For startups, companies and everyone driving AI forward.
An ecosystem that grows startups and gets people excited about AI.
Meeting, workshop and event rooms — bookable by the hour at both locations.
Meetups, pitches and workshops — over 250 events per year across our ecosystem.
Innovation programs, AI Experience Days and Startup Scouting — for established companies.
Accelerator, incubator and network — from idea to Series A.
AI trainings, workshops and hackathons — hands-on knowledge for teams and talent.
From AI meetups to AI training and from in-house workshops to AI hackathons — at STARTPLATZ, people and companies meet who don't just want to understand AI, but actually apply it.
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Meetups, community events, hackathons, Rheinland-Pitch and workshops — every week people come together at STARTPLATZ to share ideas, build and grow.
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Startups, investors, mentors, experts, alumni and partners — our community connects people, knowledge and opportunities far beyond any single program.
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Cologne Mediapark and Düsseldorf Medienhafen — two central spots for coworking, offices, events and innovation, right in the heart of the startup & AI ecosystem in NRW.
Understanding AI isn't enough — we put it into practice. Four programs in the Rhineland: Accelerator, AI Academy, Hackathons and the Cologne–Paris builder community.
4-month program for 10 AI startups. Mentoring, investor access, pilot projects with corporate partners. Batch #3 starts in October 2026 · apply by Sep 27.
Apply nowAZAV-certified, taught by practitioners. Four stages — entry, deep dive, specialization, staying current. Masterclasses, intensive programs, AI Campus and in-house for teams.
Discover programs48 hours, working prototypes. Open, corporate and Hackathon-as-a-Service for companies.
HackathonsWeekly AI Fridays, Mistral Meetups, AI Treffpunkt, ClawCon — if you build with AI, this is where you meet.
CommunityWe connect France's deep-tech strength (Mistral & Co.) with NRW's applied power. 3 hours by train between the two ecosystems — together we're building Europe's AI stack.
