Network Partners

5-HT Digital Hub Chemistry & Health

The 5-HT Digital Hub Chemistry & Health is part of the Digital Hub Initiative (de:hub) initiated by the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy to promote digital innovation in Germany. The goal is to build an international ecosystem of startups, investors and companies to drive digital innovation in the chemistry and health industries. As a central platform, 5-HT offers players the opportunity to network, cooperate and develop together.

AHK Israel

The German-Israeli Chamber of Commerce stands for quality. They offer subject-specific expert knowledge in combination with German-Israeli language and cultural competence as well as individual support – from initial information to daily support in your current business.

AHK Israel is officially registered as the ‘German-Israeli Chamber of Industry & Commerce’. It was founded in 1967 and is a business-to-business organisation of numerous Israeli and German member firms. The Chamber’s commercial services help an array of companies each year to start and expand their export activities by providing business contacts, information and advice.

AHKs are closely connected to the Chambers of Industry and Commerce (IHKs) in Germany. Together, they support German companies with establishing and extending their business relations to foreign countries. The umbrella organisation of the IHKs is the German Association of Chambers of Industry and Commerce (DIHK), which also coordinates and supports the AHKs. Furthermore, cooperation with various German trade associations strengthens the link between AHKs, businesses and markets. The German-Israeli Chamber of Industry & Commerce is supported by the Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology in accordance with a Resolution of the German Parliament.

Bertelsmann Stiftung/Bertelsmann Foundation

The Bertelsmann Stiftung is a private operating foundation. They therefore only fund projects that they conceive and initiate themselves and then support as they are being carried out.

The Bertelsmann Stiftung was founded in 1977 based on the conviction of their founder, Reinhard Mohn, that Germany was not doing enough to consider the growing competition between the globe’s various social and economic systems. They therefore concentrate on developing solutions capable of addressing challenges in range of societal sectors and, at the same time, ensuring the continuity of Germany’s political, economic and social structures. In doing so, they consider what has proven successful in other countries and they strive to balance research findings with experience in the field.

The Bertelsmann Stiftung’s activities are exclusively and directly philanthropic in nature. Its objective is to promote research and understanding in the areas of religion, public health, youth and senior affairs, culture and the arts, public education and career training, social welfare, international cultural exchange, democracy and government, and civic engagement.

Bundesverband Deutsche Startups/German Startups Association

Federal Association of German Startups e.V. is the representation of over 900 different German Startups. They represent their interests in politics, business and the general public. With shaping debates on central topics of this self-confident startup ecosystem and put them on the political agenda. In their network they create an exchange between startups, established business and politics. They work to make Germany and Europe a start-up-friendly location that rewards the willingness to take risks and offers the pioneers of our time the best conditions to be successful with innovative strength

Bundesverband Gesundheits-IT

Health IT makes a great contribution to the health care system. The Federal Association of Health IT – bvitg e. V. is working intensively on establishing health IT for all areas of care in order to sustainably improve the health care of people in Germany.

Business Metropole Ruhr GmbH

Business Metropole Ruhr GmbH (BMR) develops and markets the business location Metropole Ruhr. It bundles the economic interests of the 53 cities in the region. The aim of the work of the BMR is to increase the competitiveness of the Ruhr area. This includes continually developing the Ruhr Metropolis and promoting the image of the business location as a high-performance and innovative region nationally and internationally. They work together with medium sized companies as well as with public companies and local public administration.  

Deutsch Israelische Wirtschaftsvereinigung (DIW)

The German-Israeli Business Association has been bringing together entrepreneurs from Germany and Israel since 1967.D-I-W, AHK Israel and the newly founded Innovation Hubs network medium-sized companies, startups, investors and institutions – tailor-made and industry-specific.

Digital Logistics Hub Hamburg

Hamburg Logistics Hub connects companies, startups, research and education in one place. The Digital Hub Initiative is creating an international network. With the focus on the sector of logistics, they provide advice and expertise to startups, connect them with key-figures and offers a co-working space. The Hub was initiated by the city of Hamburg and by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi) 

FutureSAX

FutureSAX connects people who have ideas with those who support ideas. These are (prospective) founders as well as companies, scientists and investors. Their focus is on knowledge-based start-ups, young technology-oriented or knowledge-based companies, established companies with growth potential, science and innovation and transfer actors including investors alike. They offer a cross-technology and cross-sector network of Saxon entrepreneurs and founders that is constantly growing. Furthermore, they promote knowledge-transfer from universities to companies, with connecting young entrepreneurs with medium-sized companies. 

Hamburg Invest

Hamburg Invest is the one stop agency for industrial location and investments in Hamburg as well as a central partner of the Hamburg economy for all topics of economic development. There is a wide range of services, especially for small and medium-sized companies. The marketing of urban commercial and industrial space – from the development of space to advertising and customer contact to the leasehold or purchase agreement – is another task. Technology and knowledge-based startups will find their central contact point here. 

Hammerbrooklyn HH

Hammerbrooklyn.DigitalCampus is operated by the city of Hamburg and Art Invest. Its designed as a central location for digital transformation, international companies, organisations and start-ups from a variety of fields. Those can come together to cooperate, experiment, learn and bring innovations to life. Envisioned as a platform for cultural change, Hammerbrooklyn’ mission is to prepare businesses for the digital future.  

InsurTech Hub Munich

InsurTech Hub Munich (ITHM) is an international non profit platform that enables key players from the insurance ecosystem to accelerate digitization and explore innovative business models, products and services. ITHM empowers corporates and startups to drive collaboration and entrepreneurship excellence at the crossroad of insurance and technology.

Kinneret Innovation Center

KIC (Kinneret Innovation Center) created a model that grows groundbreaking developments and initiatives that will change the worlds of agriculture, food, water, climate and sustainability. KIC is proud to be Israel’s leading tech-hub representing and accelerating the nation’s topnotch water, agriculture and climate companies and technologies. Based in Northern Israel, on the banks of the beautiful Sea of Galilee, our hub offers a complete chain of innovation upon which academia, technology, industry and advanced agricultural communities can connect, engage and thrive.

Website: https://www.kinneretinnovation.com

Köln.Business

Cologne Business is a subsidiary of the City of Cologne and works as the first point of contact for all companies and founders in the city. It provides orientation for questions about authorities and legal regulations. They work as an information provider, mediator and networker in all economic and administrative issues and offer individual solutions with its diverse range of services. In addition, KölnBusiness develops strategies for Cologne as a business location of the future – together with regional companies, partner institutions and science and research institutions.  

Medical Innovations Incubator GmbH (MII)

The Medical Innovations Incubator GmbH (MII) specializes in the 4Cs of medical life sciences: commercialization, certification, clinical trials, copyright. In doing so, it supports startups in this complex industry very specifically with services, educational and networking formats to positively shape tomorrow’s patient care. As a platform, the MII connects all players who are committed to medical innovation.

Nordmetall

NORDMETALL is a service provider for businesses in the metal and electrical industries in Bremen, Hamburg, Mecklenburg-West Pomerania, North-West Lower Saxony and Schleswig-Holstein. Their approximately 240 members include mechanical engineers, shipyards, companies in the aerospace and automotive industries, steel producers and specialists in medical and electrical engineering. They employ around 130,000 people in the north of Germany.

NRWAlley

NRWalley is the NRW Startup Association and is therefore the representation of the startups in NRW. They support entrepreneurs from the pre-start-up phase up to the EXIT. The association sees itself as a network of startups in North Rhine-Westphalia. As such, they represent the interests of the entire startup ecosystem in relation to legislation, administration, science, research and the public. It promotes a new culture of entrepreneurship in North Rhine-Westphalia, for innovative start-ups and carries the startup mentality into society.  

SpinLab – The HHL Accelerator

SpinLab – The HHL Accelerator is a startup accelerator that supports the growth of entrepreneurial and innovative teams who want to scale up their businesses. We pride ourselves on a no-nonsense approach and work hard every day to make sure our startups are getting the necessary resources and guidance they need. Located in Leipzig we welcome, and encourage, all startups that are developing concepts in the fields of eHealth, energy, and Smart City to apply for our program. We will also accept technology concepts that can support companies that are already established in our areas of concentration. The infrastructure of the City of Leipzig, paired with our official status as one of the twelve technology hubs for the Digital Hub Initiative, allows us to offer special incentives to startups that are developing concepts in these three fields.

Start-Up Nation Central

Start-Up Nation Central is an independent non-profit that builds bridges to Israeli innovation.

They connect business, government, and NGO leaders from around the world with Israeli innovation, offering Israeli innovators access to high-potential and previously inaccessible markets, through highly customized business engagements, and through Start-Up Nation Finder – an easy to use, up-to-date, free online platform for discovering and connecting with the thousands of relevant innovators.

They identify technological sectors with high growth potential, helping them to mature. They currently focus on the Digital Health, AgriFoodtech and Industry 4.0 sectors, exposing them to global audiences, helping them develop practical tools, attracting investors, and establishing and nurturing tech communities to increase collaboration, knowledge-sharing, and skill expansion.

They accumulate knowledge and generate in-depth insights about Israel’s innovation sector, sharing these with our clients and partners. They produce reports and additional assets at regular intervals throughout the year, regarding specific sectors and the ecosystem as a whole.

TU Braunschweig/Entrepreneurship Hub

The Entrepreneurship Hub is a joint facility of the Technical University of Braunschweig and the Ostfalia University of Applied Sciences. They have made a decisive contribution to establish a successful and sustainable start-up culture at these two universities. In order to maintain and further develop this, they offer various teaching, learning and research programs that cover almost all aspects of founding innovative and technology-based companies. They promote a lively and interdisciplinary start-up culture in the region. The extra-curricular events and workshops ensure the necessary networking between society and the regional and national founding community.  

Verband kommunaler Unternehmen (VKU) e.V.

The Association of Municipal Enterprises (VKU) represents the interests of the municipal supply and disposal industry in Germany. They approximately have 1,500 member companies which are organized in the VKU, with more than 275,000 employees and are mainly active in energy supply, water and wastewater management, waste management and city cleaning, as well as in the telecommunications sector. Around 190 municipal companies are currently involved in digitalization expansion. They invested over 450 million euros a year into digitalization and are increasing their investments every year 

Verein Berliner Kaufleute und Industrieller (VBKI)

The Association of Berlin Merchants and Industrialists (VBKI) is a think tank and the capital’s most important network of entrepreneurs. With their members they want to help shape and advance Berlin. To do this, they create space for exchange and debate, bring women entrepreneurs from Berlin together & support a variety of charitable projects. At more than 100 events a year they exchange ideas, learn from one another, discuss work results and promote the exchange of ideas together with the brightest minds. So they have developed into an important forum for Berlin. They see themselves as partners of the public and politics. They do Berlin. Since 1879.

Wirtschaftsförderung Lübeck

As the Lübeck Economic Development Agency, we see ourselves as a service-oriented service provider for the local economy and for external investors. We are mediators between companies and administration and advisers on economic policy decisions. Our goal is to sustainably promote and strengthen Lübeck as a business location together with all relevant stakeholders through unbureaucratic mediation, competent advice and targeted networking.