# Hello Tomorrow

> Hello Tomorrow connects science-based startups with investors, industrial partners and public institutions through competitions, curated events, innovation consulting and acceleration programmes. Founded in Paris in 2011, it helps turn laboratory inventions into commercial opportunities across climate, health, advanced computing and industrial technologies.

- **Founded:** 2011
- **Headquarters:** Paris, France
- **Founders:** Arnaud de la Tour (Co-founder and CEO), Xavier Duportet (Co-founder; non-executive board member)
- **Products:** Hello Tomorrow Challenge, Hello Tomorrow Summit, Investor Day, Innovation Consulting, Acceleration and co-development
- **Notable:** The Global Challenge has run since 2014., The Challenge page reports more than €30 billion raised by past Deep Tech Pioneers; this is alumni fundraising, not Hello Tomorrow funding or proof of attribution., Hello Tomorrow reports two Repsol pilot agreements reached in 90 days.

## Products & services

- **Hello Tomorrow Challenge** — Global early-stage deep tech competition, running since 2014; free applications, Pioneer recognition, investor access and finalist pitches. The 12th edition advertises a €200,000 DeepBright investment prize.
- **Hello Tomorrow Summit** — Conference, startup exhibition and Challenge finals connecting scientific founders, investors, corporations and policymakers. The event moved to Amsterdam in 2026.
- **Investor Day** — Curated one-to-one startup-investor meetings; the next announced date is 1 June 2027.
- **Innovation Consulting** — Technology strategy, scouting, ecosystem mapping, corporate startup challenges and collaboration design.
- **Acceleration and co-development** — Programmes combining expert coaching, market access and structured startup-corporate collaboration.
- **Ecos** — Proprietary software used in consulting to map actors and relationships in technology ecosystems.
- **Deep Tech Resources** — Reports on technology sectors, investment and commercial deployment, including semiconductor and dual-use work published in July 2026.
- **DeepBright Ventures** — Related investment platform working with Hello Tomorrow, focused on pre-seed and seed deep tech ventures with defensible intellectual property.

## Achievements

- The Global Challenge has run since 2014.
- The Challenge page reports more than €30 billion raised by past Deep Tech Pioneers; this is alumni fundraising, not Hello Tomorrow funding or proof of attribution.
- Hello Tomorrow reports two Repsol pilot agreements reached in 90 days.
- The Summit moved to Amsterdam for its June 2026 edition.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Applications opened on 23 September for the 12th Challenge, closing 30 November 2026, with finals scheduled for 2-3 June 2027 in Amsterdam.
- **2026-07** — Deep Tech Resources published semiconductor and dual-use deployment reports.
- **2026-06** — The first Amsterdam Summit took place on 11-12 June; endogene.bio is listed among the 2026 Challenge winners.
- **2026-03** — DTU and Hello Tomorrow published innovation-gap research funded by the Novo Nordisk Foundation.

## Links

- Website: https://hello-tomorrow.org/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/hello-tomorrow-challenge/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/hellotmrc
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/Hello-tomorrowOrg
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hellotomorrow_official/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HelloTomorrowHQ

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Last updated: 2026-10-08