IdeaLab!

MORE THAN JUST A STARTUP CONFERENCE

What’s special about the IdeaLab! is the unique atmosphere.

For more than 10 years students, founders and speakers come to the IdeaLab! to meet people, pitch their ideas and enjoy stunning speeches.

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We can tell you a lot about the IdeaLab! – about high-class speakers, interesting workshops and a great number of new connections you’ll make!

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I think it’s awesome. It feels intimate. It’s not like some corporate commercial thing that packs 8000 people into a room.”

Sahil Lavingia Founder of Gumroad

I think this entire setup is pretty great, these are the kind of places where people make connections and think of new ideas. It really is a great model for other conferences!”

Gregor Hochmuth Instagram

This is an amazing event! It is incredible!”

Yuval Kaminka Founder & CEO of JoyTunes

It is one of the most fascinating conferences, where the real true founders are coming.”

Oliver Samwer European Founders Fund

IdeaLab! is wonderful. This is a place with fantastic speakers, a very vibrant community and lots of people who have the passion to founding new businesses.”

Dorothee Ritz Management Board, Microsoft Germany

IdeaLab! is first of all extremely well organized, it really an institution for the founders.”

Fabian & Ferry Heilemann Founders of DailyDeal

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I love IdeaLab! It is a great conference – made by founders for founders.”

Jens Begemann Founder & CEO of Wooga

The IdeaLab! is made by founders for founders . It is down to earth. It is about the founders themselves and I think that is what the true spirit of the IdeaLab! is all about.”

Oliver Samwer European Founders Fund

I am here more for an educational mission, to share experiences in order to help you avoid mistakes that I made.”

Stephan Uhrenbacher Business Angel

I like that it is a conference organized by students, not some big media company – it is the audience that is organizing it!”

Eileen Burbridge Partner at Passion Capital

There is a simple answer why IdeaLab! is so unique: For our company Springstar, it is the first choice for getting high talented and very intelligent people.”

Klaus Hommels Venture Capitalist