As part of our series on Startup Port expertise, we introduce experts who can provide specific advice to those interested in starting a business as well as those who are starting up. In this issue we report on Theresa Oberstrass,...

B2B SaaS startup 3D Spark has closed an oversubscribed €1.2 million seed funding round in a second closing led by the Fraunhofer Technology Transfer Fund. The company’s AI automates the determination of the most suitable manufacturing process, the creation of...

The startup traceless materials of the Hamburg University of Technology (TUHH) has received millions in funding from the Federal Ministry for the Environment and is planning to build a demonstration plant in Hamburg. The company is supported by beyourpilot...

Jovanka Backhus and Randi Kittlitz studied social economics at the University of Hamburg, majoring in business administration and finance. The interdisciplinary nature of their studies showed them that profit-oriented business can also function ecologically, socially and fairly. This inspired them...

The scientists at Lignopure have developed a unique technology to replace plastics with residues from the pulp and bioethanol industry. In the month of May, they now announced their new distribution partnerships with G&C Kreglinger and ECKART GmbH. The start-up...

The Migrant Founders Monitor of the Startup Association and the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom examines the connection between migration and innovation in the German startup ecosystem. A third of the first-generation migrant founders came to Germany to study...

New guidelines for the EXIST Start-up Grant and EXIST Research Transfer programmes were published in the Federal Gazette to increase the quality and quantity of start-ups from science. The aim is to increase the proportion of women and diversity in...

The startup Colipi from the Hamburg University of Technology (TUHH) has developed a globally unique technology that can produce sustainable oil in a CO2-neutral way. The Federal Ministry of Economics and Climate Protection (BMWK) is supporting the founders supervised by...

Dr. Andrea Otto worked for more than eight years in start-up consulting for scientific start-ups. Last summer, she finished her work at beyourpilot and went into well-deserved retirement. We asked her about her experiences. How did you get into...

Last year, the impact of beyourpilot was evaluated by a study. The results of the survey provide interesting insights into start-up activity at Hamburg universities and research institutions and also prove that beyourpilot significantly strengthens start-up support in Hamburg....