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Start.up germany tour 2022.

23.10.2022 - 27.10.2022

veranstaltet von IHK NRW, AHK, DIHK, Ruhr IHK, IHK Düsseldorf & IHK Köln

Chamber of Commerce and Industry Dortmund Märkische Strasse 120 44141 Dortmund Phone: 02315417-0 Fax: 02315417-8195 Web: https://www.dortmund.ihk24.de E-Mail: [email protected]

FEEL THE PULSE OF THE MOST EXCITING GERMAN STARTUP ECOSYSTEM.

WHAT IT’S ALL ABOUT? The Start.up! Germany Tour is a mainly digital tour and is about bringing international startups from abroad in touch with corporates and important players from North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) and showing them the benefits of NRW as a business location and of establishing a business here. The main program is organized from October 23 – 26, 2022 (see #CONNECTING).

HOW TO BE PART OF? With the help of our local partners (e.g. German Chambers of Commerce Abroad (AHK)), we are identifying and selecting innovative startups from all around the world which are active in the areas of Logistics/Mobility , Green Tech or Industrial Solutions . However, only five startups per country are allowed to be part of the Start.up! Germany Tour. This selection is made by our local partners! These startups get then the opportunity, during our main program in October , to get in touch with our local companies, accelerators, institutions, and potential investors. Maybe you are one of the participants!

SO , if you want to be part of the Start.up! Germany, click on “ APPLY NOW ”. Here, we bring you in contact with the local partner from your country in case you are NOT yet.

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Direct exchange and interaction with innovative start-ups and entrepreneurs

Startups alone in berlin, get inspired from how startups work, discover europe’s startup hotspot.

In Berlin, Europe’s most vibrant startup scene welcomes you to gain some rare insights into how startups work at the forefront of innovation.

Learn from Startup Founders and Entrepreneurs

Use this unique opportunity to chat with successful founders about new business models and develop your own ideas during inspiring conversations and pitches.

Reach out and expand your business network

Use your time in Berlin to establish partnerships with entrepreneurs to jointly develop new business models and co-operations.

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Startup tour basic.

Get in Touch with Berlin’s Startup scene. You will have half a day in Berlin to meet successful entrepreneurs and listen to inspiring talks that will help your organisation grow.

Half a day – max. 10 participants

Visit up to 3 Startups

Choose one of our inspirational sessions

Startup Tour

Your personal deep dive into Europe’s startup hotspot. Spend a day or two, visiting startups, listening to exciting talks, and have drinks or dine with successful entrepreneurs.

1 to 2 days – 1 to 200 participants

Discover up to 10 startups

Up to 3 freely selectable sessions

After-hour drinks with founders and entrepreneurs

Why Startup Tour Berlin?

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Startups as partners

Tours organized, satisfied participants, opportunity for established companies.

Personal exchange with innovative startups from your industry

Discover the potential of digital business models and disruptive technologies

Learn directly from successful entrepreneurs

Gather inspiration for your own innovative products

Opportunity for participating Startups

Meet established companies and global players personally

Get value feedback on your product and company

Grow a network beyond the startup scene

Find potential partners for growth and business development

Partners and Supporters

Discover berlin's startup scene.

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Start.up! Germany Tour 2021

Get access to corporates from the vibrant Rhine-Ruhr-Region

„feel the pulse of the most exciting german startup ecosystem”.

From 14-17 November 2021 , a selected group of brave, enthusiastic and like-minded entrepreneurs from all over the world will have the opportunity to explore digitally and visually some of Germany’s most promising hotspots for both start-ups and the “old economy”: North Rhine-Westphalia.   Within Start.up! Germany Tour 2021 you will get to know large corporations, multinational companies and representatives of the "German Mittelstand". Furthermore, you will get an insight into the location NRW and its vibrating Rhine-Ruhr region.

We organise for you: international pitch events, reverse pitches, virtual matchmakings, 1to1 meetings and much more.   In addition, there will be a pre-programme with 

• exciting webinars to learn more about the vibrant Rhine-Ruhr-Region and how you can successfully get in touch with companies and potential partners and 
• great events to get in contact with corporates, institutions and the startup ecosystem. 

The tour is hosted by the Chambers of Industry and Commerce in the Ruhr region, Dusseldorf and Cologne, and the Association of German Chambers of Industry and Commerce (DIHK).

Partners of the tour are NRW.Global Business, Germany Trade and Invest and the Ministry of Economic Affairs, Innovation, Digitalization and Energy of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia.

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Criteria Startup Selection

• Up to 5 startups per country are allowed to participate in the Main Program of Start.up! Germany Tour 2021.
• The startup should provide an innovative business model in one of these sectors:

- InsurTech - Logistics & Mobility - Smart City

• The startup should be younger than ten years.
• The startup must have passed the seed stage and be successful on the market. Successful accomplishments of first investor rounds are a plus.
• The startup has already developed a scalable business model with an international approach, preferably with a German/European focus.
• The startup should have developed sophisticated approaches of how their business model can be applied to the German market and its customers. The startup should have a clear understanding of success factors on the German market.

If there is still a need to catch up here, the startups should attend the preparatory webinars.

• The startup should be made aware that German investors tend to invest only if the startup established an office in Germany.
• The startup should be able to present in public in pitches in a professional manner and in fluent business English.

Save the Date: Start.up! Germany Pre-Tour Workshops

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Start.up! Germany Tour 2021

Are you a Swedish startup ready for internationalization? Curious about the German market? The German-Swedish Chamber of Commerce, partner of the Swedish-German Cleantech Platform (SGCP), invites five Swedish startups to participate in the Start.Up! Germany Tour 2021 from 14 to 17 November 2021 . Start.Up! Germany Tour 2021 – startupgermany.nrw

In this digital conference startups from insurtech, mobility/logistics and smart cities will have the possibility to establish contact with German corporates, pitch for potential customers and partners and gain valuable insights into the innovation ecosystem in North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW). NRW is one of the focus federal states of SGCP and with its 18 million inhabitants not only Germany’s most populous federal state, but also a hot spots for startups. In total, young companies from 38 countries participate in the tour.

Do you want to participate? Register until June 30th

For startups participation is free of charge. To join the tour startups must not be older than 10 years, have a scalable business model and focus on the German market. If your startup fulfills these criteria you are more than welcome to register for the tour until June 30 th . The German-Swedish Chamber of Commerce will select, based on applications, the five startups that will be given the opportunity to participate in the tour.

Registration – app.bwz.se

Win a pitch trip to Düss eldorf

On top of the digital conference there will be a physical event during the tour: 15 selected startups will be invited to Düsseldorf to pitch in a final competition. In total, there is €30,000 price money, thereof €7,500 for the winner. Each country is supposed to nominate one startup for a regional competition which leads to the final. Which Swedish startup will be selected is announced at the end of August. Criteria are, besides the above, market readiness and best fit to the German challenges within Energiewende . The final pitch will take place on the last day of the tour.

Webinar series

To prepare all interested startups for the tour and give a first glimpse into the German market there will be a webinar series. All startups, whether participating in the tour or not, are welcome. The first webinar is on June 8 th and focuses on the startup-ecosystem in NRW.  Pre-program – startupgermany.nrw

The tour is arranged by the chambers of commerce in the Ruhr area . Partners are NRW.Global Business , Germany Trade and Invest and the department of economics in NRW. Ruhrregion– dortmund.ihk24.de NRW.Global Business – nrwglobalbusiness.com Germany Trade and Invest – gtai.de

Welcome to the tour!

Last year’s first fully digital Start.up! Germany Tour was a great success: We welcomed 124 startups from 30 countries and initiated the first collaborations between these startups and our companies. In addition, many hundreds of startups from around the world watched our preparatory webinars. 2021 marks our fifth anniversary, and we will make sure to make it even more memorable! We are doing this again as an alliance of the Chambers of Industry and Commerce in the Ruhr region, Düsseldorf and Cologne with the support of the DIHK.

This year, up to five (5) selected startups from the sectors Smart City, Insurtech or Logistics & mobility can participate ad represent Finland during the digital tour!

To participate in this year's pitch event, kindly register below. Deadline for registration for the pitch contest is 30. August 2021.

For participation without the option of the pitch contest, we ask you to apply by 01.10.202 1 at the latest.

Does the digital tour offer the same scope?

• Yes! Like every year, we bring your startups together with numerous German companies and introduce them to the German market.
• They will pitch, attend conferences, and meet numerous new potential partners.
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For more information about the Start.up! Germany Tour 2021, click below:

Criteria Startup Selection

START.UP! GERMANY TOUR 2021

• Logistics & Mobility
• The startup should be younger than ten years.
• The startup must have passed the seed stage and be successful on the market. Successful accomplishments of first investor rounds are a plus.
• The startup has already developed a scalable business model with an international approach, preferably with a German/European focus.
• If there is still a need to catch up here, the startups should attend the preparatory webinars.
• The startup should be willing and able to present in public in pitches in a professional manner and in fluent business English.

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Pre-Program

Learn more about the vibrant rhine-ruhr region and how you can successfully get in touch with companies and potential partners during the tour and beyond..

Challenging

• The Grand Fina l
• Startup Pool 2024
• Alumni 2017-2019
• Alumni 2021
• Alumni 2022
• Review Webinars 2022

Join our GRAND FINAL live stream!

Within our #CHALLENGING phase, we selected among 37 startups from 37 different countries the 16 best startups from all around the world. These 16 winning startups are now finalists of THE GRAND FINAL and have to compete against each other in this exciting pitch competition. The Grand Final takes place in Dusseldorf on April 23 and will be streamed live.

Are you curious about our finalists and the program?