Michael Westhagemann, Senator for Economics, officially launched the brand new Startup City Hamburg platform Thursday (June 2, 2022) during the Hamburg Innovation Summit (HHIS). This latest platform serves as a digital, single point of contact for Hamburg's start-up ecosystem and raises the city’s visibility as a centre of start-ups nationally and on a global scale. The platform is the result of a joint initiative by the Ministry of Economics and Innovation, Hamburg Innovation, Hamburg Invest, Hamburg Marketing GmbH and the Institute for Innovation and Technology (iit).
Michael Westhagemann, Senator for Economics, remarked: "We and our partners, have developed a great online platform for start-ups which maps their entire ecosystem. The stakeholders can use it to network even better. The platform should make it easier for national and international start-ups and investors to settle in Hamburg. I am delighted that we have been able to implement a key measure in the coalition agreement to promote Hamburg as a centre of start-ups and innovation."
The platform offers all kinds of information and functions. General facts and figures about Hamburg's start-up scene are supplemented by all the latest supports and funding schemes for founders across the city. Start-ups and supporting organisations can register on the platform and become a visible part of the network. Start-ups can also search for suitable investors in Hamburg and all over the world or post possible collaborations and job vacancies. All those interested can find lots of inspiration for their own company in the "Success Stories" section in which successful start-ups outline their development.
The platform highlights the many interesting applications for investors. Special filters allow the user to search for a suitable start-up by industry to match their funding portfolio ideally. Investors can find detailed information on the stage of development and investment history of the respective start-up as well as facts about the founders and their business idea.
In addition to the many useful services and functions, Startup City Hamburg also offers news and details of various events in the start-up scene. Visitors to the website can keep up to date with what's going on, which start-ups are successful and which events are a must for founders and entrepreneurs.