Sponsors & Partners

At our events, people from all walks of life come together with a shared goal: to promote innovation and co-create a more diverse economy in German-speaking countries.

To host these events, we need people and companies who can contribute not only a lot of passion but also other support: whether with financial help or other means – the AiDiA Team would like to sincerely thank all sponsors and partners!

Beiersdorf

For more than 140 years, Beiersdorf has been shaping the future of skincare with innovative products and pioneering research. Today, millions of people worldwide trust its brands – including NIVEA, the world’s leading skincare brand, as well as Eucerin, Hansaplast, La Prairie and Chantecaille.

www.beiersdorf.de

Jung von Matt

Jung von Matt is one of Europe's leading independent creative agencies. Founded in Hamburg in 1991, the agency network develops brand communication, campaigns, and digital and creative solutions for national and international companies. Its clients include BMW, EDEKA, Sixt, Vodafone, Bosch, Sparkasse and NIVEA, among others.

www.jvm.com

Hamburg Chamber of Commerce

The Hamburg Chamber of Commerce is the central advocacy organisation for Hamburg's business community. It connects businesses, politics and institutions, supports companies with advice and services, and undertakes public tasks, such as in vocational training. In this way, it strengthens Hamburg's economic development and the location as an international innovation and business metropolis.

www.handelskammer-hamburg.de

Startup City Hamburg

Startup City Hamburg is the central platform and contact point for founders and startups in Hamburg. It brings together information on funding programmes, financing options, networks, events, support services and relevant players in the Hamburg startup ecosystem.

www.startupcity.hamburg

JACKS beauty line

JACKS beauty line does not believe that beauty changes you, but rather that it enhances what is already inside you. Miriam and Lisa, the founders of JACKS beauty line, stand for skincare, make-up and brushes that make the skin glow – without compromising on active ingredients, efficacy and the skin feel.

www.jacks-beautyline.com

Ecosystem Partner

BVDW

The German Association for the Digital Economy (BVDW) is the lobbying organisation for companies that operate digital business models or whose value creation is based on the use of digital technologies. With its members from across the digital economy, BVDW is already shaping the future today through creative solutions and cutting-edge technologies.

www.bvdw.org

Africa Association

For over 85 years, the German-African Business Association has been supporting companies in their economic endeavours on the African continent. The Association is a non-profit organisation and currently has around 500 members. As a liaison, it promotes dialogue between German and African representatives from business and politics.

www.afrikaverein.de

HEARTFELT_

HEARTFELT_ is Europe's first-cheque fund. Every week, they invest as the first investor in exceptional founding teams at the earliest stage. Alongside financial backing, they provide support to achieve product-market fit (PMF) faster, as well as access to their unique community of experts, advisors, investors, and the hundreds of founders in their portfolio.

www.heartfelt.vc

Robin Seiwert

Robin Seiwert is a speaker, trainer and mentor focusing on poise, the ability to make clear decisions in any situation and to act with self-confidence. His perspective is fed by a broad career: as a manager and authorised signatory at a Big Four consultancy, as a manager at a US automobile manufacturer, and as an entrepreneur with his own experience of founding and failing businesses.

www.robinseiwert.com

Social Entrepreneurship Alliance Hamburg

The Social Entrepreneurship City Hamburg aims to increase the visibility of the entire social entrepreneurship ecosystem in Hamburg and create a shared identity. It was initiated by the Social Entrepreneurship Alliance Hamburg. The purpose: to put the common good at the centre of action and business. The vision: A livable city for all.

www.socialentrepreneurship.hamburg

LEAD Forward

LEAD Forward specialises in cultural change, leadership development and the future of work. Their goal is to create a transformative impact for your organisations. With a holistic approach, they help you create a resilient organisation that has a positive impact on your work and the world.

www.lead.berlin

launchlabs

launchlabs is an entrepreneurial partner for human-centred innovation based in Berlin, Basel and Sofia. No matter where you are in the process and what challenges you are facing: together they launch innovation. What makes them special: They are not just there, but right in the middle of it, because they co-create and take responsibility.

www.launchlabs.de

AFRICAN FOOD FESTIVAL Berlin (AFFB)

The AFRICAN FOOD FESTIVAL Berlin (AFFB) is the largest festival for modern African culture and cuisine in the German capital. Since its founding in 2016, it has brought together authentic African cuisine with innovative street food concepts, thus creating a platform for cultural exchange and encounters.

www.africanfoodfestival.de

Café TonTon & Agency

Café TonTon & Agency isn't an agency that understands culture. They are a culture that built an agency. Born out of their own network – with the vision of connecting brands and communities they themselves come from. With a focus on brand activations, sales, production and events, they take brands right where culture is created and communities grow.

instagram.com/lecafetonton

Perspective matters

Perspective Matter supports leaders and teams in organisations through change processes via coaching and facilitated workshops. As a collective of experienced coaches and facilitators, they create spaces where the root causes of challenges become visible and underlying team dynamics are made understandable.

www.perspective-matter.com

HIDDEN LOCATIONS

HIDDEN LOCATIONS is the event venue marketing agency from Berlin with the expertise of an event agency for SMEs and associations. With three central locations in prime Berlin settings, the company caters to a broad spectrum of event formats ranging from creative team workshops, summer parties and Christmas celebrations to large corporate events.

www.hidden-locations.de

DIASPORA WELLNESS CLUB

DIASPORA WELLNESS CLUB is a platform for yoga, wellbeing and mental health. With its offerings, which are designed exclusively for Black people and POC, it creates a space for those who are frequently overlooked in the wellness industry.

www.helenworkneh.de

BONNIE

BONNIE Berlin is a company that offers an authentic urban living experience through unique Berlin-style individual and shared accommodation. Within their ecosystem, they create the ideal combination of accommodation and local experiences, enabling people from all over the world to discover the city in its most authentic and unique way.

www.bonnie.berlin

think-cell

think-cell is the leading productivity software for Microsoft PowerPoint and Excel. The add-in allows users to create complex, data-driven charts in seconds with a professional design. This enables founders to quickly build impressive pitch decks and investor presentations without wasting valuable time or a large budget.

www.think-cell.com

DZ BANK

DZ BANK is the central institution and central bank for around 1,000 cooperative banks (Volksbanken Raiffeisenbanken) in Germany. As the country's second-largest commercial bank, it simultaneously acts as the holding company for the DZ BANK Group's companies and as a corporate bank.

www.dzbank.de

Magda's Food Programme

Magda's Food Programme was founded by nutritionist Magda, who combines her passion for nutrition, health and her African roots. With sea moss, she brings a traditional natural product from the Caribbean and Africa into a modern, mindful diet and shows just how versatile and valuable natural foods can be.

www.magdasfoodprogramme.com

Event Partner

360ties

Moving moments for people and brands. Pure emotion, fun and enthusiasm guaranteed. 360ties fascinates customers, guests and employees. The perfect photo activation for events, trade fairs, promotions and team building. 360ties creates attractive event experiences that multiply online.

www.360ties.de

fritz-kola

Since its foundation in 2003, fritz-kola has made it its mission to create unique and honest drinks that not only taste good, but also tell a story. Immerse yourself in their deliciously tasty world, where every bottle is full of fizz and fun.

www.fritz-kola.com

REVAMP

Revamp Management is a Hamburg-based event management agency dedicated to promoting rising stars in the music industry. They work with brands by developing innovative concepts to enhance the customer experience at events both online and offline.

www.brand-revamp.com

UNDONE

Behind UNDONE is a passionate team of bar, drink, coffee and music lovers. There is no better place for them than Hamburg. There they dealcoholise and refine spirits to bring them alcohol-free to bars around the world. For all those who love non-alcoholic drinks, UNDONE brings the flavour of the world to you - without the alcohol.

www.itsundone.com

Thomas Henry

2 cl of inspiration, 2 cl of creativity, a dash of free spirit and a good dash of courage - these are the ingredients of a diverse, colourful bar culture. Because only those who break new ground can really create something new. It is precisely this spirit that has driven the team at Thomas Henry since the very beginning.

www.thomas-henry.de

Media Partner

Newton

The boutique agency nwtn was founded in 2019 as a spin-off from fischerAppelt to support companies and brands with agile, personal and innovative communication. With a small team, they quickly implement tailor-made projects in the fields of content, PR and communication.

www.nwtn.agency

GermanTechJobs

GermanTechJobs is a job portal built by engineers, for engineers. What sets them apart? Salary information in every listing, along with a clear format and filters that allow you to find a role in just two clicks. They offer a guarantee to promote job ads until a sufficient number of candidates have been found.

www.germantechjobs.de

Hamburg Startups

Hamburg Startups is the leading independent private startup platform in the north and has been committed to effective networking and representation of the startup scene for ten years.

www.hamburg-startups.net

Community Partner

BOLDLY

BOLDLY is an organisation for the black community in Germany. Education and economic empowerment are their most important topics, but they are concerned with more than that: Black self-realisation. The organisation offers a supportive environment in which the needs, talents and dreams of young Black people meet the knowledge and means to shape their lives accordingly.

www.be-boldly.de

Afro House

The Afro Haus label was founded in Berlin with the aim of celebrating African culture in the diaspora. In addition to the highly successful and indispensable monthly nightlife series "Afro Haus", the label has also focussed on being active and present for the African and Africa-interested community outside of nightlife events.

www.afrohaus.de

Black Female Business

Black Female Business offers Black women a diverse network, access to knowledge, peer exchange, and professional and personal development to achieve sustainable success. Through its formats, the organisation aims to contribute to women successfully implementing their entrepreneurial ventures and increasing their participation in economic life.

www.blackfemalebusiness.de

La Tribune Noire

La Tribune Noire is an innovative retail platform for fashion, culture and lifestyle that specialises exclusively in Black-owned brands and products by Black people of colour. The company was founded in 2021 and focuses on the online and retail sale of exclusive collections in the mid-to-high price segment.

www.latribunenoire.de

RosaMag

RosaMag is an online lifestyle magazine that informs, inspires and empowers Black FLINTA* and friends. They offer a platform where Black women can inform themselves about lifestyle, beauty, cultural and political topics and network with each other. They want to create role models and show our diversity.

www.rosa-mag.de

SistaTalk

The aim of SistaTalk is to create permanent racism- and sexism-free access to safe(r) spaces for Black women. In these spaces, their voices are heard and broad networking is made possible. With this project, they want to create a perspective that enables the achievement of personal goals and strengthens individual and collective self-confidence.

www.sistatalk.de

The Migrant Accelerator

The Migrant Accelerator is a non-profit empowerment project aimed at BIPOC founders from the DACH region. They offer access to a 12-week accelerator programme, VC office hours, 1:1 mentoring with over 70 mentors and regular community events for founders and those interested in founding a start-up.

www.themigrantaccelerator.com