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***Impact Award***
Our start-up idea revolutionises orientation for visually impaired and blind people: An innovative radar sensor recognises obstacles and makes them perceptible through 3D sound and haptic feedback. The acoustic warning utilises the hearing's natural sense of orientation, while nine vibration motors in a special blindfold indicate the direction and distance of obstacles. Intuitive navigation for a safe and independent life.
RadarVision
***Audience Darling***
SmartCart is a revolutionary AI-powered shopping trolley that makes shopping easier for visually impaired people. Using advanced AI algorithms and precise navigation systems, SmartCart helps to identify products and navigate the shop effortlessly. This innovation transforms the shopping experience for the visually impaired community and promotes independence, accessibility and inclusion.
SmartCart
DeHaB has set itself the goal of giving more space to the knowledge and experiences of Black women and preparing it in such a way that it can best support other Black women in their self-development. This is initially to be achieved by initiating a dialogue. Impulse cards that can be ordered for home delivery are supported by a podcast. In this way, DeHab highlights the diversity of Black women on the one hand and creates more visibility on the other. The vision is to learn from Black women in a transparent, flexible and location-independent way.
DeHaB
Green Report helps SMEs in the building sector that have to report in accordance with the CSRD for the 2026 financial year with the collection of sustainability data, the preparation of sustainability reports in accordance with the CSRD guidelines and provides accompanying advice to the client.
Green Report
With our start-up, we aim to make the search for apprenticeships more international- and employee-friendly. Integranted will transform the application process into a more personalised and inclusive process, breaking down barriers and building greater trust between companies and international applicants.
Integranted
I would like to create a "trading platform for industrial parts in the B2B sector", which makes surplus and incorrectly ordered components from one company's stock available to other companies so that other companies can meet their delivery deadlines. As you can order the components anonymously from the other company via my platform.
prePARTed
Senior Connect connects experienced professionals over 50 with companies looking to fulfil their need for qualified workers. Through the use of AI technologies, job offers and applicant profiles are precisely matched to ensure an optimal match. Seniors gain access to suitable positions, while companies benefit from the expertise and experience of older employees.
*** Overall Winner ***
As a spin-off from the University of Tübingen, we offer a generative AI model that generates hyperrealistic synthetic data based on real data. Open your Data with Tabularis.ai and benefit from increased efficiency and reduced costs. Protect sensitive data while sharing data insights freely between teams or even companies.
*** Impact Award ***
Battery-free safety light: Especially in the winter months, when the days get shorter, safety measures on the way to school or work are very important.
Due to the cold, the batteries of the previous safety lights are quickly discharged, which is particularly bad for the environment. This problem is solved by kinetic energy generation. This means that our safety light is always ready for use, regardless of the environment. In contrast to similar suppliers, we offer not only a simple safety light, but also customised solutions. Customers have the option of integrating the light into their products. In addition, our light can generate not only a flashing but also a permanent light signal and can therefore be used as a torch.
FightTheNight
*** Innovation Award ***
Sustainability is not only important on Earth, but also in space. This is because more and more space debris is accumulating in Earth's orbit, threatening the entire space industry. PeriSpace is therefore developing cost-effective solutions for the targeted removal of hazardous space debris in order to enable the sustainable utilisation of space in the long term.
PeriSpace
In a world where demand for gaming, board games and entertainment is steadily increasing, pen-and-paper role-playing games such as Dungeons & Dragons are experiencing a remarkable rebirth. The use of generative AI can both save production costs and create never-before-seen content. It makes it possible to create dynamic and customised worlds and adventures, enriched with generated images and a detailed background story. This creates a unique and personalised gaming experience.
LabChron improves sensor technology in bioprocess laboratories through open and flexible data management and modular sensor platforms. Our offering includes both ready-to-use sensor solutions and open source options for customisation. We are primarily aimed at smaller laboratories and research groups that require cost-effective and expandable solutions. LabChron supports self-build and self-repair of sensors to promote innovation and independence in research.
LabChron
With Luminary, we are setting up a platform for trading limited edition shoes in the secondary sneaker market. Unlike other platforms, only commercial sellers can sell on our platform (for the time being). This drastically reduces the disadvantages of existing options in buying and selling.
Luminary
MEDIGUM is an innovative start-up idea focussing on the development of cough chewing gums. Our innovation lies in the unique combination of long-term effect, saliva stimulation and soothing ingredients. We strive to improve the well-being of our customers and create a new dimension of self-care in respiratory health.
MEDIGUM
Service support from the younger generation for the older generation, especially for the topic of digitalisation, but also for physical work in the garden. As "digital natives", we want to support the older generation with everyday IT problems and build a sustainable relationship between the generations. We see ourselves as an inexpensive middle ground between expensive specialised service providers and employed family members.
We want to make amateur sports clubs fit for the long overdue digitalisation. To this end, we developed a software platform that enables local sports clubs to make convenient, cashless payments such as membership fees, tickets or food and drink.
We have the vision to revolutionise science in Germany. We are developing a modern, uncomplicated and clear web/app-based mediation platform between study providers and potential study participants, with AI-supported mediation based on health data, as well as intelligent personalisation options and an evidence-based gamification approach from psychology to create a high incentive to participate. In addition to communicating studies, we want to use STUDIENFINDER to educate people about science: What is an mRNA vaccine? or How does an EEG work? This is how we promote science for everyone - from everywhere - for education with fun.
Study finder
Our app has a passionate mission: to inspire and support people to revolutionise the world through donations and transform it into a better place. With our modern and user-friendly application, we want to unite all donation activities in one central location and take a holistic approach. From researching donation projects to processing payments, visualising the resulting impact and providing standardised donation receipts - we accompany our users at every stage of their altruistic journey to make a positive impact on the world.
WePack is your online supermarket with a reusable system and click & collect service based on an AI-supported food management system. Compact WePack stations in container format enable unpackaged shopping around the clock on a floor space of 30 square metres, comparable to a conventional supermarket of 1,000 square metres with a full range of products and the same customer capacity. Thanks to the synergy of online ordering, local collection, a reusable system, resource conservation, AI-supported food management, transparency, flexibility, digital product information, origin tracking and inspiring recipe suggestions with Click & Cook, WePack is creating a promising shopping experience of the future.
*** Impact Award ***
We want to help people who have problems understanding official documents, bank letters and the like by simplifying these texts into plain language in our app. With a simple scan, complicated documents are a thing of the past. Our target group is particularly people with a migration background or people whose native language is not German. For this reason, the app language and the output language of the simplified texts can be changed to different languages.
*** Innovation Award ***
The new milk alternative comes in the form of a paste in a reusable jar.
With Nucadera and a little water, you can easily mix your own fresh almond drink at home.
This not only makes shopping easier for you, but also avoids plastic waste.
*** Business Model Award ***
Trying to leverage the career of single mums in Colombia by integrating them into the tech workforce and being part of the tech boom. Helping German companies at the same time to overcome the talent lack to ensure to stay competitive.
*** Overall Winner ***
Environmentally friendly and resource-saving alternative building material based on geopolymer technology. Local raw material utilisation and circular economy by processing construction waste into building materials (tiles, bricks, screed, plaster, etc.).
GEOPOL Tech
The idea of the start-up is to optimise the cutting of structural timber for carpentry and roofing companies.
and to automate this process. This is intended to increase the order capacities of the companies and minimise
Processes should become more efficient.
Joinery centre Holz-Michel
The Crash app is a platform that allows users to create, discover, and participate in various events, mostly drinking related ones. It brings people together for shared experiences, whether it's a social gathering, adventure or a party. The app facilitates event organisation, ticketing, and communication, making it easy for users to connect and join crash events that align with their interests.
Crash App
EveryBody is a start-up that specialises in producing fashionable, sustainable clothing with special upcycling solutions for people with physical and mental disabilities. Individualised, affected people can have vintage clothing modified with our solutions (e.g. magnetic buttons) and thus wear clothing that makes their everyday life easier and meets their needs and style.
EveryBody
An ESG-compliant, cost-effective, holistic, automated and transparent solution tailored to SME companies in the form of a customised CO2 calculation. We currently offer this solution manually via Excel analyses. In the future, an efficient software solution will support SME companies. In addition, we want to be available to provide advice and develop customised measures to reduce CO2 emissions.
GreenLog
With our start-up "Namö", we want to give old furniture a new lease of life. In our social workshop, we work with disabled people to restore old furniture into new pieces of jewellery.
If you want to get creative yourself, our workshops offer the ideal opportunity to let off steam creatively in our workshop and design your own individual piece of furniture.
Namö
Local physical participatory and multifunctional spaces that foster social connections and provide a comfortable environment for people to gather, interact, and participate in various activities together without the pressure or expectation to spend money or consume goods and services.
People Places
The picture surface is an innovative and sustainable picture frame. The new design principle was developed by Sophia Hälterlein. Studio Minzi offers picture frames, matching wall mirrors and risograph prints - to make your four walls more beautiful.
Companies support talented and motivated but socially and culturally disadvantaged students from the 8th grade onwards through a combined scholarship and mentoring programme so that they can graduate from school with a degree that matches their cognitive abilities.
Upgrade Scholarship
The "Versatile Automated Lab Utility System/Equipment" controls parameters for various reactions on a laboratory scale, for which several devices are otherwise used, all in one. Various customised and expensive controls can be dispensed with thanks to inexpensive adapters. Modular integration allows complex reaction sequences to be controlled by a single automation system.
ValUse
*** Overall Winner ***
*** Audience Darling ***
The Batcam is an everyday orientation aid in the form of glasses for people with severe visual impairments. It uses camera-based 3D environmental field recognition to recognise the surroundings and warns the user of dangers that the cane cannot detect.
*** Business Model Award ***
Skinmate is the digital companion for people with skin problems!
With our wide range of features, we offer a unique and above all holistic solution that gets to the root of the problem. Those affected are taken by the hand on their way to clearer skin and receive fast, personalised and effective support.
*** Impact Award ***
We at "Milky Choice" have made it our mission to develop vegan products that counter current problems such as irresponsible animal husbandry and low-quality animal dairy products. We produce high-quality and flavourful plant-based milk powder alternatives which, thanks to their production and composition, conserve resources and retain their goodness and quality for a long time.
Milky Choice
*** Best Pitch Award ***
MeinDein is a modern rental platform from Karlsruhe for private and commercial providers.
We are committed to a simple, safe and fast process for the rental and donation of items in order to utilise resources more effectively, intensively and sustainably.
On average, each of us owns at least 10,000 items, of which only 20 % are used. Why not let the other 80 % generate passive income?
We want to help transport companies to increase the availability of rail vehicles and shorten maintenance times by utilising rail vehicle data. In a public transport company with 300 trams, approx. 17,820 hours of maintenance per year are required just to analyse faults in electronic components. With our solution consisting of software and hardware, we want to help workshop staff to identify defects more quickly. So that the rail vehicles are where they belong - on the rails.
"Unique gaming experience for players all around the globe, crafted by experience in diffrent scientifical fields"
Under this motto, we are in the process of building a studio that produces entertainment software for gamers from all over the world.
FindHelp connects psychotherapists/psychiatrists and alternative practitioners with those who are seeking help for their mental health.
As an app, it makes finding a suitable therapist based on individual preferences easy and assists help-seekers during the overall process. They can easily book an appointment online without having to make a call, look at/write reviews and consume additional informational content on the topic of therapy and mental health.
As a Software as a Service, it helps to improve the therapist-patient match and to better organize/prioritize and conduct appointments. Therapists can be listed on the App and use FindHelp's tools, including the booking platform, a practice calendar, automatic waiting list (with prioritization), messenger for the team and secure video consultation program.
FridgeStock is a merchandise management system for small restaurants or cafés. The idea is to make existing ERP systems such as SAP, Dynamics Navision or Oracle available to small businesses at an affordable price.
The aim of this service is to make work easier for small businesses with fast menu and stock maintenance via text scanning, to generate weekly comparisons of the ingredients of individual dishes and thus to create added value for the business owner through lower purchase prices and employee costs.
FridgeStock
IndieZone is the bridge between online shopping and local shopping.
The most convenient way to shop sustainably.
With IndieZone, we will make retail fit for the future. Our B2C2B platform is a revolutionary new type of online marketplace that combines the advantages of online shopping and local shopping. Consumers can find products from their local area on our marketplace just as easily and clearly as on Amazon. However, there is no central logistics centre behind the selection, but rather the variety of products in local shops, which the consumer can visit as quickly as possible thanks to the integrated route calculation so that they can then view their favourites in person and take them with them.
Kozo is a fully automated, systematic trading system that manages the risk of financial investments in fast-moving markets around the clock. We are convinced that our solution is an innovation in risk management and makes participation in both new and traditional financial markets safe, profitable and easy.
In short, Kozo combines two things that are usually mutually exclusive: fast-growing investments and a long, restful sleep.
*** Impact Award ***
We at "Milky Choice" have made it our mission to develop vegan products that counter current problems such as irresponsible animal husbandry and low-quality animal dairy products. We produce high-quality and flavourful plant-based milk powder alternatives which, thanks to their production and composition, conserve resources and retain their goodness and quality for a long time.
Milky Choice
Our idea is to use popcorn to produce a sustainable floor that is heat and sound insulating thanks to its natural properties. By popping the maize, a material with a low density is created and the volume is increased enormously. The floor can therefore be sold at a lower price than standard floor coverings. Another advantage over conventional parquet and cork flooring is the cultivation. The oak used for parquet flooring takes 180 years to grow. Cork grows on the tree within 9-10 years. Corn, on the other hand, can significantly undercut this, as it only needs 5 months to grow. The floor is to be produced regionally here in Germany, and the corn is also to be bought and processed by local farmers. The popcorn floor not only has personal or regional advantages, but also protects the environment and conserves resources.
Popcorn flooring - CornFloor
Scalable Insects develops technically freely scalable automated insect breeding systems that are technically fully competitive with giga factories, even at a smaller size than pure breeding systems. This free scaling means that, for example, local residual streams (e.g. in agriculture) can be converted directly into high-quality protein on site. Scalable Insects will not simply be a supplier for insect breeding facilities, but a network for insect breeding facility operators. The many benefits of the network include the analysis service with a learning cloud system from all plants, technical and biological service for the plant and, if desired, a raw material purchase subscription and a distribution subscription.
Symp is an app that reveals every mutual connection between two people who meet in real life and are into each other. We envision a world in which dating takes place in the real world again, is transparent and efficient and where people don't have to waste opportunities to build meaningful relationships.
WAYCANCY is a start-up idea that is committed to a gender-neutral recruitment process. It has set itself the goal of reformulating job descriptions in such a way that they are appealing to all people, including potential applicants.
What a Bottle is your coach when it comes to drinking enough during the day.
You receive a drinking bottle equipped with an LED ring that lights up to signal when it's time to drink. Depending on your sporting activities and the weather, the optimum amount to drink per day is determined for each individual and automatically entered into the What-a-Bottle app. For a more precise overview, the app can be linked to fitness watches or third-party apps such as Google Health. To enable the bottle to recognise how much is being drunk, a sensor is built into the neck of the bottle that measures the flow rate of the water.
What a Bottle
WORKONIO IS THE FIRST ONLINE MARKETPLACE FOR PERSONNEL LEASING.
The platform makes it possible to counteract short-term staff shortages or to outsource entire projects to subcontractors.
Our aim is to provide personnel quickly and easily in a constantly changing and extremely dynamic world.
Leadnow makes it easier than ever for brands and agencies to find influencers and book them directly for advertising campaigns and content. We know the true reach of the influencers, free from fake followers, and enable automated campaign and payment processing with revenue tracking and a personalised component.
With our pocket-sized electronic IoT fitness device, we offer the first remote gym and bring the intensity and exercise variety of a gym to every living room and every park. The connected app boosts efficiency, motivation and fun in training through data-based coaching, gamification and content.
With Finably, we are rethinking donations and crowdfunding - our app allows users to financially support a customised portfolio of projects by automatically rounding up and donating the full euro amount with every card payment. Users are regularly informed about the impact of their projects and can exchange information about the projects with other donors.
*** Best Pitch Award ***
With SkillFit, CulturalFit and TeamFit, we identify suitable candidates and thus ensure more efficient, motivated and satisfied teams - without any job advertisements or time-consuming searches. Each team member answers your self-developed psychological TeamFit test anonymously, from which team profiles are created. We then use artificial intelligence to match the corporate culture and information about the position with suitable candidates.
cubeX overcomes financial barriers and revolutionises venture capital and private equity investments. In doing so, we create the opportunity for start-ups and SMEs to finance themselves quickly, without hurdles and without barriers. At the same time, we offer private investors transparent access to pre-IPO investments, giving them the previously denied opportunity to invest in companies of the future at an early stage and add an alternative asset class to their portfolio.
cubeX
"beyond" is a digital collection point for storing, organising and managing financial and estate documents.
Our solution simplifies the administration of estates, enables our customers to maximise their self-determination and provides relief for their relatives after their death.
beyond
*** Best Pitch Award ***
We generate sustainable living ideas tailored to your needs. You combine these with your own vision in build mode. Meanwhile, you can experience your concept in virtual reality together with friends and family in simulation mode. We implement the relevant expertise in the background, giving you live feedback on feasibility, costs and sustainability.
the circle
We want to create a digital platform in the form of an app to connect cultural professionals and people who are potentially interested in culture. For our users, the offer in a feed should be as personalised and inspiring as possible, while we want to offer every cultural venue the same opportunity for presentation. Our aim is to bring users of all ages and interests and cultural professionals of all types and sizes into contact with each other and to make culture more tangible.
EduBox is the first AI-supported tool that brings adaptive teaching to schools. Pupils complete assessments created by teachers, EduBox determines their learning level and provides feedback in the form of customised teaching material.
We teach so that no one is left behind.
"hey, belly! - Your pregnancy companion" is a monthly subscription box that makes the stressful time of pregnancy more enjoyable for pregnant heroines and gives them security and appreciation in a time full of uncertainty.
#celebratingpregnancy #empowerment #selfcare
hey, belly!
Whether in the drugstore, clothing shop or online shop. Every shopping experience begins with the decision between the men's and women's departments. Non-binary people are therefore excluded from shopping in our society. We believe that everyone is equally part of our society and should feel comfortable in it, even when shopping for everyday products, in which they are not categorised by gender through the choice of colours or words. We offer a collection of such gender-neutral products from selected brands on our Marketplace.
GenFree
*** Impact Award ***
They digitise the operations management and documentation of volunteer fire brigades and other blue light organisations.
With their mobile app, they offer uncomplicated added value for every application - even without a continuous internet connection and complex IT infrastructure.
At Clearmind, we help students to study in a relaxed, meaningful and successful way by strengthening their mental resilience through a personalised approach to mindfulness. As a first step, we offer hybrid courses as a basis for further digital and scalable solutions.
We are revolutionising calorie counting and making it fun and easy! No more guessing how many calories your food contains. No tedious weighing and entering ingredients. Simply take a photo of your food with our app and DishDetective will show you how many calories, carbohydrates, protein and fat your food contains within seconds.
Air taxis will be flying in the foreseeable future. However, a comprehensive (urban) infrastructure that is also integrated into the existing infrastructure is still lacking. We want to analyse and evaluate existing areas and convert them into take-off and landing points for air taxis.
Reminisce.ai is a platform controlled by artificial intelligence that enables users to create their own learning paths from uploaded teaching materials, which contain multimodal, AI-generated tasks and questions. In this way, Reminisce.ai reduces the learning and aggregation effort for pupils and students and makes a noticeable contribution to increased motivation and concentration through the integration of gamification elements.
An app like Tinder but for travellers. Where people can find their perfect travel partner anytime, anywhere in the world and much more. It's a one-stop solution for all your travelling needs to plan, book and execute your own trip without risk. An app that runs on a profile matching algorithm to bring travel enthusiasts closer together while offering the opportunity to build a network of like-minded travellers.
Travelout
Every year, 3000 tonnes of pesticides are applied to German vineyards, the residues of which can be detected in the wine. Grape leaf diseases reduce the quantity and quality of the grapes and require the use of pesticides. By using AI, we make it possible to identify pests in diseased vine leaves at an early stage using mobile phone images. Early action can minimise the spread of pests, reduce the use of pesticides and protect the environment.
Carico offers a smart test solution for a safe and reliable charging infrastructure. With the help of a test device, it is possible to simulate the exact behaviour of any electric vehicle and possible potential faults. The software then shows why a standard is not working or a corresponding vehicle is not charging. This simplifies and accelerates charging station maintenance, fault clearance and regression tests.
*** Audience Darling Batch#8 ***
They connect people and build exciting friendships for life. No to superficial swiping and hello to interest-based group chats. Lots of new like-minded friends instead of just a painstakingly swiped flirt. One app - many faces.
We offer a unique audiovisual virtual reality experience to make dental treatments more comfortable and improve the experience for patients and dentists. With our audio technology, we particularly address the reduction of unpleasant drilling noises.
With Univents, we are not only creating an all-in-one software solution for event organisers that gives them a deeper insight into their target audience, but we are also providing these same target groups with a platform that allows them to easily find great events, places and people.