The Europas 100 Hottest Tech Startups

Founded by Techcrunch editor-at-large Mike Butcher, The Europas, now in its 16th year, identifies and celebrates the hottest European startups. Join us for our afternoon of talks, pitches, and networking, culminating in an evening of mingling and connecting over drinks and canapes. We’ll be announcing our Europas 100 at the event, along with special awards. We’ve also partnered up with the team from Dealflow.eu. the venture builder of the European Investment Council (EIC). They’ll be on hand to talk to startups about how to apply and secure grant funding. 🤑

📅 Agenda Highlights include:

14:05 – 14:30 | VC Panel: A Tale of Two Markets – Is AI Skewing the Market?
The AI boom is reshaping venture capital, with billion-dollar mega-rounds dominating investment landscapes in the U.S. and Europe. This panel brings together top VCs Rainer Markle (HV Capital), Pedro Ribeiro Santos (Armilar), and Monik Pham (Pact VC) to discuss how AI is driving valuations, what geopolitical and economic factors are impacting the market, and what this means for startups trying to raise today.
14:30 – 15:00 | Innovation Radar Prize Pitches 1 – BiomimX, Cellis, FrontWave Imaging, Gelatex Technologies, ATLANT 3D, DunavNET
15:20 – 15:45 | Discussion Panel: The EU’s AI Act: Ensuring Responsible AI or Raising Barriers for Startups?
15:45 – 16:05 | Fireside Chat: How the European Innovation Council (EIC) Supports Startups
Join Mike Butcher and Lars Frølund, deeptech advisor, and MIT professor, at the EIC, as they discuss how the EIC de-risks private investment and supports ambitious startups, including Axelera, a Netherlands-based chip startup.
16:05 – 16:35 | Innovation Radar Prize Pitches 2 – OriginTrail, Qilimanjaro Quantum Tech, AEInnova, Cascatachuva, Kitemill AS, TechNovator
16:55 – 17:10 | How to tell better stories about your deeptech startup
17:10 – 17:35 | Journos Panel: The Year Ahead, The Year Gone By
One of The Europas’ most popular panels! Some of the world’s leading tech journalists share their thoughts on the biggest stories of the year.
17:35 – 17:55 | Closing Fireside Chat: Parmy Olson, Tech Columnist at Bloomberg.
Mike interviews Parmy Olson to talk about her new book, Supremacy: AI, ChatGPTand the Race that Will Change the World. Parmy’s book, shortlisted for the Financial Times Business Book of the Year Award 2024, has been praised as an “astonishing” behind-the-scenes story of the wrangling to control the world’s most powerful, consequential tech.
17:55 – 18:10 | Prize Giving
18:15 – 20:00 | Networking Drinks & Canapés