🔍 Venture Dates 2025 in Kaiserslautern: Spotlighting regional strengths and bridging ecosystems
Last month, Erik Walkling and Friedrich Droese joined Venture Dates 2025 organized by the Chair of Entrepreneurship | RPTU Kaiserslautern-Landau, an inspiring gathering of founders and investors, where they had the chance to engage directly with the teams and learn more about their products and visions in a dynamic speed dating format.Both of them were especially impressed by the founders’ creativity and inventive spirit: from inflatable bicycle helmets and AI-generated audio guides to circular systems for climbing holds and asparagus harvesting machines, the variety was noteworthy. Those diverse ideas are a testament to the creativity and builder’s mindset at RPTU Kaiserslautern-Landau
In contrast to the University right at our offices doorsteps, University of Mannheim, one particular insight stood out:While here, events like Q-Summit and the student initiative thinc! bring together students with strong business skills and the main challenge when building teams is often finding the right technical expertise. In Kaiserslautern, many founders are actively looking for commercial and business talent to complement their technical backgrounds.This contrast is a great reminder of how important it is to connect ecosystems and help founders find the right mix of skills.Thank you to RPTU School of Business and Economics Kaiserslautern-Landau, especially the Chair of Entrepreneurship, Dennis Steininger, Paul Dillmann, and Frank Petry 🦊, for the excellent organization and warm welcome.
Congratulations to all founders and to the finalists Inflabi, GenioGuide, and Pigtie. We look forward to seeing your ideas grow.💚
