Back in the state finals of the Start-up BW Elevator Pitch 2021

The back team moves into the state finals of the "Start-up BW Elevator Pitch 2021". The preliminary decision at the media university gives founders the opportunity to present themselves and their innovative business ideas.

with the start-up competition "Start-up bw elevator pitch" For the eighth time, the Ministry of Economic Affairs is looking for the most imaginative business ideas and the best founders of the country. For this purpose, preliminary decisions for the state finals take place throughout Baden-Württemberg, which are organized independently by the partners. The preliminary decision of the accelerator-sandbox at the University of the Media found as part of the Sandbox-Demwoche from 16.-22. July. The team Again the jury convinced with the business idea of the height-adjustable "shoes for the table" and moves into the state finale 2021.

Economic Minister Dr. Nicole Hoffmeister-Kraut congratulated the newly baked state finalist and emphasized: "I am pleased that the sandbox-our start-up BW Accelerator at the media university-gives founders the opportunity to present themselves and their innovative business ideas with the preliminary decision. Founders with their innovative business ideas are decisive. 'Start-up BW' support you in your projects. And make valuable contacts for the further development of your company.

At the Sandbox Demo Week, nine teams presented their business ideas of a specialist jury.

The "Start-up BW Elevator Pitch"

The Baden-Württemberg Ministry of Economics, Labor and Tourism has been organizing the “Start-up BW” campaign "Founder BW Elevator Pitch" since October 2013. In the 2021 competition round, the preliminary decisions are made by the partners of the start-up BW. They send their state finalists to the state finale "Start-up BW Elevator Pitch".

The founders and founding teams usually have three minutes to convince the jury and the audience of their business idea. The teams are assessed by a qualified jury. At least seven start-ups and founders should pitch in the preliminary decision.

The following criteria apply to the state finalist to qualify for the state finals:

• The startup is at least 18 years old on the day of the competition
• The start-up has not worked on the specific implementation of the business idea at the time of the competition, is in the project or pre-foundation phase or has already founded
• It must be a specific business idea. Fictional business ideas cannot be taken into account
• Seat of the company is Baden-Württemberg
• The business idea has not yet been presented as part of the "Start-up BW Elevator Pitch".

Start-up BW Elevator Pitch