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Lower Saxony has a dense network of contact points for founders: startup centres, university startup advisory services, transfer offices, economic development agencies and regional networks. They advise you on your business model, financing and suitable funding programmes, put you in touch with the right people and support you from the first idea through to the growth phase. Which one is right for you depends on your location and your stage. The map shows all contact points and lets you filter by organisation type and region.
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Startup support in Lower Saxony
High-tech incubators & startup centres
Nine startup centres and seven high-tech incubators support founders in Lower Saxony from the first idea through to scaling. The centres offer advice, coaching and connections to investors and the regional economy – covering topics from artificial intelligence and digital health to sustainability and mobility. The incubators focus on the high-tech segment and fund individual teams with up to €300,000 on their way to becoming investment-ready. The State of Lower Saxony supports both formats with around €2.6 million until 2028 and more than €12.5 million until 2029.
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Flagships in Lower Saxony
Life Sciences & AgriFood
In two sectors, Lower Saxony has infrastructure that goes far beyond individual programmes: life sciences and agrifood. GOᵉ FUTURE connects research spin-offs with labs, coaches and international investors, while de:hub AgriFood links four partner locations into a network of industry expertise, partnerships and startup programmes. Both are federally funded and open to teams from Lower Saxony.
GOᵉ Future
GOᵉ FUTURE is turning the Life Science Valley Göttingen/Hannover/Braunschweig into Lower Saxony’s leading startup ecosystem for red and green life sciences and medical technology. As a federally funded Startup Factory, it gives spin-offs from Lower Saxony access to capital, specialised coaches, lab infrastructure and an international investor network. This creates the framework for turning scientific findings into market-ready innovations and new startups quickly.
de:hub AgriFood Osnabrück/Hannover
de:hub AgriFood Osnabrück/Hannover is building a high-performing ecosystem for sustainable agriculture and the food industry in Lower Saxony. Backed by four partner locations – including Seedhouse Accelerator, Agrotech Valley Forum and RootCamp – the hub pools AgTech and FoodTech expertise, hands-on startup programmes and strong networks. This gives startups targeted access to industry knowledge, partnerships and relevant industry events.
