At startport in Duisburg's inner harbor, innovative fish were once again brought on board. As many as 5 new startups from the logistics and supply chain sectors are launching the incubator program in the new year (batch #8).
As part of the incubator program at startport, startups are offered a wide range of resources and support, including the creation of prototypes, individual matching for projects and potential customers, networking with investors, exclusive access to networking events, tailor-made workshops with industry experts, PR and marketing communication, and attractive jobs in a coworking space.
Duisburg, 27.09.2023 - Innovative fish were once again brought on board at the start port in Duisburg's inner harbor. As many as 5 new startups from the logistics and supply chain sectors are launching the incubator program in the new year (batch #8). The grand opening took place today in the startport coworking space in Duisburg's inner harbor and was crowned with an impressive boat tour through the harbor. This six-month program not only promises innovative developments, but also close cooperation with exclusive partners and an inspiring working environment in the startport office. The five selected startups, aluco, FlowEye , CloverOptimization and Cellgo represent a wide range of technology and logistics solutions in a wide variety of areas of logistics, including process optimization, efficiency improvement, planning algorithms, warehouse automation and robotics. These startups will be intensively supported and promoted over the next six months in order to advance their innovative ideas in the logistics and supply chain industry. Johannes Franke, managing director of startport, was enthusiastic about the new year: “We are delighted to welcome Batch #8 and are convinced that these startups will advance the logistics and supply chain industry with their innovative ideas and solutions. With our six-month incubator program and the focus on bringing them to our site in a targeted manner, we can address the needs of our exclusive partners even more specifically and initiate joint projects.”
StartPort program duration reduced to half a year
Reducing the duration of the program to half a year enables startport to further increase the quality and effectiveness of cooperation between startups and their exclusive partners. This new format allows startups to develop their innovations faster and enables them to get to market faster. Since its founding in 2017, startport has developed into one of the leading innovation platforms in Europe. The focus on the Rhine-Ruhr and Duisburg regions enables startport to take advantage of its proximity to exclusive partners and develop innovative solutions for the logistics and supply chain sector. This new format allows startups to develop their innovations faster and enables them to get to market faster. Since its founding in 2017, startport has developed into one of the leading innovation platforms in Europe. The focus on the Rhine-Ruhr and Duisburg region enables startport to take advantage of its proximity to exclusive partners and develop innovative solutions for the logistics and supply chain sector.
Networking with potential customers: This is what startups can expect in the incubator program at startport
“The logistics industry is facing numerous challenges, including reducing emissions and digitizing supply chains. The startups in Batch #8 play a decisive role in solving these problems and can offer established companies valuable support,” says Andrea Peters, startup and community manager at startport. As part of the incubator program at startport, startups are offered a wide range of resources and support, including the creation of prototypes, individual matching for projects and potential customers, networking with investors, exclusive access to networking events, tailor-made workshops with industry experts, PR and marketing communication, and attractive jobs in a coworking space.
Innovation challenges between partners and startups
As a subsidiary of Duisburger Hafen AG, startport has built up a strong partner network over almost 6 years of existence. These include regional players such as Bohnen Logistik, TanQuid, RhenuSport Logistics, Yusen Logistics, Duisburg Business & Innovation, Duisburg Intermodal Terminal and Wirtschaftsbetriebe Duisburg. These are linked with specific startups in so-called Innovation Challenges and can thus successfully launch pilot projects. Connect innovation challenges with specific startups and can thus successfully launch pilot projects. Through this format from startport, tailor-made innovations are assigned to the right companies and development is driven forward at the Duisburg location.
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