AI NATION Berlin Connect – Co-Founder Matchmaking for Future AI-Startups

Co-Founder Matchmaking for Future AI-Startups

You have an idea and need the right co-founders or you want to join a promising AI-/tech-driven project with your skills?

​AI NATION Berlin Connect is a matchmaking event using speeddating for aspiring founders from Freie Universität, Humboldt-Universität, Technische Universität and Charité Berlin. Over the course of 120 minutes, you will meet potential co-founders from design, business, technology and domain fields such as psychology, life sciences, social sciences and more.

​The goal: bringing together around 50–80 participants with complementary backgrounds, who have an interest in applying for the AI NATION funding program, and are still looking for a strong, interdisciplinary founding team.

​Who is this for?

• ​Master’s students (ideally close to finishing their degree), curious about entrepreneurship or joining an early-stage team

• ​PhD candidates and postdocs with research or data-driven ideas

• ​Highly motivated individuals with skills in

  • ​Design, UX, product

  • ​Business, strategy, operations

  • ​Technology (AI, ML, software, hardware, robotics),

  • ​Domain expertise (e.g. health, social sciences, life sciences, etc.)

​You do not need a finished business plan. Curiosity, openness and a willingness to collaborate are enough.

​What can I expect?

• ​Curated speeddating rounds (3–5 minutes) to meet many potential co-founders in a short time

• ​Matchmaking across the clusters Design, Business, Technology and Domain

• ​The option to give a concise 30-second pitch of your idea (for those who already have one)

• ​A short introduction to the AI NATION Grant - and why team composition matters

• ​Fingerfood, a soft drink & informal networking with participants and innovation managers after the structured part

​Before the event, the organizers will cluster participants based on what they bring and what they are looking for.

​What should I prepare?

• ​Think about what you bring: skills, experience, research field, networks

• ​Think about what you are looking for: co-founder profile, problem space, domain

• ​If you want to pitch, prepare a 30-second pitch:

  • ​The problem you want to address

  • ​Your idea or approach to a solution

  • ​What kind of people you are looking for

​To increase your chances of finding the right match, we recommend joining our digital matchmaking space on Match’em:
👉 https://matchem.science-startups.berlin