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The new EU Packaging Regulation brings far-reaching changes for companies that sell physical products. Startups should address the new requirements for packaging, recyclability, and resource conservation early on. Victor Büchner, co-founder of re_source, explains how the regulation may affect young companies and what founders should be mindful of now.
Real estate sales often falter due to a critical bottleneck: the creation of high-quality visualizations. Until now, compelling visual presentations have mostly depended on the capacity of architectural firms and visualization agencies. This results in long wait times and high...
With its new startup and scaleup strategy, the federal government aims to strengthen Germany’s position as a leading hub for innovation in Europe and create better conditions for founding, growing, and scaling businesses. In total, the strategy comprises 152 measures across eight areas of action. One focus is on the transfer of research into commercial applications—an important signal for the services offered by Startup Port.
With a new platform, Scaleup Hamburg—an initiative backed by Hamburg Invest—is creating a central hub to facilitate collaborations between startups and established companies in a faster, more targeted, and practical way.
With 3,053 new startups in the first half of 2026 (+52%), Germany is currently experiencing a historic boom in startup founding—and Hamburg is growing particularly strongly: The Hanseatic city has increased its number of startups by +83% to 212, thereby even surpassing Munich (208). This was determined by the “Next Generation” report from the German Startup Association for the first half of 2026.
The French scaleup Naboo has chosen Hamburg as its new location—a clear sign of the international appeal and competitiveness of the local startup ecosystem. With its focus on innovative event and team experience solutions, Naboo will find a dynamic environment in Hamburg made up of startups, established companies, and strong network structures.
Fresh capital for toern: The Hamburg-based startup has secured 1 million euros in seed funding and is continuing to develop its e-commerce returns platform. The goal: to streamline processes, operate more sustainably, and help retailers reduce losses and generate more revenue from returns.
Good news from the TUHH startup scene: The TUHH startup exaere has won the Female StartAperitivo 2026 and has thus qualified for the nationwide Female Founders Contest. Founder Yelda Nur Demirdöğen impressed the jury with a biotechnological process for the sustainable recovery of rare earth elements—an approach that combines scientific depth with high relevance for industry and the energy transition.
