{"id":29785,"date":"2024-07-03T08:50:19","date_gmt":"2024-07-03T08:50:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kit-gruenderschmiede.de\/?page_id=29785"},"modified":"2025-07-21T12:47:46","modified_gmt":"2025-07-21T12:47:46","slug":"nxtgn-startup-factories","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/kit-gruenderschmiede.de\/en\/nxtgn-startup-factories\/","title":{"rendered":"NXTGN – Startup Factories"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Startup Factories<\/p>\n \n

We are a Startup Factory!<\/h1>\n \n

In the future, Startup Factories will be the central hubs for innovation in Germany. As NXTGN<\/a>, we have now won the flagship competition organized by the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy and are one of 10 Startup Factories in Germany to receive funding.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n

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Significance for the KIT Presidium<\/p>\n \n

KIT is a partner from the start<\/h2>\n \n

As the strongest partner in terms of startups, KIT brings its experience in startup support to the initiative. With over 40 spin-offs per year, currently 13 investments<\/a> in companies founded at KIT, and a strong network of research partners, companies, and investors, KIT is one of Germany’s leading startup universities.<\/p>\n

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Prof. Dr. Thomas Hirth, Vice President for Transfer and International Affairs: \u201cThe NXTGN Startup Factory is a flagship project for KIT and Germany as a location for innovation. Through close cooperation with leading universities and companies, we are creating a joint platform for deep tech spin-offs and the \u2018next generation of SMEs\u2019. With a focus on deep tech innovations, we are jointly providing decisive impetus for Germany’s innovation and competitiveness.\u201d<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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Next Generation Mittelstand<\/p>\n \n

Our targets with NXTGN<\/h2>\n \n

The NXTGN alliance underscores the goal we are all working toward: a successful, innovative, and closely networked next generation of companies and their contribution to a sustainable society.<\/p>\n

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You can find more information about the competition here.<\/a><\/p>\n

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Our goals<\/h2>\n

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By 2030, we want to make a major contribution to transformation:<\/p>\n

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  • 15,000 participants<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    15,000 participants in programs run by cooperation partners and joint formats, with 30% female founders and 10% international participants, and targeted support for barrier-free formats and migrant founders.<\/p>\n

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    • 300+ new deep tech startups<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      Targeted support for activating researchers through new formats, involvement of business partners, faster IP transfer, and more efficient access to laboratory and production space.<\/p>\n

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      • 1,000 matches<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

        Connecting startups with the specific transformation needs of business partners to generate effective matches, orders, partnerships, investments, etc.<\/p>\n

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        • 1 billion in venture capital<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

          Building scalable startups that mobilize more than one billion euros in venture capital for their international growth.<\/p>\n

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          • 10,000 new jobs<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

            Creating jobs in Baden-W\u00fcrttemberg.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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