The Winners travel to San Francisco and Silicon Valley.

Schleswig-Holstein is a start-up state. Innovative ideas from Schleswig-Holstein are set to conquer the world. Thanks to the partnership between the cities and regions of Kiel and San Francisco, Schleswig-Holstein has gained enormous potential. The association The Bay Areas e.V. supports the partnership by connecting people and organizations in the regions of San Francisco, Kiel and Schleswig-Holstein. The Start-up Association SH helps start-ups to implement their ideas. The Marketing Club Schleswig-Holstein helps companies to communicate their ideas. Together with the Ministry of Economic Affairs, Transport, Employment, Technology and Tourism of Schleswig-Holstein, the three clubs have organized a state-wide competition OVERFLYER for young innovative start-ups from Schleswig-Holstein, the application phase of which starts with the press conference on 09.06.2021.

The common goal is for more people in Schleswig-Holstein to found successful growth companies. The state-wide start-up competition, which was organized for the first time in 2018 OVERFLYER will enter its 3rd round in 2021. For the winners, this means taking part in a trip to San Francisco. They will also benefit from extensive networking with representatives from business, science and politics.