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
Bruno Martinaud
Responsable Académique Entrepreneuriat
École Polytechnique
Diyala D’Aveni
Head of Investments & Venture Building
Vento
Erik Puura
Vice Rector for Entrepreneurship
TalTech
Helmut Schönenberger
Founder & CEO
UnternehmerTUM
Ikhlaq Sidhu
Dean of IE School of Technology
IE University
Irene Fialka
CEO
INiTS
John Bell
CEO
HighTechXL
Kalle Airo
Head of Entrepreneurial Mindset
Aalto University
Ken Finnegan
CEO
Tangent at Trinity College Dublin
Leah Thompson
Entrepreneurship Hub Lead
University of Oxford - EnSpire Oxford
Lisa Ericsson
Head of & CEO
KTH Innovation & KTH Holding AB
Michael Hähnle
Managing Director AplusB SCALEup & Investment
INiTS
Oliver Hanisch
CEO
Campus Founders
Pär Hedberg
Founder & Business Coach
Sting
Ricardo Marvão
Co-Founder
Beta-i
Sven Illing
Fmr. Vice Rector Entrepreneurship
TalTech
Tomas Brenner
Head of Venture Programs & Strategies
ETH Zürich I ETH transfer
Stefan Drüssler
Managing Director and COO
UnternehmerTUM
Marisa Schneider
Manager International Partnerships
UnternehmerTUM
Mikkel Sørensen
Managing Director
DTU Skylab
Jean-Michel Dalle
Managing Director
Agoranov
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 start-ups 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 start-ups in 2022
± 10%
of all European tech investments
A guide for start-ups on how to become Europe’s next tech champions
by Rise Europe and with analytical support from McKinsey & Company
Do you rather write an e-mail? Write to contact@rise-europe.com.
