{"id":2032,"date":"2025-10-28T16:53:51","date_gmt":"2025-10-28T15:53:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exist.de\/?page_id=2032"},"modified":"2025-12-17T17:26:28","modified_gmt":"2025-12-17T16:26:28","slug":"stage-two-2025","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/exist.de\/en\/stage-two-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Stage Two 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-palette-color-7-background-color has-background is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-ed267a65 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-palette-color-8-color has-palette-color-3-background-color has-text-color has-background wp-elements-a1eb9de590b9710d610ec31db7258696 is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-56724740 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><h1 class=\"ct-dynamic-data wp-elements-60004d47b07fe908cdcfba361f71315e has-text-color has-palette-color-8-color\">Stage Two 2025<\/h1><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:4rem\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"1080\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1920 \/ 1080;\" width=\"1920\" controls poster=\"https:\/\/exist.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/exist_From-science-to-business_cover.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/exist.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/exist_From-science-to-business.mp4\" playsinline><\/video><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:4rem\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-5ce8dbf2 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Innovation meets Capital<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>At Stage Two 2025, exist presents itself as a strong partner for research-based innovati-on and as a bridge between science and capital. At Europe\u2019s leading business plan competition for academic startups, exist showcases how public funding and private investment can work hand in hand to strengthen Germany\u2019s startup ecosystem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>exist stands for quality, impact, and sustainability: more than 3,000 supported startups, over 28,000 jobs created, and a startup rate of more than 85 percent demonstrate the programme\u2019s success. Funded teams impress with technological maturity, clear market focus, and long-term growth orientation \u2013 qualities that make exist a reliable point of reference for investors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As part of Stage Two, exist contributes these perspectives to the European innovation dialogue. The <strong>\u201cexist X Investor Co-Design Lab: Strengthening Investor Readiness through Collaboration\u201d<\/strong> provides a platform where funding bodies, investors, and startups come together to explore how excellent research can be transformed into successful investments.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:4rem\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div data-id=\"c15cf3b4\" class=\"wp-block-blocksy-query\"><div class=\"ct-query-template-default is-layout-flow\"><article class=\"wp-block-post is-layout-flow post-2052 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news tag-stage-two-2025\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\"><a class=\"ct-dynamic-media wp-elements-ebb24ec031545f87c83b3adb2be66e50\" aria-label=\"Seal of quality\" href=\"https:\/\/exist.de\/en\/qualitaetssiegel\/\"><span data-hover=\"zoom-in\" class=\"ct-dynamic-media-inner\" style=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/exist.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/katya-ross-4Vg6ez9jaec-unsplash-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit: cover;aspect-ratio: 16\/9;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/exist.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/katya-ross-4Vg6ez9jaec-unsplash-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/exist.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/katya-ross-4Vg6ez9jaec-unsplash-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/exist.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/katya-ross-4Vg6ez9jaec-unsplash-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/exist.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/katya-ross-4Vg6ez9jaec-unsplash-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/exist.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/katya-ross-4Vg6ez9jaec-unsplash-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/exist.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/katya-ross-4Vg6ez9jaec-unsplash-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/exist.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/katya-ross-4Vg6ez9jaec-unsplash-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-119bc444 wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:75%\"><h3 style=\"margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-top:0;\" class=\"ct-dynamic-data wp-elements-6540bf0f6b6e823da41cd1f8612959d5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/exist.de\/en\/qualitaetssiegel\/\">Seal of quality<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ct-dynamic-data wp-elements-b422ffcec32fdcbc18c242288c10c5fa\">For more than 25 years, exist has stood for quality, innovation, and long-term success in academic startup support. With impressive impact metrics, the programme has become the leading seal of excellence for innovative start-ups emerging from science and research.<\/div>\n\n<a class=\"wp-block-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/exist.de\/en\/qualitaetssiegel\/\" target=\"_self\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Quality seal<\/span><\/a>\n\n<div class=\"ct-dynamic-data wp-elements-2623eefcb69c1c06a9f4518696dafde3 has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/exist.de\/en\/qualitaetssiegel\/\">October 28, 2025<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/article><article class=\"wp-block-post is-layout-flow post-2040 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news tag-stage-two-2025\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\"><a class=\"ct-dynamic-media wp-elements-ebb24ec031545f87c83b3adb2be66e50\" aria-label=\"exist Startup Factories\" href=\"https:\/\/exist.de\/en\/exist-startup-factories\/\"><span data-hover=\"zoom-in\" class=\"ct-dynamic-media-inner\" style=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/exist.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/spacex-VBNb52J8Trk-unsplash-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit: cover;aspect-ratio: 16\/9;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/exist.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/spacex-VBNb52J8Trk-unsplash-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/exist.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/spacex-VBNb52J8Trk-unsplash-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/exist.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/spacex-VBNb52J8Trk-unsplash-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/exist.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/spacex-VBNb52J8Trk-unsplash-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/exist.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/spacex-VBNb52J8Trk-unsplash-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/exist.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/spacex-VBNb52J8Trk-unsplash-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/exist.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/spacex-VBNb52J8Trk-unsplash-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-119bc444 wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:75%\"><h3 style=\"margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-top:0;\" class=\"ct-dynamic-data wp-elements-6540bf0f6b6e823da41cd1f8612959d5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/exist.de\/en\/exist-startup-factories\/\">exist Startup Factories<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ct-dynamic-data wp-elements-b422ffcec32fdcbc18c242288c10c5fa\">With the startup factories, exist is launching a new era of academic startup support. The initiative creates entrepreneurially driven, privately co-financed flagship projects that set new benchmarks for excellence, speed, and impact in technology transfer across Europe.<\/div>\n\n<a class=\"wp-block-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/exist.de\/en\/exist-startup-factories\/\" target=\"_self\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: exist Startup Factories<\/span><\/a>\n\n<div class=\"ct-dynamic-data wp-elements-2623eefcb69c1c06a9f4518696dafde3 has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/exist.de\/en\/exist-startup-factories\/\">October 28, 2025<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/article><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:4rem\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group overflow-hidden has-palette-color-4-background-color has-background wp-container-content-9cfa9a5a is-layout-grid wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6c35b2d4 wp-block-group-is-layout-grid\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0rem;border-radius:0.25rem;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-stretch is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-47942f58 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:0rem;border-top-right-radius:0rem;border-bottom-left-radius:0.25rem;border-bottom-right-radius:0.25rem;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-palette-color-8-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-4a1d7a9761ce4cdfa05adbb32c9b449c\">Stage Two 2025<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-palette-color-8-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-e9bb0b2f07ac881e7e44ef73eba71d64\">Berlin, 28 - 30.10.2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-palette-color-8-color has-palette-color-1-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/stagetwo.io\/\">To the Stage Two website<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large has-custom-border is-style-default\"><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/exist.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_1575-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-2037\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:0rem;border-top-right-radius:0rem;border-bottom-left-radius:0rem;border-bottom-right-radius:0rem;aspect-ratio:16\/9;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/exist.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_1575-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/exist.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_1575-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/exist.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_1575-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/exist.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_1575-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/exist.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_1575-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/exist.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_1575-16x12.jpg 16w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:4rem\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Past events<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-palette-color-7-background-color has-background is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-radius:0.25rem\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-horizontal is-content-justification-space-between is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-2905d620 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:0rem;border-top-right-radius:0rem;border-bottom-left-radius:0.25rem;border-bottom-right-radius:0.25rem;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-4ba05e99 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-palette-color-2-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-e85f87a4f93030b2d0847f28abe64f15\">Bits &amp; Pretzels 2025<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-palette-color-2-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-a8fb0366803102307bc7f93d57dc7cc9\">Munich, September 29 \u2013 October 1, 2025<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-palette-color-8-color has-palette-color-6-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/exist.de\/en\/bits-and-pretzels-2025\/\">Learn more<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:4rem\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-0ca39a12 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" id=\"newsletter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-palette-color-7-background-color has-background is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6e761456 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:0.25rem;border-top-right-radius:0.25rem;border-bottom-left-radius:0.25rem;border-bottom-right-radius:0.25rem;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-65f67d3f wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">exist update<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The latest information, programs, and dates from the exist universe\u2014compact and delivered directly to your inbox.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons rm-open-popup is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button rm-open-popup\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\">Subscribe to newsletter<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>exist presents itself at Stage Two 2025 as a strong partner for research-based innovations and as a bridge between science and capital. At Europe's leading business plan competition for academic start-ups, we show how public funding and private investment can work together to strengthen Germany as a start-up location.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"Stage Two 2025 %%sep%% %%sitetitle%%","_seopress_titles_desc":"exist pr\u00e4sentiert sich bei der Stage Two 2025 als starker Partner f\u00fcr forschungsbasierte Innovationen und als Br\u00fccke zwischen Wissenschaft und Kapital. Bei Europas f\u00fchrendem Businessplan-Wettbewerb f\u00fcr akademische Startups zeigen wir, wie \u00f6ffentliche F\u00f6rderung und private Investitionen gemeinsam den Gr\u00fcndungsstandort Deutschland st\u00e4rken k\u00f6nnen.","_seopress_robots_index":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2032","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"blocksy_meta":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/exist.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2032","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/exist.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/exist.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/exist.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/exist.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2032"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/exist.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2032\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2267,"href":"https:\/\/exist.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2032\/revisions\/2267"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/exist.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2032"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}