Building deep-tech ventures to solve grand societal challenges.

Dec 29, 2023

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Online Info Session – Dutch-Singapore Deep-Tech Expansion Program

Our unique recipe

We merge the unique skills of our global ecosystem with deep tech and entrepreneurship to build deep-tech ventures that tackle grand societal challenges. We support teams as they progress through our venture building program and connect them with essential resources, such as investors, advisors and customers.

People

Deep-tech venture building requires a bold spirit. We seek visionary entrepreneurs who are passionate about solving society’s most pressing challenges with cutting-edge technology.

Alumni Success Story: Bambi Medical

Bambi Medical has received a lot of attention over the last seven years and it’s not hard to see why. After all, the company strives to help the smallest members of our society: premature babies in Neonatal Intensive Care Units, or NICUs. If you aren’t familiar with their product, it’s a straightforward concept. The team […]

Tech Tuesdays: After toughing it out for years, Usono is finally having its moment

(Editor's note: Usono is an alum of HighTechXL's hardware accelerator program before pivoting to deep-tech venture builder in 2018. This article was written by Terry Boyd and published on Dispatches Europe, who followed Usono's progress from the earliest days at HighTechXL. The article is part of Dispatches' Tech Tuesdays series, and it's reposted here with […]

Alumni Success Story: Accerion

A conversation with Accerion CEO Vincent Burg is a master class in business with an entrepreneur who’s taken a deep-tech startup and turned it into a global robotics player. ‍Not just that … in only eight years, Accerion went from a startup in HighTechXL’s accelerator program to a scale-up selling thousands of units to clients […]

Technologies

We scout advanced technologies from world-renowned research institutions and tech companies, assess them based on patent position, novelty, manufacturability and knowledge transfer, then explore applications for each one to begin the venture-building process.

Aircision Connecting Beyond Boundaries: The City of Light’s First Optical Wireless Communications Link over 5 km

Editor’s note:This announcement was published on Aircision’s LinkedIn page on February 28th and is reposted here with their permission. Eindhoven, Netherlands — In a quantum leap toward seamless and secure connectivity, Eindhoven unveils its first state-of-the-art Terrestrial Optical Wireless Communications (OWC) Test Bed. This collaborative effort between Aircision, Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e), and CUbIQ […]

Designing a deep-tech venture builder to address grand challenges and overcome the valley of death

Editor's note: Professor Sjoerd Romme (TU/e), Guus Frericks and John Bell published an article about a comprehensive system design for building deep-tech ventures that help solve the Sustainable Development Goals. It shows the theoretical design framework combined with the achievements in practice to transform technological breakthroughs and innovations into successful ventures. For a deeper dive […]

Onera raises over €30M in Series C funding

Editor's note: Onera Health is an Alumnus of HighTechXL's hardware accelerator program before pivoting to deep-tech venture builder in 2018. This press release was published on our Alumnus website Onera Health on January 16th, 2024 and is reposted here with their permission. See original article) Onera Health, a leader in sleep diagnostic and monitoring solutions, […]

Ecosystem

HighTechXL fosters deep-tech ventures aimed at solving societal challenges by leveraging a global ecosystem that includes the Eindhoven Startup Alliance, technology and program partners and a vast network of industry experts, advisors and investors. Our mission is to build impactful ventures, and our partners share our vision and collaborate with us towards achieving it.

XL Day 2024: A Celebration of Deep-Tech Innovation

Eindhoven, Netherlands - June 21, 2024 - Last Friday, HighTechXL and DeepTechXL proudly hosted XL Day, an event that highlighted the incredible strides being made by deep-tech ventures in the Netherlands. Held at the High Tech Campus Conference Center in Eindhoven, this event showcased the potential of deep-tech and the Dutch and Global ecosystem to […]

Second Rise Europe Summit in Madrid

Munich, April 30. After its launch one year ago in Elmau, Germany, Rise Europe, a network of leading European start-up centers*, came together for its second summit, held in Madrid, Spain. The goal of Rise Europe is to empower the next generation of start-ups to secure long-term prosperity in Europe. Addressing transitions and global challenges, […]

Empowering Diversity: HighTechXL Joins the ‘Including You’ Campaign by Expat Spouses Initiative

HighTechXL is proud to join forces with the Expat Spouses Initiative in championing the "Including You" campaign. In a world that's increasingly interconnected, fostering an inclusive professional ecosystem is not just beneficial; it's essential for innovation and sustainable development. At its core, the "Including You" campaign seeks to connect individuals from diverse educational backgrounds and […]

Venture building

Our venture building approach is rigorous, with teams working on all aspects of the venture with support from our global network. We support teams throughout and after the program. Complicated, but worthwhile.

XL Day 2024: A Celebration of Deep-Tech Innovation

XL Day 2024

Welcome to XL Day in collaboration with HighTechXL and DeepTechXL, a day filled with innovation, networking, and inspiration! Join us at the High Tech Campus Conference Center for an unforgettable event where you can connect with industry experts, entrepreneurs, and investors. Join us for XL Day, June 21st from 13:30-18:00, when you will meet teams from deep-tech ventures in our program and our […]

Join us for Career Expo on May 31st

Are you passionate about deep tech and driven by an entrepreneurial mindset? You're in the right place! Join us at Career Expo on May 31st, where doors are opened wide for potential co-founders, tech enthusiasts, business minds, interns, mentors, and advisors. Register now and explore the dynamic world of startups, expand your network, and find […]

Impact

We believe deep tech can fuel the transitions we need globally for sustainable development. To that end, we support deep-tech ventures that address global sustainable development challenges and require them to focus on at least one of the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.

HighTechXL and Enterprise Singapore team up to drive Dutch-Singapore Deep-Tech Expansion

Alumni News: Carbyon closes €15.3M Series A investment!

(Editor's note: this press release was published on our Alumnus' website Carbyon on September 3, 2024 and is reposted here with their permission. See original article) EINDHOVEN, THE NETHERLANDS (September 3, 2024) – Dutch direct air capture (DAC) startup Carbyon has secured an investment round of €15.3 million. The company has developed an innovative, patented technology […]