Paderborn University's garage33 invites you to "moonshots & moneten"
The start-up scene in Germany is once again looking to Paderborn: on Friday, 19 June, the start-up summit "moonshots & moneten" will enter its third round. Hosted by garage33, the start-up centre of Paderborn University, and Factory33, the start-up hub for SMEs, the event brings together founders, entrepreneurs, investors, and network partners from the German start-up scene and focuses on up-and-coming start-ups and scale-ups from Ostwestfalen-Lippe (OWL). This year's edition of the summit will once again feature a focused programme with plenty of room for the ideas and technologies of the future. Participation is free of charge, registration is possible via moonshotsundmoneten.de. Tickets are limited.
Inspiration, pitches, and personal dialogue
The focus will be on practical insights into the most innovative ideas from the OWL start-up region. A special highlight is a "Fire Talk" with Carsten Maschmeyer, one of the best-known voices in the German start-up scene and a member of the jury on the TV programme "Die Höhle der Löwen". A "Fire Talk" is a relaxed, informal interview format on stage - without the character of a lecture. In addition, founders present their business ideas in compact short pitches, i.e. concise short presentations, in "two minute moonshots". The "OWL Start-up Pitch", which is being organised for the eleventh time in cooperation with Sparkasse Paderborn-Detmold-Höxter, focuses on innovative business models that are actively looking for capital. The programme is complemented by other exciting points, such as a presentation of Factory33 and its role in the regional innovation landscape, practical masterclasses on various start-up topics, and numerous networking opportunities.
A look back at two successful previous years
"moonshots & moneten" has quickly established itself as an important platform for dialogue and networking. The premiere in 2024 already attracted around 1000 participants to the newly opened Start-up Campus OWL and offered a wide range of inspiration for the start-up scene with presentations, panels, and pitch formats. In 2025, the event continued to expand its role as a central meeting point for the start-up scene in OWL. "Our start-up summit 'moonshots & moneten' brings founders together with players from business and investment, creating the framework for initial discussions and concrete collaborations. This is also reflected in the results of previous years: in addition to new contacts, successful financing as well as pilot projects between start-ups and established companies have been established. We are therefore all the more pleased that the event is already entering its third round this year," says Prof Dr Sebastian Vogt, Director of the Technology Transfer & Business Start-up Centre (TECUP) at Paderborn University.
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