Services

An idea is all it takes. No business plan, no team name, no prior startup experience – if you have an idea with the potential for a starting point, you can participate. 

Nationwide digital interview series across 25+ partner universities. Features intimate, unvarnished conversations and Q&A sessions with high-profile founders.

Low-barrier, weekly drop-in consulting format for students, researchers, and prospective founders at KIT. Offers individual 1-on-1 guidance.

Inspiring lecture series featuring founder alumni, corporate innovators, and VC experts. Gives students and researchers direct insights into the real startup world.

Connects researchers and academic staff with corporates and venture partners to foster industry-academia collaboration and co-innovation.

At the KIT FORGE booth during the KIT Career Fair, students, researchers, and alumni meet startup teams from the KIT ecosystem.

Provides tailored roadmaps for public grants (e.g., EXIST, Start-up BW), administrative application management, and pitch coaching for selection panels.

Offers approachable feedback on early-stage ideas and guides you toward funding, co-founders, spaces, and community networks.

Annual financial strategy event - features expert keynotes and Q&A sessions covering the startup financing spectrum—from public grants to VCs.

Peer-learning event series featuring candid talks by experienced founders on their startup journeys, key setbacks, and practical lessons learned. 

International program designed for students, researchers, and early-stage founders looking to bridge the gap between academic innovation and business creation.

Focused workshop introducing researchers and supervisors to technology transfer mechanisms, IRM support services, and stakeholder management.

The Entrepreneurship Glossary explains the core concepts surrounding entrepreneurship, knowledge transfer, and innovation.

Combines hands-on innovation frameworks and Design Thinking applied directly to participants' own research to validate commercial and societal application potential.

Covers pitch storytelling, hooklines, body language, and audience targeting, culminating in a live practice pitch with immediate constructive feedback.

Teaches how to transform complex research into persuasive, memorable stories for investors, stage presentations, and media without sacrificing scientific rigor.

Teaches low-budget rapid prototyping methods to build testable product formats quickly and refine concepts through immediate feedback.

Teaches structured methods to uncover genuine user pain points and conduct unbiased customer interviews to ensure products solve real-world problems.

Applies proven business model frameworks to map out customer segments, value propositions, and revenue streams, transforming concepts into viable operational models.

Intensive 6-hour workshop: Combines research contextualization tools with target-audience framing to translate scientific results into real-world impact.

Free nationwide continuing education program features 17 modular workshops to equip Master's students, PhD candidates, and postdocs from all disciplines.

Delivers direct insights from European venture capitalists and founders on pre-seed funding, VC processes, cap tables, and investor pitches.

Connects 40 selected students and researchers from Germany, France, and Switzerland to learn how to build a business.

Applies core project management principles to build a concrete, milestone-driven roadmap, helping participants move ideas from concept to action.

Specialized advisory formats connecting early-stage founders and research teams with experts in in various topics to solve operational challenges and de-risk venture development.

Providing researchers and founders with practical guidance on incorporation, VC financing, IP transfer, employment law, and tax strategies.

Connects global university spin-offs with the Baden-Württemberg innovation ecosystem through B2B matchmaking, regulatory deep dives, and research collaborations.

Project-based program for researchers to translate research findings into societal and economic impact. Combines hands-on project work with expert guidance.

KIT TRIANGEL offers interactive workshops on scientific storytelling, stage presence, and visualization. Learn how to communicate your research clearly.

With KTUR Lab Visits, we open the doors to laboratories, workshops and research facilities across the Upper Rhine region – in Germany, France and Switzerland.

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Regional speed-dating format connecting founders with complementary talent across seven partner universities in Northern Baden-Württemberg. 

Provides female students, researchers, and graduates with monthly stipends, material grants, 1-on-1 coaching, and female mentorship.

Informal, low-threshold walk-and-talk networking format for female founders and aspiring entrepreneurs. Fosters peer connection and open dialogue.

Low-threshold networking event combining inspirational keynotes with informal peer exchange. Connects female founders and aspiring entrepreneurs.

Annual alumni conference uniting KIT founders, investors, researchers, and emerging talent worldwide. Features keynotes, panel discussions, a startup exhibition.

Annual conference and community event at KIT focusing on cybersecurity, privacy, and big data. Brings together researchers, corporate leaders, and investors.

Karlsruhe's iconic informal networking gathering connecting students, founders, researchers, and alumni. Features seasonal catering and open pitch stages.

Tailored 1-on-1 matchmaking connecting founders with experienced mentors based on domain, stage, and individual fit.

Targeted team-building event featuring short idea pitches and role-based matchmaking for founders and skilled talents. Organized by CyberForum.

Interdisciplinary builder community and competition program by DeepTech Hub across seven universities. Provides student teams with travel, entry, and logistical support.

Trade Shows & Stages is a strategic visibility and market entry program operated by KIT FORGE for startups, technology spin-offs, and researchers from KIT.

We provide suitable spaces and infrastructure—whether for an initial team meeting, a workshop, or your first dedicated office. 

Provides structured guidance on idea development, team dynamics, and strategic decisions, both as a standalone service and within programs.

Provides student teams with workshops, mentoring, and network access to validate business ideas, build early prototypes, and present at a final pitch contest.

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