Startups support established companies: At the startup pitch on Munich Airport Six young entrepreneurs recently presented their business ideas. The innovations ranged from online shops to taxi sharing to the analysis of crowd flows – and in the end, it was all about the sausage.
Innovation sponsors in conversation with startups
The startup pitch at the airport was aimed at innovation sponsors from various departments at Munich Airport. Head of Innovation Management Sarah Wittlieb and her team selected six from a total of 50 business ideas that could be of interest to the airport in a variety of ways.
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Which innovation could be suitable for Munich Airport?
This way, the mini sensors from Kinexon Locate flows of goods or people with centimeter precision. The software accu:rate simulates flows of people in buildings, while i-frontdesk works as a concierge for the tablet and could help with shopping at the airport.
Shopping is also a topic at Wundery, a solution for quickly and easily creating online shops. Share-a-Taxi in turn is aimed at price-conscious passengers, whereas Grillido aimed at health awareness: The company has developed a sausage in 30 flavors that contains high protein, low fat and zero additives.
Exploring possible applications
Afterwards, the focus was on the sausage for the audience, who were allowed to taste Grillido, but also for those who were mostly from the Technical University of Munich Although no winner was chosen, airport employees and founders engaged in lively discussions about potential applications at the airport at the subsequent mini-fair. Specific meetings between the startups and individual departments will follow to further explore the potential for collaboration.
Munich Airport is already using startup ideas
Munich Airport has already been inspired in the past and brought innovations from startups on board. Cooperation with Navvis We have already reported on this. A completely new service is available: Food pickup station Emma's Box Travelers can use the time they spend waiting for their luggage to get a meal from the box in Terminal 2.
The collaboration with the startups is going well and gives the established company the freedom to simply bring suitable innovations on board, rather than having to develop them in-house. Drawing on the good business ideas of innovative startups is a proven solution at Munich Airport – and the startup pitch is expected to be repeated next year.
