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Get the knowledge and expertise of an entire region for your start-up! At Startup Port, you get everything from a single source. Regardless of whether you already have a concrete start-up idea or simply feel the entrepreneurial spirit within you – we will support, coach and network you.

The Startup Port bundles the support services of ten universities and research institutions from the Hamburg metropolitan region for students, researchers and graduates in preparing their technology and knowledge-oriented start-ups.

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29. 10. 2025
Next step: pickz ai receives EXIST funding for AI-supported eyewear consulting
pickz ai has reached the next milestone on its start-up journey: The Hamburg-based start-up has been awarded the EXIST start-up grant and will be funded by the program for one year from 1 November. The young company has developed a solution for opticians and their customers that digitizes the entire consultation process for finding the right glasses. The AI-supported application provides support from the initial search for preferred models, through the needs analysis for the respective eyes and individual eyesight, to the purchase of glasses.
24. 10. 2025
VAARHAFT takes second place in the start-up award
Great success for Vaarhaft. The start-up took second place in the Founder's Award, which was presented for the 19th time by the Junior Chamber of Commerce of the Hamburg Chamber of Commerce. The Founder's Award comes with prize money totaling €20,000+ and coaching sessions. Vaarhaft has developed software that detects fake photos and videos within seconds. This is particularly important in the age of AI, which makes it easy to create deceptively real photos and videos.
08. 10. 2025
3D Spark wins Deutsche Bahn for its CO2 reporting tool
The Hamburg-based start-up 3D Spark can celebrate a significant success: Deutsche Bahn has approved the young company's CO2 reporting tool for the production of on-demand spare parts. The solution enables precise, automated calculation of the carbon footprint per component – broken down by material, manufacturing process and post-processing. This allows Deutsche Bahn to make sound decisions on reducing its environmental impact while also making production processes more efficient.