Startup initiative
startport start-ups attract investors
On July 4, 2019, the investor conference of the port subsidiary startport took place for the first time in Duisburg's inner harbor. The "1st startport Conference" is intended to set standards for logistics and the appeal of the startup scene in the Rhine-Ruhr region.
The startport Conference brings together start-ups, industry and investors in order to establish investments and partnerships. duisport CEO Erich Staake was delighted with the high level of attention for the startport initiative: "I was very impressed by the performance of our founding teams. We have only been on the market with our startport product for a good 18 months and are already perceived as a leader in the logistics start-up sector. This should encourage us to consistently build on this."
The startport conference was attended by capital providers and investors from Earlybird Venture Capital, Coparion, TEV I Tengelmann Ventures, DN Capital, Almaz Capital and Silicon Valley Bank, among others. The industry panel included representatives from Borussia Dortmund, Klöckner & Co, Initiativkreis Ruhr, Deutsche Bank and Thyssengas. NRW Minister of Economic Affairs and Digital Affairs Prof. Dr. Andreas Pinkwart explained: "A sense of tradition, vision for the future and entrepreneurial spirit come together in Duisburg's inner harbor. On this basis, the first startport Conference brings together investors, industry and start-ups from the logistics sector. This innovative environment for new ideas and the concepts of tomorrow is an important impulse from which the entire business location of North Rhine-Westphalia will benefit."
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