DeepTech4Good (scale eup2) was a pionneering project focused on accelerating deep tech start-ups especially the ones mixing digital innovation linked with innovation embedded in hardwares.
The goal was to drag light and interest toward deep tech and accelerate deep tech potential unicorns through a better access to European markets.
4 B2B markets were targeted: health, industry 4.0 mobility and smart cities.
The project gathered 4 hubs: Austria, Bade-Wurtenberg, Catalonia, and Paris Region.
Prior to accelerating start-ups there were 2 objectives:
- getting interest to deep tech and its specificities
- selecting the start-ups.
Acculturing stakeholders was reached through a venture funds committee and through the participation of large events to discover use cases and ventures around challenges and pitching sessions.
The 4 Deep Tech 4 Good events
Selecting the start-ups was realized through contests adverstised on F6S and then enlarged to more start-ups.
The key objectives of the project, in supporting start-up acceleration, are:
1) Validating market strategy and tuning it with financial strategy
2) Reinforcing market leads by opening doors in hubs and in Europe - through direct contact, challenges and portfolio approach
3) Attracting private and public finance: getting funds both private and public to fuel the ventures