Idea contests
By participating in an ideas competition, you benefit from support from experts, exchange with other founders as well as access to (industry-specific) networks. In addition, you often get media attention and can win attractive prizes.
In addition to the competitions you can find here, there are many other idea competitions that are not always equally accessible and/or suitable for all start-up teams. A good overview of the various national and regional competitions can be found here on the start-up portal of the Federal Ministry of Economics and Climate Protection (BMWK).
Idea Slam - the JLU ideas competition
At the Idea Slam, selected university teams or idea providers compete against each other on a public stage. They have to convince the audience and the jury of their business idea in pitches (short presentations). All JLU members of all departments and business units can participate: Students, doctoral candidates, employees and graduates up to five years after graduation. We are looking for ...
IDEECO - THM ideas competition
Shaping the future and understanding the great challenges of today and tomorrow, such as climate change, demographic change, technological disruptions, etc. as an opportunity. This is exactly where the THM IDEECO, the THM's ideas contest, comes in, to cross borders together with your crazy ideas and thus solve problems and create the breeding ground of innovations. To think about the future, we ...
Hessen Ideen - Competition
In the Hesse-wide ideas competition, the best entrepreneurial ideas from all Hessian universities compete against each other. The aim of the competition is to expand the start-up culture at Hessian universities, to network the universities more closely with each other and to support the ideas of the university members as well as to make them known beyond the borders of Hesse. The patron is Boris ...
Science4Life Venture Cup
With the Science4Life Venture Cup, a business plan competition is open to all founders from the fields of life sciences and chemistry, which is specifically geared to the requirements of both industries. The clear focus on content offers optimal added value for all competition participants, as support, further training and, not least, the evaluation of the competition entries is carried out ...
Science4Life Energy Cup
By organizing the Science4Life Energy Cup, the special needs of start-up projects in the field of energy are taken into account. Participation in this competition is open exclusively to start-up teams or young companies that are developing or already offering products, services or digital business models in the field of energy. The competition is divided into three phases: the idea phase, the ...