Co-Evolutionary Start-up

The KIT Founders‘ Forge goes international! Our goal: To establish KIT, together with our partners in the region, as the first port of call both for technology startups from southwestern Germany that want to tap into global markets and for entrepreneurial talents and investors from abroad. The demand is primarily for technology-oriented solutions in the fields of energy, mobility, digitization, and environment and health.

Co-Evolutionary Start-up aims at international start-ups with a technical background that want to establish a local branch in Germany or Europe.

It is often difficult for foreign companies to enter the European market due to cultural differences and language barriers. With the Co-Evolutionary Start-up Program, we support start-ups on their way to internationalization. Together with our partners from the ecosystem around Karlsruhe and the region (Deep Tech Hub) and with the involvement of local scientists and students, we offer start-ups tailored services for their internationalization process, including the search and placement of employees, investors and partners, contact to accelerators and access to co-working spaces, as well as other individual services.

Since not only existing but also new technological products are to be developed within the framework of the program, funding by means of the EXIST Start-Up Grant and Research Transfer as well as other funding opportunities are available.