next STARTUP DAY

Meet investors, solve business challenges, and grow faster. Your shortcut to contacts, capital, and customers.



Lisa Schnabel

Lisa Schnabel & 11 more organizers

Niedersachsen.next Startup | Niedersachsen.next GmbH

NEXT STARTUP DAY

Über das Event

Der next Startup Day ist das zentrale Event zum Thema Startup, Innovation und Unternehmertum in Niedersachsen – veranstaltet von Niedersachsen.next Startup und der NBank im Rahmen der Startup-Strategie des Landes Niedersachsen. Hier treffen sich Startups, Investor*innen und Unternehmen, um Ideen auszutauschen, Kooperationen zu schließen und die Zukunft gemeinsam zu gestalten.

MAKING REAL CONTACTS

1on1 matchmaking

If you're looking to make valuable contacts at Next Startup Day, our matchmaking format is just right for you!

During the event, you can flexibly arrange meetings with the people who are interesting to you – directly via the platform.

This is how it works:

Answer  questions  : Provide some information about yourself when registering or update your information here.

Targeted networking: Browse the profiles of other participants and find exactly the right matches. Direct contact takes place via the platform.

Schedule a meeting: Simply send a suggested date – quickly and easily.

Use the Matching Zone: A reserved area awaits you on-site: the Matching Zone. Ideal for focused conversations.

Bring your deck into play!

You have the unique opportunity to pitch in front of a large number of investors at the next Startup Day❗️ Until August 27, 2025, you can upload your pitch deck to   innomatch  The most compelling pitch decks will be selected by a jury and will secure a slot on our "Ride Here Ride Now" stage in the exclusive investment area. A total of five pre-seed and ten seed startups will be in the spotlight on September 17, 2025, and will receive concentrated funding from:   NBank Capital  ,   Business Angels Germany eV (BAND)  , BANSON eV - Business Angel Network South East Lower Saxony - Banson eV, Business Angels Network Elbe-Weser eV (BANEW) and Business Angels Weser-Ems-Bremen wV ✨ 🤫 Your submission is doubly worthwhile: All submitted pitch decks are visible to investors – whether you're on stage or not. This is your shortcut to investor contacts! 👉 Submit your pitch deck now:   https://lnkd.in/e7qWhu2B  

WORKSHOPS

⚡️💡 You are spoiled for choice and you should be quick: The next Startup Day not only features top-notch speakers, but also a wealth of expert knowledge. You can choose from five categories of workshops and masterclasses and create your own customized schedule to maximize your day on September 17. Important: Due to limited space, the number of participants is limited. It's on a first-come, first-served basis! You can choose from these five categories: ✨ Foundation – with speakers like   Ewa de Lubomirz  on the topic “Unleash your Potential” 🤝 Venture Clienting – with speakers like   Adrian Grussendorf  to get started in venture clienting 💰 Investment/Funding – with speakers such as   Jan-Eicke Meyer  with 5 tips for your funding round 📚 Specialist topics – with workshops from areas such as Circular Economy 📈 Startup support – with speakers like   Sandra Skupin  to Female Entrepreneurship Insights Secure your spot in your favorite workshop now before it's gone! 👉   https://innomatch.nds.de/p/workshops-nsd  

Roundtables

Become Table Captain

Side Events

Side Events

Senior Energy Meets Junior Power: Getting Started with Renewable Energy

17.09.2025 - 11:00 to 16:00 - Hannover enercity AG





Your vote counts: Startup location Lower Saxony

How attractive is Lower Saxony to you? What opportunities are you taking advantage of – and where are the problems? Your experience counts! Take five minutes to complete our survey and actively shape the future of this startup location. Your assessment will contribute to the further development of the framework conditions for startups in Lower Saxony. And: For the first 500 fully completed surveys, we will donate €500 to the Tafel Niedersachsen and Bremen.

Children's play area on site

A children's play area is available on site so that parents can follow the program in a relaxed manner and realize their ideas.

Site plan


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Arrival

By public transport

With lines 10 and 12 (night star service)

Continue to Leinaustraße. At the end of Leinaustraße, on the right, is the Faust site.



With lines 4 and 5

To the university. Walk through the Georgengarten. Past the sports university, onto Lodyweg. After the underpass, cross the Leine Bridge, turn right at Weddigenufer, then cross the pedestrian bridge. The Faust grounds are on the right.



By car

Because of very limited parking options We recommend using public transport to get around the Faust site!



A7 from Hamburg:

Take the Hannover Flughafen-Langenhagen-Dortmund exit (A 352 / feeder road to the A2) to the A2. On the A2, take the Hannover-Herrenhausen exit and follow the Westschnellweg/B 6. Turn onto Bremer Damm towards the city center. At Königsworther Platz, turn right onto Königsworther Straße. Take the first right onto Weddigenufer and turn right again at the end onto Wilhelmshavener Straße. After about 50 meters, you will find our guest parking lot under the expressway before Lodyweg. From there, walk over the Leine Bridge, turn right onto Weddigenufer, then over the pedestrian bridge; the Faust site is on the right.



A7 from Kassel:

To the Hannover-Ost motorway junction. Then take the A2 towards Dortmund. Take the Hannover-Herrenhausen exit and follow the Westschnellweg/B6. Turn onto Bremer Damm towards the city center. At Königsworther Platz, turn right onto Königsworther Straße. Take the first right onto Weddigenufer and then right again at the end onto Wilhelmshavener Straße. After about 50 meters, you will find our guest parking lot under the expressway before Lodyweg. From there, walk over the Leine Bridge, turn right onto Weddigenufer, then over the pedestrian bridge. The Faust site is on the right.



A2 from the Ruhr area and Berlin:

Take the Hannover-Herrenhausen exit and follow the Westschnellweg/B 6. Turn onto Bremer Damm towards the city center. At Königsworther Platz, turn right onto Königsworther Straße. Take the first right onto Weddigenufer and then right again onto Wilhelmshavener Straße. After about 50 meters, you will find our guest parking lot under the expressway before Lodyweg. From there, walk over the Leine Bridge, turn right onto Weddigenufer, then over the pedestrian bridge. The Faust site is on the right.