We turn scientific strength into entrepreneurial momentum.
About Us
As one of Germany's Startup Factories, we help DeepTech ventures grow from research-driven potential into companies with European reach.
Who we are. What drives us.
Driven by DeepTech. Built for Europe.
Europe has the research, the industrial strength and the entrepreneurial talent to shape the next generation of technology companies - and to anchor its technological sovereignty for the decades ahead. southwestX exists to turn that potential into scalable business. In a world of growing complexity and shifting dependencies, the need for bold technologies built in Europe has never been greater. The strength is here - but potential becomes impact only when knowledge, capital, talent and industry come together with purpose and speed.
That connection is what we build. We bring founders, researchers, corporates and investors around one ambition: turning scientific excellence into companies and industries that compete globally - and into the foundations of Europe's technological independence.
What we want to achieve by 2035
> 0
Startups created
> 0
Scale-up Community members
> 0
Annual Innovation Projects
>€ 0 B
Startup Funding generated
What we do
We run programs that move ideas into projects, projects into ventures and ventures into global scale
01
For founders and DeepTech teams. Structured programs that take research-driven ideas through validation, founding and international scaling. Made for ventures at every stage of the Startup Journey.
02
Innovation programs
For companies and corporate teams. Co-creation formats, venture clienting and corporate innovation programs that translate technological potential into real-world business. Anchored in the Innovation Journey.
03
Flagship programs
For cross-cutting industry and research initiatives. Thematic platforms that bring together corporates, startups and researchers around shared challenges - including the Green Transformation Innovation initiative.
southwestX is where research meets entrepreneurship, and where Europe's next generation of DeepTech takes shape.
Our Team
The people behind southwestX
We are a dynamic team of operators, builders and entrepreneurs - most of us founders ourselves. We know what it takes to start a company, because we have done it. That experience shapes everything we do: we build southwestX from founders, for founders.
What we share is one conviction: that Europe's scientific strength deserves a faster path into the market. We come from research, industry and startups, and we work across institutions, disciplines and borders - because that's where the real opportunities sit.
VIDEO
Where we work
Many places.
One ecosystem.
southwestX is made up of its partners. Across campuses and innovation sites in Germany and France, each location brings its own teams, founders and community into one shared ecosystem - adding its own character, from research depth to industrial roots, from environmental focus to leadership networks and the Franco-German bridge.
Get In Touch
Find your entry point.
Whether you're a founder, a company, a researcher, an investor or an institutional partner - we'll help you find the right way into the SouthwestX ecosystem.