Investor tips and opportunities session for start-ups
Time: 24 March 2025 (3:30 PM – 5:00 PM)
For: all members
Learn about an ecosystem, an influential force located in the heart of Europe‘s leading deeptech hub with international ambition to accelerate robotics innovation. What does it take to build, invest in and connect impactful robotics and AI startups? What do innovation platforms from the German South West to Silicon Valley need, to transform cutting-edge research into market-ready solutions from clever licensing to marketing strategies? We will pay attention to the strategic key decisions like hardware versus software, profitability of investments in the past and future, agility or optimization of infrastructure. We share the expertise from building businesses with real added value and help with strategic and operational issues including german funding programmes at a glance in our discussion round.
Schedule
3:30 – 3:40 PM | Welcome: Dr. Werner Kraus and Stephan Nebauer (Fraunhofer IPA Start-up Incubator) |
3:40 – 4:00 PM | Keynote: Jens Horstmann (Crestlight Ventures / Campus Founders) Insides into the Silicon Valley ecosystem |
4:00 – 4:45 PM | Discussion round:
Special aspects of investing in robotics start-ups (ROI, differences between hardware and software), available funding programs in Germany and in the southwest, existing infrastructure and possible pitfalls. |
4:45 – 5:00 PM | Conclusions / Matchmaking (over 5:00 PM during the break) |