{"id":36625,"date":"2026-02-04T10:45:20","date_gmt":"2026-02-04T10:45:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kit-gruenderschmiede.de\/?p=36625"},"modified":"2026-02-05T06:25:47","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T06:25:47","slug":"kit-innovators-homecoming-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kit-gruenderschmiede.de\/en\/kit-innovators-homecoming-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"KIT Innovators Homecoming 2026 \u2013 Merging Generations, Creating Future"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"o-blog-text-w-side-image o-blog-text-w-side-image--space-lg\">\n  <div class=\"container-lg\">\n    <div class=\"row\">\n      <div class=\"col-md-10 offset-md-1 col-xl-8 offset-xl-2\">\n                <div class=\"row align-items-center\">\n          <div class=\"col-md-6 a-animate--fade-in-left js-animate a-animate--delay-1\">\n            <div class=\"o-blog-text-w-side-image__text s-content\"><p>More than <b>500 participants<\/b> accepted our invitation. The <a href=\"https:\/\/innovators-homecoming.de\/\">KIT Innovators Homecoming<\/a> thus continued its success story.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>When alumni come back \u2013 and bring something with them<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>KIT Innovators Homecoming does not feel like a traditional conference. Instead, there is a <b>class reunion atmosphere<\/b> in the air: former students meet former fellow students, professors meet former doctoral students, founders meet companions from the early days.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Many of the speakers from last year&#8217;s event returned this year as participants \u2013 not on stage, but in the audience. This is precisely what makes the event so special: exchanges on equal terms, conversations without barriers, and genuine closeness between the stage and the community.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Three unicorn founders, many honest stories<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>A highlight of the day: three unicorn founders on one stage. With <b>Tim Stracke (Chrono24)<\/b>, <b>Andreas Blattmann (Black Forest Labs)<\/b>, and <b>Stefan Ostwald (Parloa)<\/b>, alumni who have written impressive success stories took to the stage \u2013 and yet spoke openly about doubts, setbacks, and decisive turning points.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>What was particularly striking was that the openness did not end with the applause. Many speakers also took time off stage for conversations, discussions, and spontaneous questions. It was precisely this closeness that made the homecoming so valuable \u2013 inspiration you could touch, not just listen to.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The program was once again opened by <b>Thomas Neumann<\/b>, who impressively summed up the importance of the alumni network and start-up support at KIT. This was followed by a high-caliber discussion with KIT President <strong>Jan S. Hesthaven<\/strong>, <strong>Stefan Quandt (AQTON SE)<\/strong>, and <strong>Robert Schleinhege (Rement)<\/strong> on the question of how startups at KIT can be better supported \u2013 especially in the early stages.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Things got very personal when <b>Dr. Daniela Gerd tom Markotten (formerly Deutsche Bahn)<\/b> talked about her journey between corporations and startups and explained why these changes in particular have shaped her view of innovation. <b>Eric Sax (KIT)<\/b> then showed that modern mobility can only work if people, data, and disciplines are consistently considered together.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dr. Tim Gegg (M\u00e4tch VC)<\/strong> and <strong>Thomas Hirth (KIT)<\/strong> took a look into the future with initial insights into the planned KIT Alumni Fund. The discussion with Andreas Blattmann (Black Forest Labs) focused on early-stage investments, courage, and the right timing.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The keynote speech by <strong>Iris Schwenk (HQS Quantum Simulations)<\/strong> was particularly moving, as she spoke openly about the challenges in the quantum world. Together with <strong>Wolfgang Wernsdorfer (KIT, Qinu)<\/strong>, innovation was then brought to life \u2013 including a demonstrator.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Tim Stracke (Chrono24) explained why a soccer star suddenly plays a role in his own company&#8217;s history, before Stefan Ostwald (Parloa) concluded by showing how his path led him to Unicorn \u2013 and how crucial supporters were along the way.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Corinna Jahn guided us through the entire day with clarity, sensitivity, and just the right instinct for the right questions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n          <\/div>\n          <div class=\"col-md-5 offset-md-1 a-animate--fade-in-right js-animate a-animate--delay-1\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"o-blog-text-w-side-image__image\" src=\"https:\/\/kit-gruenderschmiede.de\/content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Innovators-Homecoming-2026-SG-01-017.jpg\" alt=\"Vier Personen auf der B\u00fchne beim KIT Innovators Homecoming diskutieren \u00fcber Entrepreneurship am KIT bei der Panel-Runde.\" \/>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"o-blog-text-w-side-image o-blog-text-w-side-image--space-lg\">\n  <div class=\"container-lg\">\n    <div class=\"row\">\n      <div class=\"col-md-10 offset-md-1 col-xl-8 offset-xl-2\">\n                <div class=\"row align-items-center\">\n          <div class=\"col-md-6 a-animate--fade-in-left js-animate a-animate--delay-1\">\n            <div class=\"o-blog-text-w-side-image__text s-content\"><h2>Research, start-ups, and the Executive Board \u2013 working together for innovation<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>KIT Innovators Homecoming 2026 impressively demonstrated the strength of the interplay between <b>research, entrepreneurship, and institutional support<\/b> at KIT. Researchers and professors were firmly integrated into the program and discussions, supported by the KIT Executive Board.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This connection is essential: alumni who now run successful companies bring back experience, knowledge, and resources. At the same time, future founders benefit from an ecosystem that grows across generations.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Making innovation visible: the startup exhibition<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Another central component of Homecoming was the <b>startup exhibition<\/b> with over <b>20 startups<\/b> from the KIT environment. Here, innovative power became tangible \u2013 from deep tech to software, from research spin-offs to scale-ups.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Particularly exciting: a <b>guided tour for VIPs and investors<\/b> that specifically promoted exchange between startups and potential partners. Many conversations began at the booth and continued later over drinks or at the afterparty.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Exchange does not end with the panel<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Between food trucks, drinks, and the afterparty, the encounters that make an event memorable took place. Ideas were discussed, contacts were made, and old connections were revived. The Homecoming proved once again that innovation does not only happen on stage, but above all in the conversations in between.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>An event by alumni \u2013 for alumni<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>KIT Innovators Homecoming is organized by KIT-Gr\u00fcnderschmiede and is aimed specifically at KIT alumni from the start-up and innovation ecosystem \u2013 and continues to grow with each edition.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>With a clear focus on community, openness, and intergenerational exchange, the KIT Innovators Homecoming has long been more than just an annual meeting. It is living proof of the potential that arises when alumni not only look back, but also look ahead together.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Follow us on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/showcase\/kit-innovators-homecoming\">LinkedIn<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/innovators_homecoming\/\">Instagram<\/a> to stay up to date and become part of the #KIH community.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n          <\/div>\n          <div class=\"col-md-5 offset-md-1 a-animate--fade-in-right js-animate a-animate--delay-1\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"o-blog-text-w-side-image__image\" src=\"https:\/\/kit-gruenderschmiede.de\/content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Innovators-Homecoming-2026-SG-01-061.jpg\" alt=\"Gruppenfoto des Organisations-Teams in schwarzen Crew-Shirts auf der B\u00fchne des KIT Innovators Homecoming, Gr\u00fcnderschmiede Event.\" \/>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"o-images-carousel o-images-carousel--space-lg swiper js-images-carousel js-animate a-animate--fade-in-down a-animate--delay-03\">\n  <div class=\"swiper-wrapper\">\n          <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"o-images-carousel__image swiper-slide\" src=\"https:\/\/kit-gruenderschmiede.de\/content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Innovators-Homecoming-2026-SG-02-147.jpg\" alt=\"Gro\u00dfe Halle voller Teilnehmer beim Networking w\u00e4hrend des KIT Innovators Homecoming, Startup-\u00d6kosystem der Gr\u00fcnderschmiede.\" \/>\n          <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"o-images-carousel__image swiper-slide\" src=\"https:\/\/kit-gruenderschmiede.de\/content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Innovators-Homecoming-2026-SG-02-065.jpg\" alt=\"Begr\u00fc\u00dfung und Ausgabe der Namensschilder am Check-in Schalter beim KIT Innovators Homecoming 2026.\" \/>\n          <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"o-images-carousel__image swiper-slide\" src=\"https:\/\/kit-gruenderschmiede.de\/content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Innovators-Homecoming-2026-SG-01-067.jpg\" alt=\"Blick von oben auf das Networking-Event KIT Innovators Homecoming 2026 in der gro\u00dfen Halle, Logo-Projektion auf dem Boden.\" \/>\n          <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"o-images-carousel__image swiper-slide\" src=\"https:\/\/kit-gruenderschmiede.de\/content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Innovators-Homecoming-2026-SG-01-038.jpg\" alt=\"Junger Gr\u00fcnder im Gespr\u00e4ch auf der B\u00fchne beim KIT Innovators Homecoming, Entrepreneurship und Innovation am KIT.\" \/>\n          <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"o-images-carousel__image swiper-slide\" src=\"https:\/\/kit-gruenderschmiede.de\/content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Innovators-Homecoming-2026-SG-01-055.jpg\" alt=\"Referent auf der B\u00fchne des KIT Innovators Homecoming 2026, Startup-Event der Gr\u00fcnderschmiede.\" \/>\n          <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"o-images-carousel__image swiper-slide\" src=\"https:\/\/kit-gruenderschmiede.de\/content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Innovators-Homecoming-2026-SG-01-050.jpg\" alt=\"Panel-Diskussion auf dem KIT Innovators Homecoming mit einem ausgestellten technischen Prototyp im Vordergrund, Startup-Innovation.\" \/>\n          <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"o-images-carousel__image swiper-slide\" src=\"https:\/\/kit-gruenderschmiede.de\/content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Innovators-Homecoming-2026-SG-01-042.jpg\" alt=\"Speaker im blauen Anzug h\u00e4lt einen Vortrag auf der B\u00fchne beim KIT Innovators Homecoming, Event f\u00fcr Entrepreneure.\" \/>\n          <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"o-images-carousel__image swiper-slide\" src=\"https:\/\/kit-gruenderschmiede.de\/content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Innovators-Homecoming-2026-SG-01-001.jpg\" alt=\"Networking und Austausch unter den G\u00e4sten beim KIT Innovators Homecoming 2026, Startup-Community der Gr\u00fcnderschmiede.\" \/>\n          <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"o-images-carousel__image swiper-slide\" src=\"https:\/\/kit-gruenderschmiede.de\/content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Innovators-Homecoming-2026-SG-02-444.jpg\" alt=\"Gut gelaunter Redner mit Mikrofon auf der B\u00fchne des KIT Innovators Homecoming 2026, inspirierende Startup-Pitches der Gr\u00fcnderschmiede.\" \/>\n          <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"o-images-carousel__image swiper-slide\" src=\"https:\/\/kit-gruenderschmiede.de\/content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Innovators-Homecoming-2026-SG-02-225.jpg\" alt=\"Keynote-Speakerin im gelben Oberteil auf der B\u00fchne des KIT Innovators Homecoming, Pr\u00e4sentation zum Thema Impact in Tech.\" \/>\n          <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"o-images-carousel__image swiper-slide\" src=\"https:\/\/kit-gruenderschmiede.de\/content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Innovators-Homecoming-2026-SG-01-017.jpg\" alt=\"Vier Personen auf der B\u00fchne beim KIT Innovators Homecoming diskutieren \u00fcber Entrepreneurship am KIT bei der Panel-Runde.\" \/>\n          <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"o-images-carousel__image swiper-slide\" src=\"https:\/\/kit-gruenderschmiede.de\/content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Innovators-Homecoming-2026-SG-02-247.jpg\" alt=\"Speaker auf der B\u00fchne pr\u00e4sentiert das Thema 'Alumni Funding Cooperative' f\u00fcr Investitionen in KIT Startups beim Innovators Homecoming.\" \/>\n          <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"o-images-carousel__image swiper-slide\" src=\"https:\/\/kit-gruenderschmiede.de\/content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Innovators-Homecoming-2026-SG-02-481.jpg\" alt=\"F\u00fcnf l\u00e4chelnde Teammitglieder in schwarzen Pullovern mit orangen Lanyards posieren freudig beim KIT Innovators Homecoming.\" \/>\n          <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"o-images-carousel__image swiper-slide\" src=\"https:\/\/kit-gruenderschmiede.de\/content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Innovators-Homecoming-2026-SG-01-061.jpg\" alt=\"Gruppenfoto des Organisations-Teams in schwarzen Crew-Shirts auf der B\u00fchne des KIT Innovators Homecoming, Gr\u00fcnderschmiede Event.\" \/>\n          <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"o-images-carousel__image swiper-slide\" src=\"https:\/\/kit-gruenderschmiede.de\/content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Innovators-Homecoming-2026-SG-02-082.jpg\" alt=\"Blick von oben auf eine lange Tafel mit G\u00e4sten beim gemeinsamen Essen und Austausch w\u00e4hrend des KIT Innovators Homecoming 2026.\" \/>\n          <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"o-images-carousel__image swiper-slide\" src=\"https:\/\/kit-gruenderschmiede.de\/content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Innovators-Homecoming-2026-SG-02-067.jpg\" alt=\"Teilnehmerinnen und Teilnehmer im angeregten Gespr\u00e4ch an einem Stehtisch beim Networking w\u00e4hrend des KIT Innovators Homecoming.\" \/>\n          <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"o-images-carousel__image swiper-slide\" src=\"https:\/\/kit-gruenderschmiede.de\/content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Innovators-Homecoming-2026-SG-01-022.jpg\" alt=\"Blick auf die B\u00fchne beim KIT Innovators Homecoming, Panel-Diskussion zum Thema 'Giving Back, Moving Forward' vor Publikum.\" \/>\n          <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"o-images-carousel__image swiper-slide\" src=\"https:\/\/kit-gruenderschmiede.de\/content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Innovators-Homecoming-2026-SG-01-011.jpg\" alt=\"Networking und reger Austausch in einer gro\u00dfen Halle beim KIT Innovators Homecoming 2026, Startup-\u00d6kosystem Karlsruhe.\" \/>\n          <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"o-images-carousel__image swiper-slide\" src=\"https:\/\/kit-gruenderschmiede.de\/content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Innovators-Homecoming-2026-SG-02-007.jpg\" alt=\"KIT Innovators Homecoming Merchandise-Artikel, orangefarbene Badelatschen und Social-Media-Aufsteller beim Startup-Event.\" \/>\n      <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<p 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