Prof. Dr. Helmut Schönenberger
Founder and CEO of UnternehmerTUM says: With Rise Europe, Europe has a new impulse generator that will contribute to overcome global challenges and shape a transnational understanding of the importance of sustainable entrepreneurship. In everything we do, we want to put people and Europe's values at the center.
I am very pleased to be able to work so closely together with our friends and dedicated colleagues as part of Rise Europe.
Alexander Ilic
Co-Founder & Executive Director
ETH AI Center
Ben Mumby-Croft
Director of Entrepreneurship
Imperial Enterprise Lab at Imperial College London
Dora Handrea
Head of Student Entrepreneurship
EnSpire Oxford
Geoffroy Gérard
Director General & CDO
IE Foundation & IE School of Science and Technology
Helmut Schönenberger
Founder & CEO
UnternehmerTUM
Ikhlaq Sidhu
Dean of IE School of Technology
IE University
John Bell
CEO
HighTechXL
Leah Thompson
Associate Director - Entrepreneurship
Queen Mary University of London
Lisa Ericsson
Head of & CEO
KTH Innovation & KTH Ventures
Luca de Angelis
CEO
Tech Europe Foundation
Michael Baum
Founder & CEO
The Yope Foundation
Michael Hähnle
CEO
INiTS
Oliver Hanisch
CEO
Campus Founders
Pär Hedberg
Founder & Business Coach
Sting
Ras Lalmy
Managing Director
YES!Delft
Ricardo Marvão
Co-Founder
Beta-i
Tomi Erho
Head of Aalto Innovation
Aalto University
Stefan Drüssler
Managing Director and COO
UnternehmerTUM
Mikkel Sørensen
CEO
DTU SkyFactory
Jean-Michel Dalle
Managing Director
Agoranov
Jana Golfmann
Head of Scaleup Growth
UnternehmerTUM
Roberto Zuccaro
Representative for the PMO Committee, Strategic Investments Lead | Group M&A and Corporate Development, CEO Office
UniCredit
Marisa Schneider
Head of International Cooperations
UnternehmerTUM
Trust and amplify.
We will work together for the benefit of all. Collaboration and co-creation are our default settings.
European and proud.
We will embrace Europe's values, diversity, and heritage. This is our strength, not a weakness. We will celebrate it.
Bottom-up > Top down.
We will empower individuals across academia, entrepreneurship centres, and industry to drive local and regional impact.
Think different.
We will encourage diverse ideas and stakeholders to promote continuous learning, push boundaries and build a world-class innovation ecosystem.
Beyond borders.
We will foster scaling and internationalization, leveraging the expertise and reach of our networks.
Rise Europe has nominated their most significant startups and scaleups of 2025 that stand out for their growth potential and positive impact on the environment and society.
17
institutions
12
countries
59.000
reached talents in 2025
€10 BN
VC funding in 2025
7.500
supported startups in 2025
± 15%
of all European tech investments
Rise Europe has nominated their most significant startups and scaleups of 2024 that stand out for their growth potential and positive impact on the environment and society.
20
institutions
14
countries
55.000
reached talents in 2024
€6.1 BN
VC funding in 2024
5.800
supported startups in 2024
± 10%
of all European tech investments
Rise Europe has nominated their most significant startups and scaleups of 2023 and 2024 that stand out for their growth potential and positive impact on the environment and society.
20
institutions
13
countries
47.000
reached talents in 2023
€6.1 BN
VC funding in 2023
5.300
supported startups in 2023
± 10%
of all European tech investments
Rise Europe has nominated their most significant startups and scaleups of the year that stand out for their growth potential and positive impact on the environment and society.
20
institutions
14
countries
38.000
reached talents in 2022
€ 7.8 BN
VC funding in 2022
3.200
supported startups in 2022
± 10%
of all European tech investments
Playbook Startup-Corporate Collaboration: More from our network
Best practices on how to enable startups and corporates to build together
New collaboration models and success stories from UnternehmerTUM Company Innovation and Circular Republic
Playbook Startup-Corporate Collaboration
How to enable startups and corporates to build together and power Europe's new economy
Key success factors for strategic corporate partnerships from HighTechXL and Sting
Playbook Sciencepreneurship & Tech Transfer
From breakthrough research to European tech champions
Three unique approaches to successful sciencepreneurship from TUM Venture Labs, IE School of Science & Technology and KTH Innovation
Rise for Europe report
A policy discussion and idea catalogue on European tech sovereignty
Initiatives to scale critical technologies and enhance technological autonomy and competitiveness in Europe.
European Scale-Up Navigator
A guide for startups on how to become Europe’s next tech champions
by Rise Europe and with analytical support from McKinsey & Company
Rise Europe position paper on EU-wide support for startups
Building an Impactful Europe
Our actions to make Europe the best startup hub to live and work in
Kickstart Europe report
Catalysts for change in the European startup ecosystem
By Bits & Pretzels and Rise Europe with analytical support of McKinsey & Company
AI Launchpad
The first pan-European AI accelerator born from the collaborative spirit of Rise Europe
Connecting AI teams with world-class resources and helping them thrive in the competitive AI landscape
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