Recently I was invited by students at the prestigious (often ranked as #1 for business degree universities in Germany) private university of WHU Otto Beisheim School of Management in Vallendar, Germany to mentor at their 3Day- Startup (sorf of a Startup Weekend clone) event.
I’ve also been working with WHU in Düsseldorf for some years now, mentoring at their accelerator program, but I had not been to WHU Vallendar since I was invited to Idealab back in 2013, so it was nice to be back.
After a little hiatus post-pandemic, we were finally back with the popular Rheinland Pitch Winter Finals format, this year in KOMED, Cologne!
The Rheinland Pitch was founded in 2013 and grew to become Germany’s largest startup pitching event. It is open to all startups (for free) and a public audience on a regular basis.
Check https://rheinlandpitch.de for the next event.
Recently I had the honor to be invited back as a juror at the Demo Night for Ignition+ support program for early-stage startups in Düsseldorf. At the Demo Night, the jury decides who will get the next funding.
And the winner was… OSPHIM! The team I just happened to be coaching in the same batch. (I swear I didn’t have to bribe the other jurors much… Just kidding – they would have won with or without my vote, it was that solid).
Recently I was humbled and excited to be invited to mentor the startups at the kick-off event “Greentech Pitch ‘n’ Answer!” for the Greentech Meets NRW initiative at Digitalhub Aachen’s Digital Church.
Check out the following startups that participated in the event:
BaaS Energy – Battery as a Service, replacing diesel generators.
CHARGEUNITY – Charging stations for electric automotive that private individuals can invest in.
EAS – Recycling synthetic materials by pyrolysis reactors for industry.
ivilion – A new way of building batteries, saving costs, adding capacity, better thermal management.
The summer finals format is finally BACK from the pandemic slumber – completely sold out in Düsseldorf!
And the Rheinland Pitch Summer Finals 2024 winners were…
Climate Tech: Regascold
Digital Health: skinsure
Generative KI: comdaily
