Since 2005, the Sparkasse Duisburg, the Volksbank Rhein-Ruhr, the Lower Rhine Chamber of Industry and Commerce Duisburg - Wesel - Kleve zu Duisburg, the Duisburg Real Estate Management, the University of Duisburg-Essen and the Gesellschaft für Wirtschaftsförderung Duisburg mbH have been promoting young technology and start-up entrepreneurs at the location with a competition for start-ups.