1st place FOUNDER PITCH: Rement
The Rement team participated the pitch spontaneously and won both: the jury and the audience. (Image: Sandra Göttisheim / KIT)
Award Winner 2024
2nd place FOUNDER PITCH: Valoon
Valoon secures 2nd place in the start-up pitch - they digitize the construction, real estate and maintenance industry with their project management software. (Image: Sandra Göttisheim / KIT)
3rd place FOUNDER PITCH: Spotium
Spotium took 3rd place with its specific market and sales intelligence software for the mechanical engineering industry and its suppliers. (Image: Sandra Göttisheim / KIT)
Audience Award FOUNDER PITCH: Rement
Convincing twice in a row: Rement also wins the audience award. (Image: Sandra Göttisheim / KIT)
Award Winner 2022
1st place FOUNDER PITCH: Phytonics
The Phytonics team convinced both the jury and the audience with their anti-reflective coating for PV modules. (Image: Robert Fuge / KIT)
Audience Award FOUNDER PITCH: Phytonics
Convincing twice in a row: Phytonics also wins the audience award. (Image: Robert Fuge / KIT)
Award Winner 2021
1st place FOUNDER PITCH: catavis
The founding team of KIT spin-off catavis convinced the jury and the audience twice with their CataGel technology. (Picture: Magali Hauser / KIT)
Audience Award FOUNDER PITCH: catavis
Not only the jury but also the audience liked the pitch: The audience award went to catavis. (Picture: Magali Hauser / KIT)
Award Winner 2019
1ST PLACE FOUNDER PITCH: HEAT_IT.
Start-up Kamedi convinced the jury with its product heat_it: The adapter for smartphones enables the treatment of insect bites within seconds by means of heat. (Picture: Magali Hauser / KIT)
AUDIENCE AWARD FOUNDER PITCH: CEPRI.
The audience liked two pitches equally: Cepri received the first audience award. (Picture: Magali Hauser / KIT)
AUDIENCE AWARD FOUNDER PITCH: HEAT_IT
Not only the jury but also the audience liked the pitch: the second audience award went to heat_it. (Picture: Magali Hauser / KIT)
Award Winner 2018
1ST PLACE FOUNDER PITCH: NESTO.
The jury prize was awarded to start-up Nesto, which has developed an intelligent software solution for demand-oriented workforce planning. (Picture: Sandra Goettisheim / KIT)
1ST PLACE JURY AND AUDIENCE AWARD 2018: HEISENBERG QUANTUM SIMULATIONS
Also awarded first prize was the team from Heisenberg Quantum Simulations, who develop algorithms for the chemical and pharmaceutical industries that can also be used on quantum computers. They were able to convince not only the jury but also the audience and were also awarded the audience prize. (Picture: Sandra Goettisheim / KIT)
Award Winner 2017
1ST PLACE FOUNDER PITCH: RENUMICS GMBH
The jury prize was awarded to Renumics GmbH, which specializes in automation Computer Aided Engineering (CAE) using artificial intelligence.
AUDIENCE AWARD FOUNDER PITCH: SCIMO.
The audience award was given to spin-off SciMo for its innovative technology that enables fully automated production of high-performance electric motors.
Award Winner 2016
1ST PLACE FOUNDER PITCH: SMACTUATORS.
The jury prize was awarded to start-up SMActuators. The young company has since renamed itself to memetis and is developing foil-based miniature actuators made of shape memory alloys.
AUDIENCE AWARD FOUNDER PITCH: SELFBITS GMBH.
Spin-off company Selfbits was pleased to receive the audience award. The team has developed a cloud-based service in the field of knowledge management, a backend-as-a-service solution. This enables the company to develop mobile business applications quickly and easily.
Award Winner 2015
1ST PLACE FOUNDER PITCH: CAMPUSJAEGER GMBH
The jury prize - donated by KIC InnoEnergy - went to the start-up Campusjaeger. With their HR service for medium-sized companies and start-ups, they enable efficient recruiting of student employees and young professionals.
AWARD FOR BEST ENERGY IDEA: OTEGO GMBH
The "Best Energy Idea" award was presented to spin-off otego. otego develops novel thermoelectric generators (TEG) that convert heat directly into electricity. The prize was sponsored by KIC InnoEnergy.
AUDIENCE AWARD FOUNDER PITCH: OTEGO GMBH
In the audience award, the audience could vote for their favorite team. otego not only prevailed in the prize for the best energy idea, it was also able to convince the audience.