Make ideas work.

Welcome to Gateway Excellence Start-up Center. We are your partner for consulting and coaching in all aspects of founding and start-ups.

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We support more than 35 start-up teams at the University of Cologne: B2B, B2C, social start-ups, consumer goods and tech start-ups. Our focus is on the knowledge- and technology-based concepts.

We provide our start-ups not only with advice and support from our start-up coaches and mentors. They are also offered workplaces at two of our incubator locations.

News

08.12.2023

GUESSS research project about student entrepreneurship

Gateway ESC and the University of Cologne are participating for the first time in the international GUESSS research project about students' entrepreneurial intentions and activities.

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Upcoming events

Mon 08. Jan 2024 Corporate Law CLinic

Sprechstunde mit der Corporate Law Clinic

Die Corporate Law Clinic hat sich der Förderung innovativer Ideen und der Ausbildung junger Jurist:innen verschrieben. Die CLC übernimmt die Beratung von jungen Unternehmen und Gründer:innen, welche Kanzleien nicht wirtschaftlich darstellen können, bei uns im InnoDom!

Consulting
Founders

Mon 15. Jan 2024

Offene Gründungssprechstunde des Gateway

Lockere, offene Sprechstunde für Gründungsinteressierte Komm einfach ohne Anmeldung vorbei, sprich mit einem Start-up Coach über deine ersten Fragen und Ideen und lerne das Gründungszentrum der Uni Köln kennen!

Consulting
Alumni
Academics
Founders

Thu 18. Jan 2024

Startup Your Idea Contest - The final

At the grand final of the Start Up Your Idea Contest, eight teams from Cologne's universities will pitch their innovative ideas in two categories - with prize money totaling €10,000 at stake. You choose your favorites for the audience award.