Horizon Deep Tech Summit: dates, who attends, and how founders get in
Madrid’s flagship Deep Tech summit, connecting founders, investors, corporates, and public-sector leaders to accelerate innovation, funding, and real market impact.
The essentials from the organiser's own pages: when, where, how big, and how founders get in. Speakers, investor lists and past editions are on the official site.
- Next edition
- Nov 10–12, 2026 · Horizon Deep Tech Summit 2026 source
- Where
- La Nave (November 10–11, 2026) and Palacio de Santoña (November 12, 2026), Madrid, Spain
- Format
- in-person
- Tickets
- €225–€799 (2026) source
- Startup pass
- Buy a Startup Pass (listed at €375 and €499 for 2026), or apply through the stage-specific startup competitions. Selected startups can receive access to Palacio de Santoña on the final day. source
- Entrepreneurship Competition
- Prizes up to 100.000€ (2026) source
- Cadence
- Annual, November (2025–2026)
Next edition
| Dates | Nov 10–12, 2026 source |
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| Edition | Horizon Deep Tech Summit 2026 |
| Venue | La Nave (November 10–11, 2026) and Palacio de Santoña (November 12, 2026), Madrid, Spain |
| Tickets | horizondeeptech.com source |
How founders get in
| Startup programme | Buy a Startup Pass (listed at €375 and €499 for 2026), or apply through the stage-specific startup competitions. Selected startups can receive access to Palacio de Santoña on the final day. source |
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Entrepreneurship Competition
| Prize | Prizes up to 100.000€ (2026) source |
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Meeting investors there
Founders can use the networking app and curated matchmaking; the final day at Palacio de Santoña features private deal-flow sessions and targeted investor meetings. source
Before you go: the hub's cold email to VCs playbook covers the pre-event outreach that fills a meeting calendar, and Causo matches your stage and thesis to the funds in its database so you know who to ask for a meeting.
Official links and socials
Prepare for it
- How to cold email VCs — book the meetings before you land.
- The 12-slide seed deck — what to have ready when a partner says "send me the deck".
- Pitch Deck Roaster — a slide-by-slide pass before you submit to Entrepreneurship Competition.
- Accelerator deadlines — the application windows that open around the event.
Sources
Every fact above was read from one of these official pages on Oct 8, 2026: