𝐉𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐧 𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧! 🚀🌐 From 4 to 5 March, 2025, Uwe Kerkmann, Carolin Nickel and Dr. Aljoscha Frede from the H2UB team will join more than 450 participants, 55+ speakers and 50+ exhibiting companies and sponsors for this year‘s H2 Forum Berlin. Themed “ Turning vision into action: pioneers, projects, real impact”, the conference aims to bring real projects on stage and share first success stories. 🗓️ 𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦 𝐨𝐧 𝐓𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝟒 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 13.50 - 14.40: Deep Dive 3 Implementing hydrogen innovations - what needs to be considered? 14.50 - 15.30: Start-up pitches These #HYDROVERSE start-ups and corporate partners will pitch live in Berlin: 🚀 Matt Hammond, Othersphere 🚀 Robert Nave, Green Hydrogen Technology 🚀 Marko Virkebau, Stargate Hydrogen 🚀 Aida Fernández Salazar, Reverion 🚀 Samantha Phillips, Dynelectro 🚀 Christian Scheller, DILO Armaturen und Anlagen GmbH 🚀 Maximilian Wack, HTM - Hydro Technology Motors 👉 Don’t have a ticket yet? 𝐖𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝟐𝟎% 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭 𝐇𝟐𝐅𝐇𝟐𝐔𝐁𝟐𝟓 𝐨𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐨𝐧-𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐭 (𝐨𝐫 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐚 𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐯𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐭) (link in the comments) Looking forward to seeing you in Berlin! 👋 #h2forum25
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H2UB is Europe’s leading Open Innovation Platform for the whole hydrogen value chain. We collaborate with the brightest entrepreneurs, corporate innovators and investors to reach the common goal: Net Zero. Hydrogen and its derivatives are key to decarbonize hard-to-abate sectors – and beyond. But state-of-the-art technology is far from perfect. That is why we have built a European ecosystem of start-ups, corporates and investors, enabling them to push the boundaries of hydrogen technology to the next level. Tailor-made acceleration programs, thought-leading market intelligence and engaging events are our key activities to support this. Our track record: In five batches, we have accelerated 23 teams from 8 different European countries. These teams have raised around €150 million euros in external funding and achieved a market valuation of over €320 million euros. For our corporate partners, we scout, source, select, and support start-ups to deliver innovative solutions to decarbonize business operations and maximize efficiency, while investing in future hydrogen champions. Our study “Venture funding of hydrogen start-ups” was the pilot product for this service. It has been downloaded over 400 times by high profile investors, corporates and start-ups in the hydrogen and energy sector. The HYDROVERSE CONVENTION is the largest hydrogen innovation event in Europe. It focuses on start-up innovation, venture building, implementation of innovative hydrogen technologies, financing and funding, recruitment, and more. We also organize delegation tours to world leading H2 events, trade show participation for start-ups, and networking events for our community. H2UB is co-funded by the Ministry of Economic Affairs, Industry, Climate Action and Energy of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia and supported by numerous companies and institutions. Join the #HYDROVERSE!
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- 11–50 Beschäftigte
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- Essen, NRW
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- 2021
- Spezialgebiete
- Matchmaking & Acceleration, Wasserstoff, Start-ups, Hydrogen, Think Tank, Community-Builder und Ecosystem-Builder
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Essen, NRW, DE
Beschäftigte von H2UB
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Dr. Nils Liesebach
Head of Innovation @oge, Co-Founder of @evety and @H2UB, Innovator of molekju:l, H2Connect and HySchool
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Stefan Bongartz
"Err, err and err again, but less, less and less" - Piet Hein
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Gokce Mete
Accelerating industry decarbonization through partnerships
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Uwe Kerkmann
CEO @H2UB - Building the European Open Innovation Platform for Hydrogen Start-ups and Corporates
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𝐑𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫: 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐠 𝐄𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐲 𝐏𝐨𝐝𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐮𝐟 𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐄-𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 In wenigen Stunden könnt ihr unseren Podcast live verfolgen. Zu Gast sind Maren Preuß (Atmen) & Dr. Aljoscha Frede (H2UB). Wir freuen uns auf euren Besuch! 👋 📍 𝐖𝐚𝐧𝐧 𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐨? 16:00 – 16:45 Uhr ⏰ in der E-world Podcast Lounge 🛋️ (Übergang zwischen Halle 3 und Halle 4). ▶️ Mehr Infos findet ihr unter: https://lnkd.in/dXSnY5k8 #Eworld2025 #Podcast #YEP #Wasserstoff
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🚀 𝐉𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐦 𝐚𝐭 𝐇𝟐𝐔𝐁 🚀 We're excited to announce two fantastic job opportunities. If you're passionate about sustainable energy and eager to make an impact, we want to hear from you! 𝐒𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐫 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐫 𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐄𝐜𝐨𝐬𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦 (𝐦/𝐟/𝐝) We're seeking a dynamic individual to expand and develop our international corporate and investor network. In this role, you'll: 🌍 Integrate innovative international companies and investors into the #HYDROVERSE, connecting them with European hydrogen start-ups. 🌍 Identify market trends and create Market Intelligence Reports to provide strategic insights for our partners. 🌍 Collaborate with global industry leaders and VCs to foster scalable hydrogen solutions for industrial applications. 🌍 Represent H2UB in the hydrogen ecosystem, presenting our work both domestically and internationally in English and German. 👉 𝐓𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐣𝐨𝐛 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠: https://lnkd.in/eqjtCNSG 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐭 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 (𝐦/𝐟/𝐝) Are you a student pursuing a degree in business or engineering with an interest in sustainable energy solutions? Join us to: 🔍 Support our market monitoring processes, including quarterly reports and market size updates. 🔍 Analyze market developments across the whole hydrogen value chain. 🔍 Assist in strategic initiatives like market analyses and M&A projects. 🔍 Build and maintain a market information network, collaborating with internal and external partners. 👉 𝐓𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐣𝐨𝐛 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠: https://lnkd.in/ezXTPhM2 𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐇𝟐𝐔𝐁? ✨ Enjoy a position in an agile start-up with competitive compensation. ✨ Benefit from work-life balance through flexible hours and remote work. ✨ Thrive in a creative environment with room for your ideas and quick decision-making. ✨ Engage in continuous development through regular feedback and training. ✨ Work in a top-tier workspace within the BRYCK.COM community in Essen. 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐚 𝐝𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞? 𝐒𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐨 Susanne Görgens 𝐚𝐭 𝐬𝐮𝐬𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐞.𝐠𝐨𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐬@𝐡𝟐𝐮𝐛.𝐜𝐨𝐦. Want to get to know us first? Connect with the H2UB team on LinkedIn! Let's drive hydrogen innovation together! 💧🔋 #Hydrogen #Innovation #JobOpportunity #SustainableEnergy #MarketIntelligence #CorporateEcosystem #HydrogenisTeamwork
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📖 🦄 𝑻𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒌 𝒅𝒆𝒈𝒓𝒆𝒆𝒔 𝒅𝒐𝒏’𝒕 𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒊𝒏 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒖𝒑 𝒔𝒖𝒄𝒄𝒆𝒔𝒔? 𝑯𝒚𝒅𝒓𝒐𝒈𝒆𝒏 𝒇𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒗𝒆 𝒐𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒘𝒊𝒔𝒆! 🗝️ My colleagues and I analysed the career paths of founders of successful hydrogen companies (>=$20M fundraising) to identify patterns in the data. Here are the key findings on education: ⚙️ 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝟓𝟎% 𝐨𝐟 𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐚 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐫'𝐬 𝐝𝐞𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠. Only 23% in science, 15% in business. For unicorns, where software and programming skills are much more relevant, the share of science majors is 10% higher – but the share of engineers 30% lower. 🎓 𝐄𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐮𝐛𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬 : 40% of the founders have a bachelor's degree from an elite university and 50% have a master's degree. Outside the H2 space, this share is much lower for unicorns in all sectors for both degrees. There are three explanations for this: first, these institutions give access to excellent research & IP. Second, they signal quality. Finally, their graduates are endowed with a strong network, increasing the likelihood of successful fundraising. 🥼𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 & 𝐈𝐏 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐤𝐞𝐲: Nearly one in two Rising Stars in Hydrogen founders has a PhD. This is twice as much as other studies show for unicorns. In contrast, only 1 in 158 founders does not have a degree – while 17% of unicorn founders outside H2 do not have any university degree. This underlines the importance of education, applied research experience, as well as individual ownership and familiarity with the firm's proprietary IP. Excited to see more insights? Link to the full study in the comments⬇️ special thanks to Boss Consulting & Michael Johnson for supporting us!
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𝐖𝐞 𝐝𝐨𝐧’𝐭 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 😱 Do you want to be part of the #energy transition? Looking for a place to connect with other leaders in #climate tech? Then join us at the 9th edition of the 𝐒𝐄𝐓 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡 𝐅𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐥, 𝟏𝟖 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓, 𝐢𝐧 𝐁𝐞𝐫𝐥𝐢𝐧. Connect with innovative #startups, experienced investors and dedicated industry leaders to explore the latest trends, technologies, and solutions in #energy and climate tech. And make sure to visit us at our H2UB booth 😉 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐝𝐞: 💡 Panels, fireside chats, and keynotes from industry experts on the latest issues in energy and climate tech. 🤝 Dedicated exhibition area featuring showcases from exciting energy and climate tech start-ups, including H2UB #HYDROVERSE start-ups! 🗣 Lots of networking and pitching opportunities, plus B2B matchmaking sessions. 🏆 Pitches from the SET Award 2025 finalists and the annual Award Ceremony as part of the Berlin Energy Transition Dialogue Evening Reception #SET25. 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 #𝐒𝐄𝐓𝐓𝐅𝟐𝟓 𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐬 👉 https://shorturl.at/KDM6Y 📅 18.03.2025 📍 WECC, Berlin Deutsche Energie-Agentur GmbH (dena) | World Energy Council
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🔥 𝐋𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐲: 𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞’𝐬 𝐭𝐨𝐩 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐇𝟐 𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲 🔥 The 𝐇𝟐𝐔𝐁 𝐒𝐏𝐑𝐈𝐍𝐓 is the go-to accelerator for Seed and Series A startups in the hydrogen space. Our program is 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞-𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐝 to your needs: whether it’s product-market fit, go-to-market strategy, sales, or fundraising. 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐬 𝐮𝐬 𝐝𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭? 💡 1-on-1 mentoring with senior industry experts from leading corporates 📈 A proven track record: our alumni have raised more than €𝟏𝟗𝟐𝐌 🎯 No fees, no equity: our only goal is to help you scale! 𝐊𝐞𝐲 𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐛𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡: 📍 𝐊𝐢𝐜𝐤-𝐨𝐟𝐟 (April 7-8, Essen, Germany) – Meet your mentors and start your 10-week journey 🌍 𝐈𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 & World Hydrogen Summit & Exhibition (May 19-22) – Get challenged, then join us at Europe’s largest H2 event 🏆 Final pitch at 𝐇𝐘𝐃𝐑𝐎𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐒𝐄 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐕𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 – Present your startup to 600+ corporates, investors and peers 𝐃𝐨𝐧’𝐭 𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐨𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐇𝟐 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐩 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐥𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥! 🔗 Apply now – link in the comments
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Are you at E-world energy & water in Essen / Germany? Then be sure to visit the Ministerium für Wirtschaft, Industrie, Klimaschutz und Energie des Landes NRW & Fukushima networking event co-organised by our partner JETRO - Japan External Trade Organization Find out what Fraunhofer UMSICHT and the Fukushima Prefecture Government are planning in the field of green #hydrogen. Wednesday, 12 February 2025, 10:00 - 11:45 a.m. NRW booth (Hall 3, Stand 3R120) The event is free of charge, no registration required. See you there! Yusuke Yokozawa | Go Theisen | Dr. Aljoscha Frede
We are thrilled to announce that Fukushima Prefecture government will be participating in the E-world 2025 on Feb 11-13! Fukushima Prefecture government will hold a seminar and networking event in collaboration with the state of NRW. Fukushima and NRW are cooperating in the field of renewable energy and hydrogen. Fukushima and NRW Renewable Energy SEMINAR & NETWORKING EVENT 12 February 2025, 10:00 – 11:45 @E-world 2025 energy & water, NRW -Booth (Hall 3, Booth 3R120) The event is free of charge, no registration required. See you there! #Fukushima #NRW #RenewableEnergy #Hydrogen #Eworld
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📢 𝐎𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝟒 𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐤𝐬 𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝟐 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐮𝐦 𝐁𝐞𝐫𝐥𝐢𝐧 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 In only 4 weeks, on March 4-5, the H2 Forum Berlin 2025 will open its doors! Next to six great hydrogen start-ups from the #HYDROVERSE and our H2UB team members, 450 attendees are expected on-site – industry pioneers, project realisers, decision makers and policy makers, investors and financiers as well as innovators and, of course, our start-ups. Would you like to join? Then don't hesitate too long! Prices will increase on Feb 19th. 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐚𝐝𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐞𝐱𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝟐𝟎% 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭: H2FH2UB25 What can you expect on-site? "Turning vision into action: pioneers, projects, real impact" - under this motto, over 60 top speakers will share their insights, among others: 🎤 Axel Bree, Deputy Director-General Hydrogen Ramp-up and Energy Research, Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Klimaschutz 🎤 Detlef Brüggemeyer, Member of the Management Board and CTO, OGE 🎤 Martin Greda, CTO, FEST GmbH 🎤 Gilles Le Van, Chairman of the Supervisory Board, Air Liquide 🎤 Jens Müller-Belau, Managing Director Energy Transition, Shell 🎤 Dr. Christoph Noeres, Executive Director gH2, thyssenkrupp nucera 🎤 Elena Scaltritti, CCO, Topsoe 🎤 Jens Schmidt, CTO, TES 🎤 Willemien Terpstra, CEO, Gasunie 🎤 Franziska Weiss, Vice President Market & Business Development Europe, Siemens Energy 👉 𝐆𝐞𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐭 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞: https://lnkd.in/dMCMQthE #h2forum25 #hydrogenconference #futureofhydrogen #hydrogentechnologies #sustainability
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😲🌟𝙁𝙚𝙬 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙧𝙨 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙠𝙮: 𝐎𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝟒% 𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐇𝟐 𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧! 🌟People and teams are key to the success or failure of a start-up. However, our experience told us, that Hydrogen is different than other sectors. Endeavor's excellent analysis inspired us to do something similar for hydrogen: an analysis of individual career paths before founding a Rising Star company (>=$20M fundraising). So we partnered with Boss Consulting! 😯One of the many insights gained from the analysis is that there are only 4% female founders (among them Vaitea Cowan, Dr. Sara Schiffer, Laura Rahikka or Dr Jane Jin). 🦄This gap is even wider than for US unicorns, as analysed by the Stanford professor Ilya Strebulaev (7%)! ⚙️🤑 Looking at the pathways of all the founders analysed, we are aware that there are fewer women at each step: choice of technical education, working in H2-related industries, entrepreneurial experience - and raising $20M+. 📢 But without any doubt we agree with Afkenel Schipstra who told us, when she saw the results: "𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙚𝙣𝙚𝙧𝙜𝙮 𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙨𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙞𝙨 𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙢𝙤𝙨𝙩 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙡𝙚𝙭 𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙣𝙜𝙚𝙨 𝙬𝙚 𝙛𝙖𝙘𝙚, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙞𝙩 𝙙𝙚𝙢𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙘𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙞𝙩𝙮, 𝙚𝙭𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙩𝙞𝙨𝙚, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙝𝙞𝙥 𝙤𝙛 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮𝙤𝙣𝙚—𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙟𝙪𝙨𝙩 50% 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙥𝙤𝙥𝙪𝙡𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣." 🔓 To unlock the full potential of the H2 sector, unconscious biases most be broken down and framework conditions must be improved. At H2UB, we believe that building an open innovation platform that provides equal access to corporate and investor networks as well as engages female industry experts is an important contribution. 🙏Special thanks to Gokce Mete, Alessia Falsarone and Michael Johnson for their contributions to the study. If you want to see the full analysis, you can find the download link in the comments ⬇️
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𝐑𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐡𝐲𝐝𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐧: 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐬 𝐇𝟐 𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐝𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭? 🚀 At H2UB, we’ve always believed that people are the driving force behind innovation. That’s why we’re excited to share insights from our latest study: 𝘙𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘏𝘺𝘥𝘳𝘰𝘨𝘦𝘯: 𝘊𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘳 𝘗𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘏𝘪𝘨𝘩-𝘗𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘏2 𝘍𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐝𝐢𝐝 𝐰𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫? 🔍 💡 Over 𝟓𝟎% of H2 founders have an engineering degree, and nearly 𝟏 𝐢𝐧 𝟐 holds a PhD. ⏳ On average, founders bring 𝟏𝟒+ 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 of professional experience from industries like energy, chemicals and automotive. 🔥 𝟒𝟑% have 1st or 2nd degree entrepreneurial experience, building on lessons learned from previous ventures. 🌱 Yet, there’s still work to be done: only 𝟕 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝟏𝟓𝟖 𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐲𝐳𝐞𝐝 are women, indicating the need to enable more female entrepreneurship in hydrogen. In a field as complex as hydrogen, it’s clear that 𝐬𝐮𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐬: it requires deep hydrogen knowledge, resilience, industry experience and a robust network that thrives on innovation. As our CEO Uwe Kerkmann puts it: “Building a hydrogen startup is no small feat. It’s about combining technical excellence with market insight, navigating complex regulations and industry structures and maintaining a relentless focus on impact. At H2UB, we’re proud to support these rising stars as they drive the global energy transition.” The study analyzed startups based in North America and Europe that have raised $20 million or more in equity, venture debt or grants. 👉 𝐋𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐫 𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐰𝐞𝐛𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐞! #hydrogen #innovation #h2 #sustainability #entrepreneurs #energytransition #netzero #founders #study OGE | RAG-Stiftung | Deutsches Zentrum für Luft-und Raumfahrt e.V. | TÜV SÜD | Moritz T. Glettenberg | Dr. Aljoscha Frede | Yash Awatade | Michael Johnson | Afkenel Schipstra | Alessia Falsarone | Gokce Mete