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Newsletter Archive
- StartSmart – Start in ein neues Jahr [14.01.2026]
- StartSmart – Inspiration für den grauen Januar [29.01.2026]
- StartSmart: Dein Gründungsfrühling beginnt jetzt [12.02.2026]
- StartSmart: Gemeinsam Zukunft feiern [26.02.2026]
- StartSmart: Wenn Ideen aufblühen [12.03.2026]
- StartSmart: Ideen im Spotlight [26.03.2026]
- StartSmart: Ideen, die Zukunft machen [16.04.2026]
- StartSmart: Impulse für den StartSmart: Impulse für den Mai [30.04.2026]
- StartSmart: Vernetzen. Austauschen. Gründen. [13.05.2026]
News from the Start-up Office
EXIST Women 2026 has launched successfully
A successful start for EXIST Women 2026: 14 female founders kick off the funding year with a wide range of ideas—from medicine to art history. At the kick-off event at the startup office, participants not only networked but also worked together
Schwarzwälder Gründergeist launches ideas and business plan competition
Mit dem Ideen- und Businessplan-Wettbewerb ruft der Schwarzwälder Gründergeist – eine Kooperation bestehend aus der Universität Freiburg sowie den Hochschulen Furtwangen und Offenburg – gemeinsam mit regionalen Partner*innen dazu auf,
VC or Bootstrapping: Two Paths. One Choice.
VC or bootstrapping: Founders rarely disagree as strongly as they do on this question. Not because the numbers are unclear. But because the answer touches something deeper than finance. For
‘Young people are bursting with good ideas’: Interview with the founder of FRENI Entrepreneurship Days
Less talk, more action: just under six months ago, the Freiburg Entrepreneurship Institute (FRENI) was spun off from the Start-up Office by our colleague Dr Harald Schützeichel. Now FRENI is launching with a
Visible. Connected. Empowered: A portrait of the women behind “Bridge the gap”
Two women, one vision: With their event series “Bridge the gap – Focus on female founders,” our employees Liliane Herzberg and Katharina Engel are creating a space where women* can become visible, engage in dialogue, and share their experiences.
Newsletter September 2025
Liebe Gründungsinteressierte, der Herbst bringt frischen Schwung in die Freiburger Startup-Community – mit spannenden Events, Workshops und neuen Formaten, die euch auf eurem Gründungsweg unterstützen und inspirieren. Mit „Bridge