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Three female founders are working in a co-working space
Start-up
Start-up Competitions and Awards in Summer 2025
Created by Anna Chanicki

For the third quarter of 2025, we have put together a new list of valuable competitions and funding programs tailored to start-ups and aspiring founders.

TF-Industries makes the first place at WSC Demo Day 2025.
Start-up
#Top3 - TF-Industries: New Ways for Secure Backups
Created by Stefanie Ehrlich

TF-Industries secured 1st place at the WORLDFACTORY Demo Day 2025. In this interview, the team talks about the cybersecurity location Bochum and the next steps in 2025.

ENTRYZERO founder Samet wins the 2nd price at the WSC Demo Day 2025.
Start-up
#Top3 - ENTRYZERO: Digital Resilience through Automation
Created by Stefanie Ehrlich

At the WORLDFACTORY Demo Day 2025, the cybersecurity start-up ENTRYZERO impressed the jury and was ranked second among the top 3 RUB 2025 start-ups.

AfterBattle founder Afagh Hassani is pitching at the WSC Demo Day 2025
Start-up
#Top3 - AfterBattle: Digital Support After Cancer
Created by Anna Chanicki

AfterBattle took 3rd place at our WORLDFACTORY Demo Day 2025 with its life coaching app for individual and holistic recovery after cancer treatment.

[Translate to English:] Bild von Gründerin Desislava Dobreva vor einem Baum..
Start-upNews
Chemistry Start-up Secures NRW Funding
Created by Jessica Siegel

Sustainability for the chemical industry — the start-up Mechanolution impressed the jury of the Start-up Transfer.NRW funding program.

[Translate to English:] Poster IDEA 2025
Events
IDEA 2025: Experience the best start-ups live
Created by Jessica Siegel

Groundbreaking innovations, deep tech and visionary start-ups: IDEA 2025 is an exclusive sneak peek into the start-up culture at Ruhr University Bochum.

Photo of the founders Desislava Dobreva und Sebastian Grothaus.
Start-up
The Chemistry is Right
Created by Jessica Siegel

The start-up Mechanolution wants to revolutionize the chemical industry. The founding team reveals what ingredients make their collaboration so successful.

man in front of a microphone
NewsEvents
WORLDFACTORY Hosts Event for International Start-up Competition
Created by Jessica Siegel

In the run-up to the pan-European start-up competition STAGE TWO, WORLDFACTORY is inviting international start-ups to a wildcard event at O-Werk.

Portrait of Reagan Rowland in the RUB-Makerspace.
Start-up
“It won't be a walk in the park, but I'm determined to make it happen”
Created by Jessica Siegel

Motivated by two life-changing experiences, Reagan Rowland embarks on a journey to change the Nigerian healthcare system. With WORLDFACTORY international his idea came to Bochum.