Periodic Reporting for period 1 - D2XCEL (DIGITAL and DEEPTECH SCALE-UP ACTION FOR LEADERSHIP OF EUROPE IN TRANSPORT, LOGISTICS, TRADE AND SMART CITIES)
Berichtszeitraum: 2023-11-01 bis 2025-04-30
The D2XCEL project aims to create a scalable platform that enhances the European startup ecosystem, focusing on deep tech and digital ventures, particularly those contributing to sustainability and European sovereignty in sectors such as transport, logistics, supply chain and finances, energy, and smart cities. The project seeks to build a network of 200+ stakeholders and support 100 selected companies through a comprehensive mentoring programme including individual support, work with experts on specific issues as well as exposure to investors and corporate partners through series of online and onsite events.
The key project activities include:
1. Stakeholder Engagement: The project is building a network of at least 200 key stakeholders, such as investors, corporations, lead customers, and mentors, to support 100 ventures on their way to excel.
2. Market Opportunity Identification: To select the companies in the project and the stakeholders, D2XCEL consortium identified 10 key market opportunities (MOs) with significant growth potential. These sectors are mapped to guide the support for companies selected through 2 Open Calls. During the writing of this Deliverable, 5 market roadmap reports have been produced and will be soon published.
3. Open Calls and Beneficiary Selection: Two open calls will be held to attract 250 startups and scaleups. From these, 100 companies will be selected to receive scaling and acceleration services, including personalized mentoring and strategic guidance.
4. Mentoring and Strategic Support: Selected companies will receive extensive support through a network of mentors, ecosystem partners and expert investors. The program aims to raise the visibility of the selected startups and help them build strategic plans, connect with potential customers, and raise investment.
D2XCEL brings together a wide consortium of 13 partners from 8 countries. Overall, the project strives to generate €100 million in new investments and partnerships for participating companies, thereby enhancing the capacity of the European ecosystem to support deep tech startups at scale.
The key project activities include:
1. Stakeholder Engagement: The project is building a network of at least 200 key stakeholders, such as investors, corporations, lead customers, and mentors, to support 100 ventures on their way to excel.
2. Market Opportunity Identification: To select the companies in the project and the stakeholders, D2XCEL consortium identified 10 key market opportunities (MOs) with significant growth potential. These sectors are mapped to guide the support for companies selected through 2 Open Calls. During the writing of this Deliverable, 5 market roadmap reports have been produced and will be soon published.
3. Open Calls and Beneficiary Selection: Two open calls will be held to attract 250 startups and scaleups. From these, 100 companies will be selected to receive scaling and acceleration services, including personalized mentoring and strategic guidance.
4. Mentoring and Strategic Support: Selected companies will receive extensive support through a network of mentors, ecosystem partners and expert investors. The program aims to raise the visibility of the selected startups and help them build strategic plans, connect with potential customers, and raise investment.
D2XCEL brings together a wide consortium of 13 partners from 8 countries. Overall, the project strives to generate €100 million in new investments and partnerships for participating companies, thereby enhancing the capacity of the European ecosystem to support deep tech startups at scale.
D2XCEL is a collaborative pan-European scaling programme, bringing together a top-tier industry network of 200+ investors, public and private lead customers, and innovation hubs to support 100 deep tech and digital ventures. We holistically mentor the selected ventures and connect them with investors, lead customers and other growth opportunities to strengthen Europe's leadership and sustainable growth in key sectors such as sustainable logistics, trade, transport & mobility, energy, construction, and smart cities. The D2XCEL programme assures both a direct impact on the success of those ventures as well as handson experience of the ecosystem actors with the methodologies, networks and synergies and collaborations established. The D2XCEL Scaling Programme is designed in a way to provide holistic support through individual mentoring, mentoring on specific topics as well as exposure to various online and onsite events to establish new contacts. While the mentoring is planned to be delivered for a period of 6 to 8 months for each Cohort, the project will expose the ventures to different type of events and contacts beyond the mentoring. Namely, through various investment and partnering events as well as introductions to relevant investors and partners leading to real opportunities for the ventures.
During period between 1 November 2023 and 30 April 2025, project achieved several significant milestones, including:
✓ Identifying the 10 market opportunities and produce their roadmap reports
✓Establishment of a robust network comprising over 250 stakeholders across 28 countries and 5
continents
✓ Design of comprehensive scaling programme
✓ Evaluation and selection of supported ventures (337 application received)
✓ Engagement and support ongoing for 102 ventures
✓ Delivery of more than 200 individual mentoring sessions and group webinars between
September 2024 and April 2025
✓ Established strong and recognizable project brand
✓ Strategic integration within the deep tech and digital ecosystem at pan-European level
All project activities are currently on track and implemented in line with the agreed framework of the Grant Agreement (GA).
Details can be found in the technical report.
During period between 1 November 2023 and 30 April 2025, project achieved several significant milestones, including:
✓ Identifying the 10 market opportunities and produce their roadmap reports
✓Establishment of a robust network comprising over 250 stakeholders across 28 countries and 5
continents
✓ Design of comprehensive scaling programme
✓ Evaluation and selection of supported ventures (337 application received)
✓ Engagement and support ongoing for 102 ventures
✓ Delivery of more than 200 individual mentoring sessions and group webinars between
September 2024 and April 2025
✓ Established strong and recognizable project brand
✓ Strategic integration within the deep tech and digital ecosystem at pan-European level
All project activities are currently on track and implemented in line with the agreed framework of the Grant Agreement (GA).
Details can be found in the technical report.