Cologne’s startup ecosystem
Cologne's startup ecosystem consists of more than 600 startups and scaleups. It offers excellent support and infrastructure for emerging and early-stage enterprises to start and grow their business.
Cologne is the fourth biggest city in Germany and the biggest in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia. The state is one of the national hotspots for startups: with the most inhabitants, the most commercial enterprises, the densest infrastructure, the largest university landscape, and the highest number of startups per year. North Rhine-Westphalia is quite simply the place to start and scale your business.
Cologne offers the most software developers in Europe after London, Paris and Amsterdam.
Representing the entire startup ecosystem in Cologne, KölnBusiness is dedicated to unlocking the full potential of this powerful network – you could be part of it too!