WLOUNGE is a Berlin-based business platform, local and international network that connects founders, researchers, innovators, investors, corporates, policymakers, and creative leaders to shape the future of technology, business, and society. Founded with the vision of building meaningful bridges between ecosystems, WLOUNGE curates high-impact formats that foster collaboration, visibility, and long-term value creation. More than 500 Million Euro was fundraised since established between the network and partners.

At the heart of WLOUNGE is its flagship initiative, the Tech Awards by WLOUNGE, an annual startups showcase, in Berlin that celebrates outstanding startups, visionary founders, and forward-thinking organizations from across Europe and beyond to connect with investors, customers, PoC. The awards provide a trusted stage for innovation excellence, bringing together public institutions, industry leaders, venture capital, and the next generation of entrepreneurs. WLOUNGE keeps supporting the winners and the finalists by providing access and co-investing, mentoring programs and visibility for creating scale ups and growth. 

WLOUNGE acts as a catalyst within the European innovation ecosystem. It supports startups through access to networks, local and international, strategic partners, and decision-makers, while enabling corporates and public institutions to engage with cutting-edge innovation in a curated and credible environment, co-investments and scale up facilitating. With a strong commitment to impact, diversity is a big focus, WDL is one of the bigger initiative created by WLOUNGE, a curated program with a model of 12 skills, for creating scale ups and investors/market readiness, mentoring, co-investment and scale up in companies co/led by women.