About
Start for Future (SFF) is the fastest growing, open alliance of academia, startups, industry and public organisations which serves as an open entrepreneurship hub driving the systemic innovation internationally. Start for Future has 4 main elements:
SFF Open Incubator
is a a community of incubators, preaccelerators and entrepreneurship centers across Europe. Through this framework partner incubators offer regional programs for startup development and ecosystem landing and offer a joint program for development and incubation of startups with potential for scale.
SFF 2 Education & Research
is a dynamic and transformative platform designed to cultivate innovation, entrepreneurship, and collaborative learning. Through a rich spectrum of educational programs, workshops,
and initiatives, this pillar empowers participants with the skills, insights, and mindset necessary to drive systemic innovation and create lasting impact.
SFF Regional Ecosystems
We support regional ecosystems in driving sustainable development policies, supporting their business model and growth as well as connecting them and their innovation actors with other regions across Europe and beyond.
SFF Platform
is a digital ecosystem for matching of assets and resources and
co-creation between innovation actors in Europe and beyond. The platform is a space where needs and offerings across stakeholders axis are met.
Benefits
Industry Partner
Gain access and work with emerging talents, startups with cutting-edge innovation, and other strategic partners of SFF. Leverage SFF’s resources to position your enterprise at the forefront of a sustainable and competitive economy while making a positive impact on ESG.
Startups / spin offs
Gain access to a wealth of expertise, financing options, and state-ofthe-art infrastructure (digital and physical). These assets are tailored to fuel your innovation, accelerate your growth, and help you navigate the competitive startup landscape.
Universities
Leverage SFF as a strategic accelerator to enhance your university’s mission in education, research, commercialization, and regional development. Our collaboration will enrich educational experiences, invigorate research endeavors, and streamline the path from academic innovation to market application.
Governmental Organizations
SFF promotes startups, as strong drivers of innovation in Europe’s digital society and economy. As an international entrepreneurship ecosystem, we offer an ideal environment for Europe’s innovation stakeholders to develop sustainable solutions, and co-create and implement policies for greater impact.
Talents
SFF encompasses an array of benefits, including access to resources for startup development, mobility opportunities across diverse ecosystems, internships, and job placements. This multi-faceted support not only enhances talent skill set but also provides avenues for career advancement and active participation in sustainable initiatives, fostering your personal and professional growth.
Testimonials
“SFF offered invaluable mentorship and consistently relevant sessions, providing deep insights into market needs and effective customer discovery strategies. Their approach to real-time learning and feedback truly enhanced my experience.”
Adin Softic - CEO & Founder of R2X Labs
“Being part of the SFF was a priceless experience, especially as pitching in the SFF Summit in 2022 in Munich, gave us the chance to share our vision and receive feedback from a much larger audience, and a group of experts with various
backgrounds, diverse expertise, and different attitudes towards not only our service but also the problem we are seeking to solve. Even before the Summit, during the different phases of the SFF Program, we had the opportunity to exchange views, ideas and stories with teams from all over Europe, that were down a similar path with us but within a different ecosystem.
We also got to talk with experts we wouldn't be able to reach otherwise. It was definitely something I would strongly recommend to any team!”
Despoina Adamopoulou – Co-Founder of Hearthy
“Participating in such a great community and network with open minds, cool ideas, and passionate people, is absolutely enriching my personal as well professional life. I am proud to be part of it and that I had the opportunity to shape together with different teams an innovative future. If you have a new idea, an innovative product, a fresh business model I can totally encourage you to join the SFF community to be leveraged and supported.”
Linda Kramer - Vice President Strategy STG in Siemens AG (Energy)
