Global Re-Industrialisation Programme (GRIP)

Bridging Europe’s deep tech scaling chasm through capital-efficient growth. 

Why do so many European deep tech companies struggle to reach industrial scale – despite strong technology and growing demand? 

This webinar explores the structural challenges behind Europe’s scaling chasm, including working capital constraints, capital inefficiency and ecosystem readiness. Through perspectives from Nordic Alpha Partners, DTU Entrepreneurship Centre and former participants, we discuss how investors and operators can approach deep tech scaling with new models, clearer capital logic and stronger execution discipline. 

Content: 

• The difference between a scaling “gap” and a scaling “chasm” 
• Working capital as the core constraint in hardtech and industrial scale-ups 
• Asset-light vs. asset-heavy growth models – why the math is different 
• Industrial readiness, TRL10 and ecosystem integration 
• Perspectives from GRIP alumni on applying new tools in practice 

Introduction to the Global Re-Industrialisation Programme (GRIP) 

Audience: 
Investors (angels, VC, corporate VC, PE), board members, CXOs of technology-driven scaleups, policymakers and ecosystem leaders working with industrial and deep tech growth.

Takeaway: 
Participants will gain a clearer understanding of the structural barriers to deep tech scaling in Europe and practical perspectives on how capital-efficient growth, governance and ecosystem alignment can improve the probability of reaching sustainable industrial scale. 

Agenda

• 16:00 – Welcome & Introduction, Jes Broeng, DTU 
• 16:10 – Europe’s Deep Tech Scaling Chasm, Laurits Bach Sørensen, Nordic Alpha Partners 
• 16:30 – Applying the Toolkit in Practice, Two GRIP alumni perspectives 
• 16:40 – Q&A (Moderated by Torben Andersen) 
• 16:55 – Closing remarks & Introduction to GRIP Cohort 3 
• 17:00 – End

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