Startup communities in Wuppertal

Hybrid

Circular economy accelerator and innovation network connecting founders and industry in the Ruhr region.

In-Person

Exzellenz Start-up Center NRW, based in Wuppertal, offers comprehensive support for startups, particularly through consulting, premises for founding teams, and events centered around entrepreneurship. The target audience is primarily students, graduates, and employees of universities in North Rhine-Westphalia. The center also promotes women-specific founding cultures through initiatives such as "Women Entrepreneurs in Science." Together with other partners, it strengthens the startup culture in the regional ecosystem.

Hybrid

Inklupreneur Rheinland in the Düsseldorf/Rhineland region is aimed at startups and grown-ups that want to structurally anchor workplace inclusion of people with disabilities in their organization. Through a self-binding pledge, companies begin a program of up to twelve months comprising workshops, coaching, mentoring, and HR optimization (including disability awareness training and recruiting support). The operational implementation is carried out by found it = e.V., funded by the Rhineland Regional Council (LVR), with the goals of establishing inclusive structures and filling concrete positions. The program offers regional networking and exchange with mentors as well as access to a disability talent pool. The sponsoring body is a non-profit inclusion project in cooperation with the LVR.

Hybrid

Regional innovation network connecting founders, startups, and companies in Bergisches Land.