"Start-up BW" honors founders

The Baden-Württemberg Ministry of Education and L-Bank awarded prizes in two categories to start-ups from the state.

As part of the "Start-up BW" campaign, the state of Baden-Württemberg and L-Bank awarded prizes to several start-ups.

As part of the Young Talents category, students were able to develop and present business ideas in various project modules. More than 70 innovation workshops were held for 2,000 young people. First place went to the Blind Glasses team from the HAP Grieshaber High School in Rommelsbach. The group developed a product to assist visually impaired people.

Economics Minister Nicole Hoffmeister-Kraut was delighted with the students' many ideas: "I am impressed by the diverse business ideas that the young people have presented to us today. The new generation of founders is thinking about social issues and sustainability in their products and services."

L-Bank sponsored the prize money for the first three places of 500 euros, 300 euros and 100 euros. The jury team included Roland Raff from L-Bank, Ulrike Hudelmaier from TFU, Technologieförderungsunternehmen GmbH, Philipp Hoening , Benjamin Schaich and Sarna Röser.

Beneto Foods Gmbh from Albstadt won the Start-up BW Elevator Pitch with a business idea to develop an automated cricket farm. All 21 founder teams were evaluated by the jury in the criteria of business model, passion and presentation. Particular attention was paid to the quality of the business model, the maturity of the concept, the unique selling proposition, customer benefits and market opportunities, as well as the viability of the business model. The prize money for this category was 3,000 euros, 2,000 euros and 1,000 euros, also sponsored by L-Bank.