Why Is Blockchain Such an Important Part of Berlin’s Tech Scene?

Berlin has positioned itself as the place to be for entrepreneurs, investors, and innovators of all kinds. It is a place where a startup is founded every 20 minutes, where majority of startups eye global expansion, and 44% of founders are foreign-born.

Connect Global
Sep 5, 2018 · 3 min read

Now, Berlin is also a place where blockchain technology is being shaped thanks to a notable grassroots community, which is growing quickly, and attracting more and more people with bold ideas, forming a multidisciplinary and cross-industry ecosystem — from crypto trading to giving refugees access to banking through blockchain.

As part of the European Commission’s Access2Europe endeavor, we have partnered up with Berlin’s hottest tech hubs and blockchain experts to provide a unique opportunity for 15 international blockchain startups to deep dive into blockchain Berlin-style during the 3 days of discovery.

Over the course of 3 days, we are going to visit some of Berlin’s main ecosystem builders such as:

Neufund — a blockchain-based and investor-directed platform which bridges the world of cryptocurrency and equity.

Fullnode — Berlin’s blockchain co-working space where companies learn, work, and grow on a mission to build the future.

Silicon Allee — the community-driven voice of Berlin startups and tech companies. Since 2011, Silicon Allee has provided a multitude of interrelated activities that surround the technology and startup communities in Berlin and across all Europe.

Microsoft Berlina space for networking and discussion for everyone interested in politics and technology.

Factory — Germany’s first business club for startups connecting the right people and empowering entrepreneurs to make a real impact.

As well as unique Berlin-based blockchain startups:

Konfid.io — a venture studio building blockchain-based products and solutions that solve real-world problems.

BigChain DB — allowing developers and enterprise to deploy blockchain proofs-of-concept, platforms, and applications with a blockchain database, supporting a wide range of industries and use cases.

Gnosis — founded by Martin Köppelmann and Stefan George, offers an Ethereum-based system for predicting the value of goods and markets.

Taqanu — opening the financial ecosystem for anyone using a blockchain based digital ID to enable financial inclusion and create equal opportunities.

In addition to that, we will be hosting two community events at our headquarters:

On September 10th, Eckart Burgwedel, a serial entrepreneur with both a legal and a technical background, will be revealing what the next ten years of blockchain development will look like.

On September 11th, a Digital Blockchain Foundation’s Senior Developer Olivier Abdoun will give us a thorough review of strategies, tools, and techniques for testing smart-contract-based applications in a continuous integration / continuous delivery development environment.


To register for our free community events, RSVP here or here.


The Access2Europe project helps European startups enter and scale up in other EU markets by bridging key tech ecosystems. Drawing on our strong experience supporting startups and corporates cross-nationally, we have designed customized programmes for startups to accelerate their entry into the respective markets.

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