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EUDIS Matchmaking: Defence Innovation Forum at Hello Tomorrow

EUDIS Matchmaking | Amsterdam

On the occasion of Hello Tomorrow, the European Commission is pleased to invite you to the Defence Innovation Forum, taking place on 11 June 2026 in Amsterdam.

EUDIS Matchmaking: Defence Innovation Forum connects selected European defence innovators with investors, corporates, and end-users through startup pitches & curated networking. The event focuses on accelerating partnerships, investment, and market access across the EU defence innovation ecosystem. This event is organised in the framework of EUDIS Matchmaking, an initiative designed under the EU Defence Innovation Scheme (EUDIS) to bring together the European defence ecosystem.

Event details

- Date: 11 June 2026

- Time: 14:00 – 16:00

- Location: Deep Tech Hub

Agenda

14:00 – Welcoming and Check-In
14:10 – Pitching from 10 leading defence startups
15:00 – Curated networking
16:00 – End of Forum

This event will allow you to build new connections and partnerships, while enjoying one of the best views in Brussels.

Please note:

- This is a closed, invitation-only event

- Registration is mandatory and subject to capacity limits (register early, get accepted faster)

- Final confirmation will be sent closer to the event date

We look forward to welcoming you for an event full of great pitches, conversations and networking within the European defence innovation community.

Have you applied to the EUDIS Matchmaking platform?

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In which country is your organisation based?

Is your organisation subject to control by a country/entity established outside the EU, Norway or Ukraine?

To be eligible, your organisation should not be subject to control by a country/entity established

outside the EU, Norway, Ukraine.

Control is to be understood as the possibility to exercise decisive influence on your company

(notably in relation to its strategic business decisions), directly or indirectly, through one or

more intermediate entities "de jure" or "de facto". Please refer to EC guidelines .

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I hereby confirm that my organisation is not subject to control by a country/entity established outside the EU, Norway or Ukraine. 'Control’ is to be understood as the possibility to exercise decisive influence on your company (notably in relation to its strategic business decisions), directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediate entities, ‘de jure’ or ‘de facto’. A company established in the EU and Norway, and controlled by non-associated third-country entity, is eligible to participate if it has already received a guarantee approved by the country in which it is established (to participate in the European Defence Fund). This guarantee needs to be in accordance with Article 9(4) of the EDF Regulation (EU) 2021/697.

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