We met with Pol Goetzinger, Managing Director of InnoHub. In this interview Pol Goetzinger discusses the genesis of the idea to support startups, through the establishment of an economic interest group or national and international partnerships. He also reveals the ins and outs of this new innovation platform, which helps mature startups seek funding and expand internationally.

Piece of Interview by Charles-Louis Machuron

We identify promising startups abroad, raise awareness of the advantages of the Luxembourg ecosystem, and help startups find the funding they need and support them from Luxembourg with their international go-to-market strategy.

What is INNOHUB?

P. G. Before going into the details of InnoHub, it is important to understand the positioning of InnoHub within the national and international ecosystems.

To begin with, InnoHub is a new private company, proactively seeking late stage startups abroad that can benefit from resources in Luxembourg. Secondly, InnoHub offers fast and pragmatic solutions that meet the specific needs of startups. And the third element of my response, from the standpoint of the national ecosystem and this dynamic Startup Nation, is that, just like a new piston added to an engine makes the engine a little more powerful, InnoHub aims to help kick Luxembourg Startup Nation up a notch.

Functionally, InnoHub is an economic interest group (G.I.E.) created by three partners: MindForest, Inès Media and Exxus (The Factory Group). We identify promising startups abroad, raise awareness of the advantages of the Luxembourg ecosystem, and help startups find the funding they need and support them from Luxembourg with their international go-to-market strategy. To do this, we help the startups define an innovation strategy, their marketing strategy, the digitalization strategy for their services, etc.

What is the genesis of the idea?

How does InnoHub differentiate itself from other incubators, accelerators and programs already active in Luxembourg?

How do you concretely support the startups?

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