--- eventsindex_id: EI-01398 slug: deeptech-momentum title: "DeepTech Momentum" title_alt: [] canonical_url: https://eventsindex.org/events/deeptech-momentum.html next_edition_dates: "2026-05-20 to 2026-05-21" next_edition_year: 2026 date_start: 2026-05-20 date_end: 2026-05-21 venue: "Wilhelm Studios Berlin" city: "Berlin" country: "Germany" organiser: "Deep Tech Momentum GmbH" organiser_url: "https://www.deeptech.build/" b2b: true vector: sector: [ia-data] audience: [deep-tech-founders, corporate-innovation-leaders, institutional-investors, vcs, defence-and-energy-executives] format: [summit] purpose: [networking] geography_scope: [Western-Europe] season: spring meta_description: "" editorial_take: "" generated_by: "enrich/generators/fiche_md.py" last_verified: "2026-05-11" schema_version: "v6.0" language: en --- # Deep Tech Momentum > *Europe's leading deep tech and AI innovation marketplace, held at Wilhelm Studios Berlin each May, bringing together 3,000+ corporate executives, investors and founders to accelerate the commercial adoption of AI, energy, defence, space and advanced manufacturing technologies.* --- ## Quick Facts | DATES | VENUE | ORGANISER | ATTENDANCE | |---|---|---|---| | 20–21 May 2026 | Wilhelm Studios Berlin, Berlin | Deep Tech Momentum GmbH | 3,000+ participants | ## Definition Deep Tech Momentum is a curated two-day marketplace event in Berlin focused on the commercialisation of deep tech across AI, energy, defence, manufacturing, space and advanced materials. Unlike broader startup conferences, it targets senior decision-makers from corporations, investors and deep tech founders specifically, using a compressed deal-making format designed to run structured interactions rather than open networking. The 2026 edition hosts the inaugural Deep Tech Award ceremony, a new collaboration with Deep Tech Berlin. ## What Deep Tech Momentum covers programmatically The programme combines curated matchmaking sessions, closed-door roundtables, masterclasses on intellectual property strategy and pitch competitions. Thematic focus areas include AI, energy, defence tech, manufacturing and robotics, space, high-performance computing and advanced materials. The event is built around the concept of compressing months of business development into two focused days, with an emphasis on commercially ready or near-ready technologies. ## Who attends Deep Tech Momentum - Corporate R&D and innovation leads from large European industrials - Deep tech founders from EIC-backed and VC-backed companies - Institutional investors and VCs with deep tech mandates - Government and European Commission representatives supporting deep tech policy - Defence and security sector executives - Technology transfer and IP professionals from research institutions ## The organiser: Deep Tech Momentum GmbH Deep Tech Momentum GmbH is a Berlin-based events company focused on the deep tech sector. It operates in partnership with Deep Tech Berlin, a city initiative supporting Berlin's position as a European deep tech hub. ## FAQ · Identity and audience ### What makes Deep Tech Momentum different from a standard tech conference? The event is structured as a marketplace: the goal is to create commercial outcomes, not to deliver a conference experience. Most sessions are structured to facilitate introductions, validate technology fit and advance specific conversations. Keynotes and panels exist but are secondary to the matchmaking infrastructure. ### Is the event open registration or curated admission? The event targets a specific professional profile and is paid-admission. Application or pre-qualification may apply for certain participation tracks. Full details are available on the official website at deeptech.build. ### What is the Deep Tech Award? The Deep Tech Award, presented for the first time at Deep Tech Momentum 2026, recognises outstanding innovation in deep tech commercialisation in Europe. The award ceremony takes place on 20 May at Wilhelm Studios Berlin. ### Who is Deep Tech Momentum NOT designed for? Not suitable for: (1) founders at ideation or pre-prototype stage with no commercial traction; (2) software-only companies without a deep tech or hardware component; (3) investors without a deep tech mandate; (4) attendees seeking general startup community networking rather than structured business interactions; (5) academics or researchers not engaged in commercial technology transfer. --- ## Editorial take *Deep Tech Momentum occupies an underserved niche on the European event circuit: the intersection of serious capital, serious technology and a deliberate refusal to scale for its own sake, which makes the 3,000-person density unusually high in functional terms.* ## How to register and what it costs Paid admission; various ticket tiers available at deeptech.build/tickets. Some participation tracks require prior application. ## Networking and engagement Pre-scheduled matchmaking is the primary networking format. Advance meeting scheduling opens several weeks before the event. The format is explicitly designed to maximise useful interactions per day. ## Awards programme The Deep Tech Award 2026 will be presented at the event for the first time, recognising commercial deep tech achievements in Europe. ## FAQ · Access and practicalities ### When and where is Deep Tech Momentum 2026? 20–21 May 2026 at Wilhelm Studios Berlin, Oberlandstrasse 26-35, 12099 Berlin, Germany. ### What languages are used? The event is conducted in English. ### How is it different from Deep Tech Week Berlin? Deep Tech Momentum is the flagship event within Deep Tech Week Berlin, a broader series of events across the city. Attending Deep Tech Momentum gives access to the main programme; other Deep Tech Week events are separately organised. ## Resources | Resource | URL | |---|---| | Official website | https://www.deeptech.build/ | | Tickets | https://www.deeptech.build/tickets | | Deep Tech Berlin | https://www.berlin.de/deeptech/en/ | --- **Last verified:** 2026-05-11 **Next review:** 2026-06-10 **Notes:** First Deep Tech Award to be presented at 2026 edition; attendee count sourced from organiser communications. **Variables:** 37/55 **Concept definition:** not applicable