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Green Startup Report 2026: New funding opportunities for sustainable startups
Der aktuelle Green Startup Report 2026 zeigt deutlich: Nachhaltige Startups sind ein zentraler Treiber für Klimaschutz und Emissionsreduktion in Deutschland. Laut Report verursachen Green Startups über 70 % weniger CO₂-Emissionen als herkömmliche Lösungen – ein wesentlicher Beitrag auf dem Weg zur Klimaneutralität bis 2045. [...] Die Ergebnisse zeigen auch, dass Stiftungen wie bspw. die Deutsche Bundesstiftung Umwelt (DBU) ein zunehmend wichtiger Bestandteil des Förderökosystems werden - neben klassischen Programmen von Bund, Land und EU, zu denen wir im Startup Port bereits beraten.
The team at amsight GmbH, specialist for data-based quality management in industrial 3D printing production
amsight wins strategic investor in pre-seed II round

Major success for amsight: the specialist for data-based quality management in industrial 3D printing production has gained Butterfly & Elephant Beteiligungsgesellschaft (GS1 Germany) as a strategic partner. The investment, which amsight GmbH raised as part of a pre-seed II financing...

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Strong year: almost 30% more start-ups in 2025

The startup scene experienced record momentum with 3,568 new startups in 2025. This is an increase of 29% compared to 2024 and significantly more than in the record year 2021, when 3,196 new companies were founded. Hamburg was also able...

Four founders of the start-up A/D-Evolution, standing next to each other on Jungfernstieg, with the Binnenalster in the background
Important milestone: A/D-Evolution receives EXIST start-up grant

A/D-Evolution GmbH has reached an important milestone on its start-up journey. Since December 2025, the team led by founders Finn Wellershaus, Colja Vorhoff, Alexander Becker, Daniel Osterholz and Daniel Pieper has received the EXIST start-up grant from the Federal Ministry...

VisioPlan

We develop immersive digital twins and 3D marketing solutions that bring buildings to life in the early project phases, making complex decisions intuitive and understandable for prospective buyers. In this way, we create a new form of planning and presentation...

The four founders of Colipi GmbH, TUHH start-up
Two successes for COLIPI: award win and strategic industry partnership

The Hamburg biotech startup COLIPI, which was founded in 2022 by Jonas Heuer, Max Webers, Philipp Arbter and Tyll Utesch from Hamburg University of Technology (TUHH ), is setting new standards for sustainable innovation. The team, which was supported in...

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Founding is not witchcraft – Christine Tiedemann in a hei.expert:inneninterview
„Gründen ist kein Hexenwerk – es ist Herz, Hirn und Haltung. Und jede:r kann’s lernen. Du musst nur loslegen“, so die Quintessenz und gleichzeitig der Aufruf von Christine Tiedemann an Gründer*innen im Interview mit der hei.Hamburger Existenzgründungsinitiative. Christine ist Verbundmanagerin beim Startup Port, dem Zusammenschluss der Gründungsservices von zehn Hochschulen und Forschungseinrichtungen der Metropolregion Hamburg.
Die drei Gründer von Lunar: Alejandro Poiqui, Lukas Ganss und Timon Pitz
Lunar: AI-powered visual aid for blind and visually impaired people
With its innovative AI-supported visual aid, Hamburg-based startup Lunar aims to make everyday situations easier for blind people and promote inclusion. To this end, the three alumni of the University of Hamburg, Lukas Ganss, Alejandro Poiqui, and Timon Pitz, have received EXIST funding from the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWE), co-financed by the European Social Fund (ESF), and can now concentrate on further developing their portable AI device.