A joint event for founders, investors, decision-makers, and other stakeholders from the startup and financial ecosystems across Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and northern Germany.
Following the successful launch of the event “Founders & Investors—Let’s Get Your Startup Funded” at Stralsund City Hall in early 2026, Gründungswerft e.V., Baltic Incubate, the Northern Germany Entrepreneurs’ Association, and the DeveLUP Future Center will continue the series on Wednesday, March 17, 2027, at 5:30 p.m. in Ludwigslust. Once again, founders, investors, decision-makers, and other key players from the startup and financial ecosystems across Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and Northern Germany will be brought together.
With this second edition, the perspective is being deliberately broadened: in addition to urban centers, the potential of rural regions will be brought even more into focus. After all, innovation, entrepreneurship, and capital do not arise in isolated locations, but through the interaction of different regions and their respective strengths. The goal is to spark investor interest in rural startup ecosystems and to provide founders and potential investors with better access to the network and financing opportunities.
The event venue in the Ludwigslust-Parchim district—Germany’s second-largest—offers ideal conditions for amplifying the event’s impact and engaging key influencers in West Mecklenburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Hamburg, and beyond. Ludwigslust is situated at the intersection of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and the Hamburg metropolitan region, one of Europe’s strongest economic and innovation hubs. This creates new opportunities for startups, aspiring entrepreneurs, investors, and companies—ranging from partnerships and market access to financing and skilled workers. Together with partners from business, academia, and politics, the organizers of “Founders & Investors – Let’s Get Your Startup Funded” are creating a space for exchange, financing, and new collaborations. Successful startup experiences are shared, investors discuss current developments, and selected startups present their ideas.
“Founders & Investors – Let’s Get Your Startup Funded” stands for a Mecklenburg-Vorpommern that grows together. For an ecosystem that does not view urban and rural areas in isolation, but rather combines their respective strengths while simultaneously harnessing opportunities for the entire state. After all, the best ideas emerge where different perspectives, regions, and networks come together.
To register, contact the startup and entrepreneurship coordinator at the DeveLUP Future Center, Henrik Wegner, by emailing develup@kreis-lup.de.
