THE MOST FOUNDER-FOCUSED
CEE CHALLENGE FOR DEEP TECHS

THE MOST FOUNDER-FOCUSED CEE CHALLENGE FOR DEEP TECHS

Let`s become Deep Tech CEE Rising Star, get funding, build business connections, and get regional visibility.

26.07 - 18.09.2024

28 - 30.10.2024

CEE Challenge submission of applications

Investor Day & CEE Summit (Warsaw, Poland)

26.07 - 18.09.2024

CEE Challenge submission of applications (Phase 2)

28 - 30.10.2024

Investor Day & CEE Summit (Warsaw, Poland)​

28 - 30.10.2024

Investor Day & CEE Summit (Warsaw, Poland)

Why you should aplly to Deep Tech
CEE Challenge 2024?

Why you should aplly to the
CEE Challenge ?

Total value of prizes:

UP TO 1.000.000 1.000.000

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FUNDING

Get equity funding and an access to investors (VC, CVC, PE & Angels) focused on Deep Tech solutions, and schedule one-on-one meetings with them at Deep Tech CEE Investor Day 2024. Pitch on Summit's stage to collect feedback or use a small booth to attract interested partners.

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ACCELERATIONS

Get fast track to an equity-free funding acceleration programs. Develop your project in one of the program focused on deep tech solutions. Build your network, acquire early adopters or conduct a pilot with one of the partners.

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PARTNERS

Establish cooperation with world & regional leaders in your industry. Interest our partners in cooperation with you and acquire big brands as early adopters or testers of your solution.

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VISIBILITY

Win tickets, accommodation, and/or flights to the biggest tech events like Hello Tomorrow Global Summit 2025 (Paris) and European Innovation Council Summit 2025 (Brussels). Talk to industry media and promote your solution to a highly selective group.

DEEP TECH TRACKS

We welcome innovation across all tracks

WHO IS THE CHALLENGE FOR?

We welcome deep techs that are....

1. Startups, scaleups or projects based on R&D or high-tech engineering.

2. In the early stages of development, or the beginning of their commercialisation phase (TRL 2/3 – 8/9).

3. Based on a new technology, a scientific discovery, or a complex engineering process.

4. Addressing an unmet industrial, societal, or environmental need/problem, or creating a new market.

5. Composed of a team of at least 2 people.

6. Not a subsidiary or spin-off of an existing company.

7. Projects with high scientific or engineering risk and product-market fit risk.

TIMELINE

2024/2025

JURY

Taro Hizume

Partner @ ff Venture Capital

Dominik Krawczyk

CEO, Cobin Angels

Anna Tórz

Project Manager CIVITTA

Maciej Sadowski

Co-founder, Startup Hub Poland

Sławomir Olejnik

CEO Deep Tech CEE/ Innovative Poland

INVESTOR DAY

1:1 MEETINGS FOR VC FUNDS, INVESTORS, MANAGERS

AND 75+ SELECTED STARTUPS FROM THE CEE REGION

CEE INNOVATORS GALA

THE GRAND FINAL OF THE DEEP TECH CEE CHALLENGE 2024

PRESENTATIONS OF THE BEST 12+ CEE BASED DEEP TECHS

VIP AFTERPARTY

People, music, culture, food & drinks.

IT’S A TIME TO CHILL OUT, NETWORKING,
AND PARTY WITH CEE INNOVATORS!

PARTNERS 2024

STRATEGIC PARTNER

TECHNOLOGY PARTNERS

HONORARY PATRONAGE

ORGANIZER

PARTNER REGION

INTERNATIONAL PARTNER

SCALEUP PARTNER

INVESTMENTS PARTNERS

65

UNIVERSITY PARTNERS

BUSINESS PARTNER

polish-bussines-roundtable

SCOUTING PARTNER

MAIN MEDIA PARTNERS