Finding Your North Star: 11 Formulas for Early-Stage Fundraising Success
Most founders approach fundraising backwards—they begin by perfecting their pitch deck instead of their North Star.
Fundraising requires specific formulas, not guesswork. This session reveals 11 frameworks used by successful deep-tech entrepreneurs to secure early funding.
Martin Schilling, CEO of Deep Tech Momentum and former N26 COO, shares methods from scaling ventures in Argentina, Saudi Arabia and Germany. Walk away with specific templates for crafting your value proposition, defining your ICP, and structuring "the ask" that actually gets funded.
About the Speaker: Martin Schilling
CEO, Deep Tech Momentum | Former COO, N26 | Former McKinsey Consultant
Martin Schilling leads Deep Tech Momentum, Europe's No. 1 growth engine for deep tech—a modern Medici Network connecting breakthrough technologies with capital.
His experience spans continents: former COO at N26, former McKinsey consultant, and founder or co-founder of five ventures including a foundation in Argentina, a public company in Saudi Arabia and a McKinsey subsidiary in Germany. As former Managing Director of Techstars Berlin, he combines operational expertise with investor knowledge.
Martin appears on podcasts including Ivy Podcast, Sabio Group Podcast and Digital Kompakt, and authored "The Builder's Guide to The Tech Galaxy."
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/martinschilling01/
About Deep Tech Momentum:
We bring together Europe’s leading investors (capital), enterprises (customers), and founders (courage) to unlock €100 billion in additional Deep Tech venture capital and forge 10,000 partnerships between Deep Tech startups and enterprise customers by 2030.
Website: https://www.deeptech.build/
LinkedIN: https://www.linkedin.com/company/deep-tech-momentum/