Innoport Reutlingen

What Innoport Reutlingen does

INNOPORT Reutlingen is a municipally owned physical innovation center located at Max-Planck-Str. 68/1 in Reutlingen, Germany, operated by GER Gewerbeimmobilien Reutlingen GmbH & Co. KG, a wholly owned subsidiary of the City of Reutlingen. The facility has been in operation since its grand opening on 5 November 2020 and provides shared infrastructure for prototyping, meetings, and AI demonstration, including a makerspace with workshop equipment, meeting and event spaces, an Academy curriculum, a dedicated AI Experience Room (opened September 2024), and a startup support program called Startnetz-Werkstatt with a roster of named advisors across business planning, marketing, finance, AI, and mediation.

The center targets a multi-sided audience: early-stage startups and founders, mid-sized German Mittelstand companies pursuing digital transformation, large corporations seeking innovation partnerships, and institutions and investors (notably Hochschule Reutlingen). Core revenue mechanics are space rental and membership-style access (makerspace hours, meeting rooms, office facilities), event services (workshops, seminars, community nights, the annual TECH DAY), and educational services (AI training for beginners and advanced users). Pricing is not publicly disclosed and is handled on a contact-for-quote basis for most offerings, with self-serve ticketing available through a dedicated events subdomain.

Strategically, INNOPORT functions as the launch point and curated front door for RTunlimited, a 14-hectare municipal industrial park development on the former Willi Betz logistics site targeting Industry 4.0, smart production, digital transformation, and AI tenants. Distribution is primarily event-driven and community-led, leveraging community nights, the Startnetz-Werkstatt monthly series, and TECH DAY 2026 (scheduled for 15 October 2026) as the principal demand-generation channels, supported by a website, CleverReach newsletter, and LinkedIn/Instagram presence. Ownership is 100% public (City of Reutlingen via GER KG); there are no external PE or VC investors, no disclosed funding rounds, and no public revenue or headcount figures.

Name

Innoport Reutlingen

Legal name

GER Gewerbeimmobilien Reutlingen GmbH & Co. KG

Website

https://www.innoport-reutlingen.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

INNOPORT Reutlingen is a municipally owned innovation center that provides a makerspace, meeting rooms, AI training, and an AI Experience Room to startups, mid-sized companies, large corporations, and institutions in the Reutlingen region, and serves as the launch point for the 14-hectare RTunlimited industrial park.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Innovation Hub and Coworking Services

NAICS

Computer Training (611420)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

AI & Emerging Technology Literacy (EDAAAIAJ)

akta.pro secondary industry

Education Access & EdTech for Equity (Low-cost Learning, Skills Platforms) (BPAGALAH)

Keywords

• Innovation hub services
• Coworking space rental
• AI training programs
• Digital transformation consulting
• Startup incubation services

Headquarters

HQ city

Reutlingen

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Space Rental and Membership: Rental of meeting spaces, makerspace access, and office facilities to startups, SMEs, and corporations for innovation activities, prototyping, and events
2. Event Services: Hosting of events, workshops, seminars, and community gatherings; event inquiries directed to [email protected]

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Innoport Reutlingen is a public innovation center that rents physical workspace (Meetingspaces, Makerspace) and delivers structured AI training, an Academy program, an AI Experience Room, and consulting-style engagements (Round Table, Bring Your Problem, Startnetz-Werkstatt) to startups, SMEs, corporations, and public institutions in the Reutlingen region. Its core purpose is to enable digital transformation and AI adoption through physical infrastructure, educational offerings, and curated networking formats.

Product overview

INNOPORT Reutlingen is an innovation center operated by GER Gewerbeimmobilien Reutlingen GmbH & Co. KG, a subsidiary of the city of Reutlingen. The center provides a comprehensive ecosystem for innovation, digital transformation, and startup support through multiple interconnected offerings: physical infrastructure (Meetingspaces and Makerspace), educational programs (Academy and KI-Angebote for beginners and advanced users), experiential spaces (AI Experience Room), networking formats (Round Table and Events), and consulting services (Bring Your Problem and TECH DAY 2026). The center also hosts related initiatives including Startnetz-Werkstatt for startup support and is the gateway to the RTunlimited industrial park development for Industry 4.0 and digital transformation companies.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Startnetz-Werkstatt: A startup workshop program offering knowledge modules, advisory services, and networking for aspiring entrepreneurs, startups, and freelancers.
• RTunlimited

Products and services

• Meetingspaces Physical meeting rooms rentable by startups, SMEs, corporates, and institutions for off-site meetings, workshops, and small events at the Innoport Reutlingen site.
• Makerspace Shared maker and prototyping facility with tools and equipment that startups, SMEs, and hobbyists can access for hands-on fabrication and product development.
• KI-Angebote Einsteiger Beginner-level AI training program designed for individuals and employees with little prior AI experience who need foundational knowledge of artificial intelligence concepts and tools.
• KI-Angebote Fortgeschrittene Advanced AI training program for participants who already understand foundational concepts and need deeper, applied AI knowledge and skills.
• Academy Structured educational program at Innoport Reutlingen covering innovation, digital transformation, and related topics for founders, employees, and corporate teams.
• AI Experience Room Hands-on demonstration environment where startups, SMEs, corporates, and institutions can explore concrete AI applications, tools, and scenarios in a guided, physical setting.
• Round Table Recurring moderated discussion format bringing together regional startups, SMEs, corporates, and experts to debate and exchange views on innovation, AI, and digital transformation topics.
• Bring Your Problem Consulting-style engagement in which participating organizations bring a concrete innovation or digital transformation problem to be worked on collaboratively with peers and Innoport facilitators.
• Startnetz-Werkstatt

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• RT-Unlimited (Willi Betz Site)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 30 June 2021INNOPORT is the launch point for the RT-Unlimited industrial park project, a 14-hectare development for digital transformation, Industry 4.0, smart production, and AI applications. Located on the former Willi Betz logistics site.
• Hochschule ReutlingencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerClose partnership with Hochschule Reutlingen (University of Applied Sciences) for knowledge transfer, student involvement, and collaborative innovation. Students and researchers can access INNOPORT facilities and programs.
• GER Gewerbeimmobilien Reutlingen GmbH & Co. KGcoreOthersParent company and operator of INNOPORT. GER GmbH & Co. KG is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the City of Reutlingen (Stadt Reutlingen). Manages the innovation center and the RT-Unlimited industrial park development.
• Startnetz-Werkstatt AdvisorscoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerNetwork of experienced business advisors supporting startup founders and SMEs including Bodo Mohr (coaching), Markus Riehl (business development), Andrea Schneider (marketing/finance), Christine Acone (finance), Oliver Ewinger (AI/digital), and Manuela Zehender (mediation/conflicts).

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Factory Berlin: Large Berlin innovation campus combining coworking, event programming, and corporate partnerships for startups and SMEs. Comparable as a multi-stakeholder innovation hub with physical infrastructure and event-driven demand generation, though at significantly larger scale.
• ARENA2036: Stuttgart-based research factory focused on the future of work and production, combining physical prototyping space with industry partners. Comparable as a publicly-co-funded German innovation campus offering makerspace, events, and corporate collaboration.
• Impact Hub Munich: Part of the Impact Hub global network; Munich location operates as a coworking and innovation space for impact-driven entrepreneurs with event programming. Comparable as a membership-based innovation hub with community events and SME/corporate engagement.

Direct peers

• Startup Autobahn: Stuttgart-based corporate-startup innovation platform that connects startups with large German corporates. Comparable to INNOPORT's startup-to-Mittelstand/Konzern bridging motion, with overlapping target audience in Baden-Württemberg.
• digitalHUB Aachen: Publicly-supported German digital innovation hub offering makerspace-style facilities, corporate-startup matching, and AI/digital transformation programming for SMEs. Highly comparable to INNOPORT as a regional, publicly-backed innovation center with a Mittelstand focus.

Emerging players

• Berlin TXL – Urban Tech Hub: Berlin urban technology campus developed on a former airport site, offering innovation space, events, and tenant programming around future-tech themes. Comparable to INNOPORT as a publicly-coordinated large-site innovation hub with a focus on emerging technologies and event-driven demand generation.

Regional players

• Munich Startup: Munich-based startup ecosystem platform organizing community events, founder workshops, and corporate-startup matching. Comparable to INNOPORT's community/event-driven GTM motion serving founders and SMEs, though operated as a non-profit/community platform rather than a municipal entity.
• Cyber Valley: AI research and innovation ecosystem in the Stuttgart–Tübingen region, home to major corporate and academic partners. Comparable to INNOPORT because of geographic proximity, AI focus, and SME/corporate bridging mission, though at materially larger scale.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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