In the organizer's words:

🚀 Finale! Clear the stage for the innovations of tomorrow at the Startup Your Idea Contest on February 4. The start-up stars of the future from the Gateway Universities Cologne pitch their innovative ideas.

📅 When Wednesday, February 04, 2026
🕔 Start from 5 pm
📍 Where Main Building of the University of Cologne

#PITCH #MEET #MATCH with the Gateway Universities Cologne: University of Cologne, TH Cologne, German Sport University Cologne, Rheinische Hochschule Cologne, CBS International Business School

Pitch: 8 teams present their innovative ideas and prototypes. In the Idea Level and Product Level categories, they compete for a total of € 7,000 in prize money.

Meet: Start-ups, people interested in founding a company and the Cologne start-up ecosystem are on site - a good opportunity to make valuable contacts.

Match: The Start-up Market offers the ideal opportunity for founders and interested parties to meet like-minded people. Promising collaborations or even perfect co-founder matches can develop here.

🎟️ Participation is free of charge, but registration is required: gateway-unikoeln.de/SYIC-Finale

A big thank you goes to our prize money sponsors: dompatent, NRW.BANK and Ford Philanthropy as well as to the Gateway Förderverein for their support.💙

ℹ️ We strive to make the event as accessible as possible. Further information on the website.