Welcome to the space where hardware collides with software, and frontier science becomes real, industry-shaping companies. This is for the founders building at the edge, turning research into products, and prototypes into scale.

Hear raw stories from trailblazers who’ve done it before. Connect through curated matchmaking. Forge new alliances over a networking lunch designed to spark collaborations you didn’t see coming. Walk away with energy, insight, and collaborators to fuel your next leap not just in vision, but in actionable roadmaps.

What makes this stage unique? It’s powered by CERN Venture Connect, born inside the world’s largest physics experiment, and co-created with Europe’s top VCs and innovation hubs. Together, they bring the science, capital, and ecosystem you need to turn ambition into industry.

Evercurious, an early-stage VC fund investing in Europe’s boldest deep tech startups, adds the investor lens, coupled with an engineering mindset to help founders scale.

Sunrise Science Park and EDIH Vilnius, leading regional innovation hubs, connect entrepreneurs with resources, ecosystems, and European tech partners to accelerate growth.