PioneerPort - We.Make.Founders.

Pioneer Talk: During term time, we offer individual advice every Wednesday afternoon on your next steps toward founding a company.

Our startup coach, Andreas Luible, holds an open office hour for all Zeppelin University students interested in entrepreneurship.

When? Wednesdays from 1:00 to 3:30 pm, during lecture periods
Where? PioneerPort at our FAB Campus, Room 2.10

Doesn't fit your schedule? No problem – just reach out to us at pioneerport@zu.de or andreas.luible@zu.de and we'll arrange an alternative time.

Whether you already have a concrete idea you would like to discuss, want to get involved in a startup but don't have an idea of your own yet, or are looking for support for your startup – for example, teammates with a particular background – just drop by.

... and if you'd simply like to chat about startups and entrepreneurship,  come say hi.

Interreg project of the universities of the Four-Country Lake Constance Region

The Lake Constance region has great potential for innovation and growth. However, funding and financing structures are often shaped along national lines, and start-up ventures run up against national borders. The "Grenzenlos Gründen" project addresses this challenge: it is building a cross-border innovation and entrepreneurship infrastructure for the Four-Country Lake Constance Region, connecting universities, start-ups, SMEs and investors.

Zeppelin University is a project partner alongside HTWG Konstanz (consortium lead), the Eastern Switzerland University of Applied Sciences (OST) and Vorarlberg University of Applied Sciences. The partners have been working together for several years, most recently on the "AG Entrepreneurship" project of the Scientific Association of the Four-Country Lake Constance Region.

ZU contributes its experience and networks in entrepreneurship and knowledge transfer. It helps build the investor network, including through the Investor Summit Bodensee, and contributes to the Innovation Collider, a new model for collaboration between start-ups and medium-sized companies. It also supports the further development of the digital networking platform.

Targets have been set for each project activity: for supporting start-ups, for helping start-ups and SMEs with innovation, for piloted collaborations between start-ups and SMEs, and for formats within the investor network. Project progress will be measured against these targets.

Project duration: 1 July 2026 – 30 June 2029
Total costs: approx. €465,000

The highly anticipated investor event of the region, held every October in Friedrichshafen. In cooperation with Volksbank Bodensee-Oberschwaben, it clears the way for ideas and innovation by connecting startups, investors, and regional players.