XSF — BRYCK Startup Alliance

The startup factory for deep tech in the Ruhr region

The BRYCK Startup Alliance is a startup factory for technology-driven deep-tech startups in the Ruhr region. It supports spin-offs from science and research in transforming innovative ideas into market-ready and scalable companies. By providing access to capital, experts, laboratory infrastructure and industry partners, BRYCK accompanies start-up teams from the initial idea to sustainable scaling and positions the Ruhr region as a relevant innovation location throughout Europe.

Vision

The BRYCK Startup Alliance pursues the vision of developing the Ruhr region into one of the leading deep-tech start-up regions in Europe. The close combination of academic excellence, industrial application and systematic access to capital is creating a sustainably strong startup ecosystem in which new spin-offs are constantly emerging, scaling up and having a measurable economic impact. The focus is on innovations in the future fields of Future Industry, Future Life Science and Future Cities, which are driving the transformation of the region and shaping Europe's future competitiveness.

Bridge between science and business

The BRYCK Startup Alliance sees itself as a central interface between universities, research institutions, industry and investors. It creates the structural conditions for efficiently transforming scientific findings into entrepreneurial applications.
Start-up teams benefit from targeted programs, direct access to industry partners, laboratory and prototyping space as well as close support throughout the entire start-up and scaling phase.

Mission and goals

That is the mission of the BRYCK Startup Alliance. To achieve this, the Startup Factory supports founding teams with structured programs, mentoring, access to capital and a strong network of industry partners, universities and investors - from the early idea to scaling.

Sustainably strengthening innovation-driven start-ups from science and universities

Transferring deep-tech innovations to industrial applications and markets faster

Building a Europe-wide leading, future-proof ecosystem for technology-driven start-ups

Performance measurement & KPIs

These key figures illustrate the strategic scalability of the BRYCK Startup Alliance and its contribution to the sustainable economic transformation of the Ruhr region.

>1.000

Spin-offs from science and research

>200

Scaling deep-tech start-ups in the ecosystem

>1 billion €

Capital raised through supported start-ups

>15.000

Potential new jobs through start-up teams

>€ 10 billion

Access to venture capital

10 million €

Pre-seed fund volume

~150.000 m²

Laboratory and prototyping areas

124.000

Access to students

14.000

Access to researchers

>70

Close links to regional companies and institutions

People behind BRYCK Startup Alliance

Philippa Köhnk

Management

Serial entrepreneur with extensive startup development and corporate innovation expertise.

Ersin Üstün

Management

Innovation & Ecosystem Leader, with extensive expertise in building innovation & startup ecosystems.

Maximilian Schimanski

Management

University Innovation Leader, with extensive experience in programmatic founder & startup support at universities.

Philipp Herrmann

Managing Partner

Entrepreneur and investor, with extensive startup development, VC and corporate innovation experience, including several years working in Silicon Valley and Berlin.

Christian Lüdtke

Managing Partner

Entrepreneur and investor with extensive corporate innovation experience, including several years working in Berlin and as a start-up coordinator in the Ruhr region.

Website of BRYCK Startup Alliance