TeamUp – your search for the right co-founder starts here
TeamUp is our co-founder matching event for people interested in startups. Make contacts, expand your network, and find co-founders for your startup! At TeamUp, people interested in founding a business get to know each other and exchange ideas. You can also present your specific business idea at TeamUp – you have precisely 90 seconds to make your pitch!
Got a business idea? Want to become part of a startup? Or are you looking for like-minded people who want to build a startup with you?
Got any questions about TeamUp? Just drop us a line!
The next TeamUp events
TeamUp in Mannheim
- Date & time: 01.10.2025 | 17:30-21:30 Uhr
- Location: Hochschule Mannheim
- Event language: german (you can also pitch in English)
- Cooperation partner: Hochschule Mannheim
TeamUp in Esslingen
- Date & time: 30.10.2025 | 17:30-21:30
- Location: KOMMA Esslingen (Maille 5-9, 73728 Esslingen am Neckar)
- Event language: german (you can also pitch in English)
- Cooperation partner: Hochschule Esslingen
FAQ TeamUp
Our TeamUp agenda:
- Short explanation of the format
- Short introduction of the host and co-host
- Pitching of the registered ideas
- Open networking
Founders, people interested in founding a company and anyone who wants to join a startup.
You can take part at TeamUp in three categories:
- Idea category: You already have a business idea for your start-up in the IT sector
- Talent category: You want to get involved – with your motivation, your entrepreneurial spirit and your talent.
- Open category: You have an idea, but are also open to other ideas
Places are limited. It’s first come, first served, so register quickly!
TeamUp takes place once a quarter.
We organise TeamUp events with startup ecosystem partners. This way, you'll discover new places as well as other founders and startups! Most events take place on site so you can chat face-to-face.
You can exchange contact details at the event. Additionally, we're adding all participants to the TeamUp LinkedIn group after the event. There you can continue to network and meet other interesting people from previous events.
TeamUp is the first step on this path. The event gives you a platform to make contacts with people interested in founding a company, expand your network and meet new people who have similar interests and goals. Everything else is up to you.
If you're not searching for co-founders, but e.g. working students or developers, our CyberForum career team is happy to help you!
Stay up to date!
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Curious yet? These are our next TeamUps:
- 25.09.25 with the HS Mannheim
- 30.10.25 with HS Esslingen at KOMMA
- 04.12.25 with k3 in Karlsruhe
Organisers & Partners
TeamUp is a CyberLab project run in cooperation with the following partners: KIT Gründerschmiede, PionierGarage, xLab of the Hochschule Karlsruhe.
Want to become a TeamUp Partner? Then contact us. We look forward to new partnerships!
Contact:
Kofinanziert vom Ministerium für Wirtschaft, Arbeit und Tourismus Baden-Württemberg aus Mitteln des Europäischen Sozialfonds (ESF) und des Landes Baden-Württemberg
