What a day – and what a community behind it. 💜💚



founders.festival turned Aachen’s city center into a celebration of startups and new ideas – and today we want to say a heartfelt thank you to everyone who made it possible.



Thank you, Aachen. 🙌



Our founders.festival right in the city center – open to everyone, with no tickets and no barriers – was only possible because the city truly stands behind entrepreneurship:



👉The Oberbürgermeister Michael Ziemons and Stadt Aachen – for opening up the heart of the city and supporting the vision of an accessible startup festival.

👉 Boulevard Hartmannstraße and the shops around Elisengarten and Münsterplatz – especially Eiscafé Tasin and Patisserie Isabella – for helping us bring the festival atmosphere right into the urban space.



Thank you to our sponsors 🌟

Your support turned an idea into a real Startup City Aachen experience: Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, Kadans Science Partner, Osborne Clarke Germany, NRW.BANK, Gateway Factory



You helped create a space where students, founders, investors and curious visitors could discover startups, exchange ideas and connect.



Thank you to the ecosystem & all helpers 💪



Aachen’s startup spirit is built every day by the ecosystem and the many people who contribute time, energy and expertise.



A huge thank you to:

FH Aachen University of Applied Sciences, Startup Village Jülich, 6GEMcubator, MerLin, IHK Aachen, digitalHUB Aachen e.V., koala startup network, TVF | TechVision Fonds, GründerRegion Aachen, RWTH Collective Incubator, AC.E Aachener Entrepreneurship Team e.V., Bürgerstiftung Lebensraum Aachen, AGIT MBH, NeuroSys Cluster, chatpoints, Qontra Events & Media



You supported with formats, communication, guidance, volunteering and on-site presence – and made founders.festival what it was: an open invitation into Aachen’s startup ecosystem.



Over 30 startups, honest founder stories, school teams pitching, spontaneous sidewalk conversations and new connections – Aachen showed once again that there are no limits to building something amazing here.



To everyone involved: thank you for making founders.festival a true Startup City Aachen event.