February 12, 2025

Our offer

Take a look at our offers for people interested in founding a company, start-ups and the start-up ecosystem in Paderborn and OWL.

Find the right offer for you

If you are interested in founding a company or have already founded a start-up, our incubator offers you a wide range of programs that will take you one step further. We provide you with experts who will support you individually from the very first second. You also have the opportunity to apply for scholarships and exchange ideas with our network.

Our offer is also aimed at companies, investors and alumni who are interested in cooperating with start-ups or supporting them financially and with expertise.

Founder Thomas Reiher

We accompany you individually on your way to starting up. Regardless of whether you are just starting out or want to hit the ground running.

Start-up programs

We support you with compact workshops and continuous batches on the topic of entrepreneurship. Find the right program for you.

Ideation

Workshop

Find your Idea

Ideation

Block seminar

Prototype your PHD

6-month program

Top Talent Program

Incubation

3-month program

garage33 Incubator

Acceleration

6-month program

garage33 Accelerator

Workshops

Maker workshops

Certificate of incorporation

Receive a certificate for your CV!

IIOT-Space_MakerSpace

Turn your ideas into reality in the Maker Space and turn a loose idea into a physical prototype. Our team in the Maker Space will help you take the first steps. 

Teaching & Research

Bachelor's, Master's or doctorate. Discover our practice-oriented offers for students.

Curricular teaching

Teaching modules at the University of Paderborn

Research

Paderborn Unit of Research in Entrepreneurship

Certificate of incorporation

Receive a certificate for your CV!

Financing, investments and competitions

Are you the founder of a start-up and looking for capital? Or are you a funder and would like to become part of our network?

Early phase

Ideas competition

Call for Ideas

In cooperation with VerbundVolksbank OWL.

Growth phase

Investment pitch

OWL Start-up Pitch

In cooperation with Sparkasse Paderborn-Detmold-Höxter.

Scholarships, investment or bootstrapping?

Financing options for start-ups

Business Angel Network OWL (BAN.OWL)

Network for investors

Focus topics

Corporate Entrepreneurship

We enable companies to successfully shape the digital transformation.

Social Entrepreneurship

We support start-ups in creating sustainable innovations with impact.

Female Entrepreneurship

We encourage women to implement their own ideas as start-ups.

Events, workshops and programs

Female StartAperitivo
May 13, 2025

Female StartAperitivo - semi-final in Paderborn

We cordially invite our start-up ecosystem, entrepreneurs, investors, founders and interested parties to the Female StartAperitivo semi-final.
Maker Workshop CAD introduction with Fusion360
May 14, 2025

CAD introduction with Fusion360

Here you can get to know the 3D drawing program Fusion360 so that you can draw your own parts or prototypes in the future.
SJSD_Digital_Eventbrite Collection
May 14, 2025

Start-up Job Speed Dating

Find your future job in a start-up!

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