founder stories, research perspectives, and policy insights to examine how founder-first programs can close the science-to-market gap and scale research-driven entrepreneurship.

Discussion Topics Will Include:
  • Accelerating spin-offs from academia
  • Increasing female founder participation in AI
  • Speeding research commercialization (lab to product)
  • Strengthening innovation infrastructure and financing
  • Attracting and retaining entrepreneurial talent
Speaker
Uira Melo
CEO @ Lucid Genomics
Dr. Tina Klüwer
Abteilungsleiterin Forschung für Technologische Souveränität und Innovation @ Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung (BMBF)
Tobias Szarowicz
Venture Development @ K.I.E.Z. Künstliche Intelligenz Entrepreneurship Zentrum
Laura Möller
Director @ K.I.E.Z. Künstliche Intelligenz Entrepreneurship Zentrum
Jörn Schmiedel
Co-Founder & CEO @ factorize.bio
11:00 am - 12:30 pm

Pitch Competition | Semi-Final: Future of Computing

DaVinci Stage
Europe’s most promising Future of Computing startups take the stage to pitch their bold visions to an audience of corporate decision makers and senior investors. Each founder has just four minutes to make their case. At stake: one acceleration or investment price from each jury member, as well as a spot in the DTM100 Grand Final.
Speaker
Olaf Joeressen
Senior Investment Manager @ HTGF | High-Tech Gründerfonds
Benjamin Erhart
General Partner @ UVC Partners
Nader Sabbaghian
Partner @ 360 Capital
Ion Hauer
Principal @ APEX Ventures GmbH
Haya Hanna
Deep Tech Lead @ Hummingbird Ventures
11:00 am - 12:30 pm

Pitch Competition | Semi-Final: New Space

Lovelace Stage
Europe’s most promising New Space startups take the stage to pitch their bold visions to an audience of corporate decision makers and senior investors. Each founder has just four minutes to make their case. At stake: one acceleration or investment price from each jury member, as well as a spot in the DTM100 Grand Final.
Speaker
Thomas Oehl
General Partner @ Vsquared Ventures
Andreas Riegler
Founder & General Partner @ APEX Ventures GmbH
Sven Meyer-Brunswick
Principal @ Alpine Space Ventures
Matthias Spott
Founder & CEO @ LEOconomy Holding GmbH
11:00 am - 12:30 pm

Pitch Competition | Semi-Final: Smart Mobility & Electrification

Curie Stage
Europe’s most promising Smart Mobility and Electrification startups take the stage to pitch their bold visions to an audience of corporate decision makers and senior investors. Each founder has just four minutes to make their case. At stake: one acceleration or investment price from each jury member, as well as a spot in the DTM100 Grand Final.
Speaker
Chen Zhang
Head of Technology, co-pace @ Continental / co-pace
Claudius Jablonka
General Partner @ Leitmotif
Katharina Frie
Partner @ eCAPITAL AG
Alix Brunet
Principal @ MassMutual Ventures
11:00 am - 12:30 pm

Pitch Competition | Semi-Final: Clean Energy & Circular Economy

Copernicus Stage
Europe’s most promising Clean Energy and Circular Economy startups take the stage to pitch their bold visions to an audience of corporate decision makers and senior investors. Each founder has just four minutes to make their case. At stake: one acceleration or investment price from each jury member, as well as a spot in the DTM100 Grand Final.
Speaker
Stephan Decher
Managing Partner @ Zaz Ventures
Mira Kamp
Principal @ redalpine
Anne Biedermann
Partner @ Marvelous DeepTech VC
Christian Bogatu
Investment Director @ SPRIND - Bundesagentur für Sprunginnovationen
Sebastian Heitmann
Partner @ Extantia Capital Management GmbH
1:00 pm - 2:30 pm

Pitch Competition | Final

DaVinci Stage
The winners of each DTM100 vertical return to the stage for the Grand Final. With four minutes to pitch and four minutes of jury Q&A, each founder will make their final case in front of investors, partners, and industry leaders — with one crowned the DTM100 winner.
Speaker
Markus Kückelhaus
Partner Industrial Tech/Deep Tech/Climate Tech @ HTGF | High-Tech Gründerfonds
Charlotte Bruce
General Manager EMEA & APAC and Head of Operations @ Techstars
Felix Hentzen
Startups & Partnerships @ Google Cloud
Thomas Oehl
General Partner @ Vsquared Ventures
Max Bautin
Managing Partner, co-founder @ IQ Capital
2:30 pm - 2:45 pm

Closing Address | DTM25

DaVinci Stage
Speaker
Martin Schilling
CEO & Co-Founder @ Deep Tech Momentum
Isabelle Flanagan
COO & Co-Founder @ Deep Tech Momentum