II. Entrepreneurship

Founding, building, financing

Claudio Garcia and a colleague sitting with laptops on a bench in front of a church in Heilbad Heiligenstadt
Heiligenstadt, 2020 · Photo: Daniel Günther

Life Science Valley

As a venture manager at Life Science Valley in Göttingen, I take health-tech startups to the next level in a tailored programme.

Founder Institute

As a mentor at Founder Institute, I support founders from Latin America and the Caribbean. In my office hours I help with questions, feedback and an outside perspective.

Claudio Garcia presenting at the kick-off of the Health-Tech Incubator in front of a screen showing the slide “Program Timeline and Milestones”
Health-Tech Incubator kick-off, Life Science Valley, 2026

Connecting city and countryside

Growing up between cultures teaches you early on how to build bridges. Between West and East Germany, between city and countryside, between different social backgrounds and between different worldviews. I am committed to equal living conditions in cities and rural areas.

Building bridges

Latin America and the Caribbean are especially close to my heart. My father from Cuba, my exchange year in Chile, my studies in Costa Rica: these paths grew into a network that I now pass on – to everyone who wants to build something between both worlds.

Claudio Garcia giving a talk to an audience, with a slide titled “Gründer sind an vielen Fronten” (founders fight on many fronts) behind him
IP transfer at universities, 2026

What I offer

I.

Coaching, consulting, mentoring

We can work together one-on-one on the topics that matter to you. Let me know where you stand and what an ideal collaboration would look like.

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II.

Talks

Talks on founding, entrepreneurship and, above all, research spin-offs as startups (financing, traction, IP licensing, team building …).

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IV.

Entrepreneurship workshops

I run workshops on startups – from the first idea through team and market validation to financing.

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V.

International cooperation

You are from Latin America or the Caribbean and looking for contacts in Germany? Or would you like to get projects off the ground in Latin America?

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Claudio Garcia laughing and holding the German flag, next to his wife, in front of a long row of national flags in the European Parliament
European Parliament, 2023 · My wife's presentation on startup ecosystems in rural areas

References

Claudio Garcia speaking into a microphone on the panel at Münster Gründet 2018
Münster Gründet, 2018

Contact

Claudio Garcia is a founder, speaker and moderator from Heilbad Heiligenstadt in the Eichsfeld region of Germany. He gives personal ceremony speeches at weddings and graduations, runs workshops on founding and entrepreneurship, and builds bridges between Latin America, the Caribbean and Germany.

Claudio Garcia