Hey, dear reader!
A lot has happened since our last community update in February. Let me catch you up :)
The found job board is live. I've been curating job picks for the newsletter every week, but now there's a dedicated place where you can browse even more open roles at Hamburg's startups and tech companies. It's broken down by sector — SaaS, AI, Health, Climate — so you can find what's relevant to you fast. The weekly top 3 picks aren't going anywhere, but the job board is where the full picture lives. If you're hiring, reply to this email and let's get your role listed.
I recently went on the Founders & Fries podcast. We talked about how found started, what the vision is, and where things are headed. I also teased a new project Hugo and I are starting very soon! Can’t wait to tell you more in the coming weeks!
And one more thing. found was selected to compete in the Future Leaders Award — an award that recognizes initiatives making an impact in their communities. We made it to the voting round, and now every vote counts. Vote for found, so we can get a chance to pitch found on the main stage in front of thousands of people!
We also have quite a few tickets for the Future Leader Summit for our community — simply reply to this email to get one.
Save the Date 🗓
The events I'm most excited about in the weeks ahead.
March 23
From Idea to Startup — Welcome to Red Bull Basement! (German) — Get inspired to turn your ideas into ventures.
March 24
Women in Tech Career Day (German) — Get career coaching, CV workshops, and mentorship matching for women in tech.
March 30
n8n Hamburg Community Meetup (English) — Share n8n use cases, best practices, and workflow automation insights with Hamburg's low-code and AI community.
Weekly Picks📍
All the events on my radar for this week.
This Issue’s Gem 💎
March 22
Agentic Conf (English) — Hamburg's first full-day conference on agentic software engineering, featuring talks, wild prototypes, and hardware shenanigans.
AI Everywhere 🤖
March 16
Agentic Coding Meetup (German) — Explore how pros use Cursor, Claude, and Codex in production with talks on context engineering and testing strategies at SPACE Hamburg.
Tech Bite 🧑💻
March 17
SEO Meetup: PDP Index Management (German) — Discover how OTTO implemented index management for product detail pages without traffic losses using a smart modeling approach.
March 21
Social Developers Conference (English) — Experience a full day of tech talks, workshops, and networking, including a Gemini AI grounding workshop.
Startup 101 🔨
March 17
Boost your Business: Small Companies, Big Opportunities (German) — Explore growth strategies for small businesses at Startup Port's full-day networking event at Handelskammer Hamburg.
March 18
How to: Answer Critical Questions Confidently (German) — Sharpen your argumentation skills and learn to defend your startup under pressure with a debate coach.
March 20
build fridays (English) — Ship product alongside fellow founders at this weekly coworking session — bring your laptop, demo your work, and get unstuck.
Get Inspired ✨
Every Saturday
Founders Running Club (English) — Energize your weekend with fellow entrepreneurs during a judgment-free 5K run followed by coffee and meaningful networking conversations.
Open Calls 📣
Grants, programs, and opportunities waiting for your application.
Latitude59 Pitch Competition 2026 — For early-stage startups changing the world for the better. Pitch on the main stage in Tallinn in front of 800+ investors. Past competition winners have raised over €30M in total. Deadline: TBA.
Techstars Fall 2026 — For early-stage startups in any industry. 3-month accelerator with a $220K investment, world-class mentors, and a global founder network. Programs in NYC, London, Tel Aviv, and more. Deadline: Rolling.
The Pitch by Deel — For pre-seed to Series A startups in any industry. A global pitch tournament with regional finals in Berlin. Up to 100 regional winners receive a $50K SAFE investment; 10 global champions win a $1M SAFE investment. Deadline: Rolling.
Job Picks 💼
3 open roles worth a look this week.
Senior Software Engineer - AI at Wunder Mobility, a shared mobility SaaS (Series C, $71.9M).
Senior Strategy & Operations Manager at plancraft, a B2B SaaS startup (Series B, €38M).
Product Marketing Manager at Infinite Roots, a biotech startup building mycelium-based protein (Series B, $58M).
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That’s a wrap!
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See you next week,
Kyrylo from found Hamburg