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Apr 10, 2024
More sustainable shopping with toern
Around one in ten orders is returned and many shoppers even plan to return some products when shopping online. The toern startup is on a mission to reduce returns from online shopping products.
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Alena Schneck
Co-founder of toern
“The startup ecosystem in Hamburg is very informal. Everyone helps everyone else as long as you ask! We've been based in the beautiful Digital Logistics Hub. In addition to the charm of the Speicherstadt, we benefit from the hub’s ecosystem, which has already enabled us to hold workshops with Tchibo and the Otto Group, for instance, as well as to undertake countless stage appearances.”Learn more
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Elisabeth L'Orange
Co-Founder of Oxolo
“We are proud of the AI we are developing and also of bringing a bit of Silicon Valley to Hamburg with Oxolo. We want to push the boundaries of AI research and create innovative solutions for complex problems.”Learn more
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Nico Hansen
Founder of Vanozza
“From my perspective, Hamburg is a melting pot for creative ideas and innovations. The Food Cluster has just been created, which will give the location a further boost. There are also numerous networking platforms and funding programmes - we have benefited greatly from the foodlab accelerator programme and IFB Hamburg's InnoFounder programme.”Learn more
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Hendrik Susemihl
CEO of GoodBytz
“We value the creative atmosphere and international flair that Hamburg offers. The open corporate culture promotes innovation and encourages collaboration. Hamburg offers proximity to outstanding research institutions, a strong network of technology companies and a high quality of life, which enables us to attract talent and build international teams.”Learn more
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Philipp Schröder
Founder and CEO of 1Komma5°
“Hamburg is much better than its reputation. We have a good environment for our company here and the city has a great atmosphere. That's why we will continue to expand our workforce here.”Learn more
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Lucy Larbi
Initiator of AiDiA
“Hamburg has a special significance for us, especially as Hamburg is the hometown of many AiDiA members and has great potential to become Germany's innovation city. We look forward to making our contribution along the way.”Learn more
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Lena Weirauch
Founder & CEO of ai-omatic
“The Hamburg startup scene is very familiar, people support each other where they can. That applies to the startups among themselves and equally to the city initiatives. This cohesion has helped us a lot in the development of ai-omatic!”Learn more
3 Questions for Dorothea Ringe
The DESY Startup Office advises all deep-tech startups based in Hamburg. As head of the Startup Office, Dorothea Ringe knows best what an important role the project fullfills in the local science scene and explains in which ways DESY can support new startups.
3 Questions for Ayhan Saka
Ayhan Saka is team lead in the startup and business support area at the Hamburg Chamber of Commerce. He introduces the "Unternehmenswerkstatt Hamburg" platform and explains what support entrepreneurs can expect from the Chamber of Commerce.
