FUSE Enschede
This is where worlds meet. This is where ideas fuse.
The bus ride that starts before the event does.
On August 27, FUSE Enschede pulls founders, investors, and decision-makers into one room and lets the friction do its work. This year, the room starts moving before anyone even arrives — on the TECH.LAND Xpress.
FUSE Enschede: the short version
FUSE Enschede, ignited by Slush'D, is the startup event of the Twente region. Curated, not broad. The people who matter to your next deal, in one place, for one day.
When: August 27, 2026 Where: U Parkhotel – University of Twente, Enschede (NL)
Three editions of Enschede Slush'D built the track record: 1,700+ visitors from 26 countries, 1,300+ meaningful collisions. FUSE picks up from there.
What's on the program:
- Talks from Anke Huiskes (NP-Hard Ventures), Sido Schoustra (Kramer Food Family), Pleuni Hooijman (Innovation Industries), Simon Brakhage (R-Factory), and more
- The 10K startup and 4TU pitch competitions
- Curated 1-on-1 matchmaking via Brella
- U Parkhotel, flipped into full festival mode by Total-Image
- Drinks & bites, on the house
Built for startups and scale-ups ready to grow, investors hunting the next breakthrough, and corporates serious about innovation.
Explore the program & claim your ticket
TECH.LAND Xpress: the cross-border experience starts on the bus
More than transport — the TECH.LAND Xpress is where the cross-border network starts working for you. Board the bus, and you're already in the room: fellow entrepreneurs and ecosystem partners from both sides of the border, ready to talk before FUSE even opens its doors.
Seats are filling fast. With under four weeks to go, more than half are already booked.
Open to:
- Startups & scale-ups
- Investors
- Members of the innovation ecosystem
A valid FUSE Enschede ticket is required to reserve a seat.
Reserve your seat on the TECH.LAND Xpress
The bus ride is organized by TECH.LAND, together with Novel-T, IHK Nord Westfalen, R-Factory, REACH, and Digital Hub münsterLAND.
About FUSE Enschede
FUSE Enschede is the startup event of the Twente region, where startups meet the investors and decision-makers who matter to them directly. Curated, not broad — the right people, in the right place, so ideas don't just emerge, but grow. FUSE is an initiative of Novel-T, REACH, and R-Factory (Münster), building on three successful editions of Enschede Slush'D.