DEEP Pioneers Assemble

Germany ranks 9^th as a global research and innovation powerhouse, yet it ranks below the top tier in Europe and globally for spin-offs

WIPO

Finding suitable commercial co-founders, is a major barrier to successful spin-offs in Germany and Europe

European commission spinoff report

65% of startup failures due to co-founder conflict (misalignment)

Harvard/Noam Wasserman

Only 3% of researchers interested in starting a spin-off actually become academic entrepreneurs, despite 28% expressing interest

ZEW

What We’re Building

We match top researchers with successful founders & backers (aka DEEP Pioneers) – turning patents into deep tech companies. This is just a start; let's do it together!

Join us for Deep Pioneers Assemble – a curated event bringing together TTOs, researchers, founders, and funders to crack one of deep tech’s hardest problems for good: How do we build the right founding teams early — and fast?