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Web Summit is the world’s largest annual technology conference that brings together the people and companies redefining the global tech industry.

The EIB Group, composed of the European Investment Bank and the European Investment Fund, which focuses on small businesses, is a leading supporter of start-ups and the digital economy and one of the largest providers of finance for innovation in Europe.

This year the EIB Group, EIB Institute and the European Innovation Council (EIC) teamed up to bring the EU innovative spirit at Web Summit.

Centre Stage: Building a start-up in Europe

Watch a recording of "The Good, The Bad and The Ugly" panel discussion on European start-ups with EIB Vice-President Ricardo Mourinho Felix.

Our key events

  • 11:00 – 12:00 Securing the Future – with Red Points
    Red Points has been supported by the EIB's venture debt to further develop their companies and to secure their future.
  • 14:00 – 14:30 AI-driven solutions: From ICU Recovery to Personalised Career Guidance – with EIB Institute
    A fireside chat with SIT alumni SkillLab (Christoph Bretgeld, Co-founder) and VEMOtion (Maximilian Bohrer, Business Development and Finance), moderated by Michiel Scheffer - President of the Board of the European Innovation Council. The chat focused on AI solutions. SkillLab uses AI for personalised career guidance while VEMOtion an AI-driven ICU robotic system.
  • 14:00 – 14:30 Startup Jury Panel
    Alessandro Izzo, Director of Equity, Growth Capital and Project Finance Department.
  • 14:30 – 15:00 Death Valley: Insufficient funding explained
    The experts call it "Death Valley curve": that crucial phase where new companies are not making revenue yet and deplete the initial capital in the quest to establish their business. Most investors stay away from ventures in the Death Valley, but not the EIB!
    15:30 – 17:00 Equity Investment to build the next deep tech Unicorns
  • With the European Investment Council and its equity investment process and approach.
  • 15:45 – 16:20 At the Corporate Innovation Stage
    EIB Vice-President Ricardo Mourinho Félix fireside chat with Alice Kantor, Bloomberg.
  • 11:00 – 11:45 Making future technologies sustainable
    SENNDER and Egym are making their technologies more sustainable and have benefitted from the EIB's support.
  • 14:00 – 14:30 Media Village Press Conference room
    Signing Ceremony press conference
  • 14:00 – 15:30 Building deep tech unicorns with EIB and EIC
  • 14:00 – 14:30 EIB financing agreement in innovation: Making aerospace sustainable
    A new concept of tech-sustainability in aerospace, supported by the EIB
  • 16:00 – 16:45 Masterclass: Making future technologies sustainable 
    Unlocking the potential of future technologies in Space, Green and Agri Tech
  • 16:00 – 16:30 AI-driven solutions: From Fighting Fake News to Empowering Domestic Violence Survivors
    A fireside chat with SIT alumni The Newsroom (Jenny Romano, Co-founder and CEO) and Sophia Chatbot (Rhiana Spring, CEO), moderated by Rita Casimiro – partner at MAZE Impact.
    Exploring AI’s dual role in tackling fake news and empowering domestic violence survivors.
  • 10:30 – 11:00 The sustainable marketplace platforms of tomorrow
    The development of a B2B marketplace platform, its AI technologies and how to make it more sustainable
  • 11:00 – 12:30 Building deep tech unicorns with the EIC
    Funding opportunities for deep tech start-ups
  • 11:00 – 11:45 Masterclass: Securing the future: cybersecurity and AI
    with cutting-edge developments gaining valuable insights from industries‘ experts
  • 11:50 – 12:10 At the Centre Stage
    Building a start-up in Europe: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
    Panel discussion with EIB Vice-President Ricardo Mourinho Felix
  • 15:50 – 16.10 At the DeepTech Stage
    Funding European Innovation: intervention from Michiel Scheffer and Svetoslava Giorgeva, EIC

Pitching challenges

Can you pitch your idea in the time it takes to reach the EIB Group stand to meet an EIB expert? Watch these entrepreneurs pitch their company's innovative ideas while making their way through the Web Summit crowd.

16 November 2023

Is your pitch ready? Biel Glasses says Yes

Jaume Puig is the CEO of Biel Glasses, a Spanish company that has created smart glasses that use AI and robotics to improve the mobility and autonomy of people with low vision. He is on his way to the EIB stand at Web Summit. Will he be ready to meet the challenge and pitch his company?

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16 November 2023

Is your pitch ready? Compocity says Yes

Emese Pancsa is the CEO of Compocity, a Hungarian company that provides a service designed to help businesses achieve their sustainability goals. She is on her way to the EIB stand at Web Summit. Will she be ready to meet the challenge and pitch her company?

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Web summit Portugal European Union Research, innovation and technology
16 November 2023

Is your pitch ready? Sound Particles says Yes

Nuno Fonseca is the CEO of Sound Particles, a Portuguese company that creates 3D audio software that is used in many Hollywood blockbusters. He is on his way to the EIB stand at Web Summit. Will he be ready to meet the challenge and pitch his company?

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15 November 2023

Is your Pitch Ready? Asimovo says Yes

Robotics is one of the fastest-growing industries globally and Asimovo aims to accelerate the development and introduction of responsible robots into everyday life. Will CEO Christine Fraser get to the EIB stand at WebSummit on time to discuss potential financing with an expert?

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15 November 2023

Is your Pitch Ready? Magnotherm says Yes

Can Timur Sirman, the CEO of Magnotherm, pitch the company's innovative technology while making his way through the #WebSummit crowd, and reach the EIB stand on time to meet an EIB expert? Dont miss the challenge.
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Digitalisation in Europe 2022-2023: Evidence from the EIB Investment Survey

The European Union is closing the digitalisation gap with the United States. More than half of European firms responded to the pandemic by investing in digitalisation, and they are rapidly catching up with their US peers in implementing advanced digital technologies. Despite this, Europe is not well-positioned in digital innovation, and it is at risk of developing dependencies in several critical technologies.

  Discover more  

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EIB Investment Survey 2023

Corporate investment in the European Union has remained surprisingly resilient, despite slowing economic growth, tightening credit and rising uncertainty, according to the results of the most recent EIB Investment Survey.

  Find out more  

Latest innovation stories

Find out how the EIB and the EIF support innovative companies and help advance digitalisation

14 November 2023

A fresh idea

How CrowdFarming's direct-selling model promotes fresh food and sustainable agriculture that cuts emissions and delivers profits to small, organic farmers

Venture debt Spain European Union Research, innovation and technology Agriculture Venture capital & equity InvestEU SMEs
4 October 2023

An innovative approach to cohesion

To make a success of the green industrial transition, the EU’s cohesion policy needs to place a greater emphasis on raising the innovation potential of its less advanced regions

European Union Research, innovation and technology Development
28 September 2023

Guiding with style

Entrepreneur creates a digital guide for disabled people to identify and review accessibility of public restaurants and hotels, and promote social inclusion

EIB Institute United Kingdom United Kingdom Research, innovation and technology Institutional
21 September 2023

Steering through the storm

German logistics startup InstaFreight emerges from COVID-19 turmoil with a plan for digital, climate-friendly goods transport across Europe

Infrastructure Mobility Venture debt Germany European Union Research, innovation and technology Transport Climate action and environment Venture capital & equity
15 September 2023

Europe Must Get Serious About Critical Minerals

We are becoming increasingly reliant on a new set of critical raw materials. To achieve strategic autonomy, Europe must secure a supply of these vital commodities

Research, innovation and technology Climate action and environment Energy
28 July 2023

What are connected autonomous vehicles?

A connected autonomous vehicle is a car that makes decisions on its own and takes actions without human input

Research, innovation and technology Transport
27 July 2023

Wired for the future

A company modernises the island’s 5G network in Malta, providing better coverage and connectivity for remote working and economic development

Infrastructure Malta European Union Research, innovation and technology Development

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Innovation
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