On 27 May 2025, the MediaTech Hub Potsdam welcomed a delegation of 16 company representatives from Mongolia, whose visit was jointly organized by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) and the Gisma University of Applied Sciences.
After a brief welcome coffee in the MTH Space at the UFA, Héline Dedier, Community & Partner Manager of the hub, gave a concise overview of the Potsdam ecosystem of start-ups, research institutions and funding programs, which supports young technology companies from the idea to international scaling.
Nils Karn then presented his cloud security start-up Mitigant and demonstrated how its platform proactively tests and strengthens the resilience of cloud infrastructures with security chaos engineering and what the company claims is the world’s first comprehensive cloud attack emulation.
In the open pitch & networking format that followed, the Mongolian guests – including companies from the IT services, e-commerce, energy tech and creative industries – introduced themselves individually and discussed potential cooperation and market entry strategies for Germany and Europe with founders from Potsdam.
Background: The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH is the development service provider of the German Federal Government with headquarters in Bonn and Eschborn. It works on international cooperation and sustainable development projects in over 120 countries.
Gisma University of Applied Sciences was founded in 1999, has campuses in Potsdam and Berlin and has been part of the global education network Global University Systems since 2013, which offers international, predominantly English-language degree programs in business, tech and digital entrepreneurship.
Many thanks to the delegation from Mongolia, GIZ and Gisma University for the inspiring exchange – we look forward to the next steps together!
