Deep Tech Investor Day

Deep Tech Investor Day, held in collaboration with EU.VC the day before the main conference, is designed to connect investors with Gothenburg's rapidly growing tech ecosystem. The program will feature cutting-edge sectors including deep tech, biotech, climate tech, defense, and corporate venturing. With keynote speeches, fireside chats, and investor panels, this is an opportunity to explore the future of innovation alongside prominent VCs, LPs, and corporate ventures driving tomorrow’s solutions. Join us for an exciting deep dive into transformative technologies.

This is an investors-only event. The venue will be disclosed upon registration.

Jan 27, 2026.

11:30 - 13:00

Lunch & Registration

The agenda will be updated with additional speakers and content.

13:00 - 17:30

Panel discussions and keynotes

Fireside on Pension Funds in Venture
With: Joe Schorge, Managing Partner, Isomer Capital and Christina Brinck, President Volvo Group VC.

Europe's Deep Tech, Our Growth and Draghi's €800bn
With: Mads Jensson, Co-founder & Managing Partner, Superseed.

What Great Looks Like in Venture — When Performance Isn’t Enough
By: Heidi Lindvall, General Partner, Pale Blue Dot.

Defence beyond the virtue signaling
With: Sebastian von Ribbentrop, Founding Partner, Join Capital and Nicholas Nelson, General Partner, Archangel Ventures.

How can Europe be a powerhouse in Quantum Technologies: supporting European startups to become world leaders?
By: Olivier Tonneau, Founder & Partner, Quantonation.

Unlocking critical minerals through biology
By: Dr Isabella Fandrych, General Partner, Nucleus Capital.

How much do VCs really earn in Europe?
In 10 minutes, we’re pulling back the curtain on the most comprehensive compensation data in European venture.
By: David Cruz e Silva, EUVC, and Luis Llorens Gonzalez, Principal at Plug and Play Tech Center.

How Europe Turns Crisis into Innovation — and Why We Must Do It Again
By: Danijel Višević, General Partner, World Fund.

Fireside on Sports Meet Venture
With: Fergus Bell, Co- Founder & Managing Partner, The Players Fund and Prashant Agarwal, Chairman & CEO, Serneke International Group.

17:00 - Dinner