The 17-year-old student has final The Startup Teens Bavaria Challenge in Munich was won against four other teams. His solution, Laxout, is an innovative training app for physiotherapy practices. Second place went to Paula Juhasz-Böss from Munich with her idea VitaLuck – a transdermal vitamin roll-on. Third place went to Benedikt Drost from Neuried with his idea Solar Tendril, which greens solar panels.
First to third place received prize money totaling €10,000. The remaining places went to the teams from Edyoumaps from the Schwandorf district and NoLog from Würzburg.
"The Bavaria Challenge is a great incentive, but Startup Teens is not a competition, but a practical project. This means that we support young people beyond competition formats to expand their entrepreneurial skills and further develop their ideas,"
explained Corinna Tappe, Managing Director of Startup Teens Bavaria. All teams can therefore continue to benefit from the modules and network of Startup Teens free of charge.
Final day of the Startup Teens Bavaria Challenge
Following a preliminary selection process, the five finalist teams pitched their ideas live on the final day in front of a high-profile jury and more than 120 invited guests. The jurors Daniel Krauss from Flix, Magdalena Oehl from Talent Rocket, Marcel Wolf from Commerzbank and Dr. Kiri Trier from L'Oréal also evaluate the projects in terms of feasibility and degree of innovation.
"It's inspiring to see young people present their creative ideas. You can see their enthusiasm, their passion, and their ability to go far,"
says Marcel Wolf, jury member and head of business customers in the Munich Central region at Commerzbank.
“The next generation of entrepreneurs is being formed”
In addition to the pitches from the five young idea generators, there were also keynote speeches from Verena Pausder, Chair of the German Startup Association, Irene Klemm of Edurino, and Yukio Iwamoto of Wemolo. They not only shared their journey to successful startups but also spoke about the courage it takes. The finalists can be proud of themselves and their achievements. Pausder emphasized:
"Startup Teens creates a strong environment where young people can develop their creative ideas and share them with like-minded people. This initiative helps shape the next generation of entrepreneurs and gives them the tools for a successful future."
