The Startup Port Lounge opened its doors to a key topic in the start-up scene: building resilient teams. It was an event full of insights into the dynamic world of startups, focussing on the importance of adaptability, corporate culture and emotional intelligence.    While the summer rain pattered against the window panes of the time-honoured Warburg House yesterday evening, start-up enthusiasts, young and established entrepreneurs came together in the historic reading room to discuss the cornerstones of effective teamwork. Musical prelude and thematic introduction The evening began ..read more

The start-up vilisto has increased its turnover by 200 per cent from 2022 to 2023 and is planning an eight-figure turnover for 2024. The company, which emerged from Hamburg University of Technology, develops AI-supported energy-saving solutions for non-residential buildings and has already saved over 10,000 tonnes of CO2. Managing Director Christoph Berger is calling for simpler and faster climate protection measures to drive forward the energy transition. With innovative thermostats and an online platform, vilisto helps public clients and companies to use their heating energy more efficiently ..read more

The study ‘Startups and social background’ makes it clear that the starting conditions for founders are significantly influenced by their social background. Entrepreneurial parents act as role models and door openers, while children from working-class families rarely have access to comparable networks and resources. Nevertheless, the data indicates that the passion and innovative spirit of founders is comparably high regardless of their social background.   The results of a recent study by the Bertelsmann Stiftung and the Startup Association, for which 1,800 startup entrepreneurs were sur ..read more

The innovative final event of the ‘Societal Impact through Entrepreneurship’ course will bring together students, social entrepreneurs, start-up advisors and people interested in impact on 31 May 2024 at Jupiter in Hamburg. As part of a get-together of the social entrepreneurship scene, six teams will present their forward-looking ideas for regenerative business models that were developed during the course. They spent more than two months working intensively on the entrepreneurial mindset, social challenges, idea development and the renewal of business models – with the aim of achieving positi ..read more

Anyone who hatches ideas within the university that have the potential to make a real difference “out there”, i.e. in industry, business, politics or society, usually needs initial funding. However, obtaining this start-up capital is particularly difficult for ideas that are at the very beginning. We asked project manager Mareike Post from Calls for Transfer (C4T) five questions. As start-up funding for knowledge and technology transfer at Hamburg’s state universities, the funding helps to overcome this initial funding hurdle. With 30,000 euros (up to a maximum of 35,000 euros), C4T is support ..read more

With its innovative software for data management in 3D printing, the startup amsight won the prestigious Digital Innovations start-up competition organised by the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Protection (BMWK) and secured important contacts and extensive coaching in addition to the prize money. Startup Port supported the founders in their business development.   amsight GmbH is a Fraunhofer IAPT spin-off with the aim of developing the best software for data management, analysis and quality assurance in additive manufacturing. The four-member founding team has more tha ..read more

German start-ups in the field of Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) are growing rapidly, defying the trend of declining start-ups and are characterised by ambitious goals. However, Germany is lagging behind in international comparison, especially compared to the USA, where GenAI startups are attracting significantly more capital. These are the findings of a new study that analyses the startup ecosystem in the booming field of GenAI. A brief overview of the findings and the challenges for German GenAI companies as well as the strategic measures required to remain competitive in the glob ..read more

The new “PROFI Transfer Plus” funding programme, which is supported by the City of Hamburg and the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), promises a further innovation offensive: With an impressive budget of over twelve million euros, research and development projects in key areas such as climate and energy, mobility, health, data science and digitalisation are to be driven forward over the next three years.   In the press release, the Senator for Economics and Innovation emphasised the importance of the PROFI Transfer Plus funding programme, which is specifically designed to enable s ..read more

The startup 3D Spark has enabled the railway technology company Alstom to achieve remarkable success in additive manufacturing, which has led to significant cost savings and shorter delivery times, which in turn has improved cash efficiency and the availability of spare parts. The resulting licence extension underlines the strategic value and importance of 3D Spark’s B2B platform for production and procurement in the railway sector. In addition to Alstom, the B2B SaaS startup is now cooperating with various leading industrial companies, including Deutsche Bahn, ZF Friedrichshafen and Germany’s ..read more

The startup Beagle Systems develops and operates long-range drones and recently received an extensive order from the HanseWerk Group, where it not only ensures safety but also reduces environmental impact. The team received significant business development support from beyourpilot – now Startup Port.   Since April 2024, the Hamburg-based startup Beagle Systems has been regularly flying over the entire high-pressure pipeline network of HanseGas, a subsidiary of HanseWerk AG, for inspection purposes. The aerial data service provider is thus completely replacing the previous regular helicopt ..read more