The spectacular Rheinland Pitch Winter Finals format is back!
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And what a spectacular Rheinland Pitch Winter Finals 2024 it was in KOMED, Cologne!
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This year, based on the experience and feedback gathered from doing this for over 10 years now, we mixed it up a little to make it even more interesting for the audience – and to give even more startups the exposure: We decided to try three different categories with three startups pitching in each.
The categories were Sustainability, Generative AI, and Female Entrepreneurship. The finalists were:
Sustainability:
- Beaverdesk
- Innovative Robot Delivery
- Fainin GmbH
Generative AI:
- Panos AI
- Cityscaper
- LABNODE
Female Entrepreneurship:
- KOHO Smart
- Campus Cruiser
- Qizify Learning
And then the startups pitched…
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The jury considered each pitches, asked questions… With the Rheinland Pitch finals format we have a panel of expert judges that count for 50% of the weight of the votes together with 50% of the audience.
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The audience asked questions…
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The audience also voted…
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And then it was time for the classic networking break with Currywurst.
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Networking is at least half the value of the event.
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And it wouldn’t been possible to put on a flawless event without a lot of great helpers!
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And the winners were…
Sustainability: Fainin GmbH
Generative AI: LABNODE
Female Entrepreneurship: Qizifi Learning
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It’s a wrap! See you in 2024! Stay tuned to https://rheinlandpitch.de