CVC Venture Day 2025

Tuesday 2 Dec 2025, 09:00 → 23:00 Europe/Zurich

81/R-003A - Science Gateway Auditorium A (CERN)

Hanae Taxis, Linn Kretzschmar (CERN)

Join us for CERN Venture Connect’s flagship annual deep tech gathering.

This invite-only afternoon at CERN brings together deep tech founders, investors, and ecosystem partners for a high-impact sequence of startup pitches, 1:1 curated meetings, and strategic networking. The aim? Create meaningful investor–startup and mentor-startup connections that drive collaboration, funding, and growth. This is not a conference. It’s a focused matchmaking day built around people, tech, and venture potential.

 

< REGISTER NOW TO SAVE YOUR SPOT >

(maximum 2 registrations per organisation)

 

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What to Expect

🚀 Startup Pitches
Discover the next generation of ventures built on CERN technologies.

💼 Curated Matchmaking
Through Dealum, you’ll review startups in advance, request meetings, and connect directly with founders.

🔍 Tech Showcase
Explore CERN prototypes and frontier technologies.

🍷 Cocktail Reception
Wrap up the day with relaxed networking inside the Globe.

 

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📅 Timeline

• September: Save your spot by registering (mandatory)

• Mid-October: Startups get Dealum invites via email → profiles due by end of October

• Early November: Partners get Dealum invites via email and can start viewing startup profiles until the event day. 

 

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📌 Practical Info

• Free to attend (invite-only) | Limited seats, Maximum 2 spots per organisation. 

• Lunch available at CERN Restaurant 1 (self-paid, before event) > 🚩At CERN

• Travel information accessible here

 

✨ CVC Venture Day 2025 — where deep tech meets venture, at CERN.

 

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Morning Session (Optional): Meeting point at Building 33

Morning Session (Optional): Bus to CERN visit

Morning Session (Optional): CERN Guided Tour (on registration, limited spot available)

Morning Session (Optional): Self-Paid Lunch in Restaurant 1

1 👋 Arrival & Registration

2 Welcome & Opening keynote

Recording

Pitches: Early-Stage Innovation Pitches by CERN Researchers

3 Pitch 1

4 Pitch 2

5 Pitch 3

6 Pitch 4

7 Pitch 5

8 Pitch 6

9 Pitch 7

10 Pitch 8

11 Pitch 9

12 Pitch 10

15:00 Coffee break

Pitches: CERN Venture Connect Startups Showcase

13 Pitch 1: Reshape Systems

Speaker: Andrea Apollonio

Recording

14 Pitch 2: Unconventional

Speaker: Alejandro (Ome) Avilés

Recording

15 Pitch 3: Animal Care Engineering

Speakers: Anna Kolano, Katarzyna Stachyra

Recording

16 Pitch 4: AXL Technologies / Sisyfbots

Speaker: Olivier Eugene

17 Pitch 5: SolidWatts

18 Break

19 Pitch 6: Liquid Markets

Speakers: Alex Stein, Seth Friedman

Recording

20 Pitch 7: Orbiba Robotics

Speaker: Ilker Bektas

Recording

21 Pitch 8: European Artist Bank

Speaker: Robert Stanley

Recording

Video preview

22 Pitch 9: LightEye

Speaker: Georgios Stoikos

Recording

23 Judges deliberations

24 Networking & 1:1 Matchmaking

25 Closing remarks & Awards ceremony

Speakers: Han Hubert Dols (CERN), Hanae Taxis, Linn Kretzschmar (CERN)

Recording

26 Networking Cocktail