FUTURY - the Startup Factory

We transform talents into founders, research into companies, innovation into impact.

Futury is one of Germany’s ten officially recognized Startup Factories, bringing together scientists, founders, startups, investors, and industry leaders to turn breakthrough ideas into scalable ventures. By building a vibrant ecosystem and providing structured programs, we want to transform the Rhine-Main Region in an entrepreneurial hotspot.

// Turn Ideas Into Real Companies

One Ecosystem. One Journey. Endless Opportunities.

From the first idea to international scale —
Futury is your partner at every step.

INNOVATE

FUTURY INNOVATE empowers students, talented individuals and researchers to turn their research findings and innovative ideas into viable business models.

CREATE

FUTURY CREATE helps you develop your startup in line with market demand. To this end, we connect you with industry partners and, where necessary, with co-founders, mentors and investors.

SCALE

FUTURY SCALE helps you find the right investment to ensure the sustainable growth of your start-up.

LEARNING

We close key knowledge gaps for academic talents and technical founders through practical workshops. Topics include legal setup, compliance, IP protection, product management, and operational strategy.

MATCHING

We connect technical and scientific founders with business co-founders, advisors, and corporate mentors. A data-driven matching approach helps structure strong teams and fair equity models.

EVENTS

We create trusted spaces for corporate networking, tech scouting, and ecosystem visibility. From confidential C-level roundtables to large flagship events, we enable collaboration, brand exposure, and industrial innovation.

// OUR FOCUS AREAS

Building the Future through Innovation, Entrepreneurship & Collaboration.

Across our focus areas, we create powerful ecosystems where breakthrough technologies, industry expertise, and ambitious founders come together to build scalable solutions with real-world impact.

Life Sciences & Healthcare

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Aviation & Aerospace

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Banking & Finance

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AI & Cybersecurity

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Deep Tech & Green Tech

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// Join the FUTURY Ecosystem

Our Ecosystem powered by strong partners

UNIVERSITIES

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CORPORATE PARTNERS

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STARTUPS

1 k

TALENTS

1 k

RESEARCHERS

// Our Universities and Entrepreneurship Centers

Our Universities

Channeling academic brilliance and deep-tech research directly from the Frankfurt School of Finance & Management, Goethe University Frankfurt, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, and TU Darmstadt into the market.

// Strong Partners

Our Corporate Partners

Uniting a powerful multi-stakeholder alliance of over 130 industrial partners, 34 companies, 3 foundations, and 4 universities to establish a dynamically networked innovation hub with the target of building 1,000 new startups by 2030.

Upcoming events

Futury

26.08.2026

Run N Rave #2 | Futury x FiB x CNDO I 26.8

RUN N RAVE is a community event where sports and startup enthusiasts come together and go jogging to music. The event is intended for exchanging ideas, connecting people, and having fun.

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Futury

27.08.2026

Industrial AI Industry Workshop #1

Together with hessian.AI, we bring industry representatives together to identify the most pressing industrial-AI challenges and to pave the way from individual AI applications to scaled solutions. Featuring keynote talks, a practical insight from an industry partner, moderated small-group sessions, and networking.

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TU Darmstadt / Highest

27.08.2026

HIGHEST Community Event @ Riese & Müller

The network meets at TU alumnus and founder Riese & Müller.

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// Please note: Press releases are available in German only

Beyond the hype. Real insights.

11 Aug 2026

Stadt Frankfurt entwickelt Gründungsförderung weiter – Zwei neue Standorte für Gründerinnen und Gründer

03 Aug 2026

HIGHEST und FUTURY starten zweite Phase des Company Builders für Deep-Tech-Gründungen

15 Jul 2026

Futury integriert ryon: Bündelung regionaler Stärken zu einer gemeinsamen Deep- & GreenTech-Innovationskraft für Deutschland

• reperks und Christoph Ehler als erste Stipendiaten des Förderprogramms „Futury Vordenker Fellowship powered by GARBE“ ausgezeichnet • Die Projekte automatisieren Nebenkostenabrechnungen mit KI und entwickeln Machine-Learning-Modelle für die Immobilienbewertung • Gewinner erhalten finanzielle Förderung, zwölfmonatiges Executive Mentoring durch GARBE sowie Zugang zum Innovationsökosystem von Futury

14 Jul 2026

GARBE und Futury fördern Technologie- und Finanzinnovationen für die Immobilienwirtschaft

Capital for Innovation Summit bringt Kapitalgeber mit Startup Factories zusammen

25 Jun 2026

150 Investoren, ein Signal: Venture Capital als Schlüssel zur Wettbewerbsfähigkeit Deutschlands

Mit 200 Gästen und zehn Gründerinnen schafft das Event von Futury und STATION Sichtbarkeit und Netzwerk für weibliches Unternehmertum

11 Jun 2026

We transform talents into founders, research into companies, innovation into impact.