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ISPIM 2019

European Innovation Conference

  • 2019, Florence, Italy

Do those start-ups that set themselves economic, ecological and/or social targets have more difficulties raising capital than other start-ups? Borderstep presents current research results at this year's ISPIM conference.More

EURAM Annual Conference 2019

Prof. Klaus Fichter Co-Chair of a track of the Strategic Interest Group (SIG) Innovation

  • 2019, Lisbon, Portugal

Borderstep presents the latest research results on Green Innovation at the annual EURAM Conference, which takes place this year in Portugal.More

Borderstep at ICT4S 2019 in Finland

Sustainability in ICT

  • 2019, Lappeenranta, Finland

Borderstep is invited to the ICT4S conference in Finland with a presentation on the use of flexibility from residential neighbourhoods. The international ICT4S conferences deal with sustainability in the field of information and communication technology.More

Hannover Messe 2019

Innovations in mobility

  • 2019, Hanover, Germany

Dr. Jens Clausen discusses innovations in mobility at the world's leading trade fair for industry at the BMWi stand. Alexander Schabel presents the Green Startup Monitor 2018.More

Startup Energy Award 2019

Borderstep is again involved in the jury

  • 2019, Berlin, Germany

Dr. Severin Beucker, founder of Borderstep, is part of the #SET Award jury and chooses the best energy start-ups in the world. Alexander Schabel (photo) presents the Borderstep study on energy incubators at the #SET Tech Festival.More

StartGreen Award 2018

Networking Forum & Award Ceremony

  • 2018, Berlin, Germany

The winners of the StartGreen Awards 2018 and the StartGreen@School Awards 2018 have been announced. The award ceremony took place for the fourth time in a row at the Federal Environment Ministry in Berlin.More

Zukunft Transatlantica

The Future of Transatlantic Innovation, Ecopreneurs and Sustainable Start-ups

  • 2018, Berlin, Germany

Linda Bergset participates as an expert in the Zukunft Transatlantica. The conference brings together actors from the USA and Europe in Berlin who are committed to green solutions.More

24th ICE/IEE International Technology Management Conference

Dr. Severin Beucker will be co-chair of the session “Sustainability in Innovation & Entrepreneurship”

  • 2018, Stuttgart, Germany

Researchers, innovators, industrialists, engineers and practitioners are invited to share their insights, practices, projects and case studies that address the conference theme: “Era of connectedness: The future of Technology, Engineering & Innovation in a digital society”.More

US exchange students at the Borderstep Institut

Borderstep hosted a lecture about financing and funding opportunities for green startups in Germany

  • 2017, Berlin, Germany

During the visit at the Borderstep Institute, students learned about financing and funding opportunities for green startups in Germany as well as opportunities on an international level.More

High-Level-Matching for GreenTech-Start-ups Part 2

Second round for the matching format within the scope of Bordersteps GreenUpInvest project

  • 2017, Berlin, Germany

For the second time, Borderstep organizes a High-Level-Matching for green startups and business angel and VC investors as part of their GreenUpInvest project.More

Borderstep News

Best Paper Award for Borderstep at ICT4S 2026 12.06.2026

Borderstep researchers Dr. Severin Beucker and Simon Hinterholzer have received the Best Paper Award at ICT4S 2026. Their award-winning research explores the sustainability implications of Europe's data centre boom and the implementation of the Energy Efficiency Directive. More

How do green start-ups use generative AI? 15.05.2026

A new journal article identifies five emerging roles of generative AI in the business models of green start-ups. It also highlights key tensions between innovation, environmental impact, and regulatory uncertainty. More

Data Digits 07.05.2026

Sometimes a single number tells the whole story – or at least a pretty interesting one. In cooperation with DataCenter-Insider, we highlight standout figures from the world of data centers. More