Projekt Zukunft

What Projekt Zukunft does

Projekt Zukunft is a non-commercial state initiative of the Land Berlin (State of Berlin), operating under the Berlin Senate Department for Economics, Energy and Public Enterprises, that promotes and coordinates the city's digital, media, and creative economy. It functions as a centralized platform that networks industry actors, develops location strategies, administers funding formats, and creates visibility for Berlin-based companies across 13 industry verticals, including Gaming, Design, Cybersecurity, Quantum Technology, Web3/Blockchain, Microelectronics, Media Tech, Fashion, Music, Art, Books and Press, and Advertising. AI is covered as a vertical through a partner initiative (AI Berlin / ai-berlin.com).

The organization's core offerings are organized into three programmatic areas: funding and services (startups, women-led businesses, innovation labs), competitions and awards (Berliner Verlagspreis, Berlin Fashion Week Konzeptwettbewerb, Deep Tech Award, Berliner Unternehmerinnenpreis), and industry-specific coordination across the 13 verticals. It operates a dedicated Women Empowerment sub-program and runs major events such as Berlin Fashion Week (53 fashion shows and 62 side events for SS27) and the 20-year UNESCO Cities of Design anniversary, which drew 60+ delegates from 30+ cities. Distribution is via the Berlin.de government portal and the projektzukunft.berlin.de domain, supplemented by LinkedIn, Instagram, and YouTube channels.

The business model is non-commercial: as a government initiative, Projekt Zukunft offers free public services funded by the Berlin state budget, with no pricing structure, no paying customers, and no disclosed revenue. It does not develop proprietary technology products; its core technology function is operating a web portal and serving as a coordination layer for stakeholders, funding flows, and program management. Its competitive position is anchored in its state mandate (regulatory authority), integration with Berlin.de (distribution), and breadth of vertical coverage (ecosystem coordinator).

Name

Projekt Zukunft

Legal name

Projekt Zukunft

Website

https://projektzukunft.berlin.de

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Projekt Zukunft is a non-commercial state initiative of the Land Berlin that networks, funds, and promotes Berlin's digital, media, and creative economy across 13 industry verticals through competitions, events, and support programs.

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Headquarters

HQ city

Berlin

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

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B2B

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Services

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Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

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Core offering

Projekt Zukunft is a government initiative of the Land Berlin (State of Berlin) that networks, promotes, and supports Berlin's digital, media, and creative economy. It operates as a public-sector coordination platform that develops location strategies, designs funding formats, connects industry actors, runs competitions and awards (e.g., Deep Tech Award, Berliner Verlagspreis, Berlin Fashion Week), and implements projects that actively shape Berlin's structural economic change. Services are delivered free of charge to Berlin-based companies, startups, and creative professionals across 14+ industry verticals including gaming, design, AI, cybersecurity, quantum technology, and fashion.

Product overview

Projekt Zukunft is a government initiative of the Land Berlin (State of Berlin) that operates as a platform and service organization rather than a traditional product company. It functions as a network, promoter, and coordinator for Berlin's digital, media, and creative economy. The organization offers funding programs and support services for startups and innovation labs, manages industry competitions and awards (including Deep Tech Award and Berlin Fashion Week events), and maintains focus across 13 industry sectors including Cybersecurity, Quantum Technology, Web3/Blockchain, and AI Berlin. Its core offering is connecting stakeholders, creating platforms, and implementing projects that shape Berlin's economic structural change.

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Products and services

• Förderung und Services (Funding and Services) Funding programs and support services for Berlin's digital, media, and creative economy, including support for startups, women-led businesses, and innovation labs. Provided free of charge to Berlin-based companies and entrepreneurs as a public-sector offering.
• Wettbewerbe (Competitions) Award and competition programs recognizing achievements in Berlin's creative economy, including the Berliner Verlagspreis (publishing prize), Berlin Fashion Week Konzeptwettbewerb (fashion concept competition), Deep Tech Award (deep technology innovation), and Berliner Unternehmerinnenpreis (women entrepreneurs prize).
• Branchen und Innovationsfelder (Industry and Innovation Fields) Sector-specific support programs covering 13+ industry verticals: Buch- und Presse, Cybersecurity, Design, Gaming, KI (AI), Kunst, Media Tech, Mikroelektronik, Mode, Musik, Quantentechnologie, Web3/Blockchain, and Werbung. Each vertical receives dedicated networking, events, and strategic coordination.
• Women Empowerment Dedicated support program for women entrepreneurs in Berlin's digital, media, and creative industries, including dedicated funding formats, networking platforms, and the Berliner Unternehmerinnenpreis award for outstanding female entrepreneurs.
• Deep Tech Award Annual competition recognizing outstanding achievements in deep technology innovation among Berlin-based companies and research institutions.
• Berlin Fashion Week Konzeptwettbewerb (Concept Competition) Concept competition tied to the Berlin Fashion Week, part of the broader Berlin Fashion Week initiative featuring 53 fashion shows and 62 side events at the SS27 edition. Recognizes innovative fashion concepts from Berlin-based designers.
• Berliner Verlagspreis (Berlin Publishing Prize) Award program recognizing outstanding achievements in Berlin's publishing industry (Buch- und Pressemarkt sector).
• Berliner Unternehmerinnenpreis (Berlin Women Entrepreneurs Prize) Award recognizing outstanding female entrepreneurs in Berlin's digital, media, and creative economy sectors, part of the Women Empowerment program.
• AI Berlin (KI Initiative) AI-focused initiative linked to Projekt Zukunft, covering artificial intelligence as one of Berlin's 13+ innovation fields. Operates through a partner website at ai-berlin.com to coordinate AI-related activities and stakeholders in Berlin's creative and digital economy.
• Innovations Labs Innovation lab support program providing lab infrastructure and resources for Berlin-based startups and creative economy companies to develop new products and technologies.

Quantifiable outcome

• 53 fashion shows, 62 side events at Berlin Fashion Week SS27
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• YouTubeyoutube.com/projektzukunftberlin
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/projektzukunft
• Instagraminstagram.com/projektzukunft.berlin
• Xx.com/ZukunftBerlin

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