The next foundersXchange will take place on October 1 at Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences!This event is the perfect opportunity to connect with founders from the Rhine-Main region, share experiences, learn from each other – and maybe even find future co-founders. What challenges arise when founding a start-up, and how have others overcome them? What […]

The EU AI Act requires providers and deployers of AI systems to ensure that their employees and contracted third parties have a sufficient level of AI Literacy (Art. 4 AI Act). In doing so, EU legislators are not only formulating a regulatory requirement, but also a socio-political mandate to promote AI literacy. The hessian.AI.literacy project […]

On October 14, 2025 the Evangelische Akademie Frankfurt will host the event “The Price of AI: Data Centers, Clickworkers, and Global Digital Exploitation”, which will also be available via livestream. Experts from academia, business, and civil society will discuss who benefits from digital progress – and who pays the price. The focus will be on […]

On October 30, 2025, the Darmstadtium will become the meeting point for start-up enthusiasts, investors, and innovation lovers. At INNODAY25 – Start-up & Innovation Day, entrepreneurial spirit meets scientific excellence. Together with the innovation and start-up center HIGHEST, TU Darmstadt will bring together more than 100 start-ups, deep-tech teams, and stakeholders from science, business, and […]

The 7th Edition of the Co-founder wanted event by Frankfurt School Entrepreneurship Centre! This event is your opportunity to find your perfect match. Are you looking for a business mind to join your team? Or are you in search of a talented coder to develop the back-end for an App? This event is for you! […]

Every year again! 🎄 It has almost become a cherished tradition that the Xmas Edition of foundersXchange Darmstadt is all about Start-up F:CK UPS! Founders talk openly about their biggest missteps on their startup journey, their craziest decisions, and most expensive lessons—and why exactly these moments have helped them move forward. Also included: drinks, Christmas […]

Before new technologies transform our world, they often appear first in fiction. Films allow us to imagine futures, test ideas and ask questions long before real systems exist. The new film series “AI in Cinema – Between Fiction and Research” at Programmkino Rex in Darmstadt invites us to look at artificial intelligence through this cultural […]

How do innovations happen? When researchers and tech leaders connect.CTO meets Researcher brings together CTOs, startups, and AI researchers from the AI Startup Rising and hessian.AI ecosystems to share insights, research developments, and technical challenges. A short startup talk kicks things off, followed by open discussions and networking. The format adapts flexibly to the group […]

An event organized by the Protestant Academy Frankfurt in cooperation with hessian.AI   Lecture and discussion Language models such as ChatGPT, learning AI systems, and highly developed robots make many things seem possible today. However, less attention is paid to the fact that the AI boom raises fundamental questions about our view of humanity and […]

Don't miss the first edition of foundersXchange in 2026 on the topic of ‘Funding: Founders just wanna have funds’. 💡 What to expect: 🔹 An overview of the funding jungle & presentation of various funding programmes from the foundersXchange network (including EXIST and StartUpSecure) 🔹 Open mic session for your ideas and questions 🔹 Exchange […]

A collaboration between Museum Angewandte Kunst and saasfeepavillon Press conference: Thursday, February 12, 2026, 11 a.m. Opening at Museum Angewandte Kunst: Thursday, February 12, 2026, 7 p.m. **Opening at saasfeepavillon:** Thursday, February 19, 2026, 7 p.m. Grafik/Graphic: Farzam Mehdizadeh Generative AI systems have become deeply embedded in our everyday lives and increasingly shape how we perceive society, […]