The biggest advantage for start-ups is our network: with a range of offerings for every phase of growth, dozens of experts and a job platform, we have everything you need. On top of all this, we hold events enabling you to pitch to international panels of investors.
The digital platform for start-ups: the Start-up Finder
The Start-up Finder is the initiative’s digital platform which lists and describes more than 1000 start-ups. The results can be filtered on the basis of various categories, such as sector, size, B2B or B2C, technology and financing phase. This enables potential business partners and investors to search for start-ups that match their requirements and contact them directly.
The Program Finder: from accelerators to matchmaking

The Digital Hub Initiative brings together a large number of accelerator, incubator and talent programmes which support start-ups with the right vision. To help users find the right format, our Program Finder has various filter options to enable start-ups to find the programme that will take them forward and help them to grow. © Dan Gizzie
Whether you’re looking for a mentor in Hamburg or a lawyer in Munich, the Expert Finder is the place to look
From programmers and digital marketing experts to consultants, the Expert Finder signposts users to the network’s most valuable resources: its members. The tool helps you to find experts from all sectors and specialisms and seek their advice. This enables you to take all sorts of projects to the next level with either short or long-term partnerships.
Use our events to get noticed by investors
Pitch Night
Pitch Night is the most important date in our diary – and yours. Our annual Pitch Night offers start-ups the opportunity to present their idea at a large-scale event. 450 guests including high-profile investors, network partners and executives from all sorts of companies meet at the event to pitch and forge contacts which could prove seminal while enjoying music and drinks.













