Startup ecosystems can be fragmented, competitive, and hidden to newcomers, which is detrimental for local startups and community growth. The Startup Ecosystem Canvas seeks to provide local entrepreneurs with a clear list of resources for every stage of their startup journey, and outline a basic framework for communities to map their ecosystem.

With applications for the Berlin Founder Institute coming to a close, we are excited to release the new Berlin Startup Ecosystem Canvas v1 below! It was developed by the Berlin Founder Institute and local leaders Amanda Fornal, Berlin Admin (., ex-Googler, ex-IBMer), Eva Dimitrova (Inventor, Go-To-Market Canvas), Ferdinand Muehlhaeuser (Lead Director Berlin, Founder Institute Berlin), Kai Malkwitz (Impact Director, Founder Institute Berlin / Germany), Mohammad Hossein Tavangar (Director, Founder Institute), Nathan Evans (Fintech Founder, Stealth Startup), Rikke Klitskov (CMO, YellowX OU), Sara Maki (Director, Barclays).

This is just a draft, and while we spent many hours on this research, more input is needed. Please leave your comments on this collaborative Google document to help us complete the list. There are definitely omissions on this current version. 

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Text version included below, for ease of searching:

Startup Stages

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There is no one right way to build a technology company, but for the sake of simplicity we have outlined a basic, common, sequential framework.

1. Idea Stage

This is where new entrepreneurs get inspired, learn best practices, develop skills, validate ideas, and begin to build their team and product.

A. Inspire

• Berlin Startup Media: Centralized local information, listings, and news. (i.e. startup blogs/ publications/ lists/ FB groups/ newsletters)

1. Berlin Startup Girl
2. Berlin Startups
3. Berlin Valley
4. betahaus Magazine
5. Deutsche Startups
6. Gründerszene
7. Silicon Allee Team
8. StartUP Berlin
9. Startup Digest Berlin
10. Startuprad.io
11. StartupTV
12. Tech.co Berlin
13. The Hundert
14. The Local

• Inspirational Berlin Startup Events: Open, inclusive startup events that often focus on ideation. (i.e. Startup Weekend, idea fairs, and inspirational meetups)

1. #witas - Women in Tech and Startups Berlin
2. B2B Berlin
3. BCGDV Startup Talks
4. Berlin Future Mobility Meetup
5. Bitcoin Lab Berlin
6. Disrupt Berlin 2018
7. Geek Girls Carrots Germany
8. German Tech Entrepreneurship Center (GTEC) Meetup
9. Lean Startup Summit Berlin
10. Product Crunch
11. Silicon Allee Events
12. Startup EUvolution Berlin
13. Startupnight
14. Startup Safari
15. Startup Weekend Berlin
16. TechMeetups Berlin
17. The Family Berlin
18. Women Techmakers Berlin
19. Women Who Code Berlin 
20. Tech Open Air (TOA)

B. Educate

• Best Practices: Beginner knowledge-sharing tech events. (i.e. beginner events that serve to educate more than inspire).

1. Berlin.JS
2. Berlin Ethereum Meetup
3. Berlin Mobile Marketing & Growth Meetup
4. Berlin Startup Program for Emerging Entrepreneurs
5. Big Data Berlin
6. Blockchain, peaq and Beyond
7. Cryptotank Meetup
8. Data Science Community Day
9. Decentralised Tech Berlin
10. Die Berlin C++ Meetup Gruppe
11. GOTO Nights Berlin
12. IoT Brunch
13. InnovationLabs.Berlin
14. Java Usergroup Berlin-Brandenburg
15. Kotlin Berlin
16. LEAD Academy
17. Microservices Meetup Berlin
18. PyData Berlin
19. PyLadies Berlin
20. Rust Berlin
21. Software Craftsmanship Berlin
22. Startup Crash Course
23. Startup Founder 101 Berlin
24. Startup Grind Berlin
25. ThoughtWorks Berlin
26. Virtual Reality Berlin
27. Vue.js Berlin

• Training & Feedback: Skill & Idea development events and startup bootcamps for entrepeneurs. (Includes comprehensive training programs, like Founder Institute, General Assembly, Lean Startup Machine, code camps, etc)

1. AngularJS Meetup Berlin
2. Berlin AWS User Group
3. Berlin DevOps
4. Berlin Lean Startup
5. Berlin Machine Learning Group
6. Berlin NLP
7. Berlin Startup: Idea to IPO
8. Big Data Developers in Berlin
9. Bots Berlin
10. CareerFoundry
11. Cocoaheads Berlin
12. CODE
13. Corkscrew
14. Data Science Retreat
15. Data Visualization Berlin
16. Design Lab Berlin
17. Docker Berlin
18. Founder Institute
19. GDG Berlin
20. GDG Berlin Android
21. Ironhack
22. Ironhack Berlin - Coding Bootcamp Meetup
23. iXperience
24. Lean Startup Machine Berlin
25. Le Wagon
26. Le Wagon Berlin - Coding Bootcamp Meetup
27. On Product
28. OpenTechSchool Berlin Meetup
29. PostgreSQL Meetup Group Berlin
30. ProductCamp Berlin
31. ProductTank Berlin
32. Project Management Meetup Berlin
33. Python Users Berlin
34. React.js & React Native Berlin
35. SPICED Academy
36. Stackademy
37. Startup Camp 2018
38. Startup Class
39. Startup Incubator Berlin Meetup
40. STEM 4 Health Berlin
41. The Family
42. Ubiqum Code Academy
43. Up.front
44. Wearable Berlin
45. WordPress Meetup Berlin
46. Zalando Tech Events Berlin

C. Validate

• Team Formation: Events for Finding Co-founders in Berlin.  (i.e. tech networking events or other resources that facilitate early-stage recruitment and cofounder matching)

1. 12min.me
2. Berlin Meetup for Innovative Technology and Business
3. Berlin Startup Culture
4. BerlinStartups
5. Berlin UI/UX Designers Meetup
6. Berlin UX Happy Hour
7. Co-Found Berlin
8. CoFoundersLab
9. FilmTech Meetup Berlin
10. FinTech Berlin
11. Founder2be
12. FounderDating
13. Founders Nation
14. Founders Network
15. H2.co
16. Hackers/Founders Berlin
17. Hispanic Startup Berlin
18. iBridges
19. meetup.ai [Berlin]
20. Silicon Drinkabout Berlin
21. START Berlin
22. Startup Berlin
23. Startup Sucht
24. TechCofounder

• Build First Product: Hackathons & product events in Berlin.

1. 3D Berlin
2. AFRA Berlin
3. Berlin: DCI Hackathon
4. Berlin Hack and Tell
5. Berlin Hacker News Meetup
6. Berlin Science Hacking
7. C-Base
8. Code4Green: 1st BMU Sustainability Hack
9. Data Deep Dive Hackathon
10. DoraHacks Dapp Dev & Crypto Games Hack
11. ETHBerlin Hackathon
12. Fab Lab Berlin
13. Game Developers Berlin
14. Hacker Games!
15. Hacking Female Health HACKATHON
16. Hacking Health Berlin
17. Hacks/Hackers Berlin
18. Happylab Berlin
19. HLAG 2018 - FinTech & Blockchain Hackathon
20. NASA - Space App Challenge Hackathon
21. NEO Camp: NEO Blockchain Hackathon
22. SmartCountry Hacks
23. SysAdmin Hackathon - The Student Edition
24. The ESMT Hacknight Education

2. Launch Stage

In this stage, entrepreneurs establish and formalize the company, develop the product, get feedback from customers, and prepare for the next step.

A. Start

• Establish: Berlin law firms & banks for startups

1. Berliner Volksbank
2. CMS
3. Commerzbank
4. Dentons
5. Deutsche Bank
6. DKB
7. Dottir
8. FPS
9. GLS Bank
10. GRP Rainer
11. Holvi
12. IŞBANK
13. KPMG Smart Start
14. Lacore Rechtsanwälte
15. P+P Pöllath + Partners
16. Pax-Bank
17. PNHR
18. Postbank
19. PSD Bank
20. Santander
21. Sparda-Bank
22. Strieff Law
23. The Startup Lawyers

• Berlin Workspaces: Co-working and flexible workspaces for startups in Berlin.

1. Ahoy! Berlin
2. Amapola Coworking
3. betahaus
4. Coworking Berlin
5. CRCLR
6. Enklave Coworking
7. ESDIP Berlin
8. Factory Berlin
9. Impact Hub
10. Juggle Hub
11. Kaos Berlin
12. LAUNCH/CO
13. Mindspace
14. Raumstation Coworking
15. Sankt Oberholz
16. Space Shack Coworking
17. ThePlace
18. Thunderbolt Collective
19. Tuesday Coworking
20. WeWork

B. Develop

• Formalize: Berlin accounting, development and HR tools for early-stage startups.  

1. ACELR8
2. bleech
3. Carola Schumacher
4. CodeControl
5. Cogs Agency
6. Done!
7. Enabled Apps
8. KarlMax Berlin
9. Knappworst & Partner
10. Mano Berlin
11. MVP Factory
12. Novoda
13. Pixelmate
14. redwerk
15. Someone & Sons
16. Ten Media

• Berlin Incubators: Groups that prepare companies for seed investment and provide advanced mentorship. (i.e. advanced knowledge sharing, later stage events and resources)

1. Bayer CoLaborator Berlin
2. Bosch Startup Harbour
3. Factory Berlin
4. Flying Health Incubator
5. German Tech Entrepreneurship Center
6. Hubraum
7. Rocket Internet
8. Startup Campus Berlin
9. Startup Incubator Berlin

C. Launch

• Berlin Seed Accelerators: Seed funding mentor programs (Techstars-style programs that provide funding)

1. APX Axel Springer Porsche GmbH & Co.
2. Axel Springer Plug and Play Accelerator
3. Berlin Startup Academy
4. Beyond1435
5. Climate-KIC Accelerator
6. DB mindbox
7. EO Accelerator
8. EyeFocus Accelerator
9. G4A Accelerator
10. German Accelerator Tech
11. Hardware.co Accelerator
12. leAD Sports Accelerator
13. InnoEnergy 
14. METRO Accelerator
15. Microsoft Accelerator
16. Project Flying Elephant
17. ProSiebenSat.1 Accelerator
18. Startupbootcamp Digital Health
19. Startupbootcamp Smart Transportation & Energy
20. Techstars Berlin Accelerator

• Pitch & Demo Events: Tech events that showcase Berlin startups for investment.

1. APX Axel Springer Porsche GmbH & Co. KG  - Pitch Tuesday
2. Berlin Demo Day
3. Betapitch Berlin
4. Blockchain Startup Pitch
5. Climate-KIC Accelerator Demo Day
6. Factory Berlin Demo Day
7. Innovators' Pitch
8. Leapfunder Investor Readiness Session Berlin
9. Le Wagon Berlin Demo Day
10. New Work Pitch Night
11. Startupbootcamp Digital Health Demo Day
12. Startup Camp Pitch Marathon
13. Startup City Pitch
14. Startup Sprint Berlin
15. Techstars Berlin Accelerator Demo Day

3. Growth Stage

Here, a startup proves their utility, receives recognition, and scales up. This usually requires funding, angels, VCs, and ways to connect them to startups.

A. Recognition

• Berlin Investor Networking:  Events and groups that connect professional investors with founders.

1. Angel Investment Netz
2. Business Angels Club Berlin-Brandenburg
3. Business Angels Netzwerk Deutschland
4. GTEC Business Angel Institute
5. NOAH Berlin Conference 2018
6. Saarbrücker21 - Berlin Business Angels
7. Smart&Green
8. Startup Angels
9. Women Startup Competition

• Major Media: Mainstream local business press that often showcase local startups.

1. Berliner Morgenpost
2. Berliner Zeitung
3. Bild
4. Business Punk
5. Capital
6. Der Tagesspiegel
7. Deutsche Wirtschafts Nachrichten
8. Finanztreff
9. FOCUS
10. Handelsblatt
11. Spiegel
12. WELT
13. Wirtschaftswoche
14. Zeit

B. Funding

• Berlin Angel Investors: Seed-stage investors and micro-vcs.

1. Alexander Bruehl
2. Christian Thaler-Wolski
3. Christian Vollmann
4. Christopher Muenchhoff
5. Eoghan Jennings
6. Eric Wahlforss
7. Felix Jahn
8. Filip Felician Dames
9. Guenter Kraft
10. Impact 51
11. Ingo Juraske
12. Jag Singh
13. Jan Borgstädt
14. Jonathan Becker
15. Lukasz Gadowski
16. Michael Sidler
17. Mikko Alasaarela
18. Nicolas Wittenborn
19. Pawel Chudzinski
20. Philipp Moehring
21. Ron Hillmann
22. Rouven Dresselhaus
23. Sebastian Pollok
24. Shaun Abrahamson
25. Simon Schaefer
26. Stephan Wirries
27. Thomas Hessler

• Berlin Venture Capitalists: Series A and beyond

1. Avala Capital
2. b10
3. BCG Digital Ventures
4. Berlin Metropolitan Ventures
5. Berlin Venture Partners
6. BlueYard Capital
7. bmp Ventures
8. btov Partners
9. Capnamic Ventures
10. Cavalry Ventures
11. Cooperativa
12. CREANDUM
13. DN Capital
14. e.ventures
15. Earlybird
16. EQT Ventures
17. Fraunhofer Ventures
18. IBB Beteiligungsgesellschaft
19. K - Invest
20. Lakestar
21. Partech Partners
22. Paua Ventures
23. Peppermint VenturePartners
24. Point Nine Capital
25. Project A
26. Redstone VC
27. RedAlpine
28. System. One
29. Target Global
30. WestTech Ventures

C. Growth

• Infrastructure: Office space, HR, local business insurance. (i.e. office space/ HR/ insurance providers for capital-rich companies to grow and scale)

1. BA Berliner Insurance
2. BERVA
3. betterHR
4. Die Sicherheit Versicherungsmakler
5. Engel & Völkers
6. Hoesch & Partner
7. HRpepper
8. Instant Offices
9. i-Potentials
10. Michael Page
11. PERM4
12. Personal Excellence
13. Regus
14. Rent24
15. Search Office Space
16. Sebastian Gollasch Versicherungsmakler
17. SKEPP
18. Unicorn

• Expansion: Berlin Growth accelerators and consultants. (i.e. programs and business consultants for capital-rich companies to grow and scale)

1. A.T. Kearney
2. Accenture
3. Aon
4. Bain & Company
5. BearingPoint
6. Boston Consulting Group
7. BPI
8. Capgemini
9. Company Consulting Team
10. Deloitte
11. Egon Zehnder
12. Ernst & Young
13. FTI Consulting
14. Gallup
15. Grant Thornton
16. Hill+Knowlton Strategies
17. Korn Ferry
18. KPMG
19. McKinsey & Company
20. Mercer
21. Navigant
22. North Highland
23. PwC
24. Roland Berger
25. SapientRazorfish
26. SAP Startup Accelerator

4. Berlin Startup Success Stories

Successful homegrown companies that have raised significant institutional funding, employ a large workforce, or have achieved liquidity.

1. 8fit
2. Asana Rebel
3. Auto1
4. Blinkist
5. Book A Tiger
6. Clue
7. CrossLend
8. Delivery Hero
9. DOJO Madness
10. EyeEm
11. finleap
12. Foodpanda
13. GetYourGuide
14. HelloFresh Group
15. Helpling
16. Home24
17. IDAGIO
18. Juniqe
19. LIQID
20. Marley Spoon
21. Mister Spex
22. Movinga
23. N26
24. Outfittery
25. relayr
26. ResearchGate
27. Rocket Internet
28. solarisBank
29. SoundCloud
30. Thermondo
31. TwentyBN
32. Uberall
33. Wooga
34. Wunderlist
35. Zalando
36. ZEOTAP

Supporters

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To facilitate the steps, every ecosystem needs strong supporters.

1. Berlin Startup Leaders

Successful local founders who lead the ecosystem & frequently mentor newbies.

1. Andreas Schwarzkopf
2. Benjamin Rohé
3. Danny Holtschke
4. Darius Moeini
5. David Higgins
6. Dirk Lehmann
7. Dirk Muller-Dornieden
8. Dr. Anne Seebach
9. Dr. Richard Süselbeck
10. Dr. Thomas Poeppe
11. Edward Taylor
12. Elad Verbin
13. Ferdinand Mühlhäuser
14. Florian Noell
15. Hasan Ozdemir
16. Jack Owen
17. Jackson Bond
18. Jens Woloszczak
19. Kai Malkwitz
20. Kathleen Fritzsche
21. Klaus G. Kammermeier
22. Lena Katharina Bödeker
23. Lisa Wehden
24. Lutz Haase
25. Mali M. Baum
26. Marc C. Lange
27. Mario Paladini
28. Mario Steinbuch
29. Markus Sauerhammer
30. Meera Innes
31. Mor Eini
32. Olivia Czetwertynski
33. Prof. Dr. Lutz Göcke
34. Rowan Barnett
35. Samanta Boero
36. Sandeep Bajjuri
37. Sascha Karstaedt
38. Steven Renwick
39. Zefi Hennessy Holland

2. Berlin Government Startup Resources

Public organizations that facilitate local economic development

1. AiF Projekt GmbH
2. American Chamber of Commerce in Germany
3. Berlin Innovation
4. Berlin Partner
5. British Chamber of Commerce in Germany
6. Deutsche Startups e.V.
7. Germany Trade and Invest
8. IHK Berlin
9. Invest in Berlin
10. National Innovation Programme
11. Reason Why Berlin
12. Science and Innovation - Berlin
13. Senate Department for Economics, Energy and Public Enterprises - Berlin

3. Talent

Major local business or tech universities and employers that attract and retain local talent.

• Local Berlin Tech Universities (universities with prominent technical or business programs)

1. bbw Hochschule Berlin
2. Berlin School of Business and Innovation
3. Berlin School of Economics and Law
4. Berlin University of the Arts
5. Beuth University of Applied Sciences Berlin
6. BSP Business School Berlin
7. BTK
8. EMBA-Medienakademie
9. ESCP Europe
10. ESMT Berlin
11. Freie Universität Berlin
12. GISMA Business School
13. Haensch Business School Berlin
14. Hertie School of Governance
15. HMKW
16. HTW Berlin
17. Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
18. HWTK
19. IUBH
20. Mediadesign Hochschule
21. Quadriga University
22. SRH Hochschule Berlin
23. Steinbeis University Berlin
24. Technische Universität Berlin
25. Weißensee Kunsthochschule Berlin

• Berlin Tech Employers

1. Amazon
2. Apple
3. BASF
4. Bayer
5. BMW
6. Bombardier
7. Booking.com
8. Cisco
9. Daimler
10. Delivery Hero
11. Deutsche Telekom
12. Facebook
13. GetYourGuide
14. Google
15. HelloFresh Group
16. HERE Technologies
17. IBM
18. Lufthansa Group
19. Microsoft
20. Nokia Networks
21. Oracle
22. Rocket Internet
23. Siemens
24. SoundCloud
25. Zalando

 

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Learn more about the Startup Ecosystem Canvas here, and leave us your thoughts on the Berlin Canvas on this collaborative Google document (This is just a draft, and more input is needed!)

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