Innovation Services for Corporate Partners
Dealflow.eu connects you to 6,500 deep tech startups worldwide – from scouting and Innovation Days to pilots and open innovation that solve your real business challenges.
Discover Dealflow.eu Corporate Innovation Services.
We understand your company’s innovation needs, and we match you with cutting-edge startups, fostering collaboration while ensuring strategic alignment. Each service is fully managed end-to-end by our team of innovation experts with deep corporate experience.
- 6,500 deep tech startups worldwide, filterable by sector and stage
- Request decks and connect directly with founders
- Post innovation challenges and receive qualified applications
- We define the challenge and scouting criteria with you
- Hand-picked, pre-vetted startups aligned to your goals
- Introductions and support through to pilot
- 6 to 10 pre-vetted startups pitch to your team
- On-site or virtual, fully organised by us
- Around 35% pitch to pilot conversion
- Multi-challenge scouting across the year
- Pilot design, management and reporting
- Governance and continuity support
- EIC Corporate Partnership Programme access
- Connect with EIC Accelerator startups for pilots and partnerships
- EU innovation ecosystem introductions
Turning Collaboration Into Results
A growing number of successful activities to facilitate the collaboration between corporates and startups
35+
Corporate Innovation Days organised
~35%
Average Pilot Ratio from private corporate clients
~6,500
Startups in our database
3+
Average business deals per activity
Our Partners
Six Modules, One Programme
Buy the modules you need, or the full programme. Every module is delivered end to end by the Dealflow.eu innovation team.
Challenge Definition
Workshops with your team to turn strategic priorities into scoutable innovation challenges.
Marketing & Comms
A campaign that puts your challenge in front of the right founders: landing page, direct outreach, ecosystem partners, paid and earned reach.
Tailored Scouting
Proactive sourcing and screening against your criteria, regional or global depending on the challenge.
Training & Workshops
Sessions that prepare your teams to assess startups, select shortlists and run pilots.
Event Organization
Innovation Days and pitch sessions, on site or virtual, fully organised by Dealflow.eu.
Pilot Support
Pilot design, terms, governance and reporting, through to a live engagement.
Real Deals, Real Outcomes
Some of the examples of our successful collaboration with corporates
ENERGY SECTOR · GALP · JUNE 2026
Galp opens its innovation challenges to startups on six continents
Dealflow.eu ran a 14-week open innovation campaign for Galp across five challenge verticals, sourcing startups on six continents and managing the process from challenge definition through to one-on-one meetings with Galp’s business units. Two thirds of applicants were mature companies.
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APPLICATIONS
54
1-ON-1 MEETINGS
145k
MARKETING IMPRESSIONS
46%
APPLICANTS OUTSIDE EUROPE
It’s impressive to see Dealflow.eu’s proactive global outreach and the effort to identify and engage startups beyond Europe, including companies based in Korea like ours. We are grateful for the opportunity to be considered within Galp’s open innovation initiative (…) thank you for reaching out and for introducing the program. I look forward to continuing the discussion and exploring the potential fit for a pilot.
For corporates
Frequently asked questions
What innovation services does Dealflow.eu offer corporates?
We offer four services. The Startup to Corporate Matchmaking Platform, where your team searches and shortlists startups directly. Tailored Scouting, a curated shortlist matched to your innovation thesis. Corporate Innovation Day, a curated pitch event run around your themes. And the Open Innovation Programme, an ongoing engagement that embeds startup collaboration across the year. Separately, we deliver EU Services for Corporates under public programmes, kept distinct from our private consultancy.
How does Dealflow.eu run Innovation Days?
Innovation Days are curated, one-day events where 6 to 10 pre-vetted deep tech startups from our global database pitch to a corporate’s innovation, R&D, or M&A team. Dealflow.eu handles sourcing, vetting, agenda design, and post-event follow-up. The corporate leaves with a shortlist of partnership candidates and a defined next step for each.
Can I buy a single module, or do I need the full programme?
Either. Every engagement is modular: Challenge Definition, Marketing & Comms, Tailored Scouting, Training & Workshops, Event Organization and Pilot Support. Most corporates start with one or two modules and add the rest once the first challenge is running.
How is your work with the EIC different from your private corporate services?
Our EIC work is delivered for the European Innovation Council under public programmes. Private clients buy scouting, Innovation Days, pilots and open innovation programmes directly from us, with their own challenges, their own shortlist and their own commercial terms. The two are run separately and never share a pipeline.
Do I have to be part of an EU programme to work with you?
No. In our last programme, 96% of applicants were not EIC companies and 46% were based outside Europe. Our database is global and mostly non-EIC.
What is the EIC Corporate Partnership Programme?
The EIC Corporate Partnership Programme is a European Innovation Council initiative that connects corporates with EIC Accelerator startups for pilots, partnerships, and investment. Dealflow.eu is an official partner of the programme, providing corporate clients with structured access to the EIC’s portfolio of European deep tech companies.
How long does a corporate scouting engagement take?
A Dealflow.eu corporate scouting engagement runs 4 to 12 weeks for an initial sprint, followed by ongoing support to convert leads into pilots or investments. Faster timelines work when the innovation thesis is sharp. Longer timelines apply when the thesis is still being defined alongside the scouting work.
What sectors does Dealflow.eu scout for corporates?
Dealflow.eu scouts European deep tech startups across industrial tech, energy and climate, mobility, life sciences, advanced materials, AI, and semiconductors. Past corporate scouting engagements include pharma, automotive, energy, food and beverage, and industrial manufacturing. Any innovation thesis tied to European deep tech can be scoped.
