Workspace Funding
Application possible at any time
We support your business idea with free workstations in SPACE for 6 months and offer you access to a strong network.
Working in a networked and innovative environment
With our workspace funding, we offer free workspaces for a wide range of start-ups and founders. In our SPACE in Hamburg's Speicherstadt warehouse district, we bring the media and digital industries together in one place. There you have the opportunity to work in close proximity to numerous other start-ups and in exchange with partner companies such as Hamburg-based Carlsen Verlag, Norddeutscher Rundfunk, the production company Rocket Beans, the media company Ströer, Google, Snap and Jung von Matt.
We look forward to exciting new ideas and creative minds.
Apply nowWhat Workspace funding offers you
- Desks
Workspace for 6 months at SPACE in Hamburg's Speicherstadt warehouse district. Free use of the workshop and meeting rooms
Drinks and excellent internet - Events
Participation in numerous events, themed festivals and workshops
Opportunity to organise your own events - Network
Contacts in the media and digital industry, e.g. with publishers, developers, designers, content creators, investors and universities
The network in SPACE
In addition to our partners, you will regularly meet these companies and start-ups at SPACE
Partner in SPACE
Our partners help shape SPACE both in terms of content and concept.
The SPACE
FAQs
- Who can apply for Workspace funding?
Start-ups, founders and media makers who are working on a specific project in the field of content and technology, e.g. MediaTech, AdTech, CreativeTech, MusicTech or GamesTech, can apply for workspace funding. Ideas that expand the offerings of large media companies or improve their processes are also welcome - regardless of whether the project is still in its infancy or already in the growth phase. Diversity is important to us, which is why we welcome applications from all people, regardless of gender, origin, religion, age or orientation.
- How can I apply for Workspace funding?
You can apply for Workspace funding on a permanent basis using this online form.
- How does the selection process work?
Applications are selected on the first Thursday of each month by a jury made up of the partner companies in SPACE. Applications are accepted or rejected within one week of the jury's decision. In the event of acceptance, funding begins on the first working day of the following month and depends on the available capacity in SPACE.
The selection criteria include industry relevance or added value for the industry, degree of innovation of the product, service or business model as well as the professionalism and viability of the business model.
- What does workspace funding offer me?
The program offers you a free workstation for working on your own laptop in the Flex Desk area as well as access to workshop and meeting rooms in the SPACE in the Speicherstadt. The offer also includes drinks and internet. As part of the sponsorship, you will have the opportunity to make valuable contacts in the media and digital industry and get to know decision-makers from the creative and cultural sector, politics, business and research. The Hamburg Kreativ Gesellschaft and its initiatives regularly organize numerous events, themed festivals and workshops, most of which are free of charge for those receiving funding. The space also offers the opportunity to organize your own events.
- What commitment do I have to show if I am selected for the Workspace programme?
As a sponsored user, you should use the workspace at least three times a week. It is also important to us that all SPACE users share their expertise with the community. It is therefore important to us that you regularly take part in our events and community events. We would also be delighted if you supported the philosophy practiced at SPACE: We are not a coworking space, rather we develop solutions together, share knowledge, promote partnerships and thus establish a new unique culture of learning.
- For how long will I receive Workspace funding?
You will receive Workspace funding for a period of six months. At the end of this period, you have the opportunity to reapply.
Contact
- Bruno Marks
- Programmanager
- T +49 40 / 23 72 435 67
