Göttingen Kürt creative minds: The winners of the start -up competition are here!

Göttingen Kürt creative minds: The winners of the start -up competition are here!

Alte Mensa, 37073 Göttingen, Deutschland - On May 21, 2025, the University of Göttingen honored ten successful teams in a festive final as part of the founding competition "Lift-Off". The event took place in front of over 200 guests in the meeting and event house Alte Kensa and offered an impressive forum for innovative ideas and entrepreneurial spirit.

The competition distinguished projects in various categories, including "founding potential", "science", "Life Science", "sustainable land use" and "social entrepreneurship". In the categories "founding potential" and "science", visitors also had the opportunity to coordinate for their favorites.

award winner at an overview

In the category "Founding potential", the "Complego" team won first place and the audience award. "Complego" has specialized in digitizing inspections, maintenance and repairs in companies. The “Smartermelody” team secured second place, which simplifies learning through learning songs.

The "Science" category was won by team "Bubblefilter", which developed an innovative solution to clean membranes using ultrasound. "SmartMembrane" took second place with an approach to increasing efficiency in medication development through the use of sensors, AI and automation. Here the audience award went to team "Artificell", which offers solutions for 3D miniature fabric for active ingredients.

In addition, special prices were awarded: Team "Artificell" received the price in the "Life Science" category, sponsored by the Life Science Factory. "Spida", a digital platform for agricultural activities in Africa, was awarded the best contribution to future -oriented land use, supported by the Foundation for knowledge. The “Factcheck” team for its online portal received the price for social entrepreneurship for reviewing political statements.

background and relevance of the competition participation

A total of 66 teams competed in this year's competition, supported by material and funds worth over 43,500 euros, which were provided by 16 sponsors. The main sponsors include Sernet GmbH, Sparkasse Göttingen and the Life Science Factory. The competition not only offers financial incentives, but also valuable workshops, seminars and pitch training, all of which are free for participants.

annually, the prize money in German start -up competitions add up to around 2 to 3 million euros, with individual premiums from a few thousand to 50,000 or 100,000 euros. These prize money is a welcome capital injection for start-ups in the initial phase and offer the opportunity to establish important contacts with Business Angels, investors and representatives from large companies. Due to the media attention associated with winning prices, new opportunities for founders who want to develop their company open up. A rule of thumb says: the more and the more renowned the prices, the better for the start-up, which explains the high participation in competitions.

The "Lift-Off" competition is therefore not only a platform for innovation and creativity, but also a crucial step for founders in order to implement their entrepreneurial project into reality and grow sustainably.

For more information, please visit University of Göttingen , GWG "> Online and for founders .