NXTGN Co-Founder Matchmaking Event at the Gründer*innenwasen
Date:
07.10.2026
Location:
Almhütte Royal, Cannstatter Wasen
The NXTGN Co-Founder Matchmaking Event brings ambitious founders together with intrinsically motivated talents who are eager to take on responsibility and drive innovation forward with full energy.
Look forward to inspiring encounters, exciting conversations, and the opportunity to meet people with whom ideas can become the future.
Together, we create connections that strengthen startups, advance careers, and make new innovations possible.
What can you expect?
The NXTGN Co-Founder Matchmaking Event will take place in a unique atmosphere at the Cannstatter Wasen. On site, innovative startups will meet committed talents and exciting new opportunities.
Whether potential founders, co-founders, employees, freelancers, student assistants, or interns, this is where people come together who truly want to make a difference.
The shared motivation: Creating and Scaling Impact!Creating and Scaling Impact!
In several 30-minute sessions, startups and talents will have the opportunity to get to know each other in a relaxed Wasen atmosphere. During each session, a startup will meet up to six pre-selected talents who could be a perfect match for their current challenges and visions.
Who is it for?
For Startups
Are you part of an established startup or a young founding team and looking for reinforcements? Then you’ve come to the right place!
Our event brings you together with pre-selected talents and gives you the opportunity to recruit potential new team members for your startup.
The event is aimed at:
• Startup teams of all sizes and at all stages of development
• Founders looking for co-founders
• Startups with open positions for new employees
• Teams looking for interns, working students, or freelancers
Take the opportunity to meet many suitable talents in a short period of time and have valuable conversations that can take your startup to the next level!
For Talents
Would you like to get a taste of the startup world, discover new perspectives, or give your career a boost?
Whether you are a potential co-founder, developer, business talent, marketer, freelancer, or intern or would like to become one—here you have the opportunity to meet innovative startups and talk directly with the founders in person.
Our NXTGN matchmaking system helps you find the right startup and connect specifically with the team that matches your skills, interests, and goals. Connect with potential colleagues and essentially have your job interview directly on site in a relaxed atmosphere.
• Meet Germany’s most innovative startups in one place
• Find a team that matches your skills and goals
• Make valuable contacts for founding a company, a job, or an internship
• Begin your startup journey with the right people.
Participation
To register, select the form below that applies to you. The forms are available in German and English.
Are you a startup with several open positions? First, complete the general form once. For each additional role you would like to fill, use the short version of the form available on our website.
Important note: Registration via the form does not constitute confirmation of participation or a ticket to the event.
After registration, we will carefully review all submitted profiles and identify suitable matches. Please note that the matching process may take some time. We will contact you by email by September 18, 2026 to confirm whether you have been selected to participate in the NXTGN Co-Founder Matchmaking Event at the Gründer*innenwasen on October 7, 2026.
