Our always evolving ecosystem

We are global and we think globally because societal challenges aren’t centered in one city or one country.

Our ecosystem includes startup centers, tech experts, business leaders and stakeholders across the globe, including HighTechXL partner Singapore Deep-Tech Alliance, Rise Europe and technology partners in the Netherlands, Switzerland, France, Canada, Poland and beyond.

We continue to reach out to those who believe advanced technologies and entrepreneurship are key to solving societal challenges.

Our partners

If it takes a village to raise a child, it takes a robust ecosystem to build deep-tech ventures focused on solving grand societal challenges. We leverage our global network of tech and business experts to support our efforts.

Founding partners

Founding Partners

We mobilize the Eindhoven region’s unique skills and networks by combining deep tech with entrepreneurship.

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Ecosystem Partners

We have developed relationships with partners who provide valuable workshops, experience labs, seminars and open office hours to startups in our program. These partners provide guidance and knowledge to teams as they progress through the venture building program. Program partners include

We mobilize the Eindhoven region’s unique skills and networks by combining deep tech with entrepreneurship.

Become a partner

Singapore Deep-Tech Alliance

The Singapore Deep Tech Alliance operation launched in 2022 with the support of HighTechXL. SDTA brings together public and private stakeholders to support innovators developing emerging cutting-edge solutions to address the world’s most difficult sustainability issues.

SDTA empowers founders to rapidly build, validate and scale startups leveraging technologies designed for the energy, healthcare, manufacturing, and semiconductor industries.

Singapore is a favorable location for the incubation of the next generation of deep-tech gamechangers.

Learn about SDTA

Communities and Events

HighTechXL continuously engages with other communities within our ecosystem to further strengthen Brainport’s position as the center of Europe’s deep-tech hub. This includes launching the InspiringFifty Deep Tech female community and participating in Fe+male Tech Heroes events, TU/e Contest and SensUs student competitions and delivering keynotes and participating on panels and juries for regional, national and international startup events.

Supervisory

Board

HighTechXL is fortunate to have an outstanding supervisory board. We rely on their guidance and appreciate their support as we build deep-tech ventures that solve grand societal challenges.

Herman Boom

Executive VP

Business Line DUV

ASML

Joëlle Frijters

Non-Executive Board Member

Co-founder

InspiringFifty

Hans de Jong

Commissaris,

Former President

Philips Netherlands

Arnaud de Jong

Managing Director

TNO

Discovery

Board

You can’t build deep-tech ventures without deep tech. Our tech scouting team assesses technologies from research institutions and tech companies, and, if interesting, presents them to our Discovery Board for evaluation.

Our tech experts assess the technology on key categories, including maturity, IP status and application.

Once the Discovery Board gives the green light, technologies go to our tech pool and on to co-founders who want to start a venture.