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Scaleup Landing Pad Hamburg

About Us

The Scaleup Landing Pad Hamburg helps international growth companies scale their business in Germany and Europe from Hamburg. We connect ready to scale GreenTech businesses from the fields of mobility, logistics, energy, advanced materials and construction with key players in the Hamburg Metropolitan Region.

Get exactly the support you need to grow!
• Local Ecosystem Integration
• Digital and on-site Market Discovery
• Systemic one-on-one Support
• Expert Network Access

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Looking for GreenTech Solutions

At the Scaleup Landing Pad Hamburg, we believe that innovative solutions are needed to move people and goods sustainably, meet growing energy demands, and build climate-resistant and smart cities. The City of Hamburg is taking active steps to solving these challenges and calls upon international scaleup companies to take part!

With the Scaleup Landing Pad Hamburg it is easier than ever to come here and deploy your GreenTech solutions. By bringing joining our program in Hamburg, you will have the opportunity to make a real difference and contribute to creating a brighter future for generations to come.

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4 Reasons to apply!

Enter the German and European Markets from the innovation hub Hamburg.

Receive systematic support and a range of incentives adjusted to your scaleup’s individual needs.

Deep dive into Hamburg’s dynamic ecosystem as early as 2024.

Connect with potential business partners and customers through targeted matching and collaboration opportunities.

More reasons to apply!

Tulika Raj
Co-Founder and CEO of SunGreenH2
»The Landing Pad’s scheme offered us the perfect opportunity to bring our technology and solution to Europe and the German market. We go where we see the greatest potential to launch our technology and expand our business – a vision, which we share with the Landing Pad.«
Bodo Liesenfeld
HamburgAmbassador, Boston
»Hamburg has positioned itself internationally as a driver of innovation and urban test laboratory for futuristic projects through a network of research and innovation parks with different focal points. The German Electron Synchrotron DESY, the X-ray laser re- search facility European XFEL, the Fraunhofer Institute – they all enjoy international renown.«
Andrew Woo Schill
VP GTM Strategy of Microsec
»Germany was one of the first markets for us to enter overseas. We've done a lot of accelerators and startup programs before globally, but the Landing Pad is the first that we have experienced which is serious about how to scale startups to their next level.’«
Ralf Schmidt
HamburgAmbassador, Singapore
»Northern Germany’s coasts have an in- exhaustible resource: wind. This makes the Hamburg Metropolitan Region a centre of green hydroen, wind power and renewable energies, the best prerequisite for a sustainable economy.«
Belén Moreno
Account Executive of HySiLabs
»The Scaleup Landing Pad helped us to see the necessary steps and how to walk them successfully on the staircase of entering the Hamburg ecosystem and the German market.«
Jens-Peter Saul
HamburgAmbassador, Copenhagen
»The Fehmarnbelt Crossing gives us a real chance to develop the region into a northern European hub. It can create one of Europe's strongest economic regions between the metropolises of Hamburg and Copenhagen.«
Monika Brauers
Senior Program Manager, Plug and Play
»There are many pathways to the future, but they all have one thing in common: collaboration. No one company or country can complete this journey alone and become a healthy, sustainable and innovative city. Only through collaboration between big companies and tech companies, we can move things quickly forward for Hamburg, its ecosystem and the whole world. That's why we need Scaleups. «
Joana Gil Chavez
CEO of Lignopure
»It wasn’t until I got here that I saw how much interaction there is between the universities and industry, which changes everything. Coming from a scientific background, I would definitely recommend Hamburg to those with new ideas for products or technologies.«
Sowmya Thyagarajan
CEO of Foviatech
»I was surprised by how international Hamburg is: there are so many people from different countries and traditions. This is a favourable situation for me, because I am a woman entrepreneur, who is not from Europe – I am from Asia. On top of this, the people are ready to use new technologies and try new things, which is really important when you consider a start-up: innovation, creativity, ideas.«
Hans Christoph Lampert
HamburgAmbassador, London
»The United Kingdom and Hamburg have enjoyed extremely fruitful trade relations down through the centuries. Hamburg as a forward-looking and future-embracing partner will continue to offer businesses an excellent growth-oriented environment.«

Who can apply?

Your scaleup offers greentech solutions in the mobility, logistics, energy and construction sectors and has yet to enter the German market? We are looking for young businesses with aspirations to actively participate in Hamburg's ecosystem. You can find out more about the application details by clicking the button below. We look forward to your submission!

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Application

Submit your application through our online tool until 31 March

Admission

Our expert jury evaluates your application and we will notify you about the results until the end of April

Incentive Selection

We support you in selecting individual services for your business starting in May

Kick-Off & Participation

Start of your Landing Pad participation in Hamburg and enjoy the benefits until the end of 2024

Submit your application through our online tool until 31 March

Our expert jury evaluates your application and we will notify you about the results until the end of April

We support you in selecting individual services for your business starting in May

Start of your Landing Pad participation in Hamburg and enjoy the benefits until the end of 2024

Jury 2024

Your application will be evaluated by a jury of experts based in Hamburg, who have been carefully selected for their expertise in the GreenTech industry and in navigating Hamburg's innovation ecosystem.

Why Germany? Why Hamburg?

Being the second largest city in the world's fourth largest economy and Europe's designated #1 Large City of the Future, Hamburg offers the infrastructure to promote innovative and future-oriented projects. As Germany's mobility and logistics hub, centre of the northern German hydrogen ecosystem and home to Europe's largest inner-city development project, the city is a hub for cutting-edge advancements - and particularly well-suited to scale GreenTech solutions.

First Choice Hamburg

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