At the Munich Startup Festival, the final for the title of best Munich startup 2024 was hotly contested. Ten semifinalists had qualified, namely 2NA Fish, Bavertis, Bonescreen, Edurino, Exomatter, Hopfon, Radical Dot, Roundpeg, Treesense and We Carry. Roundpeg, Radical Dot and Treesense, as well as 2NA Fish, made it to the final.
2NA Fish is the best Munich startup 2024
Ultimately, 2NA Fish convinced the jury with its idea to revolutionize therapeutic decisions in cancer treatment. The startup’s platform technology is designed to enable precise and predictable diagnoses for cancer therapy based on spatial analysis of gene activity. The winning startup receives, in addition to the trophy, prize money of 10,000 euros.
The Munich Startup Award was presented immediately after the final pitching round at the Munich Startup Festival in the Backstage. Together with Arno Eggers, head of Munich Startup, Gabriele Riedl, business development manager at Messe München, named this year’s winning team. Arno Eggers said:
“At the Munich Startup Festival, we celebrate not only the Munich startup scene but also the winner of the Munich Startup Award for their impressive idea. We are pleased that we were able to increase the prize money to 10,000 euros with the support of Messe München.”
Munich Startup Award and a special prize
The winning team is delighted with the award. Christina Port, co-founder of 2NA Fish, accepted the prize. She thanked us for the award and said:
“The award is particularly great for us because we are now founding a GmbH and can use the money well as startup capital. The pitch contest was a unique opportunity for us because we received direct validation. On one hand from the audience in the semifinal and on the other hand from the expertise in the final.”
There was also a special prize supported by Techprnrs to win. Treesense impressed the jury with its technology for real-time monitoring of tree health.
Previous winners of the Munich Startup Award
The Munich Startup Award has been presented since 2016 and is an important part of the Munich startup scene. Previous winners included companies such as Inveox, Cleverciti, Catchys, Hawa Dawa, Pylot, Pixel Robotics and Deepdrive. The award honors outstanding ideas and achievements and underscores the innovation power of the Munich startup scene.
