Twaice founders Stephan Rohr and Michael Baumann, who won first place at 'The Spark 2020'.
Photo: Twaice

'The Spark 2020': Munich residents clean up

The digital award 'The Spark,' presented annually by McKinsey and Handelsblatt, focused this year on the future of mobility. The award sought founders and startups whose business models are transforming their industry. From a Munich perspective, it was encouraging to see that both first and second place went to startups from the Bavarian capital. A Munich resident also received the Female Founder Award.

What will mobility look like in the future, and which solutions could be real game-changers? The digital award 'The Spark 2020' addressed this question, searching for startups and founders with innovative smart mobility concepts. Sixty percent of the selected role models came from Munich.

First place went to Twaice with its 'health check' for energy storage. Second place went to ChargeX with its multi-plug solution, which enables them to expand the charging infrastructure for e-mobility. Third place went to Hamburg-based 'Wunder Mobility'. Their software enables new transportation concepts and a mobility revolution.

Among the startups from Munich selected and nominated for the digital award 'The Spark' were also BIT Technology Solutions, Hawa Dawa, Parkhere, Smartlane.

As part of 'The Spark', a Special price for female founders. This year, the 'Female Founder Award' also went to Munich, namely to Katharina Kreitz, co-founder of Vectoflow, a probe startup for measurement technology.


If you would like to delve deeper into the topic of e-mobility, we recommend our podcast episode 'E-Mobility: Electric Cars and Charging Solutions from Munich'.

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