Meet the next generation of startups & share your expertise. Join us at SpinLab – The HHL Accelerator on August 14th, 2025, for our Mentors Day to kick off Batch 19!This is your chance to get to know the new startups, share your knowledge, and help shape their journey from day one. What to expect:You can look forward to inspiring elevator pitches from the teams, followed by interactive expert exchange sessions in topic rooms. A great opportunity to connect with the founders and offer guidance where your expertise matters most.A community party in the evening is currently in planning, stay tuned! Preliminary Agenda:12:30 – Check-In13:00 – Welcome13:30 – Keynote | Peter Kröger: Start-ups and Banks – a toxic relationship? 13:50 – Startup Pitches with Q&A15:00 – Break15:25 – Exchange in Topic Rooms (30 min each)18:00 – Sunset Lounge

🎉 RootCamp is 5 years old 🎉RootCamp is a Hannover-based accelerator programme that supports innovative startups in the AgTech, Circular Economy, Bioeconomy and Innovation sectors. Since its inception, we have connected entrepreneurs with leading corporations, expert mentors and strategic resources to accelerate the development of sustainable solutions in the agri-food value chain. In these five years, RootCamp has established itself as a key player in the European startup ecosystem, supporting more than 100 startups from all over the world, organising intensive acceleration programmes and fostering transformative collaborations between science, technology and agriculture. We continue to support innovation in one of the most essential sectors for the future of the planet. 🥳 And that's why we want to celebrate our 5th birthday with you! 📅 When: 14th of August 2025📍 Where: At our offices in Hannover, Herrenstraße, 12, 30159🍽 What: Good food, refreshing drinks and tasty snacks We are looking forward to celebrating this great stage of RootCamp together! 🌱🥂

SpinLab x S-Beteiligungen – Sunset Lounge 2025 After an inspiring Mentors Day at SpinLab, we’re excited to join forces with S-Beteiligungen (management partner of our longterm sponsor TGFS – Technologiegründerfonds Sachsen)  and invite you to the Sunset Lounge 2025, an exclusive evening that brings together both communities. Enjoy a relaxed summer vibe with great people, refreshing drinks, and the industrial flair of Leipzig-Plagwitz. THURSDAY | AUGUST 14, 2025 | FROM 6:00 PMGIESSERSTR. 12, 04229 LEIPZIG