Startup city Karlsruhe

Karslruhe – a place of pleasant Baden bourgeoisie, a city of civil servants, at least that’s the cliché. But as a digital location and university city, Karlsruhe has long since established itself as a start-up stronghold and has become a real insider tip for start-ups. We show you why Karlsruhe should not be underestimated when it comes to start-ups.
Technical expertise and innovative spirit come together here – no wonder, as many founders come directly from the city’s prestigious universities and research institutes. In addition, the CyberForum, Europe’s largest regionally active high-tech entrepreneur network with over 1,200 members, offers crucial support for young start-ups. The associated accelerator CyberLab promotes innovative projects through targeted mentoring, a strong network and valuable funding programs.
From internationally established grownups to up-and-coming scaleups and a large number of young startups: Karlsruhe’s startup scene is diverse and is developing rapidly. These companies are shaping technological progress, driving sustainable innovation, creating jobs and showing that Karlsruhe is a vibrant center for startups and exciting, technology-oriented business models.
In this overview, we take a look at some of the most exciting startups Karlsruhe currently has to offer. From established heavyweights to freshly founded newcomers – we show the diversity of the start-up location.

Grownups – The established

• Chrono24
  • As the world’s leading marketplace for luxury watches, Chrono24 has a global reach and is now one of the heavyweights in e-commerce. Here, watch enthusiasts from over 120 countries can buy, sell and exchange luxury watches.
• Echobot
  • Echobot is an established brand for intelligent sales and marketing solutions. With AI-supported tools, the company offers valuable insights into company data and facilitates the acquisition of new customers.
• Chaos Enscape
  • Enscape develops powerful software for real-time rendering and virtual reality that enables architects and designers to visualize projects in impressive quality.

Emerging scale-ups – the high-growth ones

• HQS Quantum Simulation
  • HQS develops software for the use of quantum computing in industrial applications, particularly in chemistry and materials science. The company shows strong growth potential.
• Workwise
  • Workwise’s platform facilitates the application process with smart technologies that make recruiting more efficient. The company is growing rapidly and is establishing itself as an innovative solution in the HR sector.
• Nitrado
  • Nitrado is a leading provider of game server hosting and enables users to operate their own servers for various games. With a large international community, Nitrado has a significant market share in the gaming sector.

Young start-ups – the innovative ones

• respeak
  • respeak enables companies to use interactive voice dialogs to collect data and thus offers a new, dialog-based solution for customer feedback.
• Aimino
  • Aimino uses AI to generate image data that trains and improves other AI systems. With Aimino, companies can use 95% fewer data points and save costs at the same time.
• Bytefabrik.AI
  • Bytefabrik.AI develops no-code software for analyzing high-frequency industrial data streams and is aimed at machine builders and plant operators who need data-driven applications.
• Eleet Games
  • Eleet Games combines traditional gaming with blockchain elements, whereby the focus is on the gaming experience and the crypto component is optional.
• SafeAD
  • SafeAD focuses on the safety of autonomous vehicles and combines technologies such as machine learning and computer vision.
• NeoCargo
  • NeoCargo networks medium-sized transport and logistics companies in order to simplify the exchange of order data and digitize freight allocation.
• Roamy
  • The Roamy app offers audio descriptions of places of interest and is ideal for travelers who want to learn more about their surroundings.
• PayDevs
  • PayDevs enables developers of open source software to generate income from their work – an exciting model that supports open source.
• Mable
  • Mable offers a tracking solution that helps online stores to reliably measure conversions and increase their marketing efficiency.
• Pockethost
  • Pockethost makes it easier for players to create and manage their own game servers and allows them to pay only for the time they actually use them.
• Formic
  • Formic is developing a modular transport system that can move heavy loads safely. An interesting project for logistics and production.