PortXL x iTanks - Matchmaking Event

​On 8 October PortXL, together with iTanks, brings its 2026 cohort together with the maritime and port sector. Start-ups and scale-ups from 7 countries from across two continents are in Rotterdam for the accelerator program, and this is the afternoon they meet the people who can put their technology to work.

​Program
The event starts at 13:45 after which you will head into the matchmaking sessions until 16:30 where you meet founders one-on-one.

• ​13:15 - 13:45 Walk-in

• ​13:45 - 14:00 Welcome

• ​14:00 - 16:30 Matchmaking meetings

• ​16:30 - 18:00 Networking drinks

​Every registration is subject to review for relevant matchmaking for both sides. We match your interests against the founders' and send you a personal schedule in advance.

​Until 18:00 there are networking drinks with the founders and the wider PortXL network.

​The cohort
This year's start-ups and scale-ups work across:

• ​Maritime & Offshore

• ​Resilience & Security

• ​Energy & Hydrogen

• ​Circularity & Materials

• ​Digital & AI

​Who attends
Corporate innovation, operations and R&D teams and partners from across the port and maritime sector.