Rise Europe is a European network of leading start-up ecosystem builders and brings together outstanding individuals and innovation drivers of Europe’s most dynamic entrepreneurship hubs. The network unites representatives from 14 European countries* in their mission to empower European start-ups to make a positive global impact.
Addressing transitions and global challenges such as climate crisis and scarcity of resources demand a joint effort to support start-ups to create a safe, prosperous and future-oriented society.
* Austria, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and United Kingdom
The Rise Europe members are committed to combine their strengths to jointly accelerate start-up teams, thus contributing to European technological sovereignty. The ambition is to match the innovativeness of countries like USA and China by helping European start-ups to scale and become sustainable global market leaders.
Rise Europe was launched in May 2023 by UnternehmerTUM and its close partners DTU Skylab and Agoranov at the Elmau Entrepreneurship Summit in the Bavarian Alps.
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.
Prof. Dr. Helmut Schöneberger, Founder and CEO of UnternehmerTUM
Members
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Alexander Ilic, Executive Director and a co-founder of ETH AI Center
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Ben Mumby-Croft, Director of Entrepreneurship at Imperial Enterprise Lab at Imperial College London
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Bruno Martinaud, Director at École Polytechnique
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Diyala D’Aveni, Co-Founder and Program manager at Vento
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Erik Puura, Vice Rector for Entrepreneurship at TalTech
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Helmut Schönenberger, Founder and CEO at UnternehmerTUM
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Ikhlaq Sidhu, Dean at ie University
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Irene Fialka, CEO at INiTS / Health Hub Vienna
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John Bell, CEO at HighTechXL
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Kalle Airo, Head of Entrepreneurial Mindset at Aalto University
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Kenneth Finnegan, CEO at Tangent at Trinity College Dublin
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Leah Thompson, Entrepreneurship Hub Lead, EnSpire Oxford at Oxford University
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Lisa Ericsson, Head of KTH Innovation/CEO KTH Holding AB at KTH Innovation
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Michael Hähnle, Managing Director AplusB SCALEup & Investment at INiTS / Health Hub Vienna
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Oliver Hanisch, CEO / Managing Director at Campus Founders
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Pär Hedberg, Business Coach and Founder of Sting
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Ricardo Marvão, Co-Founder of Beta-i
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Tomas Brenner, Head of Venture Programs & Strategies / Head of Innovation & Entrepreneurship Lab at ETH Zürich
Program Committee
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Chair: Stefan Drüssler, Managing Director and COO at UnternehmerTUM
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Mikkel Sørensen, Managing Director at DTU Skylab
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Jean-Michel Dalle, Director at Agoranov
Highlights

European Start-up Landscape 2023
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.

Press Release
Rise Europe European start-up ecosystem builders join forces
Representatives from 14 countries came together last week for the
Rise Europe Summit at Schloss Elmau


Contact
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Senior Project Leader International Cooperation
Marisa Schneider