Falling Walls Venture is a global platform to showcase the entrepreneurial potential in science. They provide an exclusive stage for selected pioneering start-ups who have successfully turned science into business, creating entrepreneurial solutions for today’s most pressing challenges. Each year, innovative science-based start-ups from all over the world take part in the Falling Walls Venture competition.

Funding Organization: Falling Walls Foundation

Scope: All scientific disciplines

Eligibility:

• Falling Walls Venture is open to start-ups that are based on scientific research
• Falling Walls Venture is open to all scientific disciplines (e.g. biotech, data & AI, cleantech, new materials, engineering, healthcare, food & agriculture)
• Each start-up must be endorsed by a nominating institution. This can be a university, a research institution, or another type of organization, like an accelerator or incubator
• The company must be founded (incorporated) by the time you apply and cannot be older than 5 years
• Start-ups who have already participated in the Falling Walls Venture Pitches in Berlin are not eligible to participate again
• Start-ups should already have a prototype/proof of concept

Benefits:

• Get selected as one of the 25 Venture Finalists, participate in the Falling Walls Science Summit in Berlin from 7 to 10 November, and have your accommodation and part of your travel costs covered
• Present your work to a distinguished jury, global leaders and a selected audience during the Falling Walls Venture Pitches on 7 November
• Become the “Falling Walls Science Breakthrough of the Year” in the “Science Start-Ups” category and pitch in front of an audience of global leaders at the Falling Walls Breakthrough Day on 9 November
• Expand your network with investors and business partners and become a part of the Falling Walls Community
• Extend your global reach and be spotlighted across their online platforms

Application Process: Startup companies must be nominated by university, research institution, or another organisation such as an accelerator or incubator. Nomination is to be submitted online at https://falling-walls.com/venture/nominate-a-startup After the nomination, the company will receive further details on the necessary application materials.

Application Deadline: 30 April 2025

Further information: https://falling-walls.com/venture/nominate-a-startup

For more information, please contact
Ms. Panida Suwannatheerak
Ms. Mananchaya Pissaparn
Tel: 0 2470 9654
Email: researchfollowup@kmutt.ac.th