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IdeaLab! 2026

Die IdeaLab! ist eine Konferenz für StartUps und Entrepreneurship in Europa. Sie richtet sich an Gründungswillige, Unternehmer und Investoren und bietet ein umfangreiches Programm aus Vorträgen, Workshops und Networking-Events. Verschiedene Themenbereiche wie Tech & Innovation, Marketing & Sales, Finance & Investment sowie Leadership & Management werden von…

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46Speakers
96Sponsors
56Sessions
124Companies · in total

Speakers

Programmed at IdeaLab!, in alphabetical order.

Alexander Pfahl
Creator & Ex-Investmentbanker · Creator
Aron Gelbard
Founder & CEO · Bloom & Wild
Christian Wolf
Co-Founder · The Quality Group (More Nutrition)
Christoph Cordes
Co-Founder · Flink
Constantin Ziemmek
Kraps
Constantin Zimmek
MD · Kraps GmbH
Din Bisevac
CEO · buena
Dr. Thomas Wetzler
Pina Capital
Duco Trienkens
SumUp
Felix Plog
thermondo
Ferdinand Dabitz
Co-Founder & CEO · AUGUSTUS
Florian Heinemann
Founding Partner · Project A Ventures
Henric Meinhardt
Comstruct
Immanuel Schwall
OpenAI
Jan Kraume
Co-Founder · OACE
Jan Mudin
Jan Mundin
Buena
Jannis Multzer
Bolt
Jannis Mulzer
General Manager · Bolt
Jonas Jansen
DTCP
Jonathan Speckner
LAP Coffee
Joshua Starke
Founder & MD · Starke Unternehmensnachfolge

Sponsors

The companies behind the program. Tiers as disclosed.

ArvanaGold
ConstructGold
Dieter von Holtzbrinck VenturesGold
encentiveGold
Horn & CompanyGold
Orrick GermanyGold
b2ventureSilver
Burda Principal InvestmentsSilver
ItemdropSilver
LyneSilver
PlatoSilver
TeslaSilver
4P CapitalPremium Partner
ApetitoNon-Financial Sponsor
artgerechtNon-Financial Sponsor
Autohaus NIXFleet Partner
berlebachNon-Financial Sponsor
BG PreventGold Partner
Black ForestNon-Financial Sponsor
BoltMobility Partner
brand einsMedia Partner
Braun Foto TechnikNon-Financial Sponsor
CahuaNon-Financial Sponsor
Care and ConsultingNon-Financial Sponsor
CMCNon-Financial Sponsor
Coca ColaNon-Financial Sponsor
CogniGumNon-Financial Sponsor
ConfluentesGold Partner
DMNon-Financial Sponsor
Dominos Pizza GermanyNon-Financial Sponsor
drink earlyNon-Financial Sponsor
Emmi Caffe LatteNon-Financial Sponsor
EnpalSilver Partner
EWOREcosystem Partner
FinkenaurNon-Financial Sponsor
Fischerei TegernseeNon-Financial Sponsor
FruitionNon-Financial Sponsor
Gärtnerei WilbertNon-Financial Sponsor
German Tech JobsMedia Partner
HiwwelwoiNon-Financial Sponsor

Agenda

Selected from 56 sessions.

  • 08:00 – 08:40

    DRYLL Run (5km)

    Sidequest
  • 08:00 – 09:10

    Check in

    Speech
  • 08:30 – 09:00

    Deepworkclub x LAP Walk & Talk (with Till Westermann)

    Sidequest
  • 08:30 – 09:30

    Frühstück

    Food
  • 08:40 – 09:40

    Frühstück

    Food
  • 09:30 – 09:50

    Opening

    Speech
  • 09:30 – 10:00

    Inside Germany's Defense Sector

    Speech
  • 09:30 – 12:00

    Hackathon with OpenAI

    Sidequest
  • 09:50 – 10:20

    From 0 to 1: Lessons Learned with SumUp

    Speech
Company intelligence

What does it mean when 124 companies show up, and 5 bet on three roles at once?

124 companies. five are betting more than once.

The numbers below are derived from the speakers, sponsors, and exhibitors on this page, cross-referenced into one ledger. They are the only thing here that 10times.com cannot tell you.

Who's in the room
5All threespeak · spons · exh
91Sponsoringsponsor only
28Speakingspeaker only

In all three roles

4P Capital·Bolt·SumUp·Burda Principal Investments·Oatly

Speakers by seniority

46% of the speakers carry senior titles: C-suite, Founder, VP, or Director-level.

  • C-suite715%
  • Founder / Owner1124%
  • VP-level12%
  • Director / Head of24%
  • Manager / Lead24%
  • Advisor / Investor12%
  • Other roles2248%

Of 46 speakers · classified by free-text title

Most-represented companies
#CompanyRolesSpeakers
14P CapitalSponsor · Premium Partner2
2BoltSponsor · Mobility Partner2
3SumUpSponsor · Main Partner2
4Burda Principal InvestmentsSponsor · Silver1
5OatlySponsor · Non-Financial Sponsor1
6ApetitoSponsor · Non-Financial Sponsor-
7artgerechtSponsor · Non-Financial Sponsor-
8ArvanaSponsor · Gold-
9Autohaus NIXSponsor · Fleet Partner-
10b2ventureSponsor · Silver-
11berlebachSponsor · Non-Financial Sponsor-
12BG PreventSponsor · Gold Partner-
13Black ForestSponsor · Non-Financial Sponsor-
14brand einsSponsor · Media Partner-
Sponsors by tier
gold6
6% of 96
silver6
6% of 96
gold partner6
6% of 96
knowledge partner1
1% of 96
main partner1
1% of 96
media partner7
7% of 96
mobility partner1
1% of 96
non-financial sponsor61
64% of 96
premium partner1
1% of 96
ecosystem partner1
1% of 96
silver partner4
4% of 96
fleet partner1
1% of 96
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