About us
Building deep-tech ventures to solve grand societal challenges.
Partners
Founding partners
Who are we?
Empowering deep-tech innovation for a better future
HighTechXL is the Netherlands’ premier deep-tech venture builder, solving societal challenges by combining groundbreaking technologies and entrepreneurship. We bring together and activate technology, talent, funding and a strong ecosystem in our unique Venture Building Program.
We support founders as they progress through our proprietary 1-year DeepTech Venture Builder Program and connect them with essential resources, such as investors, advisors, and customers.
We start from scouting groundbreaking technologies at TRL3+ and identifying the most promising technologies from major institutes like CERN, European Space Agency (ESA), TNO, Philips and other global innovators. Next, we promote a structured cofounder selection process to tap into a pool of vetted entrepreneurial talent. This, combined with a validated market opportunity, is the entry ticket into the program.
*numbers shown are from Q2 2025
Numbers
Our success in numbers
94+
Ventures created
35%
Survival rate
400+
Guiding Experts
25+
Different nationalities
€ 171M
Raised in funding
3000+
New jobs created
Ecosystem
Where Innovation Comes Together
Our ecosystem is built to empower deep-tech innovation from every angle.
We are global, and we think globally because societal challenges aren’t centered in one city or one country.
Our ecosystem includes startup centers, tech experts, business leaders and stakeholders across the globe, including Singapore Deep-Tech Alliance, Rise Europe and technology partners in the Netherlands, Switzerland, France, Canada, Poland and beyond.
We continue to reach out to those who believe advanced technologies and entrepreneurship are key to solving societal challenges.
Bringing together the right founders and the right technology requires a little magic along with the science.
Earl Goetheer
CTO at HighTechXL
Stakeholders
Fueling innovation through collaboration
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