BRYCK Startup Alliance

𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗮𝗽 – 𝗶𝘁’𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁: 𝘁𝗵𝗲 BRYCK Startup Alliance Under the theme “Class of tomorrow”, around 450 guests from the Startup & Innovation ecosystem Ruhr came together at Colosseum Essen to learn more about the BRYCK Startup Alliance. For the past 1,5 years, since the announcement of the BMWK Startup Factories competition, the initial partners – University Alliance Ruhr (Ruhr-Universität Bochumt, Technische Universität DortmundUniversität Duisburg-Essen), BRYCK.COM & RAG-Stiftung – have been working on the application, vision, financing and strategic partnerships. 𝗬𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝗱 𝗮 𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗲: the official presentation of this historic alliance to our ecosystem – and the announcement of a new key partner, Initiativkreis Ruhr, 𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝟳𝟬+ 𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗽𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀. 𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝘀 𝗕𝟮𝗕 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵 𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗲 – 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗲𝘅𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵, 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 & 𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗽𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 Our vision is clear: to unite and leverage the region’s two greatest strengths: 1️⃣ 𝗚𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘆’𝘀 𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗽𝗲, generating a strong pipeline of cutting-edge innovation 2️⃣ 𝗮𝗻 𝘂𝗻𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗱 𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝗺𝘀, driving market access and growth opportunities With Initiativkreis Ruhr joining the BRYCK Startup Alliance, B2B Tech Startups get direct access to industry of 70+ DAX-listed companies, hidden champions, and institutions 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 —  𝗮 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 "If we think too small, act too slowly or remain fragmented, we risk being left behind as a region, as a nation, and as a continent", said Philipp Herrmann in his opening speech. "But if we unite, focus & work together with true power, we can shape the future ourselves. That’s why we’re here." 𝗕𝘂𝘁 𝗶𝘁 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗿𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗶𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻 – 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗥𝗬𝗖𝗞 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗽 𝗔𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗲 𝗥𝘂𝗵𝗿 𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗮 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗽 𝗙𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻. Let’s make it happen! #BRYCKstartupalliance  #StartupFactory Prof. Dr. David Matusiewicz Prof. Dr. Jochen A. Werner Dr. Yves Gorat Stommel (MBA) Henrik Hahn Catharina Dr. Maximilian A. Hartmann Daniel Nierhauve Tim Schablitzki Florian Melzer Jannis Heuner Martin Bellof Florian Kriependorf Tanja Rosendahl Dr. Tanja Emmerling Patric Hoffmann Florian Täube Dr. Henrik Keinonen Jan Graefe Ann-Christin Kortenbrede Jonathan Wasner Dr. Nils Liesebach Tienush Rassaf Fabricia Beltramini Dr. Shabnam Fahimi-Weber Jochen A. Rotthaus Britta Julia Dombrowe Dirk Opalka Ersin Üstün Philippa Köhnk amm

⚡️ 𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗦 𝗪𝗔𝗦 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗚𝗥𝗜𝗗: 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗥𝗧𝗨𝗣𝗦 𝗫 𝗩𝗖𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗯𝗼𝗻𝗶𝘇𝗲𝗱 𝗙𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 ⚡️ What an evening – and you were part of it! 🫶 Yesterday 200 investors, startups and multiplicators from the energy industry came together at THE GRID – the new no. 1 side event for the early stage energy tech scene at leading industry fairs, where we connect startups and VCs to accelerate a decarbonized future! 🕸️ 𝗦𝗨𝗣𝗣𝗘𝗥𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗡𝗘𝗖𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗣𝗜𝗧𝗖𝗛𝗘𝗦 With Superconnectors and Meike Neitz as the evenings moderator, we gave energy startups a stage. The unique pitching format opens doors beyond funding , mobilizing the network power of every event participant in the room. On stage: onu.energy , Zählerfreunde , encentive , dvlp.energy, SPiNE Energy, CibusCell Technology 🇪🇺 𝗕𝗥𝗜𝗡𝗚𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗧𝗢𝗚𝗘𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗥 𝗘𝗨𝗥𝗢𝗣𝗘𝗔𝗡 𝗘𝗟𝗘𝗩𝗔𝗧𝗢𝗥𝗦 Shout out to 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗽 𝗘𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗴𝘆 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 by Deutsche Energie-Agentur GmbH (dena) as our meet up partner, who invited the Swedish delegation of startups led by the Swedish Energy Agency to our gathering, fostering international relations. 🧩𝗙𝗜𝗟𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗚𝗔𝗣 𝗧𝗢 𝗘𝗟𝗘𝗩𝗔𝗧𝗘 𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗙𝗔𝗜𝗥 𝗘𝗫𝗣𝗘𝗥𝗜𝗘𝗡𝗖𝗘 The GRID provides the missing link at major energy fairs. There is no better way to build valuable and lasting relationships than by enjoying some pizza and wine after a long day at E-world energy & water in a relaxed environment. Thanks to EWG - Essener Wirtschaftsförderung, to giving startups access to the fair with a ticket contingent. 💡𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗽𝘀 𝘅 𝗩𝗖: 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗚𝗥𝗜𝗗 THE GRID is the VC x Startup hotspot initiated by Vireo Ventures, World Fund, BRYCK.COM and HTGF | High-Tech Gründerfonds during leading industry events, where we foster collaboration among early stage energy tech startups and VCs accelerating a decarbonized future. Thanks to yesterdays co-hosts EnBW New Ventures, VERBUND X and TÜV NORD GROUP for kicking off 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗚𝗥𝗜𝗗 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 with us! 📅𝗦𝗔𝗩𝗘 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘 The next GRID event will take place in 𝗠𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗵 𝗼𝗻 𝟴𝘁𝗵 𝗠𝗮𝘆 ’𝟮𝟱 in Munich during The smarter E / Intersolar . Want to be part of it? Get in touch! 📧 Thomas L. | Dr.-Ing. Mark Windeknecht | Johannes Weber | Tobias Grün | Julian Wessing | Salvatore Cavallaro | Jacqueline K. | Ciro Del Core - MBA | Julian Wegst | Philipp Herrmann | Tobias Brühne | Dr. Martin Stötzel | Nicolàs Juhl (Boldt) | Tobias Keussen | Oliver Schmidt |  Kai Bonnen |  Daniel Adler |  René Böhm #TheGrid #StartupsXVC

𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗻. 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗻𝘁. 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀. 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗲𝗮𝘁 - 𝗠𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗳 𝗕𝗥𝗬𝗖𝗞 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗽 𝗔𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗲 𝗝𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁𝘀 🔥 You've probably seen our brand new BRYCK Startup Alliance college jackets at our kick-off event or on social media - and we LOVE them! Two things in particular: ▶️ They came to life at the Ruhr-Universität Bochum RUB-Makerspace, where - as usual - ideas meet the tools to make them take shape. ▶️ Every element, from the initial drawings to the last stitch, represent our growing alliance. It really is a result of teamwork, trial and error, and of making the most of a perfect place for implementing ideas. And let’s be honest – they look pretty damn cool. 😏🔥 #BRYCKstartupalliance #Startupfactory #StartupfactoryRuhr Ruhr-Universität Bochum Technische Universität Dortmund Universität Duisburg-Essen Initiativkreis Ruhr RAG-Stiftung BRYCK.COM Worldfactory Start-up Center (WSC) Centrum für Entrepreneurship & Transfer GUIDE - Zentrum für Gründungen und Innopreneurship der Universität Duisburg-Essen Sophia Herrlich Bernhard Schröder Ronald Kriedel Hannes Rothe Dirk Kanngiesser Maximilian Schimanski Michelle Twardzik Patrick Krenz Angelina Römer Marc Seelbach Stefanie Ehrlich Timo Kruse Dirk Opalka Britta Julia Dombrowe Ann-Cathrin Sieren Marc Aufdemkamp Thomas Brokamp Rubem Silva Philipp Herrmann Christian Lüdtke Ersin Üstün Philippa Köhnk

Startup-Alltag trifft auf TV-Spotlight: Ein aufregender Dreh liegt hinter uns 📷✨ Gemeinsam mit Dr. David Rupprecht von Radix Security durften wir in einem Beitrag für die ARD über ein wahres Herzensthema sprechen: Wie steht es um die Startup-Szene in Deutschland? Wie unterstützen wir mit unserer Arbeit und warum ist Gründen gerade jetzt so wichtig wie nie zuvor? „Die [Gründer*innen] haben oft nicht unbedingt die Ahnung von Firmengründung - was muss man beachten, wie gründe ich eine GmbH, was sind die ersten Schritte – da unterstützen gerade die akademischen Inkubatoren, die Universitäten unglaublich“, sagt unser Projektleiter Maik Ender. Vielen Dank an den RUB-Makerspace für die großartige Location, dem Worldfactory Start-up Center (WSC) für die organisatorische Unterstützung, der Redaktion für das Interesse an einem so wichtigen ( Zukunfts-)Thema und dem Einsatz der Ruhr-Universität Bochum. 👏 Den Link zum Beitrag der Tagesschau findet ihr in den Kommentaren.

"We urgently need the next generation of global market leaders to continue the success stories of Daimler, Bosch, and Siemens," said Helmut Schoenenberger in a recent Handelsblatt interview. Last week's reminder of the accelerating global AI race makes this statement more relevant than ever: The U.S. unveiled its ambitious ‘Stargate’ project, committing $500 billion to AI, while the Chinese AI company DeepSeek made waves in global markets. But instead of falling further behind, we have the chance to turn this moment into a catalyst for change - and this chance for Germany is the #StartupFactory project. Philipp Herrmann, CEO of BRYCK.COM, on Made in Germany 2.0 — Rebuilding Germany’s Tech-Innovation Identity and the Role of the BRYCK Startup Alliance ➡️ click to read more! Tobias Frick Timo Bartell Ronald Kriedel Hannes Rothe Dirk Opalka Guido Kerkhoff Britta Julia Dombrowe Gisbert Ruehl Dirk Kanngiesser Maximilian Schimanski Michelle Twardzik Patrick Krenz Angelina Römer Marc Seelbach Stefanie Ehrlich Timo Kruse Sophia Herrlich Philippa Köhnk Ersin Üstün Thomas Brokamp Ann-Cathrin Sieren Kevin Kessler Felix Klatt Sarah Wurzer Rubem Silva Christian Lüdtke

𝗕𝗥𝗬𝗖𝗞 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗽 𝗔𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲: 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝘅𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵, 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 & 𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗽𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗛𝘂𝗯 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲   Innovation thrives when research excellence, economic strength, sustainable financing and acceleration from experienced entrepreneurs come together - at the #BRYCKStartupAlliance. Our goal: to establish 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗚𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘆’𝘀 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗽 𝗙𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲-𝗯𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗕𝟮𝗕 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗽𝘀 with our unique alliance of partners. 𝗠𝗘𝗘𝗧 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗙𝗢𝗨𝗡𝗗𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗣𝗔𝗥𝗧𝗡𝗘𝗥𝗦 𝗢𝗙 𝗕𝗥𝗬𝗖𝗞 𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗥𝗧𝗨𝗣 𝗔𝗟𝗟𝗜𝗔𝗡𝗖𝗘 ➡️ 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗔𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗥𝘂𝗵𝗿: Research excellence BRYCK Startup Alliance partners Ruhr University Bochum, TU Dortmund University & University of Duisburg-Essen (= University Alliance Ruhr) summon up 110.000 students and 14.000 excellent researchers. With additional 22 universities & colleges the Ruhr area boasts Germany's densest university landscape - providing an unmatched pipeline of cutting-edge innovation. ➡️ Initiativkreis Ruhr: Economic power with 70+ industry leaders The Initiativkreis Ruhr unites C-level executives from over 70+ companies – many of them DAX-listed – and institutions in the Ruhr region and beyond – creating direct access to industry leaders & decision makers.    ➡️ RAG-Stiftung: financial strength & longterm interest and invest As one of Germany’s largest private foundations with around €18 billion in assets (2024), the RAG-Stiftung ensures sustainable support and the competition-required private funding of up to €10 million for the BRYCK Startup Alliance. Besides financial support, the RAG-Stiftung contributes her strong network and long-term investment possibilities. ➡️ BRYCK.COM: Excellence in Startup Acceleration & experienced Entrepreneurs Since its founding in 2022, the innovation & startup hub has supported over 90 startups from 20+ countries — with outstanding success: 80% of the startups seeking investments secured funding rounds, 75% gained new customers. BRYCK stands for high growth and rapid acceleration, powered by top-tier mentors and industry experts. You want to become a part of this unique partnership & #BRYCKStartupalliance? Get in touch, link in comments! Centrum für Entrepreneurship & Transfer, Worldfactory Start-up Center (WSC), GUIDE - Zentrum für Gründungen und Innopreneurship der Universität Duisburg-Essen, Tobias Frick Timo Bartell Bernhard Schröder  Ronald Kriedel Hannes Rothe Dirk Kanngiesser Maximilian Schimanski Michelle Twardzik Patrick Krenz Angelina Römer Marc Seelbach Stefanie Ehrlich Timo Kruse Sophia Herrlich Dirk Opalka Britta Julia Dombrowe Philippa Köhnk Ersin Üstün Thomas Brokamp  Ann-Cathrin Sieren Kevin Kessler Rubem Silva Philipp Herrmann Christian Lüdtke

Transformation isn’t a future event. It’s a present-day activity - and today is the day!   Gründerallianz Ruhr is evolving into BRYCK Startup Alliance! So get ready to be a part of shaping the future!  #BRYCKStartupAlliance