About Us

Regeneration Through Innovation
And Impact

Factory builds innovation communities, helping cities regenerate neighborhoods, promote creativity and drive impact.
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Why? Because our cities require a more positive form of development – one driven by entrepreneurs.

Learn more about our model in Factory's 2015 Playbook.

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Read the Playbook

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The Mission

Born from Berlin’s startup scene, in 2012 we set out with a simple goal. To cluster the capital’s emerging tech firms and create a world-class hub of innovation, exchange and impact.

Years later, our mission remains. Today, our focus is making a real difference. To do this, we put people, place, and purpose at the center of our work.

The People

Policy

November 21, 2024

Simon Schaefer

Why Europe Needs a Moonshot (and Now Has One with the EU-Inc petition)

Regeneration

October 22, 2024

Filipe Fernandes

Why It’s Time to Rethink Commercial Real Estate Valuations

Impact

August 1, 2024

Maria Miguel Ferreira