Startups

Startupland 2027

Startupland is an annual event that brings together founders, investors, corporations, and the broader startup ecosystem. With inspiring speakers, networking opportunities, and a vibrant atmosphere, the conference is designed to forge connections and foster growth in the European startup community. The 2026 edition saw over 1,200 attendees and more than 100…

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70Speakers
28Sponsors
25On the bill · sessions
43Companies · in total
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Speakers

Programmed at Startupland, in alphabetical order.
Alexander Bigerl
Alexander Hüsing
Alexander Sporenberg
Alex Frankenberg
Alex von Frankenberg
André Christ
Founder, LeanIX · LeanIX
André Jonker
Ben Sufiani
Björn Keune
Founder, Invincible Brands · Invincible Brands
Chérine De Bruijn
Daniel Brusch
Dennis Jansson
Dominik Matyka
Dominik Matyka
Enrico Mellis
Euan Hintze
Felix Hettig
Florian Kandler
Startup-Coach · 2 Minuten 2 Millionen
Florian Merkel
Florian Merkel
Florian Stinauer
Frederik von Bossel
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Sponsors

The houses behind the program. Tiers as disclosed.
Brainergy
Butterfly Elephant
Capnamic
Clever Funding
Cusp Capital
Die Techniker
DvH Ventures
Gateway Factory
Gateway Hochschulen Köln
Haufe Group Ventures
HTGF
IONOS Cloud
KoelnBusiness
KPMG
KSK
NAP Cologne
neoteq
neoteq ventures
NRW.BANK
OBI
Osborne Clarke
Qonto
SAP
scaleyo
Spreadgroup
Tesla
The Customization Group
Ventech
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Agenda

Selected from 25 sessions on the bill.
  • 10:00AM - 10:25AM

    The Internet of Monopolies – how we can reclaim the Internet

  • 10:25AM - 10:30AM

    Welcome @ Pitch Stage

    Pitch Stage powered by NRW.BANK
  • 10:30AM - 10:55AM

    Scaling a defense Startup from scratch right now

  • 10:30AM - 10:55AM

    Software/AI

  • 10:30AM - 11:25AM

    Ask Me Anything about Startup-PR

    Ask Me Anything II
  • 10:30AM - 11:25AM

    Ask me Anything about Venture Capital

    Ask Me Anything I
  • 10:40AM - 10:45AM

    Welcome @ Know How Stage

    Know How Stage powered by KPMG
  • 10:45AM - 11:10AM

    Bootstrapping – done right!

  • 10:45AM - 11:10AM

    Designing Agentic AI for Revenue

Intermission
Part the Second · For the Buyer

An audience of 43 companies, parsed from the program.

43 companies in attendance.

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
0All threespeak · spons · exh
28Sponsoringsponsor only
15Companies Speakingspeaker only
Speakers by seniority

20% of the speakers carry senior titles: C-suite, Founder, VP, or Director-level.

  • C-suite11%
  • Founder / Owner1319%
  • Other roles5680%

Of 70 on the bill · classified by free-text title

Most-represented companies
  1. 01BrainergySp
  2. 02Butterfly ElephantSp
  3. 03CapnamicSp
  4. 04Clever FundingSp
  5. 05Cusp CapitalSp
  6. 06Die TechnikerSp
  7. 07DvH VenturesSp
  8. 08Gateway FactorySp
  9. 09Gateway Hochschulen KölnSp
  10. 10Haufe Group venturesSp
  11. 11HTGFSp
  12. 12IONOS CloudSp
  13. 13KoelnBusinessSp
  14. 14KPMGSp
Sponsors by tier
unspecified28
100% of 28
At peer events but not here

These companies sponsored two or more peer events recently, but aren't on this program. For an organizer, that's a list of warm prospects.

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