These German founders are on the "30 under 30" list

Forbes magazine also selects the most promising young founders in Germany.

Every year, the editorial team of the US American Forbes magazine selects the "30 under 30" in various disciplines. Now the German-language edition has also compiled its own ranking. The criteria used are not made public. The list includes people from the entire DACH region. At first Gründerszene reported on this year's list. Here is a list of the German tech founders who are part of this year's "30 under 30".

Manuel Kimanov (Syniotec)

The 26-year-old Kimanov came to Germany from Bulgaria in 2006 to study industrial engineering in Bremen. His first start-up was Sharemac, a rental service for construction machinery. He founded it while still at university. Today, the company is called Syniotec and develops software that enables construction companies to track and manage their equipment and entire fleets.

Amanda Maiwald, Antonia Schein and Nikolaj Bewer (Codary)

Next on the list are three people. The founders launched a start-up in Berlin in 2020 that aims to teach children to code at an early age. Codary is a kind of online school where parents can register their children from the age of seven for video lessons. There are also regular coding challenges on the company's own platform.

Niklas Tauch (Liefergrün)

Liefergrün is a delivery service that aims to deliver parcels to doorsteps without emissions. Niklas Tauch founded the start-up at the end of 2020 and now counts Adidas and Dyson among his customers. The logistics group DB Schenker also recently joined the company for the "emission-free last mile".

Sara Schiffer (Hylane)

28-year-old Sara Schiffer founded a climate-neutral vehicle rental company in Cologne in 2021. Hylane rents out hydrogen trucks to Henkel, DB Schenker and Hermes, among others. The company is funded by the German Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport and can also count DEVK among its backers. The aim is to have a three-digit number of vehicles on the road by 2024.

Maximillian Wühr (Finn)

27-year-old Maximillian Wühr founded the car subscription start-up Finn. Although he is alone on the list, Finn has three other founders. Finn rents out vehicles at a fixed monthly price and also covers the costs of repairs and insurance. Wühr is Chief Growth Office there and previously graduated from the Munich start-up center CDTM.

Isabelle Guenou and Miriam Santer (Theblood)

Since 2021, the Berliners have been offering a tool via Theblood that can analyze menstrual blood without invasive surgery. According to the founders, women's health values can be easily analyzed in this way. The company is aimed at women with hormonal fluctuations, endometriosis and the desire to have children.

Jennifer Phan (Passionfroot)

Jennifer Phan founded the software start-up in 2021 to provide a better overview of projects and cash flow in the creator industry. The technology is browser-based. The target group is therefore clear: Gen-Z creators or smaller media brands that earn money through sponsorship or advertising.

Balazs Deme (Pile)

Pile has only been around since the spring, but its founder is already on the "30 under 30" list. It is 24-year-old Balazs Dme's second start-up. Five years ago, he founded the fintech Herdius, which ceased operations this year. With Pile, the Hungarian offers neobanks and other fintechs an interface to decentralized financial markets so that they can offer cryptocurrencies.

Katharina Weißig (Periodically)

Founded in 2021, Katharina Weißig's start-up aims to ensure that sanitary towels and tampons are available free of charge in public facilities - just like toilet paper. Her hygiene product dispenser is to be installed at schools, universities, museums and public offices, with refills available by subscription.

Mareike Awe (Intumind)

29-year-old Mareike Awe has been in the public eye as a diet influencer in recent years, but is actually a doctor and nutritionist. Back in 2015, she founded a health start-up that offers digital health coaching in particular. The Düsseldorf-based company has around 40 employees.

Lennardt Hachmeister (lotis)

Iotis is an IoT start-up with a focus on sports equipment. Its products include smart footballs and golf balls, for example. The integrated chips provide real-time data via an app. Founded in 2021, the Hanover-based start-up is supported by former professional footballer Fabian Ernst, among others, and raised two million euros in its first seed round.

Eddie Rietz (Mindable Health)

In the Mindable app, which has been available for four years, patients with anxiety disorders can access therapy-supporting software. The app can be prescribed on prescription and reimbursed by health insurance companies.

Katharina Kreutzer (Boomerang)

With Boomerang, the 24-year-old from Hamburg wants to set up a system with reusable shipping bags. The bags should be able to be used up to 50 times. The company, which was founded this year, also wants to set up a deposit system and return logistics.