The knowledge of an entire region for your start-up!

Get the knowledge and expertise of an entire region for your startup! At Startup Port, you get everything from a single source. Regardless of whether you already have a concrete start-up idea or simply feel the entrepreneurial spirit within you – we will support, coach and network you. The Startup Port bundles the support services of ten universities and research institutions from the Hamburg metropolitan region for you.

Qualify, network, promote – our offers are aimed at students and researchers with an interest in start-ups, young start-ups, but also established companies and start-up consultancies. For us, the focus is always on the question of how startups can be planned and organized as purposefully and successfully as possible.

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Qualify

Take a look at our qualification measures and choose the support that best suits you in your current start-up phase.

Networking

Joint success is double success! So let us connect you with people at our networking events who will give you just the boost you need.

Support

At Startup Port, we offer you access to a large community. We provide you with the know-how and resources of knowledge organisations, start-ups, experts and partners.

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What can the Startup Port offer you? Our video gives you a quick overview.

News

17. 12. 2025
Four founders of the start-up A/D-Evolution, standing next to each other on Jungfernstieg, with the Binnenalster in the background

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...

15. 12. 2025

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...

02. 12. 2025
The four founders of Colipi GmbH, TUHH start-up

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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Qualify, network, promote – our offers are aimed at students and researchers with an interest in start-ups, young start-ups, but also established companies and start-up consultancies. For us, the focus is always on the question of how startups can be planned and organized as purposefully and successfully as possible.