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Startup matchmaking at the EMO Hannover 2025
Looking for fresh impetus for your company? Whether new technologies, digital innovations or sustainable solutions - at Startup Matchmaking at EMO Hannover, you can get in touch with the right partners quickly and in a targeted manner.
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Looking for fresh impetus for your company? Whether new technologies, digital innovations or sustainable solutions - at Startup Matchmaking at EMO Hannover, you can get in touch with the right partners quickly and in a targeted manner.
When the international metalworking industry gathers in Hannover from September 22-26, 2025, one thing is certain: EMO Hannover 2025 will once again set the pace for production technology. And right in the middle of it all: start-ups with fresh ideas and solutions that are helping to shape the future. Whether artificial intelligence, digitalization, new manufacturing technologies, sustainability or additive manufacturing - young companies play a central role in the future topics of the industry.
Startup Matchmaking: your shortcut to innovation
Meet startups and solution providers in the Startup Area from 22 to 26 September 2025 - in exclusive 1:1 appointments that we tailor to your individual interests. Take the opportunity to gain concrete insights into new technologies in the shortest possible time and discover fresh impetus for your company.
Your added value at a glance:
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Targeted selection of relevant start-ups
We identify the right start-ups from around 100 exhibiting young companies - tailored to your individual interests. -
Efficient discussions
Compact 60-minute slots ensure maximum output with minimum time expenditure. -
Directly on site
In the Startup Area, Hall 6, Stand F18 - right in the middle of the action. -
Concrete impulses for your business
New approaches and practical solutions for your production processes or digital strategy.
The free matchmaking offer is aimed at innovation managers, managing directors, investors and anyone interested in technology.
This is how it works:
1. register
2. Startups are identified based on your interests
3. Meet in Hall 6, Stand F18 in the EMO Startup Area
Important: Places are limited and will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis!
Register now here or send an e-mail directly to Christoph Baier: [email protected]
The EMO Startup Area is jointly organized by VDW and VDMA Startup-Machine Services. The matchmaking service is provided by Ambivation, a Berlin-based innovation consultancy that brings companies and startups together for cooperation.
Take advantage of this opportunity to network with young technology providers - compact, focused and tailored to your interests.
