There you have it, the long-awaited Edition X of the Investor Days Thuringia!
Olga Röder
ThEx innovative | Project management
Focus
Investor Days Thuringia
The Investor Days Thuringia bring startups and growth companies together with investors
The Investor Days Thuringia bring innovation to life: The event brings together the startup community in Erfurt to put innovations in the spotlight, enable investments and generate cooperation.
Discover start-up stories and network with the startup community. You can expect live pitches from startups, success stories from founders, know-how impulses, matchings with investors and plenty of room for inspiration and networking.
International Day | 25.03.2026
The International Day of the Investor Days Thuringia shows how companies can strategically think about internationalization from the very beginning. Thuringian startups and SMEs will meet international perspectives, practical best practice examples and impulses from global innovation ecosystems – including with a view to Israel.
A workshop and curated exchange formats will help to develop concrete approaches for international cooperation and market development. A joint networking breakfast creates space for initial discussions and new contacts.
The event is organized by the Foundation for Technology, Innovation and Research Thuringia in cooperation with the Enterprise Europe Network and LEG Thuringia.
Pitch Day | 11.06.2026
The Pitch Day of the Investor Days Thuringia is the stage for investment-ready startups from Thuringia and all over Germany. The aim of the event is to make innovative business models visible and to initiate concrete financing discussions.
Startups present their innovations to investors and financing partners with a clear focus on scalability, market potential and capital requirements. Structured matching ensures that each participating startup has at least two planned conversations with potential investors.
In addition to investors, partner accelerators such as the Thuringian Regional Innovation Program (TRIP) are also on site and strengthen the network around financing and growth. The application phase for startups for a place on the pitch stage runs until May 3rd.
Our Team
Andreas Sonnefeld
ThEx innovative | Project management
Florian Frübing
ThEx innovative | Consulting | Coaching | Event Management
Dana Erb
ThEx innovative | Communication | Events | Networks
Christian Schmidt
ThEx innovative | Consulting | Coaching | Event Management
Kathrin Haase
ThEx innovative | Project Monitoring | Event Management | Project Management
Willy Schmidt
ThEx innovative | Startup Coaching | Networks
Kai Ehrenberger
ThEx innovative | Startup Coaching | Networks
News and impulses
Investor Days Thuringia: Four innovative startups honoured with Pitch Awards
Under the motto “THE BEAT OF INNOVATION” of the Investor Days Thuringia, players in the innovation ecosystem gathered today to discover future technologies of young national and international companies. Erfurt thus became a place for innovation, inspiration and exchange.
Impulses that move.
Innovation thrives on new perspectives. Experience regular impulses, stories and developments around innovation in Thuringia.
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Stories
The smallest endoscope in the world
How cutting-edge research became an internationally acclaimed MedTech startup
Real work-women’s balance
The startup UPYU offers work opportunities tailored to the needs of families.
Perfect surfaces thanks to plasma
plasmotion refines surfaces by polishing, deburring and cleaning with plasma.
Entry into the metaverse for everyone
rooom creates impressive 3D, AR and VR experiences.
Experience current events in the Thuringian innovation ecosystem
The Investor Days Thuringia are an initiative of the foundation together with partners as part of the ThEx innovativ project, which is funded by the Free State of Thuringia with funds from the European Social Fund Plus.
