International Female Founders

Events

Come along.

You can often just turn up to information evenings, workshops and networking meetings, because many formats are open and you don't need to register.

Upcoming events

13–15
Nov

Greifswald · Fri 15:30 – Sun 15:00 · English

Pre-School Greifswald

Three days in person at the Technologiezentrum Greifswald (WITENO), together with Startup Migrants, where you go from your first idea to a clear problem-solution fit and your first pitch deck. You do not need a finished idea for this yet. Taking part is free of charge, and the event is held in English.

Who it is for: Women with an international background, with or without a finished business idea

Register →What happens over the three days (opens on the partner's site) →

18
Nov

Greifswald · Time to be confirmed · Deutsch

HGWomen: Standing up as a woman

A networking meeting of HGWomen, the women's network of our cooperation partner WITENO, open to all women. The topic is “Als Frau einstehen” (standing up as a woman). HGWomen will announce the time and programme soon. The meeting is held in German.

Who it is for: Founders, self-employed women and all women who want to connect

More from HGWomen (opens on the WITENO site) →

Two formats are fixed

Both formats come back every year, but neither has a date yet. As soon as one does, you will find it above under upcoming events.

Every spring · Rostock

International Forum at Hansetum

Hansetum is the summit conference of the largest business associations in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. There we run an awareness-raising format as a panel discussion and also offer matching between companies and migrant women.

Closing event each year

International Founders Festival

The festival is the closing event of the programme, where all ideas are presented to investors with a pitch deck. A jury, joined by successful founders, chooses three winners in a public vote.

Sophia Hammer speaking into a microphone on a stage, next to a roll-up banner with the event programme
Sophia Hammer at Horizons 26, 9 September 2026
Kofinanziert von der Europäischen Union (co-funded by the European Union)
State brand of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern: MV tut gut.

The project International Female Founders MV is funded by the European Social Fund Plus of the European Union as part of the ESF Plus Programme 2021 to 2027 of the State of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.

With funds from the Ministry for Economy, Infrastructure, Tourism and Labour of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.

About the funding