{"id":11728,"date":"2022-07-05T10:26:23","date_gmt":"2022-07-05T10:26:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ewg.de\/?page_id=11728"},"modified":"2026-08-19T12:23:28","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T12:23:28","slug":"start-up-city-essen","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ewg.de\/en\/start-up-city-essen\/","title":{"rendered":"Start-up-City Essen"},"content":{"rendered":"  \n\n                \n                              \n\n\n\n  \n\n  <section\n    id=\"\"\n    class=\" c-widget--has-space-top-default c-widget--has-space-bottom-default c-widget--has-bg c-widget--has-dark-bg  c-widget c-widget--pageintro align c-intro c-intro--facts-labeled c-intro--has-dark-bg\"\n    data-block_50fbc7dad11faad8536d8bc9d17738ca\n    style=\"--bg-color: #002d53;--main-color: #fff;\"  >\n\n              <div class=\"c-intro__bg\" style=\"background-color: #002d53;\"><\/div>\n  \n        <div class=\"c-intro__image\" style=\"\n      background-image: url(https:\/\/www.ewg.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Essen_City_Foto_EWG_Johannes-Kassenberg.jpg);\n      background-position: 50.09% 37.81%;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"c-intro__content c-intro__content--facts-labeled\">\n            <div class=\"c-intro__headline\">\n            <div class=\"o-wrapper\">\n                <div class=\"o-container\">\n                    <h1>Start-up-City Essen<\/h1>\n\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    \n            <div class=\"c-intro__facts\">\n            <div class=\"o-wrapper\">\n                <div class=\"c-facts\">\n  <ul class=\"c-facts__list\">\n          <li class=\"c-facts__list-item c-fact\">\n                <span class=\"c-fact__content\">\n          <span class=\"c-fact__value-wrap\">\n            <span class=\"c-fact__value\">171<\/span>\n            <span class=\"c-fact__suffix\"><\/span>\n          <\/span>\n          <span class=\"c-fact__text\">Start-ups <\/span>\n        <\/span>\n      <\/li>\n              <span class=\"c-facts__separator\"><\/span>\n                <li class=\"c-facts__list-item c-fact\">\n                <span class=\"c-fact__content\">\n          <span class=\"c-fact__value-wrap\">\n            <span class=\"c-fact__value\">2500<\/span>\n            <span class=\"c-fact__suffix\"><\/span>\n          <\/span>\n          <span class=\"c-fact__text\">Start-up employees<\/span>\n        <\/span>\n      <\/li>\n            <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<div\n        class=\"c-intro__fade c-intro__fade--from-left\"\n        style=\"\n                background-image: linear-gradient(to right, #002d53, transparent);\n                \"\n><\/div>\n\n              <style type=\"text\/css\">\n        [data-block_50fbc7dad11faad8536d8bc9d17738ca] {\n        }\n      <\/style>\n      <\/section>\n\n\n\n  \n\n                \n                              \n\n\n    \n  \n\n  <section\n    id=\"\"\n    class=\" c-widget--has-space-top-small c-widget--has-space-bottom-small c-widget--has-bg c-widget--has-dark-bg  c-widget--has-font-color c-widget c-widget--text align \"\n    data-block_945afe3f94b1a905d361a0c52feae1a8\n    style=\"--bg-color: #002d53;--font-color: #ffffff;--main-color: #fff;\"  >\n\n          <div class=\"o-wrapper\">\n    <div class=\"o-container\">\n      <div class=\"c-widget__text-content\">\n        <div class=\"c-widget__content\">\n                      <p class=\"c-text c-text--label\" style=\"color: #ffffff\"><\/p>\n                    <div class=\"c-text\"><p><strong>Essen is increasingly becoming a hotspot for the start-up scene. In the last six years, the number of start-ups has risen from 50 to around 160, tripling since 2018. The number of employees in start-ups also increased from around 500 to 2,420<\/strong><strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Many innovative and technology-oriented start-ups appreciate the very good environment with a large number of potential partners and customers and start up here with fresh ideas. The city is thus becoming the perfect scale-up location in the Metropole Ruhr.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n              <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n              <style type=\"text\/css\">\n        [data-block_945afe3f94b1a905d361a0c52feae1a8] {\n        }\n      <\/style>\n      <\/section>\n\n\n\n  \n\n    \n                              \n\n\n    \n  \n\n  <section\n    id=\"\"\n    class=\" c-widget--has-bg c-widget--has-dark-bg  c-widget--has-font-color c-widget c-widget--fact-grid align \"\n    data-block_5aa805ba972ce99fcf178ebb91e8677a\n    style=\"--bg-color: #002d53;--font-color: #ffffff;--main-color: #fff;\"  >\n\n          <div class=\"o-wrapper\">\n    <div class=\"o-container\">\n            <div class=\"c-facts c-facts--grid u-masonry c-masonry\">\n                  <div class=\"c-masonry__item c-masonry__item--width-full c-masonry__item--default c-masonry__item--height-default u-masonry__item\">\n            <div\n              class=\"c-fact c-fact--grid c-fact--default c-fact--height-default\">\n        <span class=\"c-fact__content\">\n                      <span class=\"c-fact__value-wrap\">\n              <span class=\"c-fact__value\">1<\/span>\n              <span class=\"c-fact__suffix\">where start-ups combine tradition and future<\/span>\n            <\/span>\n                                          <span class=\"c-fact__label\">The no. 1 Scale-up City Essen<\/span>\n                  <\/span>\n                              <svg class=\"c-fact__icon c-fact__icon--grid bottom-right\">\n                  <use xlink:href=\"#icon-globe\"><\/use>\n                <\/svg>\n                          <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n              <style type=\"text\/css\">\n        [data-block_5aa805ba972ce99fcf178ebb91e8677a] {\n        }\n      <\/style>\n      <\/section>\n\n\n\n  \n\n                \n                              \n\n\n    \n  \n\n  <section\n    id=\"\"\n    class=\" c-widget--has-space-top-small c-widget--has-space-bottom-small c-widget--has-bg c-widget--has-dark-bg  c-widget--has-font-color c-widget c-widget--text align \"\n    data-block_f1876a37eaf93d35923f3269ee6a33b1\n    style=\"--bg-color: #002d53;--font-color: #ffffff;--main-color: #fff;\"  >\n\n          <div class=\"o-wrapper\">\n    <div class=\"o-container\">\n      <div class=\"c-widget__text-content\">\n        <div class=\"c-widget__content\">\n                      <p class=\"c-text c-text--label\" style=\"color: #ffffff\">From Essen to the world \u2013 where start-ups find funding and support<\/p>\n                    <div class=\"c-text\"><p>As a result of this positive development, more and more capital providers and other supporters of the ecosystem are discovering the location for themselves.<br \/>\nOn the one hand, business angel networks such as Business Angels Ruhr e. V. and Business Angels Netzwerk Deutschland e.V. are based in Essen.<br \/>\nOn the other hand, the venture capital scene has also grown strongly in the recent years. VC funds such as &#8220;Cusp Capital&#8221;, &#8220;Chepstow Capital&#8221; and the Gr\u00fcnderfonds Ruhr are based here, as are various corporate VCs. Evonik Ventures and Schenker Ventures, among others, thus steer their investments from the scale-up city of Essen and thus push innovative business models all over the world.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to these investors, founders can also build on a growing ecosystem. For example, the company creator Crealize, with its more than 20 start-ups, is based in the heart of Essen. The innovation hub BRYCK, which focuses on internationality, has also recently moved into the heart of Essen.<\/p>\n<p>This is how start-ups find the best conditions for launching in the Metropole Ruhr.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n              <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n              <style type=\"text\/css\">\n        [data-block_f1876a37eaf93d35923f3269ee6a33b1] {\n        }\n      <\/style>\n      <\/section>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n\n    \n  \n\n\n    \n  \n\n  <section\n    id=\"\"\n    class=\"   c-widget--has-font-color c-widget c-widget--grid align \"\n    data-block_10f545620e67c25b45a4e0ae46f5c2b3\n    style=\"--bg-color: inherit;--font-color: #ffffff;--main-color: #fff;\"  >\n\n          \n          \n<section\n        id=\"contact-person-block_10f545620e67c25b45a4e0ae46f5c2b3\"\n        class=\"c-grid c-grid--has-bg c-grid--has-bg-dark\"\n                data-facet-template\n        data-facet-post-type=\"contact-person\"\n        data-facet-ppp=\"10\"\n        data-facet-exclude=\"\"\n        data-facet-filters=\"\"\n        data-facet-event-filters=\"\"\n        data-facet-tags-filter=\"\"\n                style=\"--bgColor: #002d53\">\n    <div class=\"o-wrapper\">\n        <div class=\"o-container\">\n            \n                <header class=\"c-grid__header\">\n                    <div class=\"c-grid__hgroup\">\n                                                    <h2 class=\"c-grid__headline\">\n                              Your \n                                                              <span class=\"c-text c-text--outline c-text--outline-light\">CONTACT PERSONS<\/span>\n                                                          <\/h2>\n                                                                    <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"c-grid__btngroup c-grid__btngroup--light\">\n                                                                  <\/div>\n                                    <\/header>\n            \n            <div\n                    class=\"c-grid__main c-grid__main--contact-person u-masonry\" data-facet-results>\n                \n    \n          <article\n        class=\"c-tease c-tease--contact-person c-grid__item c-grid__item--contact-person u-masonry__item\"\n        id=\"tease-16947\"\n>\n      <div class=\"c-tease__content c-tease__content--overlay\">\n          <span class=\"c-tease__title c-tease__title--overlay\"><p><span class=\"c-text c-text--outline\">Kai <\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"c-text c-text--outline\">Bonnen<\/span><\/p>\n<\/span>\n      <span class=\"c-tease__subtitle c-tease__subtitle--overlay\">Contact person \u2192<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n  <div class=\"c-tease__content\">\n    <button class=\"c-tease__trigger u-trigger\" data-target=\"contact-person,contact-person-trigger\"\n            data-view-contact=\"kai-bonnen-2\">\n      <span class=\"u-hidden-visually\">Expert*in anzeigen<\/span>\n    <\/button>\n    <h2 class=\"c-tease__title\">Kai Bonnen<\/h2>\n    <span>Head of Business Service<\/span>\n          <div class=\"c-tease__contact-group\">\n                  <a href=\"tel:+49 201 820 24 48\" class=\"c-btn c-btn--is-icon c-tease__button-icon\">\n            <svg>\n              <use xlink:href=\"#icon-contact-phone\"><\/use>\n            <\/svg>\n          <\/a>\n                          <a href=\"mailto:kai.bonnen@ewg.de\" class=\"c-btn c-btn--is-icon c-tease__button-icon\">\n            <svg>\n              <use xlink:href=\"#icon-contact-mail\"><\/use>\n            <\/svg>\n          <\/a>\n              <\/div>\n    \n  <\/div>\n            \n    \n\n  <div class=\"c-img c-tease__image c-tease__image--persons c-img--data\" style=\"--c-img--position: center;--image-aspect-ratio: 91.9140625%;\">\n    \n        <div class=\"c-img__full u-lazy\" \n         data-background-image=\"https:\/\/www.ewg.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/4_US_1_Bonnen_A64A4962-scaled.jpg\"\n                  data-fallback-background=\"https:\/\/www.ewg.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/4_US_1_Bonnen_A64A4962-scaled.jpg\" style=\"opacity:1;\">\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"c-img__placeholder\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/www.ewg.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/4_US_1_Bonnen_A64A4962-scaled-16x0-c-default.jpg)\"><\/div>\n\n      <\/div>\n  <\/article>\n          <article\n        class=\"c-tease c-tease--contact-person c-grid__item c-grid__item--contact-person u-masonry__item\"\n        id=\"tease-26938\"\n>\n      <div class=\"c-tease__content c-tease__content--overlay\">\n          <span class=\"c-tease__title c-tease__title--overlay\"><p><span class=\"c-text c-text--outline\"> Bj\u00f6rn <\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"c-text c-text--outline\">Angenendt<\/span><\/p>\n<\/span>\n      <span class=\"c-tease__subtitle c-tease__subtitle--overlay\">Contact person \u2192<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n  <div class=\"c-tease__content\">\n    <button class=\"c-tease__trigger u-trigger\" data-target=\"contact-person,contact-person-trigger\"\n            data-view-contact=\"bjoern-angenendt\">\n      <span class=\"u-hidden-visually\">Expert*in anzeigen<\/span>\n    <\/button>\n    <h2 class=\"c-tease__title\">Bj\u00f6rn Angenendt<\/h2>\n    <span>Start-up Support<\/span>\n          <div class=\"c-tease__contact-group\">\n                  <a href=\"tel:+49 201 820 24 47\" class=\"c-btn c-btn--is-icon c-tease__button-icon\">\n            <svg>\n              <use xlink:href=\"#icon-contact-phone\"><\/use>\n            <\/svg>\n          <\/a>\n                          <a href=\"mailto:bjoern.angenendt@ewg.de\" class=\"c-btn c-btn--is-icon c-tease__button-icon\">\n            <svg>\n              <use xlink:href=\"#icon-contact-mail\"><\/use>\n            <\/svg>\n          <\/a>\n              <\/div>\n    \n  <\/div>\n            \n    \n\n  <div class=\"c-img c-tease__image c-tease__image--persons c-img--data\" style=\"--c-img--position: center;--image-aspect-ratio: 66.6796875%;\">\n    \n        <div class=\"c-img__full u-lazy\" \n         data-background-image=\"https:\/\/www.ewg.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/A64A2079-scaled.jpg\"\n                  data-fallback-background=\"https:\/\/www.ewg.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/A64A2079-scaled.jpg\" style=\"opacity:1;\">\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"c-img__placeholder\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/www.ewg.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/A64A2079-scaled-16x0-c-default.jpg)\"><\/div>\n\n      <\/div>\n  <\/article>\n          <article\n        class=\"c-tease c-tease--contact-person c-grid__item c-grid__item--contact-person u-masonry__item\"\n        id=\"tease-17448\"\n>\n      <div class=\"c-tease__content c-tease__content--overlay\">\n          <span class=\"c-tease__title c-tease__title--overlay\"><p><span class=\"c-text c-text--outline\">Mike<\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"c-text c-text--outline\">BierwaS<\/span><\/p>\n<\/span>\n      <span class=\"c-tease__subtitle c-tease__subtitle--overlay\">Contact person \u2192<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n  <div class=\"c-tease__content\">\n    <button class=\"c-tease__trigger u-trigger\" data-target=\"contact-person,contact-person-trigger\"\n            data-view-contact=\"mike-bierwas-2\">\n      <span class=\"u-hidden-visually\">Expert*in anzeigen<\/span>\n    <\/button>\n    <h2 class=\"c-tease__title\">Mike Bierwas<\/h2>\n    <span>Start-up Support \/ Digitalization<\/span>\n          <div class=\"c-tease__contact-group\">\n                  <a href=\"tel:+49 201 820 24 81\" class=\"c-btn c-btn--is-icon c-tease__button-icon\">\n            <svg>\n              <use xlink:href=\"#icon-contact-phone\"><\/use>\n            <\/svg>\n          <\/a>\n                          <a href=\"mailto:mike.bierwas@ewg.de\" class=\"c-btn c-btn--is-icon c-tease__button-icon\">\n            <svg>\n              <use xlink:href=\"#icon-contact-mail\"><\/use>\n            <\/svg>\n          <\/a>\n              <\/div>\n    \n  <\/div>\n            \n    \n\n  <div class=\"c-img c-tease__image c-tease__image--persons c-img--data\" style=\"--c-img--position: center;--image-aspect-ratio: 106.6%;\">\n    \n        <div class=\"c-img__full u-lazy\" \n         data-background-image=\"https:\/\/www.ewg.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/4_US_2_Bierwas_A64A1802.jpg\"\n                  data-fallback-background=\"https:\/\/www.ewg.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/4_US_2_Bierwas_A64A1802.jpg\" style=\"opacity:1;\">\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"c-img__placeholder\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/www.ewg.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/4_US_2_Bierwas_A64A1802-16x0-c-default.jpg)\"><\/div>\n\n      <\/div>\n  <\/article>\n          <article\n        class=\"c-tease c-tease--contact-person c-grid__item c-grid__item--contact-person u-masonry__item\"\n        id=\"tease-27934\"\n>\n      <div class=\"c-tease__content c-tease__content--overlay\">\n          <span class=\"c-tease__title c-tease__title--overlay\"><p><span class=\"c-text c-text--outline\">Mario<br \/>\nG\u00f6BEL<\/span><\/p>\n<\/span>\n      <span class=\"c-tease__subtitle c-tease__subtitle--overlay\">Contact person \u2192<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n  <div class=\"c-tease__content\">\n    <button class=\"c-tease__trigger u-trigger\" data-target=\"contact-person,contact-person-trigger\"\n            data-view-contact=\"mario-goebel-2\">\n      <span class=\"u-hidden-visually\">Expert*in anzeigen<\/span>\n    <\/button>\n    <h2 class=\"c-tease__title\">Mario G\u00f6bel<\/h2>\n    <span>Key Account Management<\/span>\n          <div class=\"c-tease__contact-group\">\n                  <a href=\"tel:+49 201 820 24 45\" class=\"c-btn c-btn--is-icon c-tease__button-icon\">\n            <svg>\n              <use xlink:href=\"#icon-contact-phone\"><\/use>\n            <\/svg>\n          <\/a>\n                          <a href=\"mailto:mario.goebel@ewg.de\" class=\"c-btn c-btn--is-icon c-tease__button-icon\">\n            <svg>\n              <use xlink:href=\"#icon-contact-mail\"><\/use>\n            <\/svg>\n          <\/a>\n              <\/div>\n    \n  <\/div>\n            \n    \n\n  <div class=\"c-img c-tease__image c-tease__image--persons c-img--data\" style=\"--c-img--position: center;--image-aspect-ratio: 100%;\">\n    \n        <div class=\"c-img__full u-lazy\" \n         data-background-image=\"https:\/\/www.ewg.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/2023-09-12_15-24-12_1694525121.jpg\"\n                  data-fallback-background=\"https:\/\/www.ewg.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/2023-09-12_15-24-12_1694525121.jpg\" style=\"opacity:1;\">\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"c-img__placeholder\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/www.ewg.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/2023-09-12_15-24-12_1694525121-16x0-c-default.jpg)\"><\/div>\n\n      <\/div>\n  <\/article>\n          <article\n        class=\"c-tease c-tease--contact-person c-grid__item c-grid__item--contact-person u-masonry__item\"\n        id=\"tease-22705\"\n>\n      <div class=\"c-tease__content c-tease__content--overlay\">\n          <span class=\"c-tease__title c-tease__title--overlay\"><p><span class=\"c-text c-text--outline\"> Melani <\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"c-text c-text--outline\">Ilic-Lindemann<\/span><\/p>\n<\/span>\n      <span class=\"c-tease__subtitle c-tease__subtitle--overlay\">Contact person \u2192<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n  <div class=\"c-tease__content\">\n    <button class=\"c-tease__trigger u-trigger\" data-target=\"contact-person,contact-person-trigger\"\n            data-view-contact=\"melani-ilic-lindemann\">\n      <span class=\"u-hidden-visually\">Expert*in anzeigen<\/span>\n    <\/button>\n    <h2 class=\"c-tease__title\">Melani Ilic-Lindemann<\/h2>\n    <span>Start-up Support (on parental leave)<\/span>\n    \n  <\/div>\n            \n    \n\n  <div class=\"c-img c-tease__image c-tease__image--persons c-img--data\" style=\"--c-img--position: center;--image-aspect-ratio: 66.6796875%;\">\n    \n        <div class=\"c-img__full u-lazy\" \n         data-background-image=\"https:\/\/www.ewg.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/A64A4871-scaled.jpg\"\n                  data-fallback-background=\"https:\/\/www.ewg.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/A64A4871-scaled.jpg\" style=\"opacity:1;\">\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"c-img__placeholder\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/www.ewg.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/A64A4871-scaled-16x0-c-default.jpg)\"><\/div>\n\n      <\/div>\n  <\/article>\n          <article\n        class=\"c-tease c-tease--contact-person c-grid__item c-grid__item--contact-person u-masonry__item\"\n        id=\"tease-17471\"\n>\n      <div class=\"c-tease__content c-tease__content--overlay\">\n          <span class=\"c-tease__title c-tease__title--overlay\"><p><span class=\"c-text c-text--outline\">Tabea<\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"c-text c-text--outline\">Lersmacher<\/span><\/p>\n<\/span>\n      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