Vienna, 1st September 2025
Hosted by Join Capital, this closed-door event brings together a trusted circle of LPs, founders, and strategic partners to explore the technologies reshaping modern defense, industrial infrastructure, and economic security. From sensing platforms and chips to photonics and quantum communications, the agenda spans systems that matter because they’re built to lead, scale, and last.
Invitation Only
Event Agenda
Dinner
18:30 - 19:45
Key Note: "The Making of a Defense Innovation Powerhouse: Europe's Crossroads Moment"
20:00 - 20:15
Closing Remarks
20:45 - 21:00
Opening Remarks
19:45 - 20:00
Fireside Chat: "Creating a Framework for European Defence Investment"
20:15 - 20:45
Drinks & Networking
21:00 - 22:30
Speakers
About Join Capital
Join Capital is an early-stage venture capital fund with offices in Berlin, London, and Milan.
Since 2017, we’ve been backing founders building foundational technologies that power industries, secure economies, and define markets. Our focus spans deep tech across enterprise, industrial, and defense sectors with solutions built to lead, scale, and last.
Join Capital currently invests from its second fund generation, managing over €150 million in assets. Our investors include the NATO Innovation Fund (NIF), KfW Capital, CDP, leading funds of funds, and prominent family offices.
To date, we’ve backed 34 portfolio companies and successfully realised five exits.
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