Core Area 03: Growth and internationalization

Core Area 03: Growth and internationalization


“The world is a small village” was one of the buzzing phrases when technology started peaking near the end of the last century. Today, it is more accurate to say that the world is at your fingertips. It’s easier than ever to communicate and collaborate across borders, which means it’s more important than ever to use these resources to facilitate information exchange and bridging opportunity gaps.

We facilitate market access opportunities, strategic partnerships, growth-oriented mentoring, and training for businesses to expand their international impact.

Impact report 2023

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Projects implemented:

– AfricaBerlin Network

– AsiaBerlin Network

– Entry to the European Market

CA3 Intro (1)

AfricaBerlin Network


AfricaBerlin Network (ABN) is a collective platform for actors who support startups and SMEs in international expansion and overcoming the challenges of internationalization. The networking project builds bridges to connect entrepreneurship ecosystems in Berlin with the following four African countries: Egypt, Ghana, Kenya, and South Africa.

Through the AfricaBerlin Network, I am connected to individuals that can ease our entry into the Berlin market and functionally allocate our graduates to relevant companies.

— Richard Brandt, Founder, CodeTrain.

Key stats

  • Duration

    01.09.21 to 30.06.23

  • Supported

    500+ network members, 600+ stakeholders engaged

  • Location

    Egypt, Germany, Ghana, Kenya, South Africa,

  • Partners

    Berlin Senate Department for Economics, Energy and Public Enterprises, Berlin Partner for Business and Technology, Berlin Goes International, European Regional Development Fund.

SDGs

  • Establish a sustainable network among entrepreneurial ecosystems in Africa and
    Berlin which facilitates opportunities for internationalization, institutionalization, and talent access.

AsiaBerlin Community


AsiaBerlin Community aims to establish a sustainable network among entrepreneurial ecosystems in Asia and Berlin and facilitate opportunities for internationalization, institutionalization, and talent access.

 

We urgently need to scale up our joint efforts. Because, in a nutshell, in the spirit of 2030 Agenda, achieving the 17 goals is not just a job for politicians or politics, the private sector, the scientific community, the civil society and each one of us, we all have a responsibility here. And startups can play an important role in this regard. They are where innovations are forged, where trends are set; with their tech and business models, they show us the ways of working. They respond very rapidly and are flexible and ready to take the risks. They create jobs and contribute to economic development.

— Svenja Schulze, Federal Minister of Economic Cooperation and Development, Germany.

Key stats

  • Duration

    2019 to 2023

  • Supported

    60 attendees at a high-level networking event for investors

    1 delegation trip to India

    2 AsiaBerlin pre-summit events

  • Location

    Germany

  • Partners

    Berlin Senate Department for Economics, Energy and Public Enterprises, AsiaBerlin Forum e.V.

SDGs

  • Hosting a series of community activities focusing on promoting exchange between entrepreneurs, investors and stakeholders in the Berlin ecosystem with the entrepreneurship ecosystems across Asia.

Reducing Barriers to Entry to the European Market


Berlin Landing Pad aims to facilitate market entry, remove barriers to access, and create points of connection between international startups and Berlin as an entrepreneurial hub.

 

 

Overall, I now understand the general situation of the market, the business culture of Germany and also how friendly it is for startups. We now have active contacts in Berlin, consisting of ecosystem builders, as well as sales and distribution partners.

— Dan Hoike, Executive Director, Capy.

Key stats

  • Duration

    17.05.22 to 30.06.23

  • Supported

    24 entrepreneurs, 11 businesses

  • Location

    Germany

  • Partners

    Berlin Senate Department for Economics, Energy and Public Enterprises, European Regional Development Fund, Berlin Partner for Business and Technology, betahaus, Bosch Startup Harbour.

SDGs

  • 25% of the total numbers of employees of the participating businesses are youth, 3 teams pitched at the international AsiaBerin Summit, 45 hours of EU market access training provided.

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