This week the Elektor Start-up Challenge took place at the Forum de l'Electronique in Paris, France. Nine hand-picked start-ups contested for the Grand Prize and a ticket to the electronica trade fair 2020 in Munich, Germany.
This week the Elektor Start-up Challenge took place at the Forum de l'Electronique in Paris, France. Nine hand-picked start-ups contested for the Grand Prize, a 20,000-euro marketing budget and a wildcard for the Fast Forward Award at the electronica trade fair 2020 in Munich, Germany.
During two sessions of five minute pitches spread out over two days, the spectators and, of course, the jury discovered (in alphabetical order) what BioMarel, Hiventive, Hublex, Key Infuser, Kipsum, K-Lamar, Laser-Maker, Otonohm and UniSwarm have to offer and why potential investors should come to visit them as soon as possible.
On the third day of the show, after a long night of heated debating, the jury announced the winners of the Elektor Start-up Challenge:
Runner up BioMarel - technology for disabled people
Third place Hublex - lightweight electric trolleys UniSwarm won the Grand Prize during the Elektor Start-up Challenge 2019 in Paris and obtained a wildcard to participate in the Fast Forward Award at electronica 2020 in Munich, Germany.
The next Elektor start-up competition, the Fast Forward Award 2019, will be at the productronica trade fair in Munich, Germany. Don't miss it, come and visit us over there! Or participate, the sign-up closes October 4, 2019.
