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Team-Up

  • Organizer: CyberLab
  • Audience: Students, Researchers, Founders
  • Language: German, English
  • Cost: Free of charge

The best ideas require the right team to succeed. Team-Up (CyberForum Team-Up) is an action-oriented matchmaking and team-building format hosted by CyberForum e.V. Organized primarily by CyberForum, Team-Up takes place multiple times per year across the region. As an official partner, KIT FORGE hosts one edition annually within its own premises at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT). The service brings together early-stage founders with an idea, skilled individuals looking to join an existing venture, and specialists offering targeted domain expertise. 

Participants pitch their business concepts—submitted either in advance or live on-site—followed by structured networking. To maximize matching efficiency, attendees are categorized by profile and objective, enabling fast, targeted connections between idea owners and functional talent.

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Format features & event dynamics

  • Idea pitches & live submissions: Short, focused pitch presentations where idea owners showcase their concept and highlight missing key roles. 
  • Profile-based categorization: Structured participant grouping (Idea Owners, Talent Seeking Teams, Domain Specialists) to streamline networking and profile alignment.

  • Regional event series: Organized regularly across the regional IT and startup ecosystem by CyberForum e.V., with KIT FORGE hosting an annual flagship edition on the KIT campus

  • Targeted team formation: Facilitates direct matchmaking across technical, commercial, design, and operational skill sets for early-stage ventures.
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