A toast to good neighbourliness: The innoclub introduced itself at the after-work event for tenants and neighbours of the TechnologieZentrumDortmund (TZDO) on 20 May 2025. Photos: TZDO / Roland Kentrup

Andrea Schubert and Christoph Gallus, Dortmund Economic Development Agency, and the innoclub team toasted to good neighbourliness with the numerous visitors, exchanged ideas and made new contacts.

At the Clubhouse TZDO, Emil-Figge-Straße 80, the participants got to know the innoclub's partner companies and start-ups and learnt what the innoclub has in store for them.

The start-ups CUNA, Dr.Q, and Ziya reported on current success stories and collaborations. The new partner company Dortmunder Volksbank before.

With drinks and refreshments after work, the innoclub team created the perfect conditions for good conversations, inspiration and a lively exchange.

The innoclub was launched at the TZDO on 24 January 2025. As an innovation network, it brings start-ups together with established SMEs and corporates from Dortmund and the region in order to share experience, knowledge and resources.

The innoclub is a project of the Dortmund Chamber of Industry and Commerce, which is supported by the local sponsors Wirtschaftsförderung Dortmund, TU Dortmund University, Dortmund University of Applied Sciences and Arts and the International School of Management Dortmund.

As a partnerompanies are part of the innoclub: TechnologieZentrumDortmund, Dortmund Savings Bank, BEFORENvc, Conciso, Murtfeldt Group, Diagram Halbach, Techniker Krankenkasse, audalis, VAHLE and GREEN IT.

The innoclub Fellows currently include these start-ups: SLAPStack, Valoon, CUNA, ANTmachines, Building Information Cloud, Dr Q, Cybersense and Ziya.

The admission of further fellows is possible on an ongoing basis. Interested start-ups can apply for an innoclub fellowship at any time.

Further information can be found here on the innoclub website.