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Munich Startup Award: A look back

It all began at Bits & Pretzels 2016: For the first time, Munich Startup presented the Munich Startup Award, endowed with €5,000, to the Munich startup that had performed best in the founders' festival's pitch competition. The ceremony didn't take place just anywhere, but right in the middle of Oktoberfest – except during the coronavirus pandemic, of course. Since this year, however, a lot has changed: The award is now part of the Munich Startup Festival. was awarded at the first edition Deepdrive – and at Bits & Pretzels, the Munich Startup Special Prize will be awarded to the best Munich startup at Bits & Pretzels. This prize is endowed with €2,500. Before that happens, let's take a look back at the Munich startups that have already been honored with a Munich Startup Award at Bits & Pretzels.

September 19, 2023 5 min reading time

2017: In the second year of the Munich Startup Awards, Catchys the award. Founded in 2015 by Franzi Majer and Magdalena Oehl, the company was an online metasearch engine for fashion, furniture, watches, and jewelry. As an aggregator, the Munich-based startup managed the complete range of international second-hand and second-season marketplaces and sale offers from online shops – from Zara to Prada. Franzi Majer, founder and managing director of Catchys, was delighted with the award:
"For me, Munich is the best and most beautiful place to found a startup and build a globally successful company. That's why I'm even more proud to have won the Munich Startup Award! A thousand thanks to Munich Startup for this fantastic award!" In 2017, the Munich startup was Eastern European fashion search engine Glami acquired. (Photo: Munich Startup / Robert Pupeter)
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