The Munich Startup Award will be presented again this year at the Munich Startup Festival on July 16, 2025 at Backstage. In the grand final, the startups nominated from all applications submitted will pitch on the main stage in front of the jury and audience. The expert jury will then select the winning team of the Munich Startup Award 2025. The winning team receives €10,000 in prize money and the title “Munich Startup of the Year”.
The finalists of the Munich Startup Award 2025
Exomatter operates an AI-powered platform for selecting optimal materials for research and development projects. The software links scientific databases and company-specific information to make an informed pre-selection of suitable material candidates. In doing so, it takes into account not only technical but also ecological and economic criteria.
Muunai uses AI to automatically capture medical documentation directly during patient consultations. The voice assistant relieves doctors of administrative tasks and improves patient care. The browser-based solution integrates seamlessly into existing practice software and adapts individually to the style of each medical professional. In doing so, Muunai meets the highest data protection standards and processes all data locally.
Omegga has developed a technology that determines the sex of chicken eggs during the incubation stage – without any intervention. Using AI-powered spectral analysis, the sex can be reliably identified before the seventh day of incubation. With this, Omegga offers an animal-friendly alternative to killing male chicks or their costly rearing. The approach goes beyond current animal welfare standards and is aimed at laying hen farms.
Peak Quantum develops powerful quantum processors based on superconducting qubits. The startup aims to make quantum computing usable for practical applications. Through an innovative qubit architecture, error rates are reduced, which improves scalability and cost-effectiveness. In this way, Peak Quantum paves the way for reliable, error-corrected quantum computing.
UniteLabs offers an open platform for automating and digitizing laboratory processes in the biosciences. Its technology enables devices and software from different manufacturers to be networked together. Users can develop and efficiently implement individual workflows. The goal is a future-proof laboratory architecture that accelerates research and is flexibly adaptable.
