Tech Tour Defence 2025

“What a great event this was! Over 60 dual-use and defence companies presenting to 100+ investors over two days, with Bpifrance's Defence Week as a lead up to the event. I was really impressed by the quality of presenting companies, all are nominated by the Selection Panel of the participating VCs. Lots of follow-up and a big thank you to Tech Tour for another great event.”

Paul Gillespie
Managing Director
Sheffield Haworth

“A super well-curated 2-day conference reuniting 60+ relevant entrepreneurs from all over Europe, sector investors and ecosystem partners. Thank you to the Tech Tour team (William, Natalia etc.) for organising everything for us!”

Florent Roulet
Managing Director, Technology Investment Banking
Stifel

“The Tech Tour Defence event during Europe Defense Week in Paris was very valuable for the exposure to European Dual Use Scale up companies, the co-investors with same thesis as T|Y|R.vc, and thus an efficient time and place to integrate the eco-system for (re)building Europe's defence.”

Jesper Hart-Hansen
Founder Partner
TYR VC

“Attending Tech Tour Defence in Paris was truly inspiring. It was incredibly meaningful to connect with professionals from diverse backgrounds—including investors, primes, and startups—coming together from all across Europe. The event fostered valuable exchanges and showcased the strength and innovation within the European defence community.”

Deborah Asseraf
Head of Innovative Industrial Projects
Safran Corporate Ventures

“Great two days at the Tech Tour Defence event in Paris. Met many impressive companies and like-minded investors working on Europe’s next generation of defence and security technologies. Valuable conversations and plenty of new connections — thanks to the organizers for bringing this strong community together.”

Harm de Vries
General Partner
Innovation Industries

“It was a real pleasure to serve on the Jury at the Tech Tour Defence event. What truly stood out to me is that it’s far more than just entrepreneurs pitching to investors; it’s a genuine platform for collaboration. And in today’s fast-changing security landscape, collaboration is exactly what we need. It’s inspiring to see entrepreneurs, investors and industry experts join forces to help defence innovations grow and scale. A huge thank-you to the organisers, investors, and courageous entrepreneurs. While congratulations go of course to the winners, above all I salute all the entrepreneurs, keep up the good pace. Your passion really makes the difference.”

Ken Spruyt
Business Development Manager
Nokia Space & Defense

“Even though things are a bit uncertain right now, some amazing start-ups and scale-ups got together with some big investors to spark even more innovation — and the Tech Tour team made it all happen so smoothly! I’m really excited about the possibilities that are opening in the EU in the next few years.”

Qurein Biewenga
Fund Manager
PhotonDelta

“I’d heard great things about other Tech Tour events, and this edition lived up to expectations. The quality of the companies - pre-vetted by active investors - and the relevance of the attendees made every conversation meaningful and well-aligned with our focus on deeptech and dual-use.”

Flavia Levi
Principal
Join Capital

“Supporting the financing of the defence sector is essential to Europe’s sovereignty. As the leading stock exchange in Europe, Euronext was delighted to take part in the Tech Tour Defence, highlighting how innovation and collaboration strengthen our continent’s technological autonomy.”

Mathieu Caron
Group Head of Primary Markets
Euronext

“Tech Tour Defence 2025 brought together an exceptional mix of innovators, investors, and industry leaders who are shaping the future of defence technology. It became clear that Europe has all the resources necessary to succeed in the new geopolitical landscape. All it takes is clear leadership and a fundamental willingness to embrace change.”

Dietmar Schloesser
Director of Digitalisation & Innovation
TÜV Nord Group

“Tech Tour events are always worth visiting and especially the Defence Track provided an excellent opportunity to bring together the entire ecosystem, from LPs, to VCs to industry experts and of course startups.”

Koen Geurts
Investment Manager
High-Tech Gruenderfonds (HTGF)

“I really appreciated the quick and clear communication with the organizers, I was always informed on time, and whenever something needed to be clarified, we managed it right away. The venue was beautiful, and everything was very well organized. I believe everyone could find something of interest for themselves. The guests were very inspiring, and the showcased technologies were truly impressive.”

Alexandra Miklossyova
Czech Invest

“A great event, thanks to the Tech Tour team. Good scene setting from the keynotes and, my goodness, what a lot of really interesting startups in one place. Good to catch up with VCs and others as well; it's the complete eco system that is making this such an interesting investment area, and a hugely important one. Thanks from Amadeus Capital Partners!”

Nick Kingsbury
Partner
Amadeus Capital Partners

“The Tech Tour events are a powerful catalyst for Europe’s tech ecosystem — bringing together investors, founders, and innovators who share the same ambition to build global champions. At 33N Ventures, we’re proud to contribute to this collective mission.”

Carlos Alberto Silva
Managing Partner
33N Ventures

“The Tech Tour Defence was the highlight of the inaugural European Defence Week. It was the opportunity to gage the considerable momentum behind investment in European defence. And reconnect with investors, new and old around the presentations of [40+] companies, including some very ambitious companies like SiPearl or Hybrid Air Vehicles. What struck me was the quality of the presentation, which clearly indicates that the European VC industry is coming of age.”

Jean-Michel Deligny
Chair of the Investment Committee
Triple B

“Tech Tour Defence exceeded my expectations on all fronts – the people, the energy, the quality of the startups, the investor networking, the hospitality, the knowledge and the inspiration. The event was clearly a culmination of months of planning and curation.

Since starting in defence investing, we were always wondering where the epicentre of defence innovation was. After 3 years of searching, it feels like we finally found it at Tech Tour Defence, Paris 2025. Thoroughly looking forward to the next one!”

Alex Leigh
Managing Director
Future Planet Capital (National)

“Tech Tour Defence was an excellent event – a real eye-opener to both the challenges and the solutions European startups can offer for dual-use, whether in quantum, AI, space and other deep tech.”

Jonas Sommer
Angel Investor at Aldanella Oy
EIC Business Coach

“Tech Tour Defence offered an impressive gathering of outstanding dual-use startups.”

Jonas Sommer
Principal
DeepTech & Climate Fonds

“Many thanks to you, William and the team for an outstanding program and the opportunity to connect with leading investors and entrepreneurs in the dual-use tech and defense tech!

I look forward to participating in future Tech Tour events!”

Charlie Maher
Founder
Blue Shadow

“For Felsen Ventures, supporting founders who build cutting-edge defence technologies to strengthen Europe’s resilience at speed, the Paris Tech Tour was an exceptional platform — connecting founders, investors, and EU policy leaders in a way that truly accelerates momentum. Europe needs more of this energy and clarity of purpose.”

Joerg Sommer
Managing Partner
Felsen Ventures

“Reuniting such top-tier European dual-use and critical technology start-ups demonstrates the strength of our ecosystem and its capacity to safeguard the continent’s innovation, security, and sovereignty. At Supernova Invest, we have always backed deeptech capable of serving both civil and defense applications through the superior performance they deliver by design.”

Arthur Puig
Investment Manager
Supernova Invest

“It has been a wonderful moment, and you have achieved quite a performance to bring together all these committed and talented people here in Paris. Speeches were direct, meetings effective. Great job!

It was clearly an opportunity not only to make contacts but to start business relationships with an impact potential one could hardly imagine beforehand. A special thanks to the participants from Eastern Europe and Ukraine specifically that exemplify what it takes to keep us all free and alive.”

Bernard Ochs
Board Member
Acer Finance

“It took 28 years to see the first TechTour Defense, which successfully brought together 60 startups and 40 funds dedicated to deep tech, dual-use innovation, and defense. I’m confident this is the beginning of an outstanding series, and I look forward to taking part in the upcoming editions.

Many thanks to the entire Tech Tour team for two exceptional and inspiring days.”

Joel Rosenberg
Investment Consultant Defence
OSS Ventures

“The TechTour Defence in Paris provided an excellent platform to observe the increasing convergence between innovation, industrial capability, and investment in the European defence sector. The discussions reflected a mature shift from theoretical alignment to practical collaboration, connecting scale-ups and investors around dual-use and deeptech solutions that strengthen Europe’s strategic autonomy. The event highlighted how defence innovation is emerging as a key driver of competitiveness and technological sovereignty, underscoring the importance of coordinated capital deployment and cross-sector partnerships to ensure long-term industrial relevance. What stood out most was the clarity of purpose: defence is evolving into a broader innovation domain, where robotics, AI, cybersecurity, and energy security intersect to shape Europe’s next frontier of strategic investment.”

Laura Mendera
Director Business Development
CLEAR Corporate Finance

“As the President of the most progressive EIC Scaling Club gathering, the Newspace group, it was a great pleasure to see the positive developments of the group members Aldoria, Aurorapropulsion, OQTechnology and HyImpulse in Tech Tour Defence.”

Tero Vauraste
President
Tech Tour Mission Dual Use Drone Control Systems

“TechTour has built an outstanding platform for connecting innovators and investors. Presenting TUSK IC and receiving an award among such exceptional companies was a proud moment. TechTour Defence – Paris edition – is one of the few community events that brings together investors and innovators in defence and dual-use technologies.”

Kathleen Philips
CEO
Tusk IC

“The Tech Tour Defence in Paris was a perfectly curated event. We truly enjoyed sharing the floor and exploring synergies with some of Europe’s top startups and scaleups in the defence and security field, as well as with the impressive group of corporates and investors the event attracted.”

Carlos Abellan
CEO & Co-Founder
Quside Technologies

“I was impressed by the depth of the visitors including cutting edge startups, knowledgeable investors and influential policy makers.”

Robert Brüll
CEO
FibreCoat

“Tech Tour Defence 2025 was a major event offering a unique opportunity to discuss deep tech for dual use which is now a strategic issue for European sovereignty. We greatly enjoyed meeting specialist investors and other selected companies in the sector and attending their pitching sessions.”

Philippe Notton
CEO & Founder
SiPearl

“I truly enjoyed the Tech Tour Defence event in Paris. It was a fantastic opportunity for Aircision to share our vision for next-generation Free-Space Optics connectivity and connect with partners advancing secure and resilient communications for defence.”

Luis Oliveira
CEO & Co-Founder
Aircision Technologies

“In Europe, there’s no shortage of innovative and successful technology companies that can bring new efficiency and real operational power to NATO once the defence ecosystem fully opens its gates to them.

As General (Res.) Michel Friedling, CEO of Look Up, noted both on stage and in our later conversation in Paris, the slow pace of military processes often delays the transformation of innovation into real capability. It’s a reminder that technological advantage depends not only on invention but on the speed of adoption. That’s exactly the gap that 5.0 Robotics is built to close — turning ideas into deployable, on-site solutions, fast.

The level of interest and support 5.0 Robotics received at Tech Tour Defence showed how strongly our mission resonates across the defence community.

Paris opened the doors to new partnerships. I’m glad to say that the follow-up conversations are already happening.”

Taavi Laur
CFO & Co-Founder
5.0 Robotics

“An exceptional platform for strategic engagement across the defense and deep tech ecosystems. Organizers successfully brought together industry leaders, innovators, and investors to exchange insights and foster collaborations that will advance the next generation of secure and intelligent technologies. The professionalism and quality of discussions throughout the event were truly exemplary.”

Petronel Bigioi
CEO & CTO
FotoNation

“As a start-up, it's always worth participating in a Tech Tour, such as the Tech Tour Defence in Paris. There's hardly any other place where start-ups have the opportunity to pitch to such a prestigious audience. The icing on the cake: fantastic keynote speeches and perfect organization.”

Marcel Strobel
Managing Director & CPO
Headmade Materials

“TechTour Defense Paris featured a highly curated group of deep-tech ventures, venture capital and industry giants.

For a scale-up in dual-use technology like Roseman Labs, this is an extremely valuable community to be part of.

The urgency to accelerate tech innovation and adoption for a resilient Europe was clearly felt in the room and created a real sense of teamplay.”

Toon Segers
Co-Founder & Sales Director
Roseman Labs

“Tech Tour Defence was a very good opportunity to connect to the defence ecosystem, especially to investors, founders and corporate players. I am looking forward to continuing many fruitful discussions which emerged during the event.”

Lukas Werling
CEO & Co-Founder
ISPTech

“Superb quality density of participants. Highly recommend the event!”

Lennart Will
CFO
HyImpulse Technologies