JUNI × Earlybird VC Enablement Bootcamp
Learn how VCs think, sharpen your story and pitch for direct feedback. A free bootcamp for deep tech, life sciences and climate founders, hosted by JUNI with investors from Earlybird.
Why it matters
Great science doesn't pitch itself.
You have the science: maybe a prototype, a patent or a first pilot. Now you’re thinking about raising money, and are wondering how investors will look at your startup. The bootcamp shows you that view from the people who make the investment decisions, and gives you time to work on your own pitch while they’re in the room.
Pillar 1 – The investor view
Investors from Earlybird and other experts share how VCs evaluate science startups: what they look for, what makes them pass and where the market is heading.
Pillar 2 –Your own startup
You won’t just listen. From the first session, you work on your pitch, your market and your plan, alongside founders at the same point.
Pillar 3 – Direct feedback
You pitch to investors and experts and hear what they think, while there’s still time to act on it.
Profiles
Built for founders turning research into companies.
The bootcamp is for science-based startups in Berlin-Brandenburg that plan to raise in the next 12 months and are connected to one of JUNI’s Science Partners or the universities and research institutes in the broader JUNI network.
Deeptech:
You’re building on breakthrough research and need investors who understand long development cycles.
Life Sciences:
Regulatory paths and clinical milestones shape your timeline, and the money you’ll need along the way.
Climate:
Your technology works in the lab. Now it needs capital to reach the scale where it makes a difference.
*You’ll find dates and all the details for each edition on its own page.
How it works
From first insight to final pitch.
We meet in person at JUNI Mitte in Berlin, on two consecutive mornings from 9:00 to 14:00, lunch included. Every edition follows the same path.
Please note: the bootcamp is free for every participant – JUNI funds this program in full.
Step 1
Investors share their view
How VCs evaluate science startups, straight from the people making the decisions.
Step 2
You work on your startup
Market, go-to-market, deck and plan, in workshops with founders at your stage.
Step 3
You pitch for feedback
Pitch clinics with investors and experts who tell you what works and what doesn’t.
Step 4
You leave with a take-away
A starter toolkit with templates for your deck, your market and your legal set-up.
Who's behind it
A science hub and a VC at one table.
JUNI is Berlin-Brandenburg’s home for talents, future founders and startups, working closely with a unique and vast network of universities and research institutes. JUNI hosts the bootcamp at JUNI Mitte and funds it in full.
Earlybird invests in European technology founders. Its investors, including the team behind the Earlybird Vision Lab, share how they look at science startups and give feedback on your pitch.
Editions
Find your bootcamp.
See which edition is open right now and find all the details on its page.
Your contact
Let's talk.
