Welcome to
BHT Startup Hub

We are the startup hub & incubator of the Berliner Hochschule für Technik (BHT)

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Consult your startup
idea with us!

We offer founders the opportunity to analyse their future business concept - book you free consultation today!

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Berliner Startup
Stipendium

Apply with us for a startup funding program. The aim of the scholarship is to establish and launch your start-up.

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EXIST Business
Startup Grant

The founding teams receive an EXIST Business Startup Grant and support of our research institution to develop their ideas both technically and entrepreneurially.

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At BHT Startup Hub, we pursue a vision of a lean incubator – we want to encourage young entrepreneurs to turn their technological ideas with the support of our technical university into reality.

With our programs we support ambitious and visionary academic startup teams with know-how, coaching, free coworking space, infrastructure, mentoring, business opportunities and equity-free scholarship funding. Our team has helped +270 entrepreneurs from different professional backgrounds and cultures in multiple programs dedicated for first time founders and early stage startups.

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StartupConsulting

At our startup incubator, we specialize in assisting aspiring founders in navigating the early stages of their entrepreneurial journey. With our lean startup methods and pragmatic approach, we provide valuable guidance to help these future founders identify the opportunities for validating their ideas.

Our first step is to thoroughly understand the unique concept each founder is working on. We delve into the core aspects of their idea, examining its market potential and assessing its feasibility.

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FundingOpportunities

After conducting a comprehensive analysis of your business idea, team skills, and market opportunities, we are excited to extend an invitation to the most promising startups to apply for equity-free funding through our programs.

At our startup incubator, we recognize the vital role that funding plays in the early stages of startup development and are able to match the right funding programmes to the right business ideas.

Events
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Circular Economy in Construction: Urban Mining
As part of the MATERIAL CULTURE BERLIN TXL 2024 exhibition, we invite you to an interactive event at the former Tegel Airport.
Wednesday
20 Nov 2024
16:00-19:00
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Lean Café @ BHT Startup Hub: Finance for Founders
Navigating the Bridge Between Business Model and Financial Planning
Thursday
31 Oct 2024
10:00-12:00
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Founding with Impact / Gründen mit Impact @ Transferale
Discover how start-ups are tackling social and ecological challenges with innovative, profitable solutions – shaping a sustainable future!
Thursday
26 Sep 2024
16:00-18:00
News

Published

26 Jul 2024

Farewell Event for five teams from the Berliner Startup Stipendium

After twelve months of support, coaching and mentoring, it was recently time for us to say goodbye to five startups: Tekkr, Homesome Living, SulPont, Maluma and Fion Energy. Last year, they were all part of the Berliner Startup Stipendium, a support programme for startups at our BHT Startup Hub, funded by the Berlin Senate Department for Economic Affairs, Energy & Enterprises and ESF.

Despite many challenges, realignments and team changes, all startups were able to make great progress on their start-up journey – even four of them gained paying customers, which is a great success.

Although both their overall journey and their business models were very different, they all agreed on one thing: the BHT Startup Hub and its programme of coaching and workshops on various topics, as well as the financial support from the Berliner Startup-Stipendium, gave them the security and confidence they needed in the early stages of setting up their businesses.

We are delighted to have been able to accompany them over the past twelve months and wish them every success in their future endeavours – and of course we hope to see them again at the Startup Hub and Coworking Space, where they are always welcome.

Published

3 Jul 2024

Sustainability in Fashion: “Circular Fashion: Embracing Sustainable Design and Couture”

The textile industry remains one of the sectors with the highest CO2 emissions, which is why the circular economy harbours great potential in this industry. But what is the best way to combine fashion and sustainability? Innovative solutions were presented on 2 July 2024 in the Beuth Halle at Berliner Hochschule für Technik (BHT) at our event “Circular Fashion: Embracing Sustainable Design and Couture”, as part of the A-B-Circular project to promote the climate-neutral manufacture of products “Made in Berlin” in the design/fashion and architecture/construction sectors. The A-B-Circular project is funded by the Berlin Senate Department for Economic Affaitd, Energy and Public Enterprises as part of the call for a circular economy in the Masterplan Industriestadt Berlin 2022-2026. The event not only highlighted the importance of circular economy principles, but also inspired participants to integrate these practices into their own designs and businesses.

 

The programme opened with inspiring keynotes from industry and academic leaders, including Prof. Dr Florian Schindler from BHT, Anke Pfau from the Association of the North-East German Textile and Clothing Industry (vti), Jens Heitland, former Global Head of Innovation at IKEA Centres, and Catalina Panoiu from HYUNDAI CRADLE. Their insights into the challenges and opportunities of the textile circular economy provided the framework for a discussion full of insights and practical strategies for implementing the circular economy.

 

A panel discussion moderated by Janna Schlender from IMPACT HUB Berlin with experts such as Prof. Marte Hentschel from VORN – The Berlin Fashion Hub and Aleksandar Kovacevic from Re-Fresh Global further enriched the dialogue. They explored sustainable innovation, partnerships in the circular economy and the transformative potential of eco-friendly practices in the fashion industry.

 

The programme also included pitches from start-ups and a fashion show where the founding teams and designers presented their creations that incorporate upcycling elements and redefine eco-friendly aesthetics. Among others, Reverse Supply, The Loop Look, Re-Fresh Global, La Moda Me, Peralta Clothing, Kristin Verita Katze, Emma Lafoz and Canussa were there with their remarkable contributions.

 

The BHT GLASBOX team, part of the project “Zukunft findet Stadt – Hochschulnetzwerk für ein resilientes Berlin” also demonstrated how sustainable projects can be realised. Organised as a makerspace, the GLASBOX is intended to promote creative exchange and is open to BHT students and employees as well as external visitors. The space is equipped with 3D printers, sewing and stitching machines.

Published

30 May 2024

Female Founders Day at BHT: A day dedicated to Female Entrepreneurship

Business information, support and creative projects by and for female entrepreneurs. The Female Founders Day on 29 May 2024, organised by the BHT Startup Hub (Berliner Hochschule für Technik), was packed with useful insights and offered female founders inspiration and valuable input for their start-up journey. Our partners Startup Incubator Berlin (Hochschule für Wirtschaft und Recht) with Sandra Thumm, HTW Startup (Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft) with Lena Scholp and Claudia Dünckmann and Berlin Partner for Business and Technology were also on board.

The programme included exciting keynote speeches, interesting and diverse pitches from female founders with their innovative and creative projects as well as reverse pitches from women’s networks and organisations.

A particularly motivating and inspiring speech was given by Victory Magazine’s ‘Most Influential Woman of the Year 2023’, Denise Schuster, CEO of Park Your Truck. Her refreshing talk vividly demonstrated ambition, hard work and a positive attitude help you overcome a number of challenges on the way to becoming a successful business in the (male-dominated) transport and logistics industry. And always keep a good portion of flexibility as well as adapt and expand your business idea to the given circumstances.

 

#femalefoundersday #BHTStartuphub #femalefounders #BHT

Funding Partners

The programs provided by BHT Startup Hub receive backing from the European Union (specifically the European Social Fund), the State of Berlin, and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action.