Innovation meets transformation

And what about start-ups? If we go further back in history, we find that Hamburg has always been a start-up city, because Hamburg is a city of inventors with a fair amount of pioneering spirit. You need examples? Then let’s jump in with the following question: What do these things have in common? Chip card, water wings, sticking plaster, sparkler, Sellotape, baby dummy, Advent wreath, dynamite. That’s right! All of them were invented in Hamburg!

Today, the city’s start-up scene is very diverse and an important driver of sustainability, and thus significantly less destructive than dynamite. Passionate and enthusiastic entrepreneurs, strong science and numerous business clusters meet innovative founders in Hamburg – an ideal breeding ground for new ideas and forward-looking projects. Hamburg offers great opportunities, which is why we are increasingly on the radar of professionals, students and investors. Speaking of radar: The foundation stone for today’s radar technology was laid by Heinrich Hertz, who discovered in 1886 that radio waves are reflected by metallic objects. And now you’re wondering where Hertz was born…

If you want to get to know Hamburg’s current start-up scene and the start-up ecosystem implemented in Hamburg in more detail, you can take a look at Start-Up-City, where many exciting start-ups are listed.