Batch #10 is coming to an end. Ten startups reported yesterday at Techfounders Demo Day on what's happened in the past 20 weeks and where they currently stand.
20 weeks of individual training, coaching and mentoring — together with the TechfoundersDuring this intensive phase, ten selected startups worked on various pilot projects with industry partners and received coaching to prepare them for their first round of financing. Yesterday evening, the ten startups finally pitched their innovative solutions and products to industry partners, venture capital majors, business angels, the media, and interested parties at the conclusion of the program.
Important topic: sustainability
In addition to the familiar B2B and tech focus, Batch #10 included three startups that are strongly focused on sustainability: Cyclic Design, Ogata, and Wisefood. Together with industry partners Aldi Nord and Aldi Süd, these startups worked on sustainable solutions and innovations in the areas of packaging and plastic reduction.
"As a group of entrepreneurs, it's very important to us to avoid plastic waste and recycle plastics. Whether it's innovative reusable bags that can also be conveniently carried as a backpack, capless shampoo bottles, or edible drinking straws – the collaboration with Techfounders offers us an ideal platform to learn about new, exciting ideas and use them as part of the 'Aldi Packaging Mission',"
says Kristina Bell, Group Buying Director Aldi Süd.
Startups and industry partners benefit from each other
Heiko Huber, Managing Director at Techfounders, adds:
"Batch #10 has once again demonstrated how much startups and industry partners benefit from each other. The individual coaching, pilot projects, and wealth of experience of our partners meet the forward-looking ideas and innovative products and services of our founders. I'm particularly pleased that we can now also cover the topic of sustainability."
The ten startups of Batch #10 at a glance:
Airpark offers an AI-powered platform that provides a dynamic map of urban parking spaces for individual users, but also mobility providers or cities.
Cyclic Design develops concepts for sustainable packaging solutions. The startup focuses on a capless, monomaterial, reusable plastic bottle for personal care products that facilitates recycling.
Mergerspot develops a new generation of market research software for small and medium-sized enterprises.
Motionminers provides automatic analyses of manual work processes through mobile sensors and deep learning.
Navintik enables satellite navigation for automated driving. The goal is to bring GNSS reference navigation technology for automated and autonomous driving into series production.
Ogata has invented an innovative shopping bag that can be used as a backpack and is made of durable plastic fibers. The product, called "JohnJohn," offers a new and environmentally friendly way to transport goods.
Ondewo develops an AI that completely automates conversations between humans and machines.
Refresherboxx is an environmentally friendly cabinet for disinfecting, drying, and refreshing textiles or leather. The RefresherBoxx is therefore particularly suitable for sports clubs, fitness studios, hotels, or sports equipment rental companies.
Revibe Energy converts vibrations into electricity to power IoT applications and sensor systems.
Wisefood has developed a drinking straw made of biodegradable material. With its product, the startup offers not only an alternative to plastic but also a variety of branding opportunities for hotels and restaurants.
