Falling Walls Global Call for Science Breakthroughs 2026,

✓ Falling Walls Venture is a global platform to showcase the entrepreneurial potential in science. We provide an exclusive stage for selected pioneering start-ups who have successfully turned science into business, creating entrepreneurial solutions for today’s most pressing challenges.
✓ Each year, innovative science-based start-ups from all over the world take part in the Falling Walls Venture competition and get the chance to become the Falling Walls Science Breakthrough of the Year in the “Science Start-Ups” category.

✓ Falling Walls Venture is open to start-ups that are based on scientific research
✓ Falling Walls Venture is open to all scientific disciplines (e.g. biotech, data & AI, cleantech, new materials, engineering, healthcare, food & agriculture)
✓ Each start-up must be endorsed by a nominating institution. This can be a university, a research institution, or another type of organisation, like an accelerator or incubator
✓ The company must be founded (incorporated) by the time of the application and cannot be older than 5 years
Start-ups who have already participated in the Falling Walls Venture Pitches in Berlin are not eligible to participate again
✓ Start-ups should already have a prototype/proof of concept

✓ Submitted or presented content must not include unlawful, indecent, discriminatory, or
extremist material. Content promoting inflammatory political or religious agendas is not
permitted.
✓ All content must comply with applicable laws, particularly design, patent, trademark,
and copyright law. Nominees and applicants are solely responsible for clearing any thirdparty rights. The Falling Walls Foundation cannot be held liable for violations of the law
and does not provide legal consultation.

✓ Get selected as one of the 25 Venture Finalists, participate in the Falling Walls Science Summit in Berlin from 6 to 9 November, and have your accommodation and (part of) your travel costs covered
✓ Present your work to a distinguished jury, global leaders and a selected audience of VCs such as HV Capital, Boehringer Ingelheim Venture Fund and Planet A Ventures during the Falling Walls Venture Pitches on 6 November
✓ Become the “Falling Walls Science Breakthrough of the Year” in the “Science Start-Ups” category and pitch in front of an audience of global leaders at the Falling Walls Breakthrough Day on 9 November
✓ Expand your network with investors and business partners and become a part of the Falling Walls Community
✓ Extend your global reach and be spotlighted across our online platforms