Supporting a rapidly growing B2B tech startup ecosystem

As a group of spinoffs from a single research institute, the Fraunhofer IGD, the Tech Startup Alliance Darmstadt, founded in 2024, brings together bright minds, innovators and ambitious founders that are eager to disrupt the state of the art in technology, to the benefit of both our economy and society.

Growing Ecosystem
7 Deep Tech Startups
7 local Fraunhofer spinoffs as founding members, advancing the local ecosystem.
Deep Expertise
150+ Team Members
Our teams with origins in world-class R&D for industry pair deep tech expertise with market know-how.
Growth
€10M+ Annual Revenue
With proven track record in industry, our teams build products that sell, from day one.
Acceleration
€10M+ Funding
Some of us accelerate their growth through venture capital - creating disruptive technoloy with world-wide impact.

Darmstadt city center at sunset with blurred streetlights

A place for innovation 🚀

Darmstadt, holding the official title "City of Science", is well-known for its deep impact on science and technology. Take a look at some key facts and learn why Darmstadt is a special place, being a home to innovation like only a very few other places in the world.

Member Startups

Digital transformation through augmented reality.

Enabling companies to visualize any 3D model, of any size, on any device.

Inspection systems that continuously deliver the best textiles and strengthen the trust and loyalty of your customers.

Find and fix insecure IAM permissions before others do.

AR and visualization software for industrial service processes.

Autonomous 3D digitization systems that empower you to create highest quality 3D content, in both geometry and color.

Enabling businesses to succeed at scale, by making 3D digital products as easy to handle as 2D pictures.

Why Darmstadt?

Key facts:

Home to the European Space Operations Center (ESOC)
Home to Merck, one of the leading pharmaceutical giants world-wide
Home to many industry champions and SMBs, including Software AG, ISRA Vision, Wella / Coty, Kao, Alnatura, and many more
Home to several unique, massive particle accelerators, including GSI's FAIR
Place where the element Darmstadtium (Ds|110) was discovered
Place where MDMA was invented (by Merck)
Home to three Fraunhofer Institutes and two great Universitites

At the Heart of Europe, and the Metro Region

Darmstadt offers a vibrant ecosystem for innovation. In addition, the city is a popular place for tech events, such as Autodesk's Automotive Innovation Forum. Only a 20 minutes train ride away from Frankfurt, and with a direct shuttle connection to the Frankfurt Airport terminal, being the central hub of transportation in Europe, the city couldn't be better connected to destinations across Europe, and in the whole the world. Closeby cities in the Rhein-Main region include Mainz, Wiesbaden, and Heidelberg - forming a powerful ecosystem, and a region that has so much to offer and is well-worth living in. In addition, Darmstadt is part of the UNESCO world heritage, and a historical center of the Art Nouveau movement.