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Founding a company is a journey full of challenges: from the right idea to the question of financing, serial founders like Hakan Koç and VCs like Valerie Bures will be giving tips for the start-up scene at this year’s Hinterland of Things Conference.

Rising temperatures, loss of biodiversity, dwindling resources, more and more waste in the sea: the current threats to our environment are many and varied. Our solutions must be just as diverse. This was the conclusion at the Hinterland of Things Conference 2024 on the topic of “Climate Tech”.

At this year’s Hinterland of Things conference in the Bielefeld City Hall, industry giants such as Verena Pausder and Brigitte Mohn discussed which startups have the best chances, how the shortage of skilled workers can be overcome and why there is renewed confidence in the scene.

Since 2020, the NRW Ministry of Economic Affairs has been awarding the best digital start-ups from North Rhine-Westphalia the state prize OUT OF THE BOX.NRW (OOTB.NRW). The winners were announced yesterday, June 13, at the Hinterland of Things conference in Bielefeld.

At this year’s Hinterland of Things conference in the Stadthalle Bielefeld, industry leaders such as Verena Pausder and Brigitte Mohn discussed which start-ups have the best chances, how to overcome the shortage of skilled workers and why there is renewed confidence in the scene.

Industry giants such as Brigitte Mohn, edtech startups such as Great2Know and experts such as Gülsah Wilke discussed how the labor market is changing, where qualified talent can be found and why startups and medium-sized companies should rely on a diverse corporate culture.