Startup Factories
With a new network, we become NXTGN!
In the future, Startup Factories will be the central contact points for innovation in Germany. At NXTGN, we aim to become one of these Startup Factories.
THE “LEUCHTTURM” COMPETITION
The German Government promotes Startup Factories
The German government is expanding EXIST-Förderung funding to include the “Startup Factories Leuchtturm Competition”. The aim is to establish five to ten supra-regional and internationally visible Startup Factories as central contact points for innovations, thus increasing the number and quality of knowledge-based spin-offs.
Our newly formed association from Baden-Württemberg has reached the next round of the competition and is one of the 15 winners of the first activation phase.
OUR ASSOCIATION
NXTGN applies as Startup Factory
As an association from Baden-Württemberg, we are applying to become a Startup Factory. This newly formed association is called NXTGN – derived from Next Generation. It underlines the goal we are all working towards: a successful, innovative and closely networked next generation of companies and their contribution to a sustainable society.
Our goals:
We aim to make a significant contribution to transformation by 2023:
- 500 new Start-Ups
- 10.000 new jobs
- 1 Billion in Venture Capital
ALLIANCE PARTNER
A strong alliance from Baden-Württemberg
In order to develop the Startup Factory application, we have formed a strategic alliance with leading scientific and industrial partners.
The scientific partners are represented by the KIT-Gründerschmiede, the Institute for Entrepreneurship and Innovation Research (Institut für Entrepreneurship und Innovationsforschung) – the transfer centre of the University of Stuttgart, hei_INNOVATION of the University of Heidelberg, Entrepreneurs Campus of the University of Ulm and the Institute for Applied Research (Institut für Angewandte Forschung) of the Hochschule der Medien.
