Press
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Key facts
- Founded
- 2024
- Locations
- Cologne (HQ) and Vienna (branch office, since end of January 2026)
- Focus
- Digital tools for municipal climate adaptation: heat, heavy rain, flooding, drought
- Products
- KomAdapt (all-in-one tool for municipal climate adaptation) and GECAA (AI decision engine)
- Founders
- Janik Wischmeyer and Nils Derboven (both Managing Directors)
- Team
- around 11 people across urban planning, GIS, climate science, software and UX
- Clients
- Kreis Mettmann, City of Kaarst, Municipality of Titz, City of Jülich, City of Kerpen, City of Meinerzhagen, City of Filderstadt, City of Köthen (Anhalt)
- KomAdapt pilot partners
- Kreis Mettmann, City of Kaarst, Municipality of Titz, City of Jülich, City of Kerpen
- Funding
- Grüne Gründungen.NRW (EFRE/JTF programme NRW 2021-2027)
- Support
- Google.org Impact Challenge: AI for Government Innovation (with support from Google.org)
Press materials
Logo package
Khoch3 KlimaKarten logos in colour and black and white (ZIP)
Company profile (boilerplate)
Short description for press articles (PDF)
Founder photos
Print-ready portraits of Janik Wischmeyer and Nils Derboven
Product screenshots
Image material on KomAdapt and GECAA
We provide the logo package and the company profile for editorial coverage of Khoch3 KlimaKarten. Use requires our prior written approval and the files must stay unaltered, with no changes to colours, proportions or clear space. Please send your request to info@khoch3klimakarten.de.
Press releases
- September 15, 2026Khoch3 KlimaKarten receives support from Google.org for government innovation
The initiative will accelerate AI-powered solutions across topics like health, resilience and economy
Google.org Impact Challenge: AI for Government Innovation - June 17, 2026Khoch3 KlimaKarten takes 2nd place at the GROW finale by Deloitte and Impact Hub Vienna
Recognition for the green GovTech startup: €5,000 in prize money and 50 hours of pro bono consulting
Deloitte press release on the GROW finale - Spring 2026Khoch3 KlimaKarten completes the INiTS SCALEup program
Vienna's high-tech incubator supports the buildup of the Austrian business
INiTS, Vienna high-tech incubator - March 2026Khoch3 KlimaKarten opens a branch office in Vienna
Second location for the expansion into Austria, Managing Director Nils Derboven heads the Vienna office
Re:Wien programme by OekoBusiness Wien - February 2, 2026Kickoff for KomAdapt: Khoch3 KlimaKarten wins funding in the state competition Grüne Gründungen.NRW
Five pilot partners test the all-in-one tool for municipal climate adaptation: Kreis Mettmann, the City of Kaarst, the Municipality of Titz, the City of Jülich and the City of Kerpen
State competition Grüne Gründungen.NRW - December 2025Khoch3 KlimaKarten wins the ZEBRA Accelerator at Startup Village Jülich
Demo Day victory at Brainergy Park Jülich for the Cologne-based climate adaptation startup
Success story at Startup Village Jülich - 2025Khoch3 KlimaKarten among the Top Ten of the KUER.NRW business plan competition 2025
State-wide startup competition for climate, environment, energy efficiency and resource conservation
KUER.NRW business plan competition - September 26, 2025AdaptAT by Khoch3 KlimaKarten wins the Social Impact Award Austria 2025
Recognition for digitalizing municipal climate adaptation in Austria
Award ceremony Austria 2025
Topics we can speak about
- Municipal climate adaptation and climate impacts
- Heat, heavy-rain and flood preparedness
- AI and geodata in public administration
- Funding for climate adaptation
- Founding a climate/GovTech startup in NRW and Vienna
Researching municipal climate adaptation?
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