Metropolregion Hannover Braunschweig Gottingen Wolfsburg Gmbh

What Metropolregion Hannover Braunschweig Gottingen Wolfsburg Gmbh does

Metropolregion Hannover Braunschweig Göttingen Wolfsburg GmbH is a regional development organization (GmbH) headquartered at Herrenstraße 6, Hannover, that networks and convenes 53 member municipalities, businesses, and scientific institutions across a 19,000 square kilometer area of Lower Saxony covering approximately 3.9–4 million residents. Founded in 2009, it operates across five action fields — Mobility, Healthcare Economy, Location Marketing, Emerging Fields (extended reality and AI), and Franco-German European Cooperation — developing and enabling projects that individual municipalities could not deliver alone.

The portfolio includes the annual HealthHack healthcare innovation hackathon (running since 2021 and held for the eighth time in April 2026), the HAWIMO research project on trades-sector mobility launched in 2026, the MetroVRsity XR-Campus initiative testing digital-twin teaching at regional universities, and the Antenne Métropole Franco-German exchange office established in 2010 in cooperation with the French Embassy and Institut français Deutschland. Location marketing is delivered through recurring joint exhibition stands at Expo Real (Munich), Real Estate Arena (Hannover) and Smart City Expo World Congress (Barcelona). AI appears as a thematic thread through PETRA-AI (in collaboration with Fraunhofer IESE), the Re:KI regional initiative, and hackathon-driven prototypes such as MedSim and CoNurse, but the organization does not build proprietary AI products.

Revenue is generated through membership contributions from the 53+ municipalities and project-specific public grants from the State of Lower Saxony — disclosed examples include approximately €90,000 for HAWIMO, €120,000 over three years for Nacht der Ideen, and €520,000 for CoCareLab. Governance is exercised through an Aufsichtsrat chaired since September 2021 by Hannover Mayor Belit Onay, with Christoph Meineke serving as Managing Director (Geschäftsführer) since November 2023 following an organizational and financial restructuring approved by shareholders on November 26, 2021.

Name

Metropolregion Hannover Braunschweig Gottingen Wolfsburg Gmbh

Legal name

Metropolregion Hannover Braunschweig Göttingen Wolfsburg GmbH

Website

https://metropolregion.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Metropolregion Hannover Braunschweig Göttingen Wolfsburg GmbH is a Hannover-based regional development organization that networks 53 municipalities, businesses, and universities across a Lower Saxony metropolitan area of 3.9 million residents, delivering projects in mobility, healthcare, location marketing, emerging technologies, and Franco-German cooperation, funded through membership fees and state grants.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Regional Development Services

NAICS

Support Activities for Transportation (488)

SIC

Transportation Services (4700)

akta.pro primary industry

Active Transportation & Micromobility Infrastructure (Bike/Ped Networks, Shared Mobility Programs) (BPAIALAI)

Keywords

• Regional development services
• Municipal networking platforms
• Location marketing
• Healthcare innovation projects
• Mobility coordination programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Hannover

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership contributions and public funding: The organization operates as a metropolitan region development company (GmbH) funded through membership contributions from municipalities and public funding from Lower Saxony state. Revenue is generated through membership fees from 53+ member municipalities and government grants for regional development projects.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Metropolregion Hannover Braunschweig Göttingen Wolfsburg GmbH is a regional development organization that networks people, companies, scientific institutions and municipalities across the Hannover–Braunschweig–Göttingen–Wolfsburg metropolitan region and develops/coordinates projects in three core action fields: Mobility, Healthcare Economy and Location Marketing. It also operates Franco-German cooperation programs via Antenne Métropole and emerging-field initiatives (MetroVRsity XR, Re:KI AI). Services are delivered to 53+ member municipalities and partners through project facilitation, events, hackathons, trade fair joint stands, and publicly funded research projects.

Product overview

Metropolregion Hannover Braunschweig Göttingen Wolfsburg GmbH is a regional development organization (not a software company) that connects people, companies, science, and municipalities in the metropolitan region. The organization operates across three core action fields: Mobility (Mobilität), Healthcare Economy (Gesundheitswirtschaft), and Location Marketing (Standortmarketing), plus Emerging Fields and European Cooperation. In Mobility, it runs projects like HAWIMO, Fan-MOVE, and Flotte electric. In Healthcare, it organizes the HealthHack hackathon and runs initiatives like CoCareLab, PETRA-AI, InCa 4D, and MetroVRsity (XR/digital twins for teaching). The Location Marketing function coordinates joint exhibition stands at major trade fairs including ExpoReal, Real Estate Arena, and Smart City Expo World Congress. The organization also manages Franco-German cooperation through Antenne Métropole and coordinates cross-border exchange programs. AI is used in various projects including PETRA (AI-supported app), and the organization runs AI-focused events like Promptathons.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Antenne Métropole: Promotes Franco-German exchange in the Metropolregion Hannover Braunschweig Göttingen Wolfsburg, informs about French-language offerings and organizes cultural events. Founded in summer 2010 based on an agreement between the Embassy of the Republic of France and the Metropolregion.
• HealthHack
• Nacht der Ideen (Nuit des idées)

Products and services

• HAWIMO – Handwerk, Wirtschaftsverkehr und Mobilität
• HealthHack
• CoCareLab
• PETRA-AI / PETRA
• MetroVRsity XR-Campus
• Re:KI
• Fan-MOVE
• Flotte electric
• Lebendige Innenstädte
• ExpoReal Gemeinschaftsstand (Joint Booth)
• Real Estate Arena Joint Booth
• Smart City Expo World Congress Joint Booth
• Antenne Métropole Franco-German Exchange Program
• Nacht der Ideen (Nuit des Idées) Hannover
• KI-Promptathon Prompters' Paradise

Quantifiable outcome

• Organized 8th HealthHack in 2026 with 60+ participants developing healthcare innovation prototypes
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability3 records

Partnerships

20 partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and minor.

• Land Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony State)flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 19 June 2026State government supports Nuit des Idées program with 120,000 euros over 3 years for cultural exchange events promoting European dialogue and democracy.
• Institut français DeutschlandflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 19 June 2026Antenne Métropole is part of Institut français Germany network, coordinating Franco-German exchanges and cultural programs.
• Antenne MétropolecoreOthers · 19 June 2026Franco-German exchange office founded 2010 based on agreement between French Embassy and Metropolregion, part of Institut français network, Info-point for DFJW.
• Handwerkskammer HannovercoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 21 May 2026Chamber of Crafts Hannover partners with Metropolregion on HAWIMO project to examine mobility needs of trades businesses, contributing 15,000 euros to the project.
• Handwerkskammer Braunschweig-Lüneburg-StadecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 21 May 2026Chamber of Crafts Braunschweig-Lüneburg-Stade partners on HAWIMO project for mobility analysis of trades sector.
• Handwerkskammer Hildesheim-SüdniedersachsencoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 21 May 2026Chamber of Crafts Hildesheim-Südniedersachsen partners on HAWIMO project for mobility analysis of trades sector.
• ifh Göttingen (Institut für Mittelstand und Handwerk)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 21 May 2026Institute for SME and Trades at University of Göttingen provides scientific expertise for HAWIMO project, conducting research on mobility needs.
• Institut für Verkehrssystemtechnik des DLRcoreTechnology or Integration · 21 May 2026Institute for Transportation Systems Technology at German Aerospace Center supports HAWIMO project with technical expertise in mobility research.
• Amt für regionale Landesentwicklung Leine-WeserflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 21 May 2026Regional development authority provides 90,000 euros funding for HAWIMO project examining mobility needs of trades businesses.
• Techniker KrankenkassecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 20 April 2026Long-term partner of HealthHack providing healthcare expertise and jury participation for healthcare innovation hackathon.
• AWO Bezirksverband Braunschweig e.V.coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 20 April 2026Social welfare organization partner providing challenge for HealthHack and jury participation.
• Haus der Wissenschaft BraunschweigcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 20 April 2026Science center provides organizational support for HealthHack events in Braunschweig.
• Niedersächsisches Ministerium für Soziales, Arbeit, Gesundheit und GleichstellungflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 20 April 2026State ministry holds patronage for HealthHack under Minister Dr. Andreas Philippi.
• Braunschweig Zukunft GmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 20 April 2026Regional economic development agency and long-term HealthHack partner.
• Health Innovation Hannover RegioncoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 20 April 2026Healthcare innovation network partner providing expertise for HealthHack.
• Osnabrück Healthcare AcceleratorminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 20 April 2026Healthcare startup accelerator providing mentorship and support for HealthHack participants.
• i3systemsminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 20 April 2026Technology partner providing challenge and jury participation for HealthHack.
• TRAFO Hub BraunschweigcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Innovation hub venue for HealthHack 2026 events hosting 60 participants in co-creative hackathon.
• Institut français DeutschlandflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2010National French cultural institute network coordinating Franco-German youth exchanges and cultural programs, with Antenne Métropole as regional office.
• Botschaft der Republik FrankreichflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2010French Embassy in Germany established Antenne Métropole through agreement in 2010.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Regionalverband Ruhr (RVR): Regionalverband Ruhr is a public-law regional coordination body for the Ruhr area, performing comparable functions of municipal networking, regional planning, mobility, and economic development across many member cities. It offers a useful structural and operational peer for a metropolitan region GmbH of comparable scale.
• FrankfurtRheinMain GmbH: FrankfurtRheinMain GmbH is a directly comparable metropolitan region GmbH covering the Frankfurt/Rhine-Main area. It networks municipalities, coordinates projects in mobility, economic development, and location marketing, and is funded through member contributions and public grants, mirroring the Hannover Braunschweig Göttingen Wolfsburg model almost exactly.
• Eurodistrict Strasbourg-Ortenau: Eurodistrict Strasbourg-Ortenau is a French-German cross-border cooperation entity that, like Metropolregion GmbH, networks municipalities and institutions across borders (in this case France-Germany) on regional development. Its focus on cross-border mobility and cultural cooperation makes it a structurally similar peer, particularly relevant for benchmarking Antenne Métropole.
• Metropolregion Rhein-Ruhr: Metropolregion Rhein-Ruhr is the largest metropolitan region in Germany and a directly comparable entity organizing dozens of municipalities around regional development, mobility, and location marketing. It is funded and structured very similarly, making it a natural peer for benchmarking scale and program portfolio.
• Metropolregion Hamburg: Metropolregion Hamburg is an officially recognized German metropolitan region coordinating municipalities in northern Germany around mobility, innovation, and economic development. Its structural setup as a regional coordinating organization funded by members and public sources makes it a close functional peer.
• Metropolregion Berlin-Brandenburg: Metropolregion Berlin-Brandenburg is a state-recognized metropolitan region organization coordinating municipalities around the German capital. It performs a comparable networking and project facilitation role, with similar reliance on member dues and state-level funding.
• Wirtschaftsförderung Region Stuttgart (WRS): WRS is the regional economic development agency for the Stuttgart metropolitan region, coordinating business promotion, location marketing, and innovation programs across member municipalities. It is a narrower functional peer to the location-marketing and economic-development components of Metropolregion GmbH.
• Metropolregion München: Metropolregion München is one of the eleven officially recognized metropolitan regions in Germany and is organized as a comparable networking/coordinating entity. It operates with a similar mandate around mobility, economic development, and regional marketing across multiple member municipalities in Bavaria.
• Metropolregion Stuttgart: Verband Region Stuttgart is the political-administrative entity for the Stuttgart metropolitan region and a directly comparable institutional peer. It coordinates regional planning, mobility, and economic development across member municipalities with a similar funding mix of member contributions and public grants.

Emerging players

• Invest Region Leipzig / Wirtschaftsregion Leipzig GmbH: Wirtschaftsregion Leipzig GmbH is a regional development and location-marketing organization covering the Leipzig metropolitan region in eastern Germany. It is comparable in mandate and structure, though typically operating at a smaller scale and with a more commercially oriented location-marketing focus than Metropolregion GmbH.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/metropolregion
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/metropolregion-de

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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