{"id":4351,"date":"2025-10-31T10:52:06","date_gmt":"2025-10-31T09:52:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tzdo.de\/?p=4351"},"modified":"2026-04-21T13:13:19","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T11:13:19","slug":"tu-start-up-award-2025-ein-abend-voller-innovation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tzdo.de\/en\/tu-start-up-award-2025-ein-abend-voller-innovation\/","title":{"rendered":"TU Start-up Award 2025 - An evening full of innovation"},"content":{"rendered":"

On 30 October, the Innoclub<\/a><\/strong> in the TechnologieZentrumDortmund<\/a> <\/strong>into a stage for bold ideas, creative pitches and real start-up power. Six finalist teams took part in the TU Start-up Award 2025<\/a><\/strong> the judgement of a high-calibre jury - moderated by Sina Ramin Sadegh Nadi.<\/p>\n

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Impulses & inspiration to kick things off<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dr Ronald Kriedel<\/a> (CET<\/a>) and Prof Dr Tessa Flatten<\/a> (TU Dortmund<\/a>) opened the event with a clear message: Dortmund offers outstanding conditions for founders - in particular through strong networks, lively dialogue and courageous mentors. The importance of the ecosystem was emphasised once again Dr Thomas Seidensticker<\/a>, from last year's winner simplyfined<\/a><\/strong>, on. Events such as the TU Start-up Award are the perfect opportunity for young entrepreneurs to present themselves and make contacts.<\/p>\n

The importance of networks was demonstrated once again Hendrik Schabsky<\/a> (CEO of ATLAS<\/a>). It's not just start-ups that have to constantly evolve, traditional companies also have to keep reinventing themselves.<\/p>\n

Then it was time for the pitch contest: six finalist teams each had five minutes to convince the jury of their ideas - followed by an open Q&A round for feedback and questions.<\/p>\n

Jury & Partner<\/strong><\/p>\n

The jury was made up of experienced experts: Prof Dr Tessa Flatten<\/a> (TU Dortmund<\/a>), Dr Thomas Seidensticker<\/a> (Simplyfined<\/a>), Dr Martin Oettmeier<\/a> (Wilo Group<\/a>), Hendrik Schabsky<\/a> (Atlas<\/a>) and Hans Schulze Schwienhorst<\/a> (Jaeger Group<\/a>) judged the pitches and chose the winners - no easy task with so much talent on stage!<\/p>\n

The winning teams \"\"<\/strong><\/p>\n

\ud83e\udd47 1st place - ParticleART Solutions<\/a><\/strong>Digital solutions for the measurement & visualisation of particles to analyse the cleanliness of production processes<\/p>\n

\ud83e\udd48 2nd place & audience award - Grwm<\/a>.<\/strong>Social fashion shopping app that links outfits from social media directly with shops - including an AI-based, personalised shopping feed.<\/p>\n

\ud83e\udd49 3rd place - Rivopump<\/a><\/strong>Sustainable water pump for small farmers: Powered solely by river current - completely without electricity or diesel.<\/p>\n

Other finalists: Ziya<\/a>, PotMushroom<\/a>, SemanticMap<\/a><\/p>\n

Networking & conclusion <\/strong>\ud83c\udf89<\/strong><\/p>\n

After the exciting pitches, the event moved on to the cosy part: At the after-show party, networking and a start-up fair in the innoclub, founders, investors and interested parties got talking. n a relaxed atmosphere, contacts were made, ideas exchanged and the evening's successes celebrated.<\/p>\n

The competition was organised by the Centre for Entrepreneurship & Transfer<\/a> (CET) - thank you very much for this great event in the service of the Dortmund start-up scene.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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