

La Tech Hambourg x encourageventures| StartHHer - Leverage the gap
Together with encourageventures, we want to explore the gender landscape among French and German start-ups, discover best practices and successful examples. We wish to shed the light on diversity and inclusion, and how to leverage it as success factors in the start-up eco-system. Enjoy insights & impulses from inspirational speakers and connect around a French apéritif!
Agenda
18:00 | Doors open
18:30 | Welcome address
IMPULSE | Michelle Euzet | Walk the Talk? Better perform it!
KEYNOTE (online) | Prof. Dr. Theresa Treffers (TUM) | Gender landscape in the start-up ecosystem: France vs. Germany
PANEL | Anne Geiger & Heidrun Twesten (encourageventures) | Encourage diversity - investor perspectives
PITCH | Kirstin Koubé | people-partner
PITCH | Parnian Fazel & Hannes Jürgensen | biohugs
19:30 | French apéritif with drinks & snacks
About La Tech Hambourg
La Tech Hambourg is a community of volunteer founders and tech & investment enthusiasts in Hamburg. We aim to create a unique Franco-German ecosystem locally, regularly bringing together innovative French and German start-ups, local businesses, investors, decision-makers and community builders. (https://www.linkedin.com/company/la-tech-hambourg)
Our last gathering, the booked-out OMR side event at the French Consulate, brought together around 70 guests including founders, investors, corporates and institutions from France and Germany (Bonjour Hamburg: Startups from France at OMR 2025 | News | Hamburg Business)
About encourageventures
encourageventures is a large network of female investors. We offer diversity, expertise and capital. As investors, mentors and advisors, we support female-led start-ups in their founding and expansion plans. We encourage female founders to realise their own business ideas. We support, inspire and accompany. We exchange ideas and take the next step together.
With our encourageventures network, we want to increase the visibility of women in the startup world and bring more diversity to the startup and investor landscape!(https://encourage-ventures.com)