These companies have won the "Startup Cup"

The non-profit organization GFTT had announced the trophy for the second time. There are now winners in five categories.

The Gesellschaft zur Förderung des Forschungstransfers (GFFT) has awarded the "German Startup Cup" for the second time. Start-ups were able to impress both the jury and the audience in a total of five categories. The association honoured the best tech start-ups in the categories Logistics, Fintech, Organizational Intelligence, Industry 4.0 and Cybersecurity. Start-ups that were founded in 2015 or later and whose focus is on innovative technology in the individual fields of competition were eligible to apply.

Similar to a sporting competition, GFFT held the competition over several rounds. In each round, the start-ups had to pass a seven-minute pitch and a round of questions from experts. In each category, the association held a total of four rounds, each with four start-ups. In the end, four of these 16 companies made it through to the semi-finals and two to the final in each category. Viewers were then able to watch the final via livestream.

This year's winners were

• Logistics category: InstaFreight GmbH, represented by Co-Founder and Managing Director Maximilian Schaefer
• FinTech category: TraFinScout GmbH, represented by Managing Director Eckhard Creutzburg
• Organizational Intelligence category: evAI Intelligence GmbH, represented by Managing Director Steffen Konrath
• Industry 4.0 category: FORMHAND Automation GmbH, represented by Managing Director Christian Löchte
• Cybersecurity category: DeepSign GbR, represented by Nils Vossebein