We support international founders in Hamburg
Hamburg has an active network for founders of international origin. In this video, six institutions present tailored support for newcomers and second-generation startups.
‘I am a tinkerer.’
Jacqueline De Lora co-founded SURFACtoBioTech with Martin Schröter. Their deep-tech startup accelerates biotech experiments and is now based at tecHHub in Hamburg.
‘We are on the road at a perfect time.’
Until the end of October, Dr. Arik Willner is still CTO at DESY; from November, he’ll be CEO of Impossible Founders. In the video, he talks about science-based startups.
tecHHub connects business, science and startups
The new tecHHub in Innovation Park Altona offers life science firms labs for research on new ingredients, analysis methods, and therapies. We went there.
New Hamburg-French startup network
La Tech Hambourg boosts startup exchange and raises Hamburg’s profile in the European startup ecosystem. A first visit of French startups in Hamburg went really well.
How important are international founders for Hamburg?
Hamburg's Senator Melanie Leonhard is delighted about immigrants founding startups. Here she explains what makes this group of founders so special.
Challenges for migrant founders: 2hearts community @HHIS 25
What are the main challenges for immigrant startup founders? The 2hearts community discussed this at the Hamburg Innovation Summit 2025. Here are the highlights!
Startup City Hamburg Scene: Anne Mareike Schlinkert
‘We take care of the unsexy hero of AI: data governance,’ says Anne Mareike Schlinkert, Co-Founder and COO of Katulu. Her best moment with Katulu in this interview.
Being part of the Hamburg Startup scene - what does it feel like?
Ready to start your business? Be bold, think big, and join Hamburg’s vibrant startup scene – full of inspiration, support, and great people!
How you can benefit from events as a startup
We show you how the founder of the dog app Rudel, Tim Matschkowski, uses events such as the Cheftreff summit 2025 for his startup.
Startup City Hamburg Scene: Sophia Rödiger
Sophia Rödiger, CMO from Hamburg based unicorn 1Komma5°, explains what rapid growth entails and what is dangerous for high-performing teams.