Semiconductors
Chips Venture Forum
Europe’s Strategic Event Connecting Semiconductor Innovators, Investors and Institution.
Organised by the aCCCess project, European Innovation Council and DG Connect, the Forum connects innovators with investors, corporates, and public stakeholders to scale breakthrough technologies and reinforce Europe’s sovereignty.
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About The Event
The Chips Venture Forum (CVF) is a European event dedicated to accelerating the development, financing and adoption of semiconductor technologies.
Organised by Blumorpho within the aCCCess project, and in collaboration with DG CONNECT and the European Innovation Council, the event brings together:
- semiconductor start-ups and scale-ups,
- venture capital and private equity funds,
- industrial players and OEMs,
- Competence Centres and institutional stakeholders.
Its mission is to strengthen Europe’s semiconductor ecosystem by facilitating connections between innovation, investment and industrial actors.
The Role of the Chips Venture Forum in Europe
Europe has strong semiconductor research and a growing base of deeptech entrepreneurs.
The CVF event contributes by:
- highlighting emerging European champions,
- enabling qualified meetings between start-ups and investors,
- curated interactions fostering dialogue between public and private actors.
These recognitions aim to showcase promising European companies and reinforce the visibility of entrepreneurs shaping the continent’s semiconductor future
The Chips Venture Forum is your opportunity to
- Present your solutions to leading venture capital funds and corporate partners
- Access visibility and support through the EU Chips Act framework
- Engage with a unique European ecosystem committed to scaling semiconductor innovation
- Meet decision-makers from the Chips Competence Centres, Pilot Lines, and the Design Platform, the European Innovation Council and DG connect
What’s in it for You?
- Visibility among Europe’s leading investors and corporates
- Direct access to potential partners and clients
- Insights into scaling strategies and funding opportunities
- Increased credibility through participation in an EU-backed initiative
Key Facts
The event also highlighted promising European companies, award winners, and emerging technologies shaping future industrial capabilities.
40+ major investment funds represented
18 start-ups “crème de la crème” selected to pitch live from 87 applications
165+ participants
300+ investor meetings
Participation of DG CONNECT, EIC, EIB, Chips JU, Competence Centres
The event also highlighted promising European companies, award winners, and emerging technologies shaping future industrial capabilities.
Chips Venture Forum Award Winner - Vertical Compute
Each year, the Chips Venture Forum highlights outstanding European semiconductor innovators through its CVF Award, recognising excellence in technological innovation, market potential and strategic relevance for Europe.
The winner of the Chips Venture Forum 2025 edition is Vertical Compute, represented by Sylvain Dubois.
The company is pioneering a new generation of in-memory computing architectures that seamlessly merge logic and MRAM to overcome the traditional data compute bottleneck. This breakthrough approach enables ultra-efficient AI and edge processing, opening the path to radically improved performance, energy efficiency, and scalability for future intelligent systems.
Coup de Cœur Jury 1 - FaradaIc Sensors
A coup de cœur of the jury in the category Sustainable Semiconductors (covering materials, processes and metrology that contribute to more sustainable manufacturing) was awarded to FaradaIC Sensors, represented by Ryan Guterman.
FaradaIC Sensors is a deep-tech, fabless semiconductor and chemistry company that miniaturises electrochemical (faradaic) gas sensors onto microchips. This approach enables ultra-compact, low-power detection of O₂, CO and H₂ for high-volume IoT, medical and industrial applications.
Coup de Cœur Jury 2 - SpiNNcloud
A “coup de cœur” of the jury for its Potential in Energy-Efficient Devices was awarded to SpiNNcloud, represented by Matthias Lohrmann.
SpiNNcloud is pioneering brain-inspired AI-inference infrastructure, delivering ultra-energy-efficient computing while enabling scalable, low-latency processing. Its approach opens new possibilities for high-performance AI applications with drastically reduced power consumption
These recognitions aim to showcase promising European companies and reinforce the visibility of entrepreneurs shaping the continent’s semiconductor future
Who Should Attend the Next Edition?
For Start-Ups & Scale-Ups
- • seeking investment
- • exploring industrial partnerships
- • wishing to increase visibility in the European semiconductor landscape
For Investors
- • sourcing curated semiconductor deal flow
- • identifying strategic technologies
- • meeting public institutions shaping Europe’s strategy
For Corporates & OEMs
- • exploring new technologies
- • meeting innovators addressing strategic needs
- • strengthening local supply chains
For Institutions
- • observing market dynamics
- • interacting with private investors and innovators
- • identifying strategic gaps and opportunities
Organised Within the aCCCess Project
The Chips Venture Forum is part of aCCCess, funded by the Chips Joint Undertaking (Grant Agreement No. 101217840).
The initiative aims to strengthen Europe’s network of Competence Centres and reinforce the continent’s capacity to innovate and scale semiconductor technologies.
ICM - International Congress Center Messe München Room 5
Program November 18, 2025
09:00 - 9:20 AM
Opening & Networking
20 min
09:20 - 09:30 AM
WELCOME
Welcome to the Chips Venture Forum
10 min
- Marco Ceccarelli, Programme Officer at Directorate General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology, European Commission
- Isabel Obieta, Programme Manager for Sustainable Semiconductors, EIC
- Régis Hamelin, Coordinator, aCCCess
09:30 - 9:40 AM
KEYNOTE
Europe’s Path to Semiconductor Leadership, the key role of Competence Centers
10 min
09:45 - 10:35 AM
PITCH SESSION 1
6 selected start-ups pitch
50 min
10:40 - 11:10 AM
COFFEE BREAK
Networking Coffee
30 min
11:15 - 12:00 PM
NETWORKING
One-to-one meetings
45 min
12:00 - 01:30 PM
LUNCH
Networking Break
90 min
01:30 - 01:35 PM
WELCOME BACK
Welcome Back to the Chips Venture Forum
5 min
01:35 - 02:15 PM
PANEL
How to Make Europe an End-Users Market and a strong value chain for European Chips?
30 min presentation + 10 min Q&A
02:20 - 03:10 PM
PITCH SESSION 2
6 selected start-ups pitch
50 min
03:10 - 03:40 PM
NETWORKING
Networking & Coffee Break
30 min
1:30 - 2:15 PM
NETWORKING
One-on-one meetings
45 min
03:40 - 04:30 PM
PITCH SESSION 3
6 selected start-ups pitch
50min
04:30 - 05:10 PM
PANEL
A strong financial value chain for the European semiconductor industry - Chips Act, VC, PE, IPO and capital market
30 min presentation + 10 min Q&A
- Moderator: Géraldine Andrieux, President, Blumorpho
- Marco Ceccarelli, Programme Officer at Directorate General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology, European Commission
- Dr. Helmut Gassel, Partner & Co-Founder, Sillian Partners
- Dr. Christian Reitberger, Founding Partner at Matterwave Ventures
- Christian Claussen, General Partner, Ventech
- Thomas Ferré, Senior Investor, European Investment Bank (EIB)
05:10 - 05:20 PM
CEREMONY
And the winner is… Chips Venture Forum Award Ceremony
10 min
05:20 - 05:30 PM
CONCLUSION
Key Takeaways & Next Steps
15min
05:30 - 06:30 PM
NETWORKING
Closing cocktail
70min
Timeline
Information Webinar
July - Sept. 2025
Application Deadline
19 September 2025
Selection Notification
Mid October 2025
Chips Venture Forum
18 November 2025
About the aCCCess Project
The Chips Venture Forum is part of the aCCCess project, funded by the European Union’s Chips Joint Undertaking under grant agreement No. 101217840. The project aims to build a connected network of Chips Competence Centres and strengthen Europe’s capacity to innovate and scale semiconductor technologies. To learn more about this action, you can visit this page : aCCCess: Europe’s Chips Competence Centres connect for a stronger semiconductor future – Blumorpho
This action is supported by:
Europe’s Semiconductor Momentum
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