European Defence Tech Hackathon (EDTH)
Munich / Germany
The fastest way for engineers and early founders to plug into the European defence-tech builder scene, meet operators and get noticed by funds active in the space.
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- Dates
- Sat, 7 November 2026 – Mon, 9 November 2026
- Location
- Multiple
- Organizer
- European Commission (EUDIS)
- Cost
- free
- Scale
- Multi-site, 1,000+ participants
- Recurrence
- annual
- Reg. deadline
- 20 Oct 2026
- Format
- On-site
Why it matters
Your entry point into the EU defence innovation funnel (EUDIS, EDF). Strong fit for startups and SMEs that want EU-level visibility and follow-on funding pathways.
About
The EU Defence Innovation Scheme hackathon, run simultaneously across multiple member-state locations to surface dual-use innovation.
Topics
Dual-useAICyberFunding
Who it's for
StartupsSMEsInvestors
Funding behind this kind of event
Instruments with a call window open right now, tracked with their deadlines.
- CASSINI — CASSINI Space Entrepreneurship InitiativeEuropean Commission (DG DEFIS), with EUSPA and the EIF
- DEF — Defence Equity FacilityEuropean Investment Fund with the European Commission, under InvestEU
- EIB — EIB Group Security and Defence FinancingEuropean Investment Bank Group
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