Female Entrepreneurship Week 2023 will also feature successful entrepreneur Dr Diana Knodel, whose start-up fobizz recently won the Hamburg State Prize and the Federal Prize at the KfW Award Gründen. We spoke with her in the run-up to the kick-off...

Hamburg is the first federal state to launch a funding programme specifically for social enterprises, thus setting an example for social change and strengthening the Hamburg metropolitan region as a location for innovation. The Hanseatic City’s goal is to promote...

Hamburg University of Technology (TUHH) startup traceless materials secured €36.6 million in a Series A funding round this week. The investors were led by UB FIGG and SWEN CP’s Blue Ocean Fund. traceless materials thus secures funding to expand the...

At Startup Port Gründungscamp 2023, ambitious founders met to learn and network in a campus atmosphere. Last weekend, Hamburg’s Tempowerk Technology Park provided the backdrop for three days of intensive workshops, constructive discussions and innovative company presentations.   At the...

The UNIPRENEURS initiative recently awarded Prof. Dr. Jan-Paul Lüdtke from Wedel University of Applied Sciences and Prof. Dr. Franz Xaver Kärtner from the University of Hamburg (together with DESY/CFEL) for their outstanding commitment in the field of entrepreneurship. Both award...

The scientists at Lignopure have developed a unique technology to process residual materials from the pulp and bioethanol industry and thereby replace harmful ingredients in our daily products. The startup was founded at the Technical University of Hamburg (TUHH), works...

In our expertise series, we introduce the experts on our platform: Kerstin Kamrath has been developing her own concepts for communication and marketing topics for over 20 years. She has a great passion for immersing herself in the topics of...

With 1,825 companies surveyed, the German Startup Monitor is the most comprehensive survey of startup founders in Germany and is published annually by the Startup Association in cooperation with its partner and co-publisher PwC Germany. The first data on the...

The University of Hamburg’s start-up VOIDS has set itself the task of creating a sustainable e-commerce ecosystem for all. It develops advanced technologies for e-commerce companies to proactively manage their future revenue growth and profitability. Co-founder Jannik Semmelhack recently reported...

The start-up VisualMINT wants to raise school experiments in the STEM field to a new level with an intelligent learning platform and augmented reality. The founders Tom Rothe and Tobias Brentrup recently received InnoFounder funding for this project. Old and...