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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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51Speakers
30Sponsors
25Sessions
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 Jonker
Ben Sufiani
Christian Ritosek
Founder · Candis
Daniel Brusch
Dennis Jansson
Dominik Matyka
Dominik Matyka
Euan Hintze
Florian Kandler
Startup-Coach · 2 Minuten 2 Millionen
Florian Merkel
Florian Merkel
Florian Stinauer
Jan Gutknecht
Jasper Roll
Johannes Velling
Johann Klopp
Joline Niewöhner

Sponsors

The companies behind the program. Tiers as disclosed.

Brainergy
Butterfly Elephant
Capnamic
Clever Funding
Cusp Capital
Die Techniker
DvH
DvH Ventures
Gateway Factory
Gateway Hochschulen Köln
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

Agenda

Selected from 25 sessions.

  • 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

Company intelligence

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
30Sponsoringsponsor only
13Speakingspeaker only
Speakers by seniority

22% of the speakers carry senior titles: C-suite, Founder, VP, or Director-level.

  • C-suite12%
  • Founder / Owner1020%
  • Other roles4078%

Of 51 speakers · classified by free-text title

Most-represented companies
#CompanyRolesSpeakers
1BrainergySponsor-
2Butterfly ElephantSponsor-
3CapnamicSponsor-
4Clever FundingSponsor-
5Cusp CapitalSponsor-
6Die TechnikerSponsor-
7DvHSponsor-
8DvH VenturesSponsor-
9Gateway FactorySponsor-
10Gateway Hochschulen KölnSponsor-
11Gateway Hochschulen KölnSponsor-
12Haufe Group venturesSponsor-
13HTGFSponsor-
14IONOS CloudSponsor-
Sponsors by tier
unspecified30
100% of 30
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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