

It takes a city to raise a startup – What startups in Hamburg need
Sep 23, 2025, 9:30AM-11:30AMh
Hamburg’s startup ecosystem is ready for its next chapter – but where do we go from here? Based on insights from the Startup Monitor and a bold set of demands, this event brings together founders, investors, and policymakers to discuss what’s holding Hamburg back — and what needs to happen now. From funding gaps to policy shifts to better innovation transfer: join the conversation and help shape the future of entrepreneurship in Hamburg. Register now!
Programm
09:30–09:35
Welcome
09:35–09:45
Keynote: The Startup Journey as a Customer Journey
Lena Weirauch, CEO & co-Founder ai-omatic solutions | Landessprecherin des Startup Verbands in Hamburg
09:45–10:35
Panel Discussion: Hamburg’s Startup Ecosystem – What Needs to Happen Now
- Jannis Gilde
German Startup Association - Svenja Teichmann
Chairwoman of the Committee for Startups and Finance, Hamburg Chamber of Commerce - Lena Weirauch
CEO & Co-Founder, ai-omatic solutions | Regional Spokesperson Hamburg, German Startup Association - Sallar Faridi
Plug and Play Tech Center - Eva Botzenhart, GRÜNE-Bürgerschaftsfraktion, Spokespersons for Economic Affairs, Hamburg State Parliament
- Hansjörg Schmidt, SPD-Bürgerschaftsfraktion, Spokespersons for Economic Affairs, Hamburg State Parliament
- Dorothea Ringe
Impossible Founders
10:35–10:45
Audience Q&A
10:45–11:30
Networking & Informal Exchange
Anmeldung
Kontakt
Jenny Kersten
+49 40 36 138 658
jenny.kersten@hk24.de
Veranstaltungsort
Factory Hammerbrooklyn
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