WIN.DN - Wirtschafts- und Innovationsnetzwerk Düren

What WIN.DN - Wirtschafts- und Innovationsnetzwerk Düren does

WIN.DN GmbH (Wirtschafts- und Innovationsnetzwerk Düren) is the municipal economic development corporation of the City of Düren in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, established in 2013 and wholly owned by Stadt Düren. The organization functions as the city's official Wirtschaftsförderungsgesellschaft, advising local companies and prospective founders on business development, innovation, and economic growth, while also serving as a coordinating body for the structural transformation of the region's energy-intensive industries.

Its service portfolio centers on a core Unternehmensservice offering — general business advisory for established Dürener companies and for Gründerinnen und Gründer (founders) — complemented by the Zukunftsstoff – Made in Düren project, which is focused on sustainable industrial transformation and is financed under the federal/state STARK Förderprogramm. Supporting services include Wirtschaftsnews (regional economic intelligence dissemination), contact and download resources, and matchmaking between industrial incumbents and startups. A student assistant role and a 0.5 FTE project assistant position are currently open to support these activities, with the project assistant role funded through 30 April 2029.

The business model is not commercially revenue-generating. As a municipal GmbH, WIN.DN is funded through the City of Düren's budget and through government grant programs (notably STARK), and operates as a public-policy instrument rather than a market-priced service provider. Its customer base is the full population of local businesses and entrepreneurs in the Düren district, served through the Stadt Düren municipal website, direct outreach, events, and project-based programming. The organization's go-to-market is essentially institutional: it is the default referral point for regional economic development services and cannot be displaced by private competitors within its geographic mandate.

Name

WIN.DN - Wirtschafts- und Innovationsnetzwerk Düren

Legal name

WIN.DN GmbH, Wirtschafts- und Innovationsnetzwerk Düren

Website

https://windn.de

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

WIN.DN is the municipal economic development corporation of the City of Düren, Germany, advising local companies and founders on business development, innovation, and the sustainable transformation of energy-intensive industries under the STARK-funded 'Zukunftsstoff' project.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Economic Development Services

NAICS

Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development (9251)

akta.pro primary industry

Economic Development & Business Licensing (Local) (BPAIACAN)

Keywords

• Economic development services
• Business advisory consulting
• Startup incubation support
• Innovation consulting services
• Municipal business support

Headquarters

HQ city

Düren

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

WIN.DN GmbH is the municipal economic development corporation (Wirtschaftsförderungsgesellschaft) of the City of Düren. It delivers free advisory and consulting services to local companies and founders through its Unternehmensservice, and runs the Zukunftsstoff – Made in Düren project supporting the sustainable transformation of energy-intensive industries. The organization is financed via the municipal budget and the STARK funding program and serves as a centralized hub for business support, innovation consulting, and regional networking.

Product overview

WIN.DN (Wirtschafts- und Innovationsnetzwerk Düren) is the economic development corporation of the City of Düren, operating as a centralized service hub for business support and innovation. The organization offers a portfolio of advisory services centered around its core Unternehmensservice, which provides consulting for companies and founders. Key initiatives include the 'Zukunftsstoff – Made in Düren' project targeting sustainable industrial transformation, complemented by Wirtschaftsnews for economic intelligence dissemination, and downloadable resources through its contact services. The network focuses on supporting Dürener enterprises and facilitating innovation and economic growth in the region.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Unternehmensservice

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

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AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Heinrich-Böll-StiftungminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooperation partner for the Heinrich-Böll-Haus in Langenbroich, a cultural and literary institution supporting politically persecuted writers and artists from around the world. The foundation provides funding and institutional support alongside the City of Düren and the State of North Rhine-Westphalia.

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• Wirtschaftsförderung Düsseldorf: Düsseldorf's municipal economic development agency with a similar GmbH structure and municipal ownership model. Serves local companies and founders with innovation, funding, and transformation services — a useful scale-up reference point for WIN.DN's mandate.
• Wirtschaftsförderung Sachsen GmbH (WFS): State-level economic development corporation in Saxony focused specifically on industrial structural change (Strukturwandel) support for SMEs and founders. Directly comparable to WIN.DN's Zukunftsstoff-style transformation mandate.
• Wirtschaftsförderung Region Aachen: Municipal/regional economic development corporation serving the Aachen region adjacent to Düren. Operates the same Wirtschaftsförderungsgesellschaft model for local companies, founders, and innovation support, making it the most directly comparable regional peer.
• Wirtschaftsförderung Köln: Cologne's municipal economic development corporation, a larger scale German Wirtschaftsförderungsgesellschaft. Comparable in mandate (local enterprise support, founder services, structural change advisory) but operating in a larger metro economy than Düren.
• Stadt Frankfurt am Main - Wirtschaftsförderung: Frankfurt's municipal economic development arm under the city's GmbH structure. Provides enterprise advisory, founder support, and innovation services for local companies — comparable institutional structure and service mix to WIN.DN.

Broad incumbents

• Berlin Partner für Wirtschaft und Technologie: Berlin's municipal economic development agency providing enterprise support, founder services, and innovation programming. A broad-incumbent comparable: same institutional model at much larger scale, offering lessons on how a municipal agency can scale programs.
• Hamburg Invest: Hamburg's municipal investment and economic development corporation. Comparable Wirtschaftsförderungsgesellschaft model focused on attracting and supporting local enterprises and founders with funding advisory and innovation services.

Direct peers

• IHK Aachen (Industrie- und Handelskammer Aachen): The Chamber of Industry and Commerce covering the Düren district and broader Aachen region. Provides overlapping services to local businesses and founders — startup advising, funding navigation, and economic policy representation — that overlap with WIN.DN's mandate.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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