Jens Brorsen

Co-Founder and Co-CEO at Valid Technologies GmbH

Jens Brorsen

Co-Founder and Co-CEO at Valid Technologies GmbH

Jens Brorsen is the Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Valid, the team behind Lumid: one of Europe’s first certified C2PA solutions for content provenance and AI transparency. Prior to founding Valid, Jens spent seven years in strategy consulting advising international clients across the IT and media sectors. He holds a Triple Master in Management from ESCP Business School. Today, he leverages his background in enterprise tech and media to help brands, media companies and institutions stay visible, relevant and compliant in the AI era.

Session Details

presented by de:hub Initiative | Horizon StageMTH Startup Demo Day14:30 - 19:00 Horizon StageEight startups from the MTH portfolio pitch their business models to a high-calibre jury, followed by a financing story, a top three final and a prize of 5,000 euros. A chance to see new technologies first hand and to talk to founders and investors. Supported by the de:hub initiative.

Session Details

On Wednesday, 30 September 2026, eight Startups from the MediaTech Hub Potsdam will pitch live at the fx.Center Babelsberg to a Jury of investors and ecosystem partners. As well as the pitches, you can look forward to a keynote speech by Fabian Tausch, founder of Unicorn Bakery.
Following the pitch event, we invite you to join us for a networking session: here you can exchange ideas with our active Startups, Investors, Partners and alumni Startups, gain valuable insights and make new contacts.

Programme – Wednesday, 30 September 2026

14:00 — Doors open & check-in
14:30 — MTH Opening
14:40 — Welcome address by the de:hub Initiative
14:50 — Session with Fabian Tausch, Founder of Unicorn Bakery
15:10 — Startup pitches
16:00 — Break & jury scoring
16:10 — Top 3 Q&A live on stage
16:40 — Award ceremony
17:00 — Networking Reception & MTH Alumni Get-Together in the FX Center
19:00 — Official end

Who’s pitching?

Chapter41 – Brings generative AI into professional film, VFX and content workflows.
European Artist Bank – Is building infrastructure for provenance and secure custody of creative assets.
BotTalk – Transforms editorial articles into brand-safe, monetisable audio content.
Ontoworks – Uses AI to turn footage archives and briefings into initial video drafts.
SONALAB – Simplifies voice production and dubbing in Europe through AI.
Valid – Uses cryptography and Web3 technology in the fight against disinformation.
Graphrs – Is developing an AI-based operating system for global video production.
DeepTranslate – Makes spoken content accessible across dialects and minority languages through AI-powered transcription and translation.

The jury

de:hub Initiative
Brandenburg Kapital GmbH
Hasso Plattner Venture Capital
HTGF – High-Tech Gründerfonds
AddedVal.io
Unicorn Bakery
Ostwerk
Business Angels Club Berlin-Brandenburg e.V.