The network

The registered association CyberForum is the largest regionally active high-tech business network in Germany. Over 900 members as well as 10,000 participants from companies, local authorities, universities and research institutes from the Karlsruhe TechnologyRegion take part in this innovative network. Inspired by the motto "from the network, for the network", experiences, ideas and business know-how are exchanged, discussed and implemented. In the process, companies benefit from the wide range of offers in all stages of development.

Main activities

CyberForum was founded as a public-private partnership in 1997. With about 900 members and its team of 20 highly qualified staff members, it is the largest and most successful regional high-tech entrepreneur network in Germany. CyberForum offers its members demand-oriented services accompanying all the stages of business growth. In addition, the high level of voluntary dedication of its members (entrepreneurs) to the network offers the unique possibility of expanding business know-how and contacts within the network. More than 140 topic-based events per year form an ideal basis for personal business networking and an exchange of experience between decision-makers in the Karlsruhe TechnologyRegion. According to a recent survey, 70% of the members confirmed the very high networking quality of the CyberForum services.

The technological focus

One main focus of CyberForum is to link up and network the IT sector in the Karlsruhe TechnologyRegion. The IT Cluster offers ideal conditions: according to the European Cluster Observatory, the Karlsruhe IT Cluster ranks among the three most significant IT clusters in Europe. It includes over 3,600 companies and 36,000 employees along with an excellent research and scientific environment with strong partners such as the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), the Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences, institutes of the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft, the Forschungszentrum Informatik (FZI) or the Center for Art and Media Karlsruhe (ZKM). Growth is accelerated by such CyberForum offers as mediation of business know-how (our mentoring & coaching programme) and venture capital providers (CyberForum Business Angel), our education initiative, assistance for start-ups, networking events on specific topics and coordinated network projects along diverse value added chains. A further focal point is to link the IT sector, as an interdisciplinary technology, with other sectors of the economy. That is why not only software companies, communication and IT service providers are CyberForum members, but also companies from the creative, energy, biochemical or engineering sectors, to name but a few.

Highlights

CyberForum was founded as a public-private partnership in 1997. With about 900 members and its team of 20 highly qualified staff members, it is the largest and most successful regional high-tech entrepreneur network in Germany. CyberForum offers its members demand-oriented services accompanying all the stages of business growth.
The high level of voluntary dedication of its members to the network is an outstanding attribute. This offers the unique possibility of expanding business know-how and contacts within the network on more than 140 topic-based events per year. The Events form an ideal basis for personal business networking and an exchange of experience between decision-makers in the Karlsruhe TechnologyRegion. According to a recent survey, 70% of our members confirmed the very high networking quality of the CyberForum services.