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Baystartup Names Qooda Winner
The Munich Business Plan Competition 2026 goes to Qooda. The startup is developing quantum-based navigation without GPS. Linq Photonics and Micro Factory also made it to the podium.

Munich Business plan competition 2026: Winning startups from phase 1
Record at the Munich Business plan competition: 205 teams participated in phase 1. Baystartup recognizes ten particularly convincing startups – from medtech to biotechnology, robotics, and energy.

Bioexotec wins Munich Business Plan Competition
The Munich Business Plan Competition 2025 crowns Bioexotec as the winner. The startup impresses with an innovative test for early cancer detection. Teams from quantum computing and robotics are also among the top three.

Munich business plan competition 2025: The winning teams of phase 1
The first phase of the Munich business plan competition 2025 is complete. Among the ten award-winning startups are: Prop, Bioexotec, Muvopt, Thermovation, Insyt Technologies, Tenum, Versatile Robotics, Peak Quantum, Linque, and Ovrlay. They receive not only prize money, but also valuable feedback from experts.

Munich Business Plan Competition: These are the winning teams of phase 2
The winning teams of competition phase 2 of the Munich Business Plan Competition have been announced. Applications for phase 3 can be submitted until June 11.

Münchner Businessplan Wettbewerb geht in eine neue Runde
Startups can now apply for the new season of the Munich Business Plan Competition. The application deadline is January 16, 2024.

Munich Business Plan Competition: Energyminer wins final
The winning team of this year’s Munich Business Plan Competition has been announced: Energyminer convinced the jury in the final. The startup focuses on green electricity from hydropower generated without affecting a river’s ecosystem. Sedivention came in second place, followed by Baind in third place.

Münchener Businessplan Wettbewerb: Bewerbung für Phase 3 läuft
The Munich Business Plan Competition from Baystartup offers founder teams the opportunity to have their business plans evaluated by an expert jury. There are also startup workshops and prize money of 30,000 euros. Applications are still possible until June 6.

Munich business plan competition: These 10 startups were awarded
Ten startups from the fields of medical technology, renewable energy, and B2B software solutions convinced the jury with their business concepts in the first of three phases of the Munich business plan competition 2023.

Münchner Businessplan Wettbewerb: Phase 2 für Bewerbungen offen
The Munich Business Plan Competition enters its second phase. The focus here is on marketing and sales. Munich startups can apply until March 28 – even if they did not participate in the first phase of the overall 3-stage competition.

Munich Business Plan Competition: Medtech startup Dymium takes first place
First place in the 2022 Munich Business Plan Competition goes to medtech startup Dymium. In total, 74 teams from all of southern Bavaria applied for the final competition round.