BRYCK Startup Alliance

Tech Industry Associations & Clusters · Angel Networks & Startup Accelerators
92investments
$10.8Mraised by its portfolio in 12 months
39open roles in its portfolio
10+people

Overview

The BRYCK Startup Alliance is a European hotspot for deep-tech startups in the Ruhr region. We develop entrepreneurial talent, promote spin-offs and accelerate the transfer of technology to industry.

Program

Accelerator
Investments
92
58 of them startups
Hiring now
11
39 open roles
Rounds in 12 months
4
$10.8M raised
Focusshare of its companies
Energy & Utilities 40%Health Care 15%Science & Engineering 13%Artificial Intelligence 10%Manufacturing 8%Education 6%Government 6%Software 6%
Where its companies are
Germany 33%Finland 2%Estonia 2%Switzerland 2%United States 1%Mauritius 1%Norway 1%Austria 1%
Stage of its companies
Pre-seed & seed 100%
Its companies, the freshest money firstAll 92 investments
2NA FISHPre-Seed · 9 mo ago QragoVenture round · 10 mo ago · 1 role PowerUP Energy TechnologiesVenture round $10.8M · 11 mo ago · 7 roles LucoyoVenture round · 11 mo ago Elona HealthVenture round · 15 mo ago · 4 roles Otter Energy TradingPre-Seed · 16 mo ago ClinomicSeries B $24.8M · 18 mo ago VitrofluidiXVenture round · 19 mo ago GreenflashVenture round · 22 mo ago · 13 roles EduneonVenture round · 2 yr ago · 1 role Zählerfreunde GmbHVenture round · 2 yr ago BIOVOXVenture round · 2 yr ago
39 open roles at 11 of its companies
Co-investorscompanies they hold together
ignition 8 shared Gründerfonds Ruhr 8 shared SICTIC 5 shared High-Tech Gründerfonds 3 shared SmartCap 3 shared CoCo Finance 3 shared TU Berlin 3 shared Techstars 2 shared better ventures 2 shared BMH Beteiligungs-Managementgesellschaft Hessen 2 shared
Similar investorstheir companies share markets and countries
better ventures KIT Gründerschmiede High-Tech Gründerfonds IBB Ventures Helmholtz Bayern Kapital Bm T TU Berlin
Sources: its portfolio page, read Nov 3

Growth

Hiring Momentum
29/100
Slowing
Open positions
2
0 opened / 0 closed in 30 days
Median time-to-fill
21 days
faster than 57% of the market
ATS activity
Every ~18 hours
Today
Hiring Dynamics 0%
Hiring Focus
The percentage next to each role is its share of the company's job openings over the last 90 days; the arrow shows the shift versus the previous period.
Early Careers
100% ▼

Financials

Total raised
$10.8M
Latest round
Grant
Funding rounds
1
Funding rounds
Round Announced Amount
Grant 2025 $10.8M Details

Tech stack

Technologies named in job postings at BRYCK Startup Alliance over the last 12 months, by layer, with the share of postings for each.
Technologies in use
1
Postings analysed
1
Stack modernity
21/100
Developer tools
Canva
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Connections

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Same group1
HERHOODStrong
herhood.ruhr
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Offices

Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
1
Hiring now
1
Countries
1
Busiest office
Essen
Essen Germany
HQ
2 open roles 1 posted in 90 days 10-50 est. staff
hires for Early Careers
seen since May 2026 job postings