Value proposition

STARTPLATZ is a startup incubator & accelerator in Cologne + Düsseldorf and is the main hub for the Rheinland ecosystem

STARTPLATZ is a startup incubator and accelerator with branches in Cologne and Düsseldorf and functions as a hub for the Rheinland ecosystem and the local founders’ scene.

We offer much more than just coworking: The biggest startup community in NRW including networking events, conference and meeting rooms in an innovative atmosphere, workshops on all kinds of topics, an accelerator program & much more.

On approximately 4.500 square meters in Cologne Mediapark and 2.000 square meters in Düsseldorf’s MedienHafen, an ecosystem was created that offers aspiring startups and innovative companies space for growth, advice & coaching, workshops & events as well as a connection to the large network.

More than 350 startups have already worked on their businesses, over 150 million euros have been invested in them and more than 170 teams participated in the STARTPLATZ accelerator. In cooperation with partners from the ecosystem, STARTPLATZ also offers companies and medium-sized enterprises various solutions from the startup world to successfully implement and promote digitalisation and innovation processes. Visit www.startplatz.de for more information.

Startup, Mittelstand, Unternehmen , Coworking , Inkubation , Corporate Incubation , Accelerator , Gründungen , Innovation , Innovationsmanagement, Digitalisierung , Digitale Geschäftsmodelle , Digitale Transformation , New Work , Change Management , Disruption , Scrum , ChatGPT, Sustainability Business Transformation, and FlexOffices