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CrowdDesk is Startup of the Year

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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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You will gain access to talents, technologies and innovation and find innovative solutions - hand in hand with a startup next door.
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you will liaise with startups, politicians, medium-sized and large companies while counting on our support with your scouting.
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CEO MEETS CEO
We match startups with established companies, thus, creating innovative solutions.
  • Pitch your idea for a concrete digital challenge of an established company.
  • Work hand in hand - beyond industry boarders, thought patterns and the daily grind.
  • Discuss the joint future – from CEO to CEO, at an eye level.
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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.
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IDEA FACTORY
In this cross-sector think tank with a B2B focus, we bring together CEOs of established corporates and startups as well as partners from FrankfurtRhineMain. We create a forum for lateral thinkers, fostering innovation with joined forces.

Together we identify current digital challenges of our ecosystem and create new formats or further develop existing ones.
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INTERNATIONAL MATCHMAKING
INTERNATIONAL
 MATCHMAKING
In a virtual 3-day 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
Mainova AG
Friedrich Avenarius
HESSENMETALL & VhU
Ertan Can
Multiple Capital
Dr. Markus Coenen
Süwag Energie AG
Prof. Dr. Frank E.P. Dievernich
Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences
Gabriele Eick
Executive Communications
Paul Jörg Feldhoff
Feldhoff & Cie. GmbH
Deputy Mayor Markus Frank
Head of Economic Affairs
Dr. Christian Garbe
Initiator
Lucie Haß
Helaba Digital GmbH & Co. KG
Axel Hellmann
Eintracht Frankfurt
Rainer Hetzer
Continental AG
Christian W. Jakob
Initiator
Michael Kadow
House of Logistics and Mobility (HOLM)
Peter Kania
Initiator
Roland Koch
Former Prime Minister of the State of Hesse
Dr. Rainer Lampe
Transformation Partner
Andreas Lukic
ValueNet Capital Partners
Prof. Dr. Jochen Maas
Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH
Uwe Maurer
Coca-Cola European Partners Deutschland GmbH
Claudio Montanini
Marketing Club Frankfurt
Michael Müller
Fraport AG
Detlev Osterloh
IHK Frankfurt
Dr. Ulrich Raab
Nord-Micro GmbH & Co. OHG
Annegret Reinhardt–Lehmann
Wirtschaftsinitiative FrankfurtRheinMain
Carlos Reiss
Hoesch & Partner GmbH
Dr. Steen Rothenberger
ROTHENBERGER 4xS Vermögensverwaltung GmbH
Roland Schiff-Martini
Schiff-Martini & Cie. GmbH
Oliver Schwebel
Initiator
Prof. Dr. rer. pol. Nils Stieglitz
Frankfurt School of Finance & Management
Jürgen Vormann
Infraserv GmbH & Co. Höchst KG
Dr. Rainer Waldschmidt
Hessen Trade & Invest GmbH
Christian Weniger
signals Venture Capital
Dr. Andreas Widl
Samson AG

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NEWS.

Nov 2020

CrowdDesk is Startup of the Year

Oliver Schwebel, Managing Director of the Frankfurt Economic Development Agency, announced this year's winner of the "Startup of the Year" award from Frankfurt Forward via livestream from the Zoo Gesellschaftshaus in Frankfurt am Main.

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Oct 2020

Startup of the Year on November 18 I Tickets now available

On November 18th our nine Startups of the Month will pitch for the title Startup of the Year at the EURO FINANCE WEEK. Follow the event online in the livestream and vote for your favorite.

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Sep 2020

Frankfurt x Tallinn: International Matchmaking (October 2020)

In the first CO2-neutral International Matchmaking of the City Frankfurt, Frankfurt Forward brings together startups, companies, investors and politicians from Frankfurt and Tallinn on the topic of GovTech from October 20th-22nd.

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Sep 2020

NAIX Technology automates anonymization of data

Dates of birth, names, financial figures or pictures: In a few seconds NAIX Technology blacks out personal information. All automated, of course. Behind this is a well-founded NLP/AI solution by Ramin Karbalaie and his team, which not only facilitates the daily work of large law firms.

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