Deep Tech Hub
We Are Part Of The de:hub Initiative
MotionLab.Berlin is the operating partner of Berlin's official Deep Tech Hub – a collaboration with the Berlin Senate and Berlin Partner launched in June 2024. Three months later, the hub was certified as part of Germany's national de:hub initiative by the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action. Two levels of recognition. One place where it happens.
Berlin built it. Germany certified it.
The National Network
As part of Germany's Digital Hub Initiative, MotionLab.Berlin sits within a network of 25 hubs across every federal state – each focused on a different technology sector. Together they connect startups, established companies, research institutions, and policymakers at a national scale.
de:hub Germany
de:hubs Nationwide
Startups in the Network
Partners
Startup-Corporate Cooperations
Two Levels. One Hub
MotionLab.Berlin operates at both the city and national level – and each reinforces the other.
How it works
Deep Tech Hub Berlin
Founded together with the Senatsverwaltung für Wirtschaft, Energie und Betriebe and Berlin Partner für Wirtschaft und Technologie. MotionLab.Berlin is the operating and founding partner. The hub's mission is to support deep tech startups at market entry, connect them with investors and corporates, and strengthen Berlin's position as a leading deep tech location in Europe.
Partners
Senatsverwaltung für Wirtschaft, Energie und Betriebe / Berlin Partner für Wirtschaft und Technologie / MotionLab.Berlin
de:hub Deep Tech Germany
Three months after launch, the Deep Tech Hub Berlin was certified as part of the de:hub initiative by the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK) and the Federal Ministry for Digital and State Modernisation (BMDS). One of 25 hubs across Germany. The federal certification connects MotionLab.Berlin's ecosystem to a national network of startups, corporates, research institutions, and investors.
Partners
BMWK / BMDS / de:hub initiative
Our Deep Tech Fields
Our deep tech ecosystem is built around five core technology fields. As the city's Deep Tech Hub, MotionLab.Berlin connects startups and organisations working across all of them.
Berlin's Deep Tech Fields
Advanced Manufacturing
Hardware, robotics, automation, and production technologies that are reshaping how physical products are designed and made.
Bio & Healthtech
Technologies at the intersection of biology, medicine, and engineering – from diagnostics and medical devices to biotech manufacturing.
Artificial Intelligence
Applied AI and machine learning, particularly where it intersects with physical systems, hardware, and industrial applications.
Quantum Technologies, Photonics & Microelectronics
Foundational hardware technologies – from quantum computing and sensing to photonic systems and semiconductor innovation.
Distributed Ledger Technologies & Web3
Decentralised infrastructure and protocols that are creating new models for data ownership, transactions, and digital systems.
What the Hub delivers
As operating partner, MotionLab.Berlin brings the physical infrastructure, programs, expertise, and community that make the hub real – not just a designation on paper.
What we do
Space and Infrastructure
Labs, offices, MakerGarages, and coworking – the physical home of Berlin's deep tech community.
Programs and Acceleration
Hardtech Innovation Accelerator, Deep Tech in Motion, and Tech Talent Program delegation trips.
Investor and
Corporate Access
Direct connections to hardware-focused VCs, corporates, and Berlin Partner's international network.
Events and Visibility
100+ yearly events, national and international representation through the de:hub network and Demo Day.
How we support you
The hub is open to startups, corporates, researchers, and institutions working in Berlin's deep tech fields.
Who we work with
Build, validate, scale
- Access to labs, fabrication tools, and prototyping infrastructure
- Introductions to investors, corporates, and R&D institutions
- Support translating research into market-ready products
- Pathways into national and international funding programs
Find the technology.
Find the team
- Technology scouting and startup matchmaking
- Access to deep tech acceleration programs and Tech Challenges
- Direct connections to cutting-edge research and international trends
- Entry into Germany’s national innovation network
Access the deal flow
- Curated deal flow from deep tech startups at early and growth stage
- Networking across Germany’s top technology hubs and research institutions
- Government-backed collaboration programs and strategic partnerships
- Visibility into where hardware innovation is heading
International Reach
The de:hub network extends beyond Germany. Through the initiative, MotionLab.Berlin connects its ecosystem to international trade shows, delegation trips, and matchmaking events – giving Berlin startups structured paths into markets across Europe, Asia, and North America.
Who we work with
International Trade Shows
Startups and partners gain exhibition access at leading global events – representing Germany's Deep Tech Hub on an international stage.
Delegation Trips
Combined with our Deep Tech in Motion program, our startups have structured paths into Paris, Amsterdam, New York, and beyond.
Global Partnerships
Through the de:hub network, MotionLab.Berlin startups have secured investment and formed partnerships across Japan, the US, the Middle East, and Europe.
Join us
Next Batch
Join us and help shape the future of deep tech in Berlin, Germany, and beyond.
René Giese
Director Corporate Partnerships at MotionLab.Berlin
Institutional Partners
MotionLab.Berlin's role as Berlin's Deep Tech Hub is supported by the following organisations.
MotionLab.Berlin is Germany’s premier Innovation Hub & Makerspace – an ecosystem for Hardtech, art, creativity, and entrepreneurship.
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