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KIT FORGE is one of Europe’s leading entrepreneurship hubs. We inspire and empower students, researchers, and founders to adopt an entrepreneurial mindset and turn groundbreaking research and bold ideas into real-world impact.

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Services

How we
empower
you

We support your entrepre­neurial journey across five core areas.

Uncovering your potential

Providing orientation, identifying research potential, shaping initial ideas, and igniting the entrepreneurial spirit.
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Join us to connect, collaborate,
and build what’s next.

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Deep dives, founder stories, and
ecosystem insights.

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A powerful network for your vision

We connect key players across Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg and beyond to create decisive added value for your entrepreneurial journey.

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what’s next?

Whether you have a vague idea, a breakthrough research paper, or an active startup – let’s talk.

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I agree that my personal data submitted via the contact form may be processed by KIT FORGE for the following purposes: contacting me and providing startup consulting services. The processing of the data entered in the contact form is based solely on my consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR). The information I provide in the contact form, including my contact details, will be stored by KIT FORGE for the purpose of processing my inquiry. KIT FORGE will not share this data with third parties without my consent. The data I enter in the contact form will remain with KIT FORGE until I request its deletion, withdraw my consent to its storage (which I may do informally by email to info@kit-forge.de), or the purpose for which the data was collected no longer applies (e.g. once my inquiry has been fully processed). Mandatory statutory provisions, in particular statutory retention periods, remain unaffected. For information on data protection relating to startup consulting, including applications for public funding programmes for spin-offs, please refer to https://www.kit-forge.de/en/privacy/.

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For consulting inquiries, please use our separate consulting inquiry form.

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I agree that my personal data submitted via the contact form may be processed by KIT FORGE for the following purposes: contacting me and providing startup consulting services. The processing of the data entered in the contact form is based solely on my consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR). The information I provide in the contact form, including my contact details, will be stored by KIT FORGE for the purpose of processing my inquiry. KIT FORGE will not share this data with third parties without my consent. The data I enter in the contact form will remain with KIT FORGE until I request its deletion, withdraw my consent to its storage (which I may do informally by email to info@kit-forge.de), or the purpose for which the data was collected no longer applies (e.g. once my inquiry has been fully processed). Mandatory statutory provisions, in particular statutory retention periods, remain unaffected. For information on data protection relating to startup consulting, including applications for public funding programmes for spin-offs, please refer to https://www.kit-forge.de/en/privacy/.