As the newly designated Startup Centre for the State of Brandenburg<\/strong>, we have further sharpened our role within the ecosystem: with new programmes, new formats, and a growing community that is actively shaping MediaTech.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A strong year for startups: new programmes, new teams, new opportunities<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n With the launch of our new Bootstrap Seedstrap Programme<\/strong> and the further development of the Investment Readiness Programme<\/strong>, we have consistently expanded our accelerator offering. In total, we had the privilege of supporting 28 new startups across three cohorts<\/strong> \u2013 clear proof of just how relevant MediaTech innovations have become in Brandenburg, Berlin, and beyond.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The first MTH Demo Day<\/strong> at the MTH Conference was a particularly special moment: giving our founders centre stage and sending a strong signal to investors, companies, and the international community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A Hub in motion: events, ideas, and new formats<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n There was plenty of movement beyond the accelerator, too:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Our MTH Innovator<\/strong> filled the year with diverse formats \u2013 from Turntables, the Sprint Zero Workshop, and the de:hub Journey to Dresden, to a new event format: MediaTech meets\u2026 Die Gr\u00fcne Couch<\/em>. A highlight at the end of the year was the MOVE! Challenge<\/strong>, which we realised together with the startup service of the Film University Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF. We are delighted to have successfully connected people and brought innovation into our ecosystem!<\/p>\n\n\n\n The MTH Conference<\/strong> once again created a space for exchange, future-facing topics, and key discussions about the location. It placed the future of creative work at the very centre of the conversation. Opened by Maria Schrader with the provocative guiding question, “Is AI still the pen in our hand \u2013 or have we long since created the hand that guides the pen?”<\/em>, the conference brought together over 60 international speakers at Studio Babelsberg for two days. The sessions demonstrated just how strongly the media industry is operating within the dynamic interplay of Generative AI, new distribution channels, creator communities, and global market shifts. Complemented by guest country Denmark and the first MTH Startup Demo Day\u2014where Gretchen AI<\/strong> impressed the audience\u2014the event made it clear that innovation, responsibility, and human perspectives will be inseparable in the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n We were out and about \u2013 in Germany, Europe, and the world<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n 2025 was also a year of international visibility. Together with the de:hub Initiative<\/strong> and GTAI<\/strong>, we were able to participate in key international events with our startups, such as SXSW Austin, VivaTech Paris, Web Summit<\/strong>, and SLUSH Helsinki<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Particularly influential was our delegation trip to Japan<\/strong>, which sparked new impulses for cooperation in the fields of MediaTech, AI, and the Creative Industries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n