October 19
Nominations
In 2023, Stage Two gathers 50+ startups nominated by 40+ university-affiliated entrepreneurship centers and 5-8 wildcards. All spin-offs will pitch their business models live in front of more than 50+ top European venture capital firms and 30+ industry leaders.
€ 3.8 Million
Investments
to be announced
Cash prizes
Skilling & Accelerate
Workshops
Nominees
HospiChef
WHU - Otto Beisheim School of Management
Agri- & FoodTech
b2b
→ hospichef.com/
PureSurf
Universität Graz
Circular Economy
b2b
→ puresurf.eu/
Celia
HHL Leipzig Graduate School of Management
Digital Health
b2c
ICODOS
Karlsruher Institut für Technologie
CleanTech
b2b
icodos.com
CorFlux
University of Eastern Finland
MedTech
b2b
→ uef.fi/corflux
GEMESYS
Ruhr-Universität Bochum
DeepTech
b2b
→ gemesys.tech
Neutral Farming
IE Business School
Agri- & FoodTech
b2b
neutralfarming.earth
Pedestro
Universitatea Babes-Bolyai (UBB)
Mobility
b2b
Caplyzer
KTH Royal Institute of Technology
CleanTech
b2b
caplyzer.com
P-Agro Minerals
Riga Technical University
Circular Economy
b2b
F4Soltions
TU Berlin
Engineering, Environmental Sustainability
b2b
factor4solutions.com
socialbnb
University of Cologne
Travel
b2b & b2c
→ socialbnb.org/
Biomotion
TU Wien
BioTech
b2b
→ biomotion.tech/
Aestuarium
Maastricht University
BioTech
b2b
aestuarium.nl
EduBoost
Gdańsk University of Technology
EdTech
b2b
→ eduboost.pl/
Magmatic Biomining
INiTS Universitäres Gründerservice Wien GmbH
Circular Economy
b2b
→ magmatic.bio
ATA Mute
TU Eindhoven
Engineering
b2b
atamute.com
Meat Tomorrow
Danish Technological University
DeepTech
b2b
meattomorrow.com
HopfON
Technical University of Munich
Real Estate
b2b
→ hopfon.com
IonKraft
RWTH Aachen University
Circular Economy
b2b
→ ionkraft.com/
Intuitivo
Universidade NOVA de Lisboa
EdTech
b2b & b2c
→ intuitivo.pt/en
Therminer
UPV Universitat Politecnica de Valencia
CleanTech
b2b & b2c
→ therminer.com
VIDO
Warsaw University of Technology
MedTech
b2b & b2c
→ vido.tech
NeuralWave
University of Luxembourg
DeepTech
b2b
neuralwave.tech
apheros
ETH Zürich
CleanTech
b2b
→ apheros.ch
AMPHITRITE
Ecole Polytechnique
DeepTech
b2b
→ amphitrite.fr
BEAT Therapeutics
University of Porto
BioTech
b2b
Prizes
800K
HTGF Deep Tech Award
Subject to due diligence by HTGF, one startup individually selected by HTGF gets offered a potential investment worth 800.000€.
750K
Redstone investment prize
Subject to due diligence by Redstone, one startup individually selected by Redstone gets offered a potential investment worth 750.000€.
400K
AtlanticLabs investment prize
Subject to due diligence by AtlanticLabs, one startup individually selected by Atlantic Labs gets offered a potential investment worth 400.000€.
400K
b2venture investment prize
Subject to due diligence by b2venture, one startup individually selected by b2venture gets offered a potential investment worth 400.000€.
350K
Onsight Ventures investment prize
Subject to due diligence by Onsight Ventures, one startup individually selected by Onsight Ventures gets offered a potential investment worth 350.000€.
300K
xDeck investment prize
Subject to due diligence by xDeck, one startup individually selected by xDeck gets offered a potential investment worth 300.000€.
250K
STS Ventures investment prize
Subject to due diligence by STS Ventures, one startup individually selected by STS Ventures gets offered a potential investment worth 250.000€.
200K
Fund F investment prize
Subject to due diligence by Fund F, one startup individually selected by Fund F gets offered a potential investment worth 200.000€.
150K
Peak investment prize
Subject to due diligence by Peak, one startup individually selected by Peak gets offered a potential investment worth 150.000€.
100K
Earlybird investment prize
Subject to due diligence by Earlybird, one startup individually selected by Earlybird gets offered a potential investment worth 100.000€.
50K
ROI Ventures investment prize
Subject to due diligence by ROI Ventures, one startup individually selected by ROI Ventures gets offered a potential investment worth 50.000€.
Skilling
B2B Sales Bootcamp with UVC Partners
Sales can be a tough nut to crack - even more so when you are selling to larger businesses. UVC Partners gives you a kickstart into B2B sales. Tap into out team's experience, take a shortcut with distelled learnings from our best founders, and leverage our network of +250 corporates!
Skilling
Premium Access to PatentPlus Innovation Platform
PatentPlus is a data analytics platform that provides companies with insights and access to available technologies and partnership opportunities. Platform user benefit from a wide range of services including patent-based technology scouting and benchmarking of external partners and suppliers.
Skilling
Problem Solving Workshop
The winners of the Business and Tech Innovation stream will receive valuable support, guidance and mentoring from McKinsey & Company.
Skilling
VfG Impact Coaching
In recent years, it has become increasingly important to embed environmental and social factors into the core of a startup's business model. The winners of the Tech for Good award will receive valuable impact management training and coaching from experienced Value for Good impact advisors.