A DIY windsurfing board for water sports enthusiasts
Assembling a windboard as easily as a Billy cabinet from Ikea – nothing less is promised by the startup Alaljojo, which has developed a do-it-yourself kit for windboards. A hollow construction allows you to shape a board yourself in just nine steps. And all without special tools like milling or a vacuum pump. Sounds good, and the finished product looks really good, too.
A subscription for more gaming fun
Every year you are at a loss as to what to give your siblings or gamer friends who love to spend their time playing PC games? glitch has the ultimate gift: The Munich-based startup offers a subscription-based trainer software with cheat codes for PC games. More than 30,000 cheat codes help players influence the course of the game to their liking.
An app for back pain in the home office
If your colleagues have been working at the kitchen table for months and complaining of back pain, this app is the perfect gift for them: Kaia Health offers a therapy for back pain with training and relaxation exercises that can be easily performed at home. The clue: An integrated movement coach detects whether a user is performing the exercise effectively and provides tips.
Camper voucher for friends with wanderlust
Going on holiday without a care seems quite far away at the moment. What made traveling relatively relaxing in 2020 – and certainly in 2021 – was a camper or motorhome. You'll encounter significantly fewer people than in hotels, and you won't have to sit on crowded planes. So, if you want to do something nice for your travel-loving friends, you can do so with a subsidy for the next Camper holiday with Freeway do.
Sustainable soap as a small gift
The Munich startup party produces a 'shower soap' as a sustainable alternative to conventional liquid soap. Customers simply mix the effervescent tablets with water – this combination creates a soap lotion for a liquid soap dispenser. This way, the startup eliminates weight during transport and the use of plastic as packaging material. Not only a sustainable gift, but also one that's guaranteed not to gather dust on the shelf.
An app for car fans and thrifty people
Whether electric, hybrid or combustion engine – with this gift, the car fans in your area can soon be even closer to their favorites: The app of the startup Carly based near Munich, allows car owners to access their vehicle's electronic control units. This allows them to see their car's condition and maintenance needs at any time, make customizations, and even save an average of €500 per year in maintenance costs.
Edible straws for coffee lovers
Coffee dates this winter are mostly “to go.” For environmentally conscious fans of hot drinks, Wisefood The optimal solution: The edible straws, cups, and spoons fulfill their purpose first and can then simply be eaten. Completely waste-free and environmentally friendly.
Fun exercise in your own four walls
The Munich-based startup Multi Ball brings movement into the living room. These entertaining and exercise games for all ages combine physical activity with cognitive skills. Anyone who wants to install the app in their own living room needs a free wall and ceiling, to which a simple frame with sensors and a corresponding console are attached. A not-so-cheap but exciting gift for children and the young at heart.
Just a moment to save the world
Water hardness varies from place to place – but the detergent we pour into our washing machines each wash cycle does not. Everdrop wants to change that now and adjust the percentage of surfactants – the active detergent that cleans laundry and is very harmful to the environment – based on where the washing machines are located. Perhaps not the most exciting gift, but one that makes so much sense: a laundry detergent starter set with an adjusted surfactant content. And if you want to be even better for the recipient, you can give them an entire world-saving set. We should finally start doing that in 2021!
By the way, Plitch, Carly, Kaia Health, Wiesefood and Multi Ball are all part of the German Accelerator universe. Learn more about the accelerator here.
