Digital Futurecongress awards start-up prize

For the second time, the Frankfurt Congress is organizing a start-up pitch competition. Start-ups can still apply until mid-April.

On May 17, 2022, the start-up pitch at the Digital Futurecongress at Messe Frankfurt will enter its second round. Start-ups from all over Germany can apply on the congress website until April 10. The competition is aimed at start-ups and spin-offs from the digital sector founded in 2018 or later.

The 20 start-ups that qualify can present their products at their own stand and in a five-minute pitch on stage. A jury will then award prizes to the three best presentations. The first-place winners can choose a row stand at a future Digital Futurecongress and receive an IT package from Sotec worth 3,000 euros. The start-up in second place will also receive free exhibition space at the joint stand of the SME association and an IT package. Third place will receive a free online article in Digital Futuremag.

The jury includes investor Ralf Rieken, start-up coach Catarina Haak, TechQuartier Director Sebastian Schaefer, Managing Director of Darmstadt's Hub31 technology and start-up center Laura Melina Abascal y Ballester and Sotec owner Oliver Fritz. The competition was held for the first time in 2020. The start-ups Xeem, Idee and Visometry came out on top.