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Interested in finding out what’s going on at MotionLab.Berlin and what the hardtech world is currently up to? On our blog you will find many exciting stories and all around our members, valuable knowledge about hardtech, prototyping, startup funding, new innovation trends and technologies and much more.
Demo Day 2025: A True Community Celebration of Innovation and Creativity
Once again, it’s that time of year: our Hardtech Innovation Accelerator is wrapping up, and the startups of Batch 4 are nearly ready to chart their own course.
As with the three batches before, the program ended with our biggest celebration of the year—Demo Day—held last Friday at MotionLab.Berlin Alt-Treptow.
Introducing: The MotionLab.Berlin Databank
Discover the MotionLab.Berlin Databank—our new digital platform designed to help deep tech and climate tech founders innovate faster and smarter. Learn how this collaborative digital tool connects members with resources, experts, and opportunities, and how it will continue to grow with contributions from the MotionLab.Berlin community.
Kicking Off Batch 4 of the Hardtech Innovation Accelerator
Discover the innovative teams of Batch 4 in the Hardtech Innovation Accelerator as they kick off their journey at MotionLab.Berlin. From carbon capture to sustainable IoT solutions, these startups are tackling critical challenges to drive a more sustainable future. Follow along for insights into their projects, mentorship experiences, and the exciting path ahead.
Meet The Mentors: Tim Dieryckx
Meet our Mentor Tim Dieryckx! As CEO of Voxdale, Tim collaborates with hundreds of hardware companies each year, and he’ll be lending his expertise to the newly-selected teams in the Hardtech Innovation Accelerator, guiding them as they build product-market fit and refine their hardware offerings.
Forging Ahead: MotionLab.Berlin’s New Chapter in Deep Tech
If you follow us on social media, you’ve probably heard the biggest news we’ve shared this year—MotionLab.Berlin has officially joined the de:hub family and now proudly represents Berlin as Germany’s newest Digital Hub for Deep Tech. Read on to discover what this means for us and our ecosystem.
Meet The Mentors: Daniel Flynn
We’re excited to introduce our next mentor, Daniel Flynn. With his extensive background in problem identification, customer validation, and fundraising, Daniel helps startups refine their hardware solutions and achieve market success. Stay tuned to learn more about how the Hardtech Innovation Accelerator mentors can support your journey.
Meet The Mentors: Daniel Shor
We’re excited to introduce our next mentor, Daniel Shor. As an R&D team lead, mechanical design engineer, and haptics researcher with experience in startups and high-volume consumer goods, Dan is well-equipped to help participants scale and grow their businesses. Stay tuned to meet more Hardtech Innovation Accelerator mentors and discover how they can support your startup through personalized mentoring.
Meet The Mentors: Fernando Germán Torales Chorne
Meet our Mentor Fernando Germán Torales Chorne! Learn how Fernando helps the accelerator participants with his deep understanding, knowledge and insights into hardware development and tech startup founding. This blog series focuses on the key mentors of the Hardtech Innovation Accelerator Program and outlines the areas in which they can support you in their close mentoring sessions and take your startup further.
Where are they now? Accelerator Program Alumni VoltVogel
What do the Hardtech Innovation Accelerator alumni startups are up to now, after the program ended? To answer this question, we talked to Dr. Katharine Shapcott, CTO of VoltVogel, who was part of the Batch 3. She shared with us what happened after the program, what the future of VoltVogel looks like, and how the program has helped her and the team to continue their journey.
Get ready: Hardtech Innovation Accelerator Batch 4
Exciting times ahead as we prepare for Batch 4 of our Hardtech Innovation Accelerator. Explore how this program guides startups through every stage of development, from market validation to investor readiness.
Mid-Year Milestones: Celebrating Success & Innovation
Reflecting on a dynamic first half-year in 2024, let us look back on the numerous highlights and achieved milestones at MotionLab.Berlin. From community events to becoming Berlin’s new Deep Tech Hub, from Berlin to Tokyo, from bootcamps to strategic partnerships, it’s been an eventful journey and there’s much to celebrate.
6 Months of Events & Gatherings – Our Recap
It has been a busy first half of the year at MotionLab.Berlin’s event space. Over the past six months, our event venue has welcomed and hosted an impressive variety of events and gatherings. Join us as we explore the highlights and see how we fostered innovation, strengthened networks and celebrated our community.
Our hardtech community is home to over 70 hardtech startups within the fields of Clean Tech, Health Tech, Mobility, Internet of Things, Aero & Space Tech, renewable energies, smart cities, AgriTech and much more. They are the cornerstone of new innovative technologies and products. Only with their help, with the solutions they develop and with their passion for their hardtech ideas, will we be able to tackle issues like global warming, scarcity of recources and poverty together. Therefore, it is no surprise that we always have something new and exciting to share, discuss and discover. All these news, stories, innovation trends, opinions and many inspiring people from our entire entrepreneurship ecosystem will be presented here. You want to stay up to date in the hardtech world? Then this is the right place for you!
As part of our blog, we are always interested in exploring current innovation trends and developments. We therefore offer you the opportunity to share stories about your startup and your innovations. Or maybe you would like to write a guest article about an important topic in the hardtech world and share exciting insights with our community? Just get in touch with us!
