The Hanseatic City of Hamburg has a long tradition as an important port and industrial location and has many entrepreneurs who are future-oriented and forward-looking. This, along with new knowledge and intelligent technologies, is what is needed for a successful energy transition. The decarbonisation of the port, industry, logistics and air transport, the development of a green hydrogen economy and the goal of making Hamburg the international wind capital will also consolidate the position of the metropolis on the Elbe as a commercial and economic centre in the future.
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Hamburg's economy for a greener future
Whether wind and solar energy or the green hydrogen economy: the use of renewable energies is a prerequisite for an energy system of the future and at the same time forms the basis for the restructuring of the energy landscape of the Hamburg Metropolitan Region. The Renewable Energy Hamburg Cluster (REHC) is committed to further advancing the networking of people, ideas and projects and to intelligently linking all sectors and energy sources into an overall system. The agency has formulated a Cluster Strategy 2025, whose focal points include the topic of sector coupling and the development of a green hydrogen economy in the region.
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News | Jun 25, 20263 Hamburg-based GreenTech startups in the energy sector
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News | May 12, 2026GreenTech Monitor 2026: Spotlight on one of the most important startup sectors
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News | Nov 4, 20251KOMMA5° breaks the €100 million mark for the first time in October
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News | Oct 16, 2025FlexPower to be acquired by US investor Citadel
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News | Sep 17, 2025suena energy receives 8 million euros in Series A round
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News | Jul 29, 20251KOMMA5° expands pre-IPO financing round
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News | Jul 7, 2025Rabot Energy receives funding from Bosch Ventures
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News | May 12, 2025Hamburg startups take the first two places in the H2-Age Award 2025
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News | Apr 3, 2025GreenTech Monitor: How startups are driving the green transformation
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Startups from Hamburg are energy pioneers
Some startups in the Hamburg region are already successfully driving the energy transition forward with their innovative ideas. For example, the startup suena has developed software that enables near-real-time optimisation of the use of energy storage systems. In addition, this promotes the profitable marketing of the generated energy through automatic communication, both with the energy plants and with the electricity market.
Funding & Investors
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Government Non-ProfitIFB Hamburg
- Chemicals
- Enterprise Software
- Fintech
- Food
- Health
- Jobs Recruitment
- Legal
- Marketing
- Media
- Robotics
- Service Provider
- Transportation
- Wellness Beauty
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funding | networkingInnoImpact
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Investment Fund | Private Equity | Venture CapitalDTCP
- Consumer Electronics
- Education
- Energy
- Enterprise Software
- Event Tech
- Fashion
- Fintech
- Food
- Gaming
- Health
- Home Living
- Hosting
- Jobs Recruitment
- Legal
- Marketing
- Media
- Music
- Robotics
- Security
- Semiconductors
- Sports
- Telecom
- Transportation
- Travel
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Investment Fund | Family OfficeCarela Holding
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Support Programmes & Organizations
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Public Organizations
IFB Innovationsstarter GmbH
We support Hamburg’s startups. We have already financed more than 300 startups by grants and venture capital. IFB Innovationsstarter GmbH is therefore the most active investor for Hamburg´s startups. With InnoFounder, InnoRampUp and the...Learn more -
InnoRampUp
With InnoRampUp, we support Hamburg startups in the founding phase with grants to strengthen the local startup scene and contribute to the development of promising companies.More Info -
Startup Consultancy
Innovations- und Technologietransfer Beratung
Free advice for businesses and those interested in setting up a business on all questions in the field of innovation and technology transfer.Learn more -
Incubators, Accelerators & Company Builder
High Tech Gründerfonds
High Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF) is a venture capital and seed investor for innovative technologies and business models. It supports founders whose high tech ideas can revolutionise entire industries and improve people's lives.learn more -
Incubators, Accelerators & Company Builder
DeepTech & Climate Fund (DTCF)
The DeepTech & Climate Fund (DTCF) invests together with private investors in the growth of companies with future technologies. The fund is financed with resources from the Future Fund and the ERP Special Fund and invests as an anchor...Learn more -
Public Organizations
DESY
Basic research and entrepreneurship work well together. DESY is one of the world's leading research centres for particle accelerators. On its campus, a modern infrastructure for startups with labs, prototyping workshops, meeting and...Learn more -
Universities
International School of
Management (ISM)Innovative and always on the pulse of time. This is what makes startups so special and this is what studying at the International School of Management (ISM) is like. As a business school with a high level of practical relevance and a...Learn more -
Networking
Enterprise Europe Network Hamburg / Schleswig-Holstein
The Enterprise Europe Network Hamburg / Schleswig-Holstein supports startups, companies, universities and research institutions on issues related to EU funding and financing, internationalisation, sustainability and innovation. We also...Learn more