Crossing the Valley of Death in Europe: financing industrial scale-up between VC and Growth

Mar 19, 2026 | 2:00 PM CET - 2:45 PM CET

Thursday 19th of March 2026

Description

Scaling deeptech in Europe is less about technology than about surviving the industrial “Valley of Death.” Between early VC and growth capital, companies face rising costs, industrial risk, and long time-to-market. This session brings together the perspectives of a scaled industrial deeptech company and investors across VC and growth stages to explore how financing strategies evolve from lab to factory. A concrete discussion on bridging the funding gap and enabling industrial scale-up in capital-intensive European sectors.

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