The SIBB Startup Incubation Program is looking forward to new founders after our 7 alumni startups were successfully bid farewell at the Berlin Startup Summit. As an association, we benefit from the commitment and expertise of our jury in selecting the new startup teams. Business leaders with various backgrounds, professional experiences, domain expertise, and startup perspectives contribute to selecting the best ideas and, above all, the best founder teams from the many applications. The SIBB team is very grateful for the time these busy people invest in promoting Berlin's digital economy and the Berlin startup ecosystem. Thanks to this commitment from its members and network, SIBB thrives as an association, and the SIBB Incubator has become one of the best startup programs in Berlin. We thank our jury members:

• Aileen Oppermann - Skillmasters
• Andjela Cvetanovic - Capacura
• Anna Mencel - BST Media
• Benjamin Wilkening - Early Bird Ventures
• Dr. Danjel Sami - Berlin Institute for Innovoation
• Dr. Mathias Petri    - SIBB e.V. Managing Director
• Dr. Thorsten Freiberger - Berliner Sparkasse
• Gesine Cody    - TOM SPIKE
• Ines Peters    - DResearch
• Janine Heinrich - Founderlang gUG | ADAN e.V.
• Jens Tamm - Comstor
• Jolene Ernesti - Ecovadis
• Lilian Halex - Encourage Ventures
• Olaf Kehrer    - O&O Software
• Rachel Pregun - Lilly Ventures
• Urte Zahn - QiLabs
• Vanessa Fischer - Upxcale | Encourage Ventures
• Vincent Pearson - Pearson Consulting
• Xia Wei La - German Accelerator / German Entrepreneurship GmbH

More information is available on our** Jury Page** 

New startups can apply to the jury by Thursday, July 11, 2024 , with a 3-minute video and a 1-pager. They can expect up to 88,000 euros in funding (2,200 euros per month for each founder for 10 months), a structured workshop program, mentoring by experienced business leaders, expert coaching, and extensive networking in the Berlin business community