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The Goethe Startup School of the Goethe Unibator is a one-week, practice-oriented program for aspiring founders and entrepreneurs. In interactive workshops and seminars, experienced experts provide knowledge on startup topics such as idea development, financing, marketing, and pitching.

Backed by hands-on experience in industry and consulting, Hightide helps founders master modern B2B marketing on LinkedIn and their websites. In this masterclass, co-founder Caro shows you how to turn your LinkedIn presence into a powerful founder positioning tool:

Why personal branding matters — and how to define yours
Building a content strategy that reaches the right audience
Setting up a strong personal profile (and when to use it over your company page)

Since Caro also works closely with technical founders, she'll share tips on balancing technical content with broader topics. Expect an interactive session with live polling — plus a bonus for early participants: a short homework assignment with individual feedback.

The foundersXchange is organized by HIGHEST, ATHENE Digital Hub Cybersecurity, hessian.AI, HUB31, cesah and YUBIZZ, the start-up initiative of h_da.

Health Growth Forum, an exclusive networking event for digital health start-ups and scale-ups.Join us for an evening of fresh perspectives, engaging insights, great food, and cool drinks. Look forward to firsthand experiences from successful scale-up founders—including leaders from Capar Health, Damedic, Exaris Solutions, and DoctorBox—followed by an interactive Q&A and plenty of time to connect with peers across the digital health community.

Over 32 hours, interdisciplinary teams tackle a real industry challenge and turn a first idea into a working prototype. You'll build something you can actually show, with mentors on hand whenever you get stuck, and pitch it to decision-makers at the end.

Very early-stage founders pitch their startup ideas (1–2 minutes) and receive structured, honest feedback from the group and coach. The session combines practical input on user research and validation with live idea challenges, helping participants test assumptions, refine their concept, and define clear next steps before building.

At #INNODAY26 on 29 October 2026 in Darmstadt, entrepreneurial spirit and innovation meet business, science and politics. More than 100 exhibitors, inspiring keynotes and the Start-up Pitch Corner offer a diverse supporting programme with numerous networking formats and workshops.

Two-day bootcamp where researchers test their research against real market needs and build a first business model. With feedback from industry, founders and peers.

Special edition with focus on mechanical engineering and related fields. INNODAY26 included during the first day of the bootcamp.

The focus of "Match & Grow in RLP" is on innovative startup solutions to current economic and societal challenges. The event brings together startups from across Germany with established companies, investors, and innovation stakeholders.

Co-Founder Wanted 9.0 is a two-day startup matchmaking event by the Frankfurt School Entrepreneurship Centre. Meet ambitious founders, developers, business talents, and aspiring entrepreneurs, pitch ideas, form teams, and work with experienced mentors to turn promising concepts into startups. The event concludes with final pitches and a winning team announcement.

Pitch event challenging Life Science startup business models with expert feedback. Goal here: invite fitting corporates and investors also to create maximum impact!

Over 32 hours, interdisciplinary teams tackle a real industry challenge and turn a first idea into a working prototype. You'll build something you can actually show, with mentors on hand whenever you get stuck, and pitch it to decision-makers at the end.

Two-day bootcamp where researchers test their research against real market needs and build a first business model — with feedback from industry, founders and peers.

Very early-stage founders pitch their startup ideas (1–2 minutes) and receive structured, honest feedback from the group and coach. The session combines practical input on user research and validation with live idea challenges, helping participants test assumptions, refine their concept, and define clear next steps before building.

The foundersXchange is organized by HIGHEST, ATHENE Digital Hub Cybersecurity, hessian.AI, HUB31, cesah and YUBIZZ, the startup initiative of h_da.