Who won the German Startup Awards 2021?

For the second time, the Federal Association of German Start-ups has awarded the prize in four categories. The final awards ceremony took place online yesterday evening, meaning that all the winners have now been announced.
The pandemic has not taken the shine off the awards ceremony: the German Startup Awards were presented online for the second time by the German Startups Association over the last three days. Here are the winners:
Newcomer of the Year 2021 is Nina Patrick, CEO and founder of the start-up Miprobes, which has developed a fast, microbacterial pathogen detection system for food and beverages.
Newcomer of the Year 2021 is Julian Angern. He is the founder of the Hamburg-based start-up Sympatient, which uses virtual reality to provide therapeutic support for people with panic disorders and phobias.
Social Entrepreneur 2021 is Henrike Schlottmann as Co-Managing Director of ProjectTogether. As an innovation platform, ProjectTogether aims to think and shape the social and economic future together.
Social Entrepreneur 2021 is Julius de Gruyter. He has hit a nerve during the pandemic with his start-up Krisenchat: Crisis advisors are available for young people around the clock via WhatsApp.
Investor of the Year 2021 is Zoe Fabian from investor Eurazeo Growth. Based in Berlin, she looks after the DACH region for the venture capital provider, focusing on digital and technology companies.
Investor of the Year 2021 is Robert Lacher. He is the founder of the Visionaries Club, which invests in start-ups but also promotes exchange and mutual support between founders.
Founder of the Year 2021 is Jessica Holzbach. She is co-founder of the four-year-old fintech Penta. She only announced that she was leaving the start-up in April of this year.
Founder of the Year 2021 is Finn Age Hänsel, who has already been involved in several start-ups and is co-founder of Sanity Group. The start-up sells medical cannabis and cannabis products.
And last but not least, Lukas Gadowski received the special prize of the German Startup Awards yesterday evening, "as a founder, investor and supporter of the startup ecosystem".

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