BayStartUP
Also known as BayStartUp GmbH
Innovation hub Nuremberg, Germany Since 1996 baystartup.de
Overview
Bavaria's startup network for founders, investors and industry, supported by the Bavarian Ministry of Economic Affairs and corporate sponsors. Together with its predecessor organizations it has run the Bavarian business plan competitions since 1996. It also coordinates an investor network of more than 400 business angels and family offices plus over 200 VCs. It describes itself as neutral and non-commercial.
What startups get
Business plan competitions with expert feedback, startup workshops and demo nights, coaching for financing rounds, access to an investor network that places about €50M a year, and startup-industry partnership programs.
Details
- Type
- Innovation hub
- Headquarters
- Nuremberg, Germany
- Runs in
- Nuremberg, Munich
- Format
- Competitions, workshops and investor matching
- Who can apply
- Startups in or expanding to Bavaria
- Stages
- Pre-seed, Seed, Early stage
- Started
- 1996
- Status
- Active
- Website
- baystartup.de
Notable alumni
About this data
Compiled from the program’s website, announcements, and press reports as of October 9, 2026. Terms, credits, and eligibility change between cohorts; confirm them with the program before applying. Alumni are examples, not a complete list.