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What I do

I help founders turn funded science into commercial reality - and I help the systems around them make room for it.

I help founders turn funded science into commercial reality.

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400+ startups supported across multiple MassChallenge cohorts.

91% pitch success rate - 11 of 12 winners in 2024 and 9 of 10 in 2023 used my storytelling frameworks.

 

CHF 250,000+ in prize money secured for portfolio startups in the 2025 cohort

Portfolio Support for Funders

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Funded startups fail quietly.

 

The pitch deck looked strong, but underneath: unclear customer, stuck pilots, partnerships going nowhere.

I get close enough to see what is actually happening and help fix it.

I bridge philanthropic intent with entrepreneurial profitability - because impact that cannot sustain itself commercially does not scale.

Narrative Design for Founders 

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Most deep tech startups struggle to explain what they sell in a way that lands with customers and investors.
I work directly with founders to find the real story and sharpen it until it wins. I understand the science well enough to translate it into business function.

Innovation Partnerships for Corporates

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Large companies need access to startup innovation but struggle to integrate it.

 

I design and manage partnerships that give corporates a structured path from scouting to collaboration - and give startups a real route to adoption, not just a logo on a slide.

Ecosystem Building

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I connect founders, corporates, and funders across climate, water, materials, and circularity.

Not introductions for the sake of it - structured collaboration that leads to adoption.

Workshops & Facilitation

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Most teams don't need more innovation theatre. They need enough trust to say the thing everyone can already see.

I run structured sessions that use tension, play, and reflection to get teams past performative professionalism into real thinking. For corporates, leadership teams, accelerators, and cross-sector groups.

Formats: half-day, full-day, or embedded series. Speaking and MC available.

Speaking & MC

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High-trust, high-energy facilitation that holds gravity without drowning in it.

 

I've hosted pitch finals, panel discussions, and keynotes across climate, deep tech, and innovation - in rooms where founders, investors, and corporate leaders need to actually hear each other.

© 2026 by Hendrik Dik.

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