Building the global deep tech ecosystem
Startups supported via Hello Tomorrow programmes
Plug your ecosystem into global deep tech markets and capital
Hello Tomorrow helps governments and agencies attract deep tech startups, accelerate their growth, and take them global, with programmes shaped by scientists and business experts and a network of 1,500+ investors and 3,000+ corporates.
The governments and agencies that trust us
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Four programmes, each tailored to your goals
Map your deep tech ecosystem and train the people who drive it
From strategic reports and ecosystem-building recommendations to entrepreneurship training and VC community building, Hello Tomorrow helps structure your deep tech ecosystem and upskill the people who drive it.
Ecosystem mapping & strategy
Benchmark your ecosystem against leading deep tech hubs, and get recommendations ranked by priority, each with a timeline and KPIs.
Entrepreneurship & tech transfer training
Equip researchers, PhD students, and tech transfer teams to launch ventures, with train-the-trainer formats so your teams can run future editions.
Deep tech ecosystem building
Grow a local community of VCs, business angels, and corporate venture teams, drawing on Hello Tomorrow’s global network of 1,500+ investors and 3,000+ corporates.
Accelerate your startups to their next funding round and first pilots
Cohort-based acceleration programmes take your deep tech startups to new markets, corporate pilots, or their next funding round, with tailored coaching and targeted introductions.
Deep tech accelerator programme
Your sectors, your format, your cohort size. Four levers to take startups further:
- Internationalisation: the right target markets, and doors opened through the Hello Tomorrow network
- Fundraising: investor-ready startups, in front of deep tech VCs and public funders
- Corporate collaboration: corporate partners involved from startup selection to pilot
- Tech-to-market: expert mentoring on IP, business model, and industrialisation
Bring international startups in, or take yours abroad
Whether startups are arriving in your market or heading abroad, Hello Tomorrow’s soft-landing programmes give them the cultural and go-to-market training to succeed there, and the meetings with prospective clients and local partners to get started.
Inbound soft landing
Attract the international deep tech startups your economy needs, sourced from a global network of 10,000+. Hello Tomorrow prepares them for your market and introduces them to local corporates, investors, and funders, with follow-up through to pilots or a local set-up.
Outbound market entry
Help your startups scale internationally. Hello Tomorrow prepares them before departure, sets up one-to-one meetings with corporates, investors, and public funders in the target market, and tracks every lead through to first contracts or a local set-up.
Find corporate customers for your startups
Starting from your startups or from corporate challenges, Hello Tomorrow identifies the right matches and arranges curated introductions that open the way to pilots and collaborations.
Startup-led matchmaking
Get your startups meetings that count. Hello Tomorrow experts assess each technology, pinpoint the corporates whose innovation priorities match, and test their interest before any introduction. Your startups meet decision-makers, with support to scope the pilot.
Challenge-led matchmaking
Put real corporate demand in front of your startups. Hello Tomorrow works with corporate business units to turn their needs into technology challenges, then runs pitch sessions with decision-makers and supports proofs of concept through to contracting.
Why innovation and investment agencies choose Hello Tomorrow
Shared mission: thriving deep tech ecosystems
Hello Tomorrow was founded in 2011 to help deep tech ecosystems thrive, and that goal still drives everything it does, from the Hello Tomorrow Challenge and Summit to its programmes for governments and agencies.
Powered by the world’s largest deep tech network
10,000+ deep tech startups, 1,500+ investors, 3,000+ corporates, and 250+ ecosystem partners across 108 countries. Every programme draws on it to source startups, bring in investors and partners, and connect startups with corporates looking for new technologies.
Proven by programmes for the EU and governments worldwide
Hello Tomorrow has delivered programmes for the European Innovation Council and for ministries and agencies from Saudi Arabia to Japan and Chile, working alone or within consortiums. Each one shares the same aim: giving startups with impact the best chance to scale, at home and abroad.
Frequently asked questions
How can startups from a local ecosystem get started with Hello Tomorrow?
The best entry point is the Hello Tomorrow Challenge, the most prestigious deep tech competition in the world, which is free to enter. Each year, startups worldwide apply , and the most promising are selected as Deep Tech Pioneers. That gives them visibility with Hello Tomorrow’s network of investors and corporates, and finalists pitch at the Hello Tomorrow Summit. Every startup selected also raises the international profile of the ecosystem it comes from. Agencies can encourage their startups to apply as a first step, with no programme required.
What kind of organisation is Hello Tomorrow? Is it a non-profit?
Hello Tomorrow is a private, mission-driven company, founded in 2011 to help deep tech startups with impact thrive. Its events and programmes fund its activities, and it works independently of any single government, investor, or corporate, which allows it to bring together partners from across the global ecosystem.
Can Hello Tomorrow respond to public tenders or join a consortium?
Yes. Hello Tomorrow can respond to tenders on its own, lead a consortium, or join one as a partner, alongside research organisations, consultancies, and local ecosystem players. The set-up depends on what the call requires and on the expertise needed on the ground.
How long does a programme last? How is impact measured?
That depends on your goals. Each programme can run as a one-off sprint or as recurring cycles, and programmes can be combined into a multi-year partnership.
KPIs are agreed at the start and tracked with you throughout. Depending on the programme, they cover pilots and contracts signed, capital raised, market entries, and capabilities built.
Start shaping your deep tech programme
From a first idea to a programme ready to launch, the Hello Tomorrow team can help define the right format, partners, and timeline. Tell us about the ecosystem you work in and the startups you want to support.