The Munich Startup Award ceremony takes place on July 17, 2024 during the 2nd Munich Startup Festival. There, the selected startups compete against each other in two semifinals, from which the finalists emerge. An expert jury then selects the winner of the Munich Startup Award. The winning startup receives not only 10,000 euros in prize money, but also the title “Munich Startup of the Year”. In advance, we selected ten startups for the semifinals from over 100 applications.
The semifinalists of the Munich Startup Award 2024
Bavertis: The Bavertis team has developed a combination of software and hardware to extend the battery life of electric vehicles by up to 80 percent. At the same time, the solution is intended to facilitate the integration of cars into the energy grid via vehicle-to-X applications.
Bonescreen: Bonescreen’s screening platform is designed to support the work of radiologists and physicians. Through AI-driven software, Bonescreen can extract previously hidden information from clinical CT scans and thus diagnose various bone diseases at an early stage.
Edurino: With a hybrid concept, Edurino introduces children from preschool age onwards to the demands of the digital world of tomorrow. The offering includes a combination of physical toys and a digital learning app and invites users on a journey into playful learning worlds.
Exomatter: The DLR spinoff is working on a platform for material properties. By using data from computer simulations and AI, R&D departments receive suitable and sustainable suggestions for their application without time-consuming test series.
Hopfon: The young company Hopfon develops circular and climate-neutral building materials from agricultural waste such as hops. With this, the startup wants to reduce the ecological footprint of both the construction industry and the brewing industry.
Radical Dot: An innovative chemical technology for recycling plastic waste is launched by Radical Dot. The startup produces circular and cost-effective chemical building blocks that meet the mandatory recycling content requirements in the plastics industry.
Roundpeg: The startup Roundpeg develops add-on systems for environment detection for collaborative robots. The technology enables safe interactions between robotics and humans.
Treesense: Treesense stands for sensor technology for real-time monitoring of tree health to make data-driven decisions about tree care. The startup’s solution is designed to optimize the watering of urban trees while saving water and labor.
We Carry: We Carry offers a deposit system for reusable bags. The startup has set itself the goal of establishing a reusable alternative to disposable paper bags in bakeries and supermarkets. Thanks to centralized cleaning logistics, there is no additional burden on the branches.
2na Fish: 2na Fish aims to revolutionize therapy decisions in cancer. The startup’s platform technology is designed to enable precise and predictable diagnoses for cancer therapy, based on spatial analysis of gene activity.
