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MAGNOTHERM is Frankfurt Forward Startup of the Year 2022!

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in the B2B sector or with a strong tech focus, you will receive visibility and exclusive access to CEOs of leading corporates in FrankfurtRhineMain, other startups, investors and local politics - valuable tips from experienced entrepreneurs included. On top, as part of Frankfurt Forward you will be given the opportunity to set impulses, shape the (startup) ecosystem and drive innovation in the region.

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We match startups with established companies, thus, creating innovative solutions.

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Discuss the joint future – from CEO to CEO, at an eye level.

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In this cross-sector think tank with a B2B focus, we brought together CEOs of established corporates and startups as well as partners from FrankfurtRhineMain in 2020. We created a forum for lateral thinkers, fostering innovation with joined forces.

Together we identified current digital challenges of our ecosystem and created new formats or further developed existing ones.

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In a virtual program we bring together startups, corporates, investors and accelerators on an international level. We aim to provide our participants with authentic insights into the respective ecosystem of the partner country, share best practices and accelerate innovation and cooperation across borders.

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Dr. Constantin H. Alsheimer

Prof. Dr. Frank E.P. Dievernich

Stiftung Polytechnische Gesellschaft Frankfurt am Main

Paul Jörg Feldhoff

Feldhoff & Cie. GmbH

Geraldine Groß

Air Liquide Forschung & Entwicklung GmbH

Lucie Haß

Helaba Digital GmbH & Co. KG

House of Logistics and Mobility (HOLM)

Roland Koch

Former Prime Minister of the State of Hesse

Julia Kranenberg

Fraport AG

Dr. Judith Kölzer-Söding

Lebenswerk²

Dr. Rainer Lampe

Transformation Partner

Andreas Lukic

ValueNet Capital Partners

Prof. Dr. Jochen Maas

Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH

Eric Menges

President & CEO FrankfurtRheinMain GmbH

Claudio Montanini

Marketing Club Frankfurt

Detlev Osterloh

IHK Frankfurt

Dipl.-Ing. Mario Preis

Nord-Micro GmbH & Co. OHG

Annegret Reinhardt–Lehmann

Wirtschaftsinitiative FrankfurtRheinMain

Carlos Reiss

Hoesch & Partner GmbH

Prof. Dr. rer. pol. Nils Stieglitz

Frankfurt School of Finance & Management

Hubertus Väth

Managing Director Frankfurt Main Finance

Carolin Wagner

Station Frankfurt

Dr. Rainer Waldschmidt

Hessen Trade & Invest GmbH

Christian Weniger

signals Venture Capital

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MAGNOTHERM is Frankfurt Forward Startup of the Year 2022!

MAGNOTHERM is Frankfurt Forward Startup of the Year 2022! In 2022, the Frankfurt Forward jury has once again scouted and awarded the best B2B startups from FrankfurtRhineMain.

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Nov 2022

WePlan is our new Startup of the Month!

How can long-term personnel planning become more efficient and coordinated?

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Oct 2022

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How can the start-up ecosystem be further developed in the coming year?

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Sep 2022

Kitabuli is our new Startup of the Month!

How can educators in daycare centres continue to concentrate on their pedagogical work with the children and have administrative tasks taken over by an intuitive, automated system? Our Startup of the Month "Kitabuli" offers the solutions!

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We are the independent

Matchmaker & Innovation Driver

for the startup ecosystem FrankfurtRhineMain.

ABOUT Frankfurt Forward.

AS A Startup

AS A COMPANY

You will gain access to talents, technologies and innovation and find innovative solutions - hand in hand with a startup next door.

AS AN Investor

you will liaise with startups, politicians, medium-sized and large companies while counting on our support with your scouting.

OUR PROJECTS

CEO MEETS CEO

We match startups with established companies, thus, creating innovative solutions.

STARTUP OF THE YEAR

Get selected as Startup of the Month by our renowned jury and the stage will be yours. There is more to come: All Startups of the Month will have the opportunity to pitch live in front of our audience and to become Startup of the Year.

IDEA FACTORY

INTERNATIONAL MATCHMAKING

INTERNATIONAL MATCHMAKING

AMBASSADORS.

PARTNER.

NEWS.

MAGNOTHERM is Frankfurt Forward Startup of the Year 2022!

WePlan is our new Startup of the Month!

Take part in the Frankfurt Forward Annual Survey now!

Kitabuli is our new Startup of the Month!

STARTUPS OF THE MONTH.

APPLY NOW.

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FRANKFURT
FORWARD

ABOUT
Frankfurt
Forward.

Get selected as Startup of the Month by our renowned jury and the stage will be yours.

There is more to come: All Startups of the Month will have the opportunity to pitch live in front of our audience and to become Startup of the Year.

INTERNATIONAL
MATCHMAKING