Germany's largest B2B Startup Expo and Conference
11. September 2025
Celebrate the Future of Tech
More than 5,000 people come together to learn, share knowledge, exchange ideas and do business. Stars and hidden champions of the startup scene as well as heroes from all over NRW are waiting for you.
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Expo Area
At our expo, you'll get up close and personal with the digital innovations of over 300+ national and international tech startups. In our Networking Lounge you will meet in 1:1 conversations with exciting new contacts.
5,000
+
Attendees
300
+
EXPO Startups
120
+
Investors
90
+
Top Speakers
6
Stages
10
k m2
Location
Meet our great former Speakers
Sara Nuru
Entrepreneur, Model & Co-Founder of the social business nuruCoffee and nuruWomen e.V.
Amiaz Habtu
Presenter and Rapper (known from "Die Höhle der Löwen") | DDD23 Main Stage Host
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Ana Ivanović
Former Tennis World #1 & Founder of Ana Ivanović Natural Performance
Gunter Dueck
Mathematician, Ex-IBM, best-selling Author, Business Angel
Mona Neubaur
Minister for Economic Affairs, Industry, Climate Action and Energy of the State of NRW
Tillman Schulz
CEO, Founder & "Die Höhle der Löwen" Investor
Mareike Awe
Co-founder & CEO of intumind, Forbes 30 under 30
Michael Groß
Swimming Legend, multiple Olympic Champion & Entrepreneur
Andreas Breitfeld
Germany’s best known biohacker
Hendrik Wüst
Prime Minister of NRW
Klaus-Dieter Maubach
CEO of Uniper
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Marie-Helene Ametsreiter
General Partner at Speedinvest
Dr. Klaus Hommels
Venture Capitalist
Charlotte Haunhorst
Member of the Editorial Board at Handelsblatt
Marc Sommer
VP Business Development of Meta
Dr. Anna Christmann
Member of the German Bundestag & Commissioner for the Digital Economy and Startups
Carsten Knobel
CEO of Henkel
Elisabeth Paehtz
Women's European Rapid & Vice European Blitz Chess Champion
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Frank Thelen
CEO Freigeist / Co-Founder 10xDNA Capital Partners Freigeist Capital GmbH
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Céline Flores Willers
Founder & CEO of The People Branding Company & LinkedIn Top Voice 2018 & 2019
Jonas Deichmann
Extreme Athlete & Word Record Holder
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Dr. Suzanna Randall
Astrophysicist and Researcher at ESO (European Southern Observatory)
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Ranga Yogeshwar
Science Journalist & Author
Why you should attend...
Startups
Meet and network with investors, new customers & the startup ecosystem.
Take the chance to be part of our exhibition or to pitch your idea on stage at our pitch battle.
Learn from our speakers and get exclusive insights.
Investors & Corporates
Get to know the latest innovations of tomorrow.
Use our Matchmaking Tool to find the most relevant startups and propose a sit-down in our Networking Lounge.
Meet our speakers who discuss the problems of tomorrow and how to solve them.
Partners & Sponsors
Meet the great people of FTF and generate new leads, find talents and collaborate with startups.
Catch the eyes of more than 5,000 attendees and 300+ startups that are coming to make business at FTF – be part of it.
Increase brand awareness at Germany's leading B2B Startup Expo & Conference.
Attendees
Learn from more than 90+ speakers on 5 stages.
Experience the spirit of the startup ecosystem.
Make connections that last for a lifetime.
What attendees say
Sara Nuru
Entrepreneur, Model & Co-Founder
„You are with like-minded people, who are all passionate about what they do and yes, I am very happy to be here.“
Tillman Schulz
CEO, Founder & Investor MDS Holding
„Take a look to the main stage, all the people. It’s amazing.“
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Andrea Fernandez Fonseca
Head of Data Intelligence, trivago
„The event is inspiring through its authenticity.“
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Benjamin Dammertz
Founder/CEO at FoxBase GmbH
„We have been attending the event for years and have made many valueable contacts there. The best startup event ever!”
Jonas Deichmann
Extreme Athlete & Author
„My most important lesson is: Just do it. That’s exactly what startups do. From that point of view: Super cool atmosphere here!“
Marc Sommer
VP for International Business Development and Operator Partnership at Meta
„It’s a fantastic event that showcases the power of startups and empowers people to actually get together here in the heart of Europe.“
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Hendrik Wüst
Prime Minister NRW
„We in North Rhine-Westphalia with our strong industry are an incredibly good location for young innovators and startups, because together with big industry they find the solutions of the future. That is my firm conviction.“
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