A closer look at the companies and investors taking part in Tech Tour Bio-based Industries
The participating investors have previously contributed to 2,550+ investments worth a combined €46+ billion.
Tech Tour Bio-based Industries 2026 has selected 40 companies to present their solutions on 12–13 November in Wuppertal, Germany. The programme will bring them together with more than 45 venture capital, corporates and government investment organisations.
Key insights
- Investor track record. Dealroom data covering 49 organisations participating in the programme records 2,581 past investments with a combined value of €46.74 billion. The programme’s Selection Panel and Expert Jury include 56 members, with venture capital firms making up the largest group at 37%, followed by corporates at 22% and corporate venture capital firms at 12%.
- Company funding. The 38 selected companies with Dealroom data have raised €221 million from 229 investors.
- Top countries by selected companies. Germany leads with six companies, followed by the United Kingdom with five. Austria, Denmark and the United States each have three.
- Most represented subsectors. Energy accounts for 37% of the companies, followed by food and health at 24% each.
Explore the full data in the Infogram below.
The programme in Wuppertal
Tech Tour Bio-based Industries 2026 takes place within the Circular Valley® Forum, Germany’s premier conference on the circular economy. Each November, the Forum welcomes over 1,200 guests from business, politics, academia and civil society. Federal and state ministers attend alongside senior executives from major European industrial groups.
On 12 November, the Tech Tour programme opens with a welcome from the partners and a keynote, followed by the investor panel The Investment Narrative That Wins, elevator pitches from the selected entrepreneurs and a networking dinner.
On 13 November, the selected companies will pitch their solutions and meet with investors in One2One meetings. The programme will close with the Circular Valley Dinner.
The six technology tracks cover bio-based chemicals, functional ingredients and advanced materials, industrial biotechnology and bioproduction, biowaste valorisation and circular technologies, bio-based packaging, biomanufacturing and biorefining, and agriculture and food and feed products.
This year’s edition is organised in partnership with the Bio-based Industries Consortium (BIC) and Circular Valley. The programme is supported by VITO4STARTERS and EFI Bioregions.
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