For companies, investors and multipliers

Partnerships and collaborations between young startups and established companies can bring numerous benefits to both sides. Startups usually need financial support, industry knowledge, the right partners and feedback on their own business idea in the early development phase. In return, established companies can benefit from the dynamism, innovative strength and flexibility of startups.

You would like to become part of the Startup-Port startup ecosystem as a company, investor or multiplier? We are happy to work with you to find the best form of participation for you and help you meet startups that fit your innovation goals. In our community, you benefit from close exchange, numerous events and workshops in a constantly growing innovation network.

Cooperate

Collaboration between startups and established companies is of great interest to both sides and offers numerous opportunities to jointly identify innovation needs and develop solutions. Startups can provide companies with new technologies, products and business models and help them improve their own offerings, while they themselves benefit from the companies’ resources and expertise.

We connect partners in the best possible way to leverage such potential. In whatever way you would like to cooperate with a start-up, as a pilot customer or innovation partner, we will be happy to support you in working out joint projects.

SP BUSINESS Sneak Peak

The moderated, digital format is a digital showcase that gives companies a low-threshold opportunity to get to know startups from the Verbund institutions. Two startups give a short and crisp pitch (7 minutes) of their business model and present their need/desire for cooperation to companies and multipliers from the metropolitan region. Afterwards, there will be time for a 5-minute Q&A session about the pitch. If necessary, 30 min. Break-Out Room sessions to be set up for people to get to know each other.

Spectators are companies and multipliers from the Hamburg startup ecosystem and the Hamburg metropolitan region, who are specifically invited to find the best possible match

SP BUSINESS Matchmaking

Pitch events offer the opportunity to get in touch with startups and other network partners and to get to know them and expand your own network.

SP BUSINESS Network

The startups from our affiliated institutions offer cross-industry insights into new technologies, innovative approaches to solutions, forward-looking trends, dynamic ways of working and new ways of thinking. Network with talented startup teams from the Hamburg metropolitan region at Startup Port.

SP BUSINESS Newsletter

In a regular newsletter with startup profiles, current as well as alumni teams introduce themselves to the network partners of the SP BUSINESS program. In addition, there are current news about events and news from the BUSINESS program

Contact

Porträt von Berit Boeckel

Berit Böckel

Programme Manager BUSINESS
Hamburg University of Technology

Invest

Investing in startups can enable a company to understand the latest trends and future technologies and prepare to take advantage of future developments in its industry. At the same time, startups have the potential to grow quickly and generate significant returns.

We provide business angels, investors or VCs with contacts to up-and-coming startups with promising ideas from our affiliated institutions. If you would like to be involved in the growth of a start-up, take advantage of our networking opportunities or contact us directly.

SP Investment Hour

In the new format SP Investment Hour, a digital online pitch event, investors have the opportunity to have 1:1 conversations with startups from our universities and institutions and to get to know them.

SP BUSINESS Newsletter

In a regular newsletter with startup profiles, current as well as alumni teams introduce themselves to the network partners of the SP BUSINESS program. In addition, there are current news about events and news from the BUSINESS program.

Contact

Porträt von Berit Boeckel

Berit Böckel

Programme Manager BUSINESS
Hamburg University of Technology

Engage

Your involvement in Startup Port can be multifaceted. Do you have expertise in a specific area relevant to startups? Pass on this knowledge to aspiring founders as a mentor in one of our programs.

HOLII – Holistic Impact Incubator

HOLII is a 4-month incubation program for business ideas with social value. The program supports founders through workshops, mentoring, action challenges and networking.

Join us as a mentor and help our founders with your expertise to sustainably increase the positive social impact of their idea.

Contact

Porträt von Frederic Penz

Frederic Penz

Programme Manager HOLII
Leuphana University of Lüneburg

INTIE – Interdisciplinary Innovation & Entrepreneurship

Two semesters full of innovation & entrepreneurship: Become part of our interdisciplinary entrepreneurship community and accompany students of our universities as a coach or expert in their work on innovative start-up projects and their development into strong start-up personalities.

Contact

Porträt von Katharina Kalogerakis

Dr. Katharina Kalogerakis

INTIE Program Manager
Hamburg University of Technology

Porträt von Nel Steinkuehler

Nel Steinkühler

Programme Manager INTIE
Hamburg University of Technology