The Founders Foundation educates the next generation of b2b tech entrepreneurs and builds a sustainable, founder-centric b2b start-up ecosystem in the heart of the“German Mittelstand”. As a pioneer in the education of founders, the Founders Foundation relies on the holistic and methodological Founders Foundation Education Model, which systematically maps the entire start-up lifecycle in various programs to prepare tomorrow’s entrepreneurs. As a breeding ground for successful entrepreneurship and as a pilot project for Germany, the Founders Foundation is establishing a b2b start-up ecosystem in the region of Ostwestfalen-Lippe, which promotes start-ups, enables the successful merging of „new and old business“ and drives the digital future forward. Taking advantage of the region’s strengths with established world market leaders and international family-owned companies, the Hinterland of Things was initiated as one of the leading tech conferences in Germany. The Founders Foundation is a non-profit organization that places a sustainable and successful education of founders at the center of its activities according to the motto: no equity – people first.