We Up is the platform for sports events & communities in Germany. We connect people who want to be active together — with the clubs, hosts and events on their doorstep.
More and more people are on the move. Yet most train alone — not because they want to, but because they are missing the connection. Anyone new to a city knows the feeling: your shoes are laced, but who do you actually head out with? There are great run clubs, clubs and groups everywhere. They are just scattered across Instagram accounts, WhatsApp groups and word of mouth — hard to find if you are not already part of them. That is exactly the gap we close. We Up makes a city’s sports community visible: in one place you find events, sign up, come along — and belong. No account-hopping, no hurdles. We started in Cologne and Düsseldorf: this is where our community is at home, and where you find the region’s running events with us. On top, we now list over 1,000 run clubs in 31 regions. And the idea is bigger: more sports, more cities, more people finding their people.
Millions of people run regularly, and many of them are looking for company instead of training alone. For We Up that is the opportunity: the movement is already here. We give it a home.
Movement is more fun and lasts longer when you share it. Real events in real cities. We bring people together offline. Whether first run or marathon routine: everyone is welcome at We Up. We measure success in friendships, not clicks.
Chris Mühlnickel (Co-Founder · Product & Marketing): “Sport has given me the most when I shared it — the people, the coffee after, the staying with it. I'm building We Up so everyone finds exactly that: their sport, their city, their people.” Daniel Gruber (Co-Founder · GTM & Brand Partnerships): “I talk to sports groups and clubs in the region every week. They all want to grow, all looking for new people. We Up brings together what belongs together — those searching, and those already there.”
We Up is the platform for sports events & communities in Germany — the place where you find events in your city and simply join in. It starts with running: no pressure to perform, everyone is welcome.
A run club (Lauftreff) is a group that meets regularly to run together — usually weekly, often free and open to new people. On We Up you find run clubs from all across Germany in one place and simply run along.
We Up was founded in 2026 by Chris Mühlnickel and Daniel Gruber and is based in Düsseldorf. Chris Mühlnickel leads product and technology, Daniel Gruber the community and partnerships with clubs and hosts.
You find run clubs with us all across Germany; under „All cities“ you see which cities are already in. Our community is at home in the Rhineland: running events are listed around Cologne and Düsseldorf for now.