Startup meets crafts 2023: Full house & Bavarian delicacies

Regina Bruckschlögl

What do crafts and startups have in common? More than you might think! The ‘Startup meets crafts’ event, which took place last evening, demonstrated this once again.

October 13, 2023

2 min. read time

#Handwerkskammer für München und Oberbayern #Startup meets crafts

Full house at ‘Startup meets crafts’: For the 6th time, Munich Startup and the Handwerkskammer für München und Oberbayern (HWK Munich) brought innovative craftspeople and startups together on one stage last evening. With this event, the organizers want to show that crafts and the startup scene have more in common than might be apparent at first glance. (Photo: Lukas Lindner / Munich Startup)

The evening kicked off with a true success story: Sebastian Zenetti – interviewed here by Regina Bruckschlögl from Munich Startup and Georg Räß from HWK Munich – is a trained master optician who took an rather unconventional path for the crafts sector with the founding of You Mawo. He impressively conveyed to the audience what motivated him to found the company and how he managed to become the most innovative “Made in Germany” eyewear brand. (Photo: Lukas Lindner / Munich Startup)

Next came short pitches: each participating company had three minutes to present itself. Many AI solutions for and from the crafts sector were included, newly reimagined cargo bikes, a fine dust warning system, and a solution to reduce food overproduction. The delicacies section also presented itself to the audience, as shown here with the fishery Platzfisch from Mittenwald. (Photo: Lukas Lindner / Munich Startup)

Speaking of delicacies: After the official stage program, the networking part began. Visitors had the opportunity here—over beer and fish sandwiches—to chat with the startups, get solutions explained in more detail, and exchange ideas on specific topics. (Photo: Lukas Lindner / Munich Startup)

Positive feedback: Both visitors and startups found the evening to be very constructive and substantive. Some startups were even able to successfully acquire customers. (Photo: Lukas Lindner / Munich Startup)

The event demonstrated once again that there are more overlaps between crafts and startups than might be apparent at first glance. Thanks to everyone who was there and made it a wonderful evening. See you next year! (Photo: Lukas Lindner / Munich Startup)

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