OPEN HORIZONS project

⚙️ A production problem rarely appears exactly where it started. Konekti targets this: through agentic process intelligence the team is working to connect fragmented operational data and make the logic behind complex workflows visible and inspectable. 🔗getkonekti.io/

🚀 Meet cohort 3 finalists: Finkele | Konekti | Natural Negative | Shelfion | Inscripta | Neuralfinity | TemsAI | Tera Mira 👀 Stay with us for eight very different stories, projects... and get inspired by the women building them.

🤑 Applications are open for the European Prize for Women Innovators 2027, recognising women who are developing strong innovations, bringing them into the market while creating impact. Have a look at the full criteria : 🔗 lnkd.in/envygiHm

🎧 #FounderTalks is now also available on YouTube Each episode brings a different founder story with the aim of informing, inspiring and showing what women can build when the right support, opportunities and ambition are there. ▶️ youtube.com/@OpenHorizons-EU

Two dates for the #deep-tech community this November 👇 Our friends at @Hard2Scale are bringing their startups in front of investors, corporates and innovation ecosystem players through two upcoming events. Find more information and register here: hard2scale.eu/category/artic…

👕♻️ In our second #FounderTalks episode, we talk about textile recycling with enzymes, circular materials, microfactories, piloting with @LGUS together with Revital Nadiv and Urte Zahn, co-founder and CEO of Re-Fresh Global. 🎙️ Get inspired: tinyurl.com/4kcy49pu

🧵 In our first Founder Talks podcast, Ana Pires, co-founder of Dimera takes us from her work in circular economy research to building a company that uses AI and material science to rethink how products are developed. 🎙️ Get inspired from Ana’s journey: lnkd.in/eZx9T3hnhttps://open…

🎙𝐁𝐞𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐩𝐢𝐥𝐨𝐭, 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞’𝐬 𝐚 𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲. With #FounderTalks, we’re going beyond the technology to meet the women building the successful female-led deep-tech startups behind Open Horizons. 🎧 First episode drops tomorrow.

🏠 When technology is designed for older adults, convenience is only part of the equation. Privacy, trust and control matter too. Hestia, @tendertec ’s product was successfully tested in the pilot with @LGUS 👇 Discover the full story: openhorizonsproject.eu/succe…

⚡ As renewables, electric vehicles and heat pumps change how electricity moves through the grid, operators need a clearer view of where pressure is building. That’s where Negatonn comes in. 👇Dive into their success story after their pilot lnkd.in/epGEHhAK

Cohort #3 is now in Inception, getting ready for the next big step. Who are the founders? What are they building? And which real corporate challenges are they trying to solve? 👉 Discover all this in our new article: tinyurl.com/3u7xs6u5

🤔 One idea raised at the official side-event of #StartupFair2026 on startup ecosysyem & scale-up: what if deep-tech startups could rely on longer-term, continuous support, instead of moving between fragmented, time-limited programmes? 👇Let us know in the comments!

😮Less than a week to meet us at the EU Startup Summit in Vilnius! 👇🏼If you dream of a more innovative, gender equal and supportive startup ecosystem in Europe, you can't miss this session. 👇🏼

🚩Today in Pamplona we looked at what worked, what didn’t and what we can improve next: 3 Open Calls,929 applications from 52 countries,30 women-led deep-tech startups selected. The goal: better programmes, wider impact and a more gender-equal innovation ecosystem.

💭 Over the past weeks, we have shared selected stories and practical insights from the Open Horizons Founder Spotlight Session, showing with real founder stories that there is no single path to build a successful company. ▶️ Watch the full talk: youtu.be/87LPGxOMVAk

😶‍🌫️ 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐝𝐨 𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐮𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐟𝐚𝐢𝐥 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭? Dr Ceri Morgan, partner at Dalloway Partners, shares her investor advice covering much more than how to pitch. ❓ 📽️ Learn it here: youtu.be/lYx0fAe0-Yk?si=DVXz…

🌟 Today, Cohort #3 officially starts Inception Phase. In the coming weeks, we’ll introduce the 11 winning startups: the founders, ideas, technologies. 👀Follow their journey for fresh deep-tech ideas, inspiring founder stories and perhaps your next investment opportunity.

During our Founder Spotlight session a founder asked: “𝑀𝑦 𝐴𝐼 𝑤𝑜𝑟𝑘𝑠 𝑏𝑢𝑡 𝑖𝑡 𝑖𝑠𝑛’𝑡 𝐺𝑒𝑛𝐴𝐼. 𝐻𝑜𝑤 𝑐𝑎𝑛 𝐼 𝑚𝑎𝑘𝑒 𝑖𝑡𝑠 𝑣𝑎𝑙𝑢𝑒 𝑐𝑙𝑒𝑎𝑟?” 🎥Learn what our experts suggested in this video: youtube.com/shorts/bdCRNoqic…

🤯Medtech startups need funding early to pay for clinical studies, regulatory work and specialist expertise. Investors often want the technology de-risked first,and may not be prepared to wait years for returns. 👇Learn how Oxailis shares how they overcame this funding dilemma.

Building a startup can be one of the most rewarding experiences But it can also be one of the loneliest. That's why founder communities matter: they remind founders they don't have to build alone. 👇Insipiring Female Founders, by @profpinar, was created for this reason.