by Paula Kopp When we first started pondering with the idea of setting up a program that is dedicated to students who want to learn how to tackle business challenges like a startup we immediately dreamt big. We knew we wanted to spark so much excitement for entrepreneurship that many…

By Judit Klein and Maximilian Finger Today’s blog post is all about celebrating the many talented humans who have joined the ZOLLHOF Talent Program so far. Judit, Startup Incubation Lead and Max, Talent Program Lead look back together to reflect on where they started with the program 4 years ago…

by Paula Kopp As 2021 is coming to an end we asked our ZOHO startups how this year went for them. All agreed on the fact that it has been quite a crazy, never-ending rollercoaster ride. While we all sometimes can feel a little stuck in the second year of…

Interview with Jule van de Logt by Paula Kopp “Growth happens outside of your comfort zone”, says former ZOLLHOF Talent Jule van de Logt. During her bachelor’s studies in International Business at FAU she was working in project management at SIEMENS. While she’s always been interested in the startup scene…

A conversation with Hans-Jürgen Stein, MD of mentalis By Paula Kopp Have you ever heard of the revolving door effect? It refers to the tendency that in mental healthcare many patients relapse after their inpatient stay in a clinic. In Germany 20% of patients fall back only within 4 weeks…

by Julia Neumann At ZOLLHOF, we believe in working together collaboratively to accelerate human-centered business models with real value. Our startup incubation program offers space for people with a positive entrepreneurial mindset to create the new together with us. After reviewing more than 80 applications with various solutions, products, and…

By Anne Christin Braun Being one of our all-time favorite events at ZOLLHOF, we are happy to being able to already look back at our 5th annual HackBay this year. During these past years we welcomed more than 1100 visitors from 20 nationalities. Our ingenious hacker teams built more than…

by Julia Neumann In spring 2020, the Nuremberg-based procurement software startup Orpheus was acquired by McKinsey & Company. Founded by foundingpartners Michael Lauer, Dr. Jörg Dittrich, Matthias Schuhmann und Jörg Mengeler in 2005, Orpheus is a pioneer of procurement software development, focusing on an analytical and data-driven approach. Initially, Orpheus…

by Anne Christin Braun With our news feeds full of the latest IPOs and unicorns we tend to focus on this one side of the startup medal. But given that 90% of startups don’t make it, let alone become a unicorn, the other side shouldn’t be overlooked. “Success is a…