Nachrichten aus Berlin - Wirtschaft: hardware berlin / BERLIN - The European Capital of Hardware Startups

Berlin (ots) - On April 18th, 2013 at 7pm at Betahaus in
Berlin-Kreuzberg, a group of local hardware entrepreneurs, makers,
and hackers are meeting to discuss and exchange ideas about the most
exciting and promising hardware startups and projects. Local startups
that are working on physical products will talk about what they're
working on and complain about troubles they've run into. The goal of
the Hardware Berlin group is increasing awareness of local product
development, local manufacturing, and creating a resource network
focused on physical goods.

Silicon Valley and other entrepreneurial hubs around the world
have seen an explosion of consumer goods and physical product
development, enabled by new technologies such as 3D Printing and
novel crowd-funding options. But only in Berlin can the eclectic mix
of hardware entrepreneurs, makers, and German hackers, combined with
traditional manufacturing and enterprises, come together to share,
learn, and create the next wave of amazing products.

Hardware Berlin is the brain child of serial entrepreneurs
Christian Bogatu and Jeff Katz. "We found ourselves working for
hardware startups, and yet always meeting people mainly focused on
mobile or social." said Christian: "We were beginning to wonder who
else was out there". According to Jeff: "The response has been
overwhelming. We went from nothing to more than a forty companies
being represented by over 100 individuals." Co-organizer Marc
Lallemand adds: "We have had to institute wait lists for our lunch
events-so many people were coming that we were overwhelming the
restaurants."

Attendees of the inaugural Hardware Berlin event will be treated
to an evening of presentations from five local hardware startups,
networking opportunities, and special goodies from local
manufacturing companies. The group is pleased to present Axel
Pfaender, a designer and illustrator local to Berlin, who will be
giving the keynote on his experiences running a successful
Kickstarter campaign for his product, Berlin Boombox. Food and drinks
will also be provided.

About Hardware Berlin: Hardware Berlin
(http://www.hardwareberlin.com) is hosting Berlin`s first
hardware-focused startup event. During the event, aspiring founders
and successful investors gather in the German capital city to pitch
their hardware startups and especially talk about problems that they
encounter during hardware development. Founded in 2013 the inaugural
evening event of Hardware Berlin will take place on April 18th, 2013
at Betahaus featuring a keynote speech by Axel Pfänder about
Kickstarter. Hardware Berlin is organized by Dr. Christian Bogatu,
Jeff Katz, and Marc Lallemand.

Contact:
Yasmin Kirzeder, Tel.: +49.30.2576.205.275, E-Mail:
mailto:hardwareberlin@piabo.net