Also this year the Climate Hack took place again. A hackathon where everything revolves around sustainability. Five teams developed sustainable ideas within four days and pitched them at the final pitch before an expert jury. More information can be found on the Climate Hack Website (opens in a new tab).
Here’s the short aftermovie (opens in a new tab)
We recorded this year’s Climate Hack so that everyone who wasn’t on site or couldn’t be on site can get insight into the ideas of the future.
Here’s the recording (opens in a new tab)
Here’s an accessible, transcribed version of the recording:
[Josi]
[Josi] [Music] Great that you all made it to the LBS. We’re thrilled to welcome you today for the final pitch of the Climate Hack 2026. And I think, as VCM—if I may speak on behalf of the whole VCM—we can be a little proud that we’ve put together another event like this and that you’re interested in seeing what’s happened here over the past few days. I’m really looking forward to a wonderful evening with you and hope you’ll enjoy it a lot.
[Tim]
[Music] A warm welcome from me as well! Uh, great that you’re all here. I can tell you, you can really look forward to the pitches. We’ve been going through the days a bit, and I’ve heard a lot, seen a lot, and, um, well, from loneliness caused by social media to a solution for an indoor air‑pollution problem, we somehow have it all today.
[Josi]
Exactly, Tim, that’s a good point. I’d say let’s give the audience a bit of a picture of what we’re actually doing here. How did we end up organizing a Climate Hack? Who are we? What do we do? How does it all fit together? [laughs]
[Tim]
Lots of questions.
[Josi]
Yeah.
[Tim]
First, a quick intro about us: I’m Josie, I’m Tim. We’re part of Venture Club Münster. We always say VCM, short for that. We’re a student‑run initiative here that tries to cover all topics related to entrepreneurship and start‑ups. Our core idea—or mission—is to empower young people so that when they have ideas—and I think we all have tons of ideas every day—they can actually pursue them. So how do we do that? For example, we organize events like today’s Climate Hack 2026; we also held it last year here at the LBS. We have the Female Founders Forum, which took place just last month in December, and our June highlight, the Startup Contacts. I’ll talk more about that later. But we put on all these events. On Wednesday, teams came together. The participants who had registered met, got to know each other, exchanged first ideas, and then, four days later, today, they present those ideas to you and to the jury. What does the “climate” part have to do with it? Climate here is used a bit more broadly and stands representatively for sustainability. Sustainability, as we all know, is important nowadays. And it includes not only ecological sustainability, which we often think of, but also social and economic sustainability. So the question is: How do we want to live, work, do business, and coexist in the future?
[Josi]
But that doesn’t mean everything has to be perfect overnight. Of course that’s impossible—we all know that. I think it’s more about just getting started and actually doing something. And, uh, four days is an insanely short time, so you can’t come up with a perfect idea or execute it flawlessly. Uh, but I believe the point is: just do it, just start, and that’s kind of what the Climate Hack is all about, uh, yeah, how you...
[Josi]
might be a good way to get it moving. And yeah, I’m excited to see what comes next.
[Tim]
But before we get started, we have another important point: we want to thank a lot of important people and institutions. And for that we have someone else we’d like to invite onto the stage. Please give a round of applause for our dear Board member, Sandro. [Applause]
[Sandro]
Hello, hello.
[Sandro]
Good evening from my side as well. Tim and Josie have already put it very well: the past few days have definitely been intense, especially for the participants who tonight play a very, very important role in this whole event. Because bringing sustainable and great ideas to life requires two sides. The first side, which is in the spotlight today, is good ideas from people who think, “I want tomorrow to look just like today. I want tomorrow to be just as livable as today.” But ideas alone aren’t enough.
[Sandro]
Ideas also need people who believe in them and support them. We all know that without the people who have supported us in our lives, we probably wouldn’t be where we are today. It’s the same with this event and the people standing here. There are some very special folks without whom none of this would have been possible, and without whom we couldn’t have put this whole event together. I want to thank those people—our partners—who help us make this event happen, who have provided the necessary resources and also contributed great ideas during the workshops.
[Sandro]
Without them we wouldn’t be standing here today or be able to pull this event together. That includes NRW Bank—big thanks—LBS, Sparkasse, Reach, Grüne Gründung, Grünes Gründen Münsterland, among other institutions, and many more you can see on the screen.
[Tim]
... Many of them are here today, but also
[Tim]
the ones who aren’t here, they deserve the same thanks, of course. Also, there are some people who can’t attend events like this in person. To keep them involved, we’re recording the event and making it digitally accessible. That means you can go to our website and anyone can see the ideas that are being shared and inspired here today. This is only possible thanks to our sponsor and partner, Sparkasse. So another big thank you, because without all our sponsors this wouldn’t have been possible. And now I’d like to give back. A huge round of applause for our partners. [Applause] Thank you!
[Tim]
Exactly, and besides our sponsors there's another important group without which today wouldn't be possible. And that's you, for sure. First of all, thank you for being here. You want—should—[laughs] support us with your energy, with your applause. That's really important, especially for the teams that will be pitching later. But you also have your own role, because you get to vote afterward. As I mentioned, you should all have received your code so you can help decide who wins the audience voting prize this year. So I encourage all of you to take part. Pay close attention to the pitches and let yourselves be inspired.
[Josi]
Exactly, and our third group, without which this wouldn't be possible, is of course our jury. A pitch competition with people pitching needs judges to evaluate it. Otherwise we wouldn't need a pitch competition at all. And, uh, yeah, I'm excited to briefly introduce our jury.
[Tim]
So let's start with Helene. Helene supports young startups right in the phase where great ideas are born.
[Tim]
She’s from the NRW Bank, and, uh, I’m delighted to welcome her to the stage. She was once a member of the VCM. Please give a round of applause for Helene. [Applaus]
[Tim]
Um, Helene, you mentioned— or maybe you want to say a bit about—? Great, thank you. [laughs] Um, that good ideas are the foundation for sustainable and digital transformations. And you were part of the Venture Club Münster yourself. So why is entrepreneurship so important to you?
[Jury]
I think anyone working in this field knows that entrepreneurs can truly shape the future in a positive way—they can really make the world better. At the NRW Bank, we primarily collaborate with entrepreneurs to develop sustainable startup ideas, innovative concepts that drive the economy forward, create jobs, and boost productivity across North Rhine‑Westphalia. It’s also eye‑opening to see how much entrepreneurship can achieve—things we didn’t even realize were possible, even though they’re actually quite simple and attainable. That’s what makes it special.
[Tim]
And my second question for tonight’s pitches: you’ll be evaluating them a bit at the end. How do you recognize a good pitch? What makes a pitch stand out to you?
[Jury]
You can tell pretty quickly how much thought went into it—whether it’s plausible and logical. In detail, you look for things like: Have they spoken with customers? Do they understand their customers? Can they estimate the market size? Is it truly innovative and scalable? I’d say those are the key factors we focus on.
[Tim]
Okay, yeah, we’re excited to see if the teams can meet your expectations. Thank you, Helene. Um, let’s give another big round of applause. [Applaus] Thank you. Oh, and you can stay. Right.
[Josi]
Exactly. We’re also thrilled to welcome Sebastian from Sparkasse today. Please give him a round of applause.
[Josi]
[Applaus] Sebastian, you support founders with financial planning, budgeting, that sort of thing. What would you say—why are you here today? Why does it fit so well? Why are you such a great fit for ClimateHack being here today? And a second question: What are you most looking forward to today?
[Speaker 4]
Well, I'm here today as a representative of Sparkasse, and Sparkasse, as a regional company, is obviously interested in what's happening locally and the sustainable ideas being developed. I think we'll see a lot today. We support that in many areas, including the Climate Hack. I'm just excited to see which companies I might be able to welcome to Sparkasse in a month or two—for a financing meeting, opening an account, or something like that.
[Josi]
A lot-
[Speaker 4]
I'm especially looking forward to five cool ideas.
[Josi]
[laughs] Yeah, sounds good, right? [Applause]
[Josi]
Thank you so much for being here.
[Speaker 4]
My pleasure.
[Josi]
As, uh, a third—I was just thinking, because, uh, one of our jurors is unfortunately unavailable today. That would have been Alexander. So I had to regroup. Next up we have Christina, who works at the university—or even at Reach—and also coaches founders on starting up. We're thrilled to have you here today, Christina... How will you approach the pitches when you watch and listen to them? What will you be looking for, and what makes a pitch stand out to you?
[Speaker 5]
Sure, *coughs* several factors come into play. First of all, it all starts with a solid customer problem. What does that mean? A good customer problem is a relevant issue that affects a large target‑customer group and truly represents a big, urgent problem that needs solving. I place a lot of weight on the problem, but also on the solution. It's important that the solution is developed with the customer, meets their needs, is economically viable, and is feasible to implement. That's what I look at, for sure.
[Josi]
Very nice, thank you. [Applause]
[Tim]
Wrapping it up, we have our jury team. Next, someone who also brings sustainability expertise: Carsten, uh, Leßmann from LBS Nordwest, where we are today as well. [Applause]
[Speaker 6]
Hello everyone!
[Speaker 6]
Carsten, sustainability isn’t just a side topic; it’s also part of your profession. What—what do you look for tonight, or what matters most to you about sustainability in general?
[Speaker 6]
Sustainability is important to me because it affects all of us and our future. I’m not sure if you know this, but the concept of sustainability actually comes from forestry. I think that’s pretty logical and easy to understand. If I have a forest with a million trees and I want to make money from it, I have two options: I could cut down the entire forest tomorrow, get rich quickly, and then wonder the day after how I’ll make more money, because I won’t be able to sell any wood for the next forty years. Or I could take a more measured approach and harvest, say, one‑fortieth of the trees each year while replanting them. That idea captures the point well. In other words, I always translate sustainability as long‑term thinking—not just ecological, but thinking about lasting relationships and long‑term viability. I’m excited to see what the five teams have prepared and what we’ll see next.
[Tim]
Thank you very much. [Applause]
[Tim]
So once again, to all four of you: Thank you, thank you so much for taking the time and for supporting projects and activities like these here. Let’s give a big round of applause for everyone, and then you’re welcome to sit down again.
[Tim]
[Applause] So, and now, uh, it’s getting serious. The teams are getting more and more nervous, so we’ll get to the point. But first, it’s important to quickly clarify the pitch rules. So: each team really has a maximum of five minutes to present. In five minutes their idea should become clear. Afterwards, we’ll have another five minutes for a Q&A with you and the jury. That’s why you’ll keep the microphone then. And, uh, we’re trying to do the same for all teams. That’s why each team really has five minutes, and we’re trying to keep it fair and say: after five minutes it’s over. Exactly. The questions from your side are critical follow‑up questions. They can cover anything related to the business model, the target audience, and we also mentioned customer understanding. So all these topics can be asked, and I hope the teams are prepared for that. But I don’t think you need to worry too much. You’re well prepared.
[Tim]
Exactly.
[Josi]
And I’d say we’ve talked enough for now. I’ll open the first pitch round, and the first team you’ll see shortly—let’s just say they’ve taken on a big challenge. I think we all know that the topic of news sustainability is, uh, really important, but the path to it often winds through a jungle of forms, data, and regulations. Our first team, called Lumio, uh, we’re excited to hear what you have to say. So please join me in welcoming Team One, Lumio. [Applause]
[Tim]
Kicker as well. Have fun!
[Speaker 5]
Yeah, nice. Uh, hi, first of all, we’re the Lumio team and over the past few days we’ve been working on, uh, the topic of bureaucracy. It was just mentioned at the start: a huge issue. Many of you have probably already had experiences with it. It’s often very annoying and time‑consuming, whether it’s about time or
[Speaker 5]
lots and lots of regulations you have to comply with. And it’s the same for companies. Companies have EU regulations. Uh, we’ve now focused on a regulation called CSRD, uh. It’s currently a requirement for large corporations and market‑oriented companies, uh, covering areas like CO₂ management, supply chain, and many, many, many other reports. It’s a massive document,
[Speaker 5]
asks: Is what you’re doing here actually sustainable? And you have to trace the supply chain down to the smallest detail
[Speaker 5]
to be tracked. That's obviously a huge effort. We made a very rough estimate, and it looks like—... What we estimated for a year: roughly one thousand person‑hours that a company has to invest. We only focused on salary; there are many other factors. That means the €35 per hour is probably still fairly conservative. That brings us to, um, as shown here, an annual total of €35,000 that essentially every company falling into this category would have to pay to produce this report. Important: This report will be significantly expanded over the next few years. Small and medium‑sized enterprises will have to comply with the same requirements starting next year, or slightly relaxed ones. And that's exactly where we want to step in. We thought we could help these small and medium‑sized companies create a sustainability report more sustainably and as simply and quickly as possible. To do that, we came up with the idea of designing a platform that automatically processes the data, filters it, and, um, converts it into the specific format required by the CSRD. This would generate substantial savings in terms of personnel costs and overall expenses.
[Speaker 7]
Yes, and then let's move on. Uh, let's take a look at the market a bit. First of all, the market has a huge growth potential. Here, as you can see on the right, we have a small graph that shows how the market size is likely to develop over the next few years. This is especially relevant for all the various tools that need to consider Environmental, Social and Governance regulations, for example. That's why we see massive growth potential for a new solution, especially if we focus on small and medium‑sized enterprises that currently don't have good solutions. Actually, we already received some validation from a real company—the Vestische Caritas Clinics. We had a contact there and asked them how things are going for them right now. They told us they face huge problems and definitely see potential for a solution, especially for SMEs that can't afford larger solutions like those from SAP. That brings us to the next slide: the competition. Currently there are already solutions for these problems, for example from SAP and Osapiens. They already have a fair amount of traction. But the downside is that these solutions are either too complex, too expensive, or just not really suitable for small to medium‑sized companies. They may lack integration, and a lot can go wrong. That's why Lumio wants to position itself specifically for small and medium‑sized businesses and make it as easy as possible for them not to get lost in these regulations. As a business model we envision a subscription SaaS. We based this on the fact that, as a team, we already have experience with it, which we see as a big advantage. We also think SaaS offers other benefits, such as a relatively high margin and low entry costs. Those are major advantages for a startup like us. And now we’ll walk you through the rest of our vision.
[Speaker 5]
Uh, yeah, so this is our team. We have over five years of experience in general project work. That includes programming, consulting, product management, and also the knowledge we’ve gained from our studies. Uh,
[Speaker 5]
Yes, the next steps for us, the outlook, are first to keep researching the market, validate it for us, and build an MVP. Thank you for your attention. [Applaus]
[Tim]
I hate it, I hate having to interrupt you, but, uh, I think we can all understand that we want and need to stick roughly to the five‑minute limit, uh, so we have comparability, you know, between the teams. One team gets six minutes, another only four and a half. That would be somewhat unfair. But, uh, that was a strong kickoff. A great topic. Interesting, uh, you don’t often think about it that way. Um, at this point I’ll go ahead and give the floor to the jury and open the Q&A. So five minutes, and feel free to start now.
[Jury]
First of all, thank you for stepping onto the stage and, um, presenting it in a way that you’ve put everything together over the four days. It’s definitely a solution I see, and I definitely see concrete demand for it. Have you ever thought about how you could use AI to further support the project and bring even more value?
[Speaker 7]
Yes, we’ve definitely thought about that. It was also a big question whether we want to make it a real focus. Um, we see a small issue there. It might conflict with sustainability. If that’s our goal, AI is, as you see in the media, a huge topic right now, and it’s unclear whether it can truly be sustainable. Um, we think for our solution, we’d probably only find out for sure with an MVP. But our current outlook is that it would work quite well even without AI. We’d probably rely on more traditional machine learning, not the kind of AI most people think of today—like chatbots such as ChatGPT. Exactly.
[Jury]
Thank you.
[Speaker 5]
Yes, thank you as well for the presentation. I can fully, uh, relate to the topic and also say that it’s totally relevant for companies. I get to work with it every day, and that’s, uh—
[Tim]
... There are nicer topics. Um, I’m curious—how do you get your first customer? The first customer is always the toughest. After you get that first client you can say, “Here, we had a good project with the client, um, we have a solid reference,” but how do you actually land that first customer and why do you target them? How do you reach them?
[Speaker 5]
Uh, exactly. So we mentioned earlier that we got validation from a company, um, which is a consortium of four hospitals in the district where I’m from. And
[Speaker 5]
We’d probably go straight in and start a pilot project. Likely not across the entire size of those hospitals, but maybe for a part of them at first. That way we can prove the concept, win that hospital as our first customer, and then scale up, expand, and approach other customers.
[Tim]
Thank you.
[Speaker 8]
Yeah, thanks for the great pitch and, um, awesome team, I have to say. So you can build the solution yourselves and also sell it. That's already a good prerequisite, for sure. Um, and exactly, you just talked about the first customer. Um, what does your ICP, [laughs] Ideal Customer Profile, generally look like? Um, do you want to stay, let's say, mainly in the hospital sector? Or are you saying, "No, that's just the entry market, but we actually want to go elsewhere."? Um, I'd be interested to hear more about that. Thanks.
[Speaker 7]
So I actually see a huge Poso potential for us to diversify as well. Um, as already mentioned, it comes from many different industries. It's, um, for banks, for all sorts of things. Um, with hospitals we really see this advantage, that we, let's say, have an unfair edge because we already have, um, contacts there. But we definitely see the possibility to expand further, especially if we move toward SMEs. Hospitals often no longer really fit into that K regulation, or into the size range of SMEs. And, um, we would probably also, um, expand into new markets.
[Speaker 5]
Also to add: these regulations are initially quite broadly defined, which makes our initial specialization possibly on hospitals. But these regulations don’t only apply to hospitals, they essentially apply to all companies. Therefore we think scaling to other industries should be relatively straightforward.
[Tim]
That's almost a perfect landing. So, [laughs] um, first of all, thank you all. Thanks to the jury for the questions. Um, I think you’ve proven yourselves pretty well. Um, before I kick you off the stage, could you briefly tell us: how did you come up with the idea, or, um, is this your first time on stage?
[Speaker 7]
Um, I can only speak for myself, but for me this is actually my first time on stage, yeah. Um, we came up with the idea basically, um, well, we thought about what we could do, and we immediately said: ‘Well, the simplest thing would be to go straight to people who work in some industry, in some company, and just ask them what problems they have.’ And the advantage was, um, that Max next to me already had, um, really good contacts, so we could directly tap into those, um, those hospitals, and we just talked with them for half an hour and, um, came to really good conclusions. And, um, yeah, I’d say that’s basically how the ideation process unfolded.
[Tim]
Very, very cool. And would you say it was fun?
[Speaker 7]
Definitely. [laughs]
[Speaker 5]
Totally awesome. I’d recommend it to anyone, um, who’s around here in Münster and interested in entrepreneurship. It’s a super, super experience. Cool pitches, very, very friendly mentors and startup founders who spoke on site. I thought it was really cool.
[Tim]
I don’t think I could have said it better. [laughs]
[Speaker 7]
I completely agree. [laughs]
[Tim]
Great. Okay, let’s give a final round of applause. Thank you, Team Lumio.
[Tim]
[Applaus]
[Tim]
That fast, huh? We're switching topics now, but that doesn't make it any less important. Uh, despite poor—uh, despite social interactions via WhatsApp, Instagram, and the like, the vast majority of today's youth feel lonely. The startup we're about to introduce aims to solve this paradox. So let's give a warm welcome on stage to: Back to Life. [Applause]
[Speaker 9]
[Music] Yeah,
[Speaker 9]
Thank you for the introduction. Uh, first of all, have a great evening from my side. Uh, wow, there are a few more people than I expected, but we’ve got this. Yeah, we are Back to Life and, uh, we want to bring young people together again, and that in real life.
[Speaker 9]
First, let me introduce: Ah, it’s not moving forward right now.
[Speaker 9]
Uh, we could use some support. Ah, now it’s working. Ah, let’s go back again. Right, here’s the intro: Uh, this is Lena, and—Lena spends a lot of time on social media. She loves chatting, posts Reels, and is interested in other people’s lives. Yet she often feels alone. She feels listless, isn’t quite sure what to do, and—unfortunately, she’s not the only one. Back then, she used to play soccer a lot, had social contacts, was in a swim club. But now things look different. And, as I said, she’s not alone. Uh… The daily social‑media usage among today’s youth is about three point five hours per day. That’s huge, and we see a big opportunity to fight it. We’ve looked at the market to see what’s out there and have come to this insight: there are already several providers. The problem is that we often don’t experience any freedom or positivity. It’s very limited, and we see a huge potential precisely because we’ll offer activities that lead to the opposite: freedom, positivity, and especially activities that happen in real life again, not in the digital world.
[Speaker 10]
Yeah, and that’s exactly where our solution comes in. We thought, we want to give teens real alternatives. So instead of always saying, “Hey, put your phone down. You’ve picked it up five hundred times today. That’s kind of crappy,” we try to offer alternatives. We want to actually say, “Try this. What do you think?” And that, in turn, encourages people to actually put the phone down and even socialize, which can also help combat loneliness. And we want to implement this through, as you can see up here, activities like: go to the 20‑20 Bar, which is nearby here in Münster, very local, and grab a buy‑one‑get‑one drink. We’ve built a monetization model into that, but we’ll get to that later. And the motivation for it
[Speaker 10]
we also need to create. And we plan to do it with streaks—like you see at professional apps such as Duolingo—using streaks to drive motivation, plus ranks and goals so we keep progressing. We want to keep things positive, showing progress rather than constantly highlighting problems, because that doesn’t motivate. Also, we’ll of course offer a solution for sudden boredom.
[Speaker 10]
and quick tasks that you can complete right away. For example, as you can see here, a shopping‑cart race. So creativity can run wild. And friends can provide a lot of motivation, e.g., through leaderboards for streaks and the like.
[Speaker 10]
Exactly, we’re Neotaste, just in a completely different way, by connecting customers with partners, and as a result the partners generate higher revenues. And that way the app can be free for customers, and we earn a commission.
[Speaker 11]
Exactly, for customers there are several cool activities they can do. For example, they can go outside with their friends and just spend a lot of time offline, without social media. Also, as Matus already mentioned, there are discounts, which is obviously great for customers. They can redeem them at escape rooms or museums. For the partners, there’s also… the best thing for partners is basically customer acquisition, because through us they gain more customers they would never have gotten otherwise. Also, their image is greatly improved because we’re a very social app and in public that looks great, especially when something social collaborates with, say, a museum.
[Speaker 12]
Exactly, this idea is already pretty brilliant, but while developing it we realized that it actually has a lot more potential. For instance, so far we’ve mostly focused on young adults and teenagers. But the idea could be expanded much further, for example by offering Pilates classes for mothers to create a gathering space. Right. About our team: we’re a pretty young team, which some might see as a disadvantage, but we see it the other way around. We think that’s actually our strength, because we’re directly connected to the problem and can relate to it ourselves. That said, because we’re a young team we need support to take the project beyond the Climate Hack. So we’d be thrilled if we’ve convinced you and you’d support us on our journey. [Applause]
[Speaker 9]
Yes,
[Speaker 9]
Thank you very much, all four of you. I have to say, this is a topic that’s personally close to my heart. Cool that you’ve tackled it. It’s really great that you’re here, but I think my opinion isn’t the main point. I’ll hand the floor over to the jury. What do you think? What are your questions?
[Speaker 4]
Thank you so much for the great pitch. I’m familiar with the problem. My daughter is thirteen, and her phone use—well, I don’t want to dwell on it—but it’s about three and a half hours. We’re probably somewhere in that range. What I’m wondering is: what are your next steps? Would you start only in Münster first? Where would you build your MVP? What would be the idea for the next steps?
[Speaker 12]
Of course it’s always easier to start a startup on a small scale, and we have Münster as a student city, which is a big advantage for us to launch there first. But, as we’ve already mentioned, there’s huge potential in the app, so you can later expand throughout Germany, for example.
[Speaker 10]
I’d maybe add, uh, I’m really glad someone asked because I’d forgotten. Um, but we have, uh, Jonas Hegen from Lieber—maybe that rings a bell for many?
[Josi]
... or most, um, also spoken to as a mentor, and he showed a lot of interest and would like to help us with that. And yeah, I think, since we’re such a young team, that’s pretty much exactly what we need. Accordingly, I’d say we found exactly that at ClimateTech, what we were looking for.
[Josi]
Yeah, thanks for the awesome pitch and, um, cool that you’re so young. You keep saying that all the time. [laughs] How young are you roughly? Can you—would you tell me? Uh, and then a more technical question: How does your go‑to‑market strategy look? And generally there’s always the platform problem. A platform only gets used if a lot of people are on it. So, how do you get people onto it?
[Josi]
Um, yeah, we mainly imagined it like this: if you’re active in friend groups, you can spread it pretty quickly because one person reaches several people directly, and it can spread like a wildfire.
[Speaker 9]
Um, maybe also about that, um, it’s a bit, uh, contradictory, I’d say contradictory. But of course there are a lot of options, especially through social media. If other people see: Hey, they’re doing something cool, they’re out there, have activities, you can share that and other people become aware of it. And maybe back to the first question: So, um, I’m eighteen and, um—
[Speaker 12]
Exactly, I’m also eighteen. We’re currently studying in our first semester.
[Speaker 11]
Uh, yeah, exactly, I’m sixteen. Uh, should I keep talking for you? Uh, yeah, and Marto is fifteen and we’re together in the tenth grade. Exactly. [Applause]
[Speaker 6]
If we still have time, I have another, um, content question. I’ll just come out as not being part of the target audience. I was able to follow most of your pitch pretty well, but I have to admit I’m not familiar with either Neotaste or Streaks. Can you fill me in?
[Speaker 12]
Yeah, so Neotaste is a company that, um, we actually used it as an example because it connects users with businesses by offering discount promotions. For example, they might offer two pizzas for the price of one at a restaurant, and the app then matches users with the businesses. That’s basically our principle as well, which is why we used it as an example.
[Speaker 12]
Exactly. But with us, another advantage you could point out is that the scope of possibilities is much larger than with Neotaste, because we don’t just focus on restaurants—we actually have a whole range of businesses we can partner with.
[Speaker 9]
And also, um, regarding the other point about Streaks: basically they’re weekly or series activities—how many times you’ve done something consecutively. For example, Duolingo is a good example: you’ve studied several days in a row. If you miss a day, the streak resets. Exactly.
[Speaker 6]
Great, thanks you all.
[Josi]
Really, thank you so much for your questions. I’d like to follow up briefly. You said you’re sixteen, you’re fifteen. How does that work with school, and how did you even hear about this? Wh‑what brought you to ClimateTech?
[Speaker 11]
Exactly, we saw it on Instagram and then thought it would actually be pretty cool to take part. Uh, we signed up and we, uh, asked the school if we could maybe get a leave of absence. And then they approved it and, yeah, now we're here.
[Speaker 11]
[Applaus]
[Josi]
Super cool.
[Josi]
I’d say it was worth it, what do you think?
[Speaker 11]
Yeah.
[Josi]
Nice. So, uh, how excited were you? Could you say that quickly? I mean, a bit younger than me. I'm also nervous before I speak. How about you?
[Speaker 11]
Yeah, so, if I talk about myself, I was really excited and I think the others were too. But together it was great, and it worked.
[Speaker 12]
Yeah, I’d say we were excited all day, of course. But because this afternoon and evening we worked out the whole program a bit more with two mentors and also rehearsed the pitch one final time, we gained a bit of confidence, so I’d say: Yeah, it went pretty well, don’t you think? Uh, exactly, many thanks again to the whole team from Venture Club who really supported us wonderfully, and also all the mentors who were there the whole time and helped us. Thanks a lot to you!
[Speaker 12]
[Applaus]
[Josi]
I’d say, thank you all. Back to life. [Applaus]
[Josi]
Exactly, and that brings us to the third pitch. If you’re feeling like the air in here isn’t that great, it’s actually scientifically proven. No surprise. Uh, statistically the indoor air is actually worse than outside, [laughs] as you often notice. And that’s, um, the topic of the next group. Please welcome with me Team Three: Luftregal. [Applaus] [Musik]
[Speaker 8]
Okay, hi. I need your imagination right off the bat. So: You can—
[Speaker 13]
... Okay, what's next? [laughs] Yeah,
[Speaker 13]
it's kind of not working right now.
[Speaker 13]
Anyway, just picture this. Yeah, [laughs] you can also look outside. It's snowing right now, it's cold. And now imagine you're working in the office, sitting there for eight hours or maybe even longer, and eventually the air gets really stuffy. And all you really want is fresh air or a walk outside.
[Speaker 13]
What's the consequence? Dry hands, itchy eyes. You feel exhausted, you crave fresh air, and in the worst case you might even get sick.
[Speaker 13]
What was already hinted at a bit: indoor air can actually be worse than outdoor air. That's due to CO2, formaldehyde, or sometimes fine dust. The conventional solutions are air conditioners or air filters. They don't look particularly nice, but they usually do the job and clean the air or make it cooler.
[Speaker 13]
On the other hand, they also warm the planet, because air conditioners account for three percent of global emissions. Another fact: Germans are stressed. According to the German Techniker Krankenkasse, 66% of Germans are often stressed and 31% are constantly stressed.
[Speaker 14]
These are really several problems. So it's urgently time to do better. Our solution is the Luftregal. Luftregal sounds cool and your room will be too. This system, which we see here, is built from three components. On the inside we have a fan. It provides air circulation, so it moves the air and it doesn't feel so stale. In the middle we have a moist charcoal pad. That has two effects: first, it adds humidity, so the room isn’t so dry; second, that humidity also cools the room. And on the outside we have plants. Plants have not just two but four positive effects. First, they look good; second, plants in a room have been proven to reduce stress. Third, they filter pollutants from the air; and fourth, they release water vapor through their leaves, further cooling the room in addition to the moist pad. What’s our vision with the Luftregal? We want offices, kindergartens, schools and eventually your living room to become feel‑good oases with truly great air. Perfect places to take a deep breath or: take a good breath.
[Speaker 14]
And, as a side benefit, we also address four Sustainable Development Goals. So we’re not only doing something for our own well‑being, but also for the well‑being of our planet.
[Speaker 15]
But this is more than just hot air. It’s actually fresh air. Let’s take a look at the competition. We have three major competitors: air‑conditioner manufacturers, humidifier manufacturers, and vertical plants. But as we can see, they don’t all meet
[Speaker 15]
the requirements, they don’t provide all functions. We have plants that transpire and make the air more humid, provide a cooling effect, and with lower noise and, uh, very nice looks they consume little energy. Additionally, pollutants are filtered out and stress is reduced.
[Speaker 15]
But how do we plan to make money? We're going to focus on B2B, um, take a look. We want to target sustainable companies, ESG firms, companies focused on increasing employee satisfaction. We also want to look at daycares and after‑school programs. Where the flu is just a step away, fresh air is even more important. And we also want to offer a service for businesses. Let's look at the market. We'll focus on the German market first and later on Austria, so the DACH region and similar. And the market we aim to reach now is 62.3 million euros.
[Speaker 15]
What are our next steps? Our next steps are validation, financing, further connecting the network, and continuously improving our product iteratively.
[Speaker 15]
This is our team: Sophie, Noah, and me. We're an interdisciplinary team from many different fields, but we share one focus: making the world better. A great place to catch your breath.
[Speaker 15]
[breathes] Your space with Luftregal. [Applause]
[Speaker 13]
Awesome! Everyone, take another deep breath. [laughs] Uh, no, thank you for your pitch. Uh, very, very cool. I’ve never even thought about something like this before. I actually didn’t know it existed. Uh, but maybe the jury knows even more about it. Uh, so we can now, [laughs] if everything’s good up front, gladly start the Q&A.
[Jury]
Thank you as well at this point. Uh, how maintenance‑intensive is the Luftregal? Do you build it once and then, uh, does it just sit there for ten, twenty years? Or how much work does a company have with it?
[Speaker 14]
Uh, exactly, it’s naturally somewhat maintenance‑intensive because you obviously have to replace that damp cloth. Uh, we’ll need to look specifically at what the cloth is made of and how often it needs to be changed. But we also wanted to initially focus specifically on the B2B market… and on B2G, because the competencies are already there, for example with building managers, to do something like that and it also takes load off other devices.
[Speaker 8]
Thank you.
[Speaker 6]
Yes, thank you from me as well. Uh, what I like about your idea is that it’s simple and easy to understand, and I kept nodding along, uh, and realized I would actually buy it. Uh,
[Speaker 6]
I think it still has a lot of potential, and maybe you’ve already thought about that. Also, I love the idea of schools and daycares. Uh, I think the interesting question is: how can you monetize it? Maybe there’s even a kind of share model. You know, you buy a chocolate bar and it funds a meal for someone who can’t afford it. So I can easily imagine, and since we’re here at LBS, let’s talk about it later, uh, that you install these walls and with each wall installed you fund one or two more walls in a daycare or school. I can totally picture that, because the companies you’re targeting are usually also interested in doing good and letting others share in it.
[Speaker 6]
What do you think? [laughs]
[Speaker 15]
Yes, that’s a great point. Especially with schools and public institutions, there are often many funding pots that aren’t fully utilized. Sometimes schools don’t even know these funds exist or that there’s money they could tap into. That’s definitely a big area where a lot of potential remains untapped, which could be leveraged well.
[Speaker 6]
Thanks again from me for the cool pitch. Uh, great idea. Um, do you already know which plants can be planted in there and when we'll have the first prototype to look at?
[Speaker 14]
Oh, so the one with the prototype, we probably need to take a closer look at that, I think. Also regarding the materials we’ll ultimately use. As for the plants, we theoretically came up with two options. First, we could leave it up to the customers who buy it to decide which plants they want to put in, um, but we could also offer pre‑made combinations. We’d tend to focus on plants that grow well in shade, so you have flexibility in where you place it, and also on plants with a large leaf surface area, because that means they release more water vapor.
[Speaker 8]
Yeah, that's right. Thanks for the great pitch. Uh, you covered a lot, uh, you jumped into the problem nicely, uh, showed the market, the competition, your vision, uh, gave the data. So very, very cool. Thanks for that. Uh, my question, which is still a bit open for me, uh, is the issue of profitability. Uh,
[Speaker 8]
Do you— I know you don’t have exact numbers yet, but do you have a rough estimate of what the manufacturing costs might be for you and at what price you could or would want to sell it?
[Speaker 15]
Exactly, so the manufacturing costs are relatively low, because we’d work with a supplier from a plant house as a partner. And the technology behind it isn’t highly complex. It’s also based on low energy consumption. That means, uh, the plants take up water through fabrics. There’s a box with water, and a fabric draws it out. That isn’t expensive, uh, but works really well, so the manufacturing costs stay fairly low. As for the selling price, uh, we’re in the B2B sector, so that’s also where the premium… yeah, we’re definitely in the premium segment. So we’re aiming for a price range between six hundred and eight hundred euros for the sale price. And then there’s the service question. Plants are living organisms, so they sometimes need to be pruned, uh, and similar care. The fabrics might need to be replaced. Also, preventing mold is really important, which makes the fabric aspect quite relevant. Exactly, yeah, I think that covers it.
[Speaker 14]
Yeah, exactly, maybe to circle back: Fans are relatively cheap to purchase, even models that would basically be suitable for our, [Rückkopplung] for our construction. That would cost, uh, an estimated maximum of sixty euros per fan. Uh, we’ve calculated with one for now, but we can of course scale up to multiple fans depending on the setup. Uh, plants would probably also be fairly inexpensive, as long as they’re not specialty varieties, which are generally widely available, and the activated carbon is an industrial material. So we should be able to source those without any problem.
[Speaker 14]
Good closing remarks. Um, yeah, thanks again for the questions from your side. Thank you for the answers. I also have another question for you. So, you know, for example we’re sponsored, among other things, by Lovable—or that’s also a prize later. I’ve already guessed a bit. Um, what I want to say is: we’re constantly working on AI topics, on digital stuff. How does it happen that you’re now doing something different, something that isn’t digital?
[Speaker 14]
Um, yeah, I’d say the idea came a bit from my side, even though we developed it together, of course. Um, personally I’m interested in plants; I even did a Jugend forscht project on a related topic back in school, and that’s why our idea was: How can we use biological mechanisms to develop sustainable solutions?
[Tim]
Very, very cool. And, um, well, is this your first time on stage?
[Speaker 14]
Not quite.
[Tim]
[laughs] You just mentioned that. Yeah, okay, then, um, that’s it from your side. Thank you, thank you, thank you! And then a big round of applause, right? [Applause]
[Tim]
... So, let’s move on to a completely different topic. Our range of topics seems to cover everything, it feels like. Um, now we’re getting to a subject that we might all know a bit better: food waste, food loss. Um, and often people don’t think about the perspective of supermarkets. The team Dynaprice, um, is working on that, with a solution, um, because food costs supermarkets millions of euros each year. Dynaprice offers a solution for that. Let’s welcome them on stage. [Applause]
[Speaker 16]
[Rhythmic music] First of all, thanks for the nice introduction and thank you for letting us be here today. And I’d say, let’s get started with our presentation. So we are Dynaprice and over the past few days we’ve been tackling the issue of food waste. I think we all know that food waste is a real problem in our society. And I think none of us can absolve ourselves from the fact that we overconsume.
[Speaker 16]
Okay. And the wholesale sector can’t excuse itself either, because in Germany alone over eight hundred thousand tons of food are thrown away in supermarkets each year. To give you a quick visual: eight hundred thousand tons. That could feed the whole of Münster for about seventeen years, for free. Just imagine that. And to reduce those eight hundred thousand tons, we thought we’d tackle the problem at its root.
[Speaker 17]
If you go to a supermarket nowadays, you already see several solution concepts. Ah, the scanner isn’t working again. Let’s wait a moment.
[Speaker 17]
Man, uh, already knows some solution concepts, and they’re basically these funny twenty‑, thirty‑, forty‑percent stickers. It works like this: a product is close to its best‑by date, an employee walks through the store, sees it, and sticks the sticker on. We’ve identified a huge problem: there’s basically no system for the produce department. That’s the area where the most waste happens. That’s exactly where we want to intervene with our software, and we’ve built a system called “Act before the banana turns brown.” A supermarket buys a hundred bananas. The supermarket knows roughly that those bananas can be sold over the next five days before they turn brown or mushy and the customer stops buying them. The store needs to sell twenty bananas a day. With our system we check on day one: was that sales target met? If not, the price is nudged down a bit so we get back on track and ultimately don’t have to throw anything away. In the end, our system calculates how quickly inventory must move so nothing is left over. The bigger the deviation, the larger the discount. If sales exceed the plan? No worries—the end consumer never pays more than they would have otherwise. Now you’re probably wondering how the whole system works. Our software is built on the natural digitization of every supermarket. Aldi, Lidl, Rewe and Co. already have digital ERP systems. The stores know exactly how many apples, bananas, cucumbers, etc., are currently on the sales floor, and we can run our system on the back of that data. More and more supermarkets are also integrating digital electronic price tags. The price recommendations our system generates can be integrated in seconds without requiring an employee to change the price manually.
[Speaker 18]
So here’s the plan for making money: we’re using a classic subscription model where supermarkets pay a monthly fee per location. In addition, we’re tapping into the massive retail market and targeting an easily reachable slice of it—aiming for a ten‑percent share. Of course we’re not the only ones in that space. We have several competitors, such as Too Good To Go, which is becoming increasingly popular and also tackles food waste. However, they usually have a very small footprint in supermarkets, and there are others that focus exclusively on supermarkets and deal with the quantity a supermarket should order. There are also players that concentrate on pricing. Some competitors focus on animal‑based products, whereas we focus on plant‑based ones. That’s our unique selling point.
[Speaker 16]
Yes, with the EU’s CSRD directive, uh, the EU requires companies to do ESG reporting, which makes sustainability measurable and therefore economically relevant. We’ve already spoken with store managers in Münster at Aldi and Rewe, and the owner of the Superbio market chain, which has over twenty locations nationwide, also sees a need and an exciting opportunity in our solution. We’d like to start with one or two supermarkets in Münster, try to secure grant funding, and then build an MVP that integrates with existing POS systems. And when we scale, we’ll expand regionally and even nationally. Our team brings exactly the right expertise: Jonne focusing on finance, Marlene on sales and marketing-
[Speaker 19]
... Jonas in Data Science ensures clean pricing logic, and I, as a lawyer, round out the team on legal and compliance matters. Let’s tackle food waste not at the trash can, but right where it starts: with Dynaprice. [Applause]
[Josi]
Yes, and thank you all very much for your presentation. It’s a truly fascinating topic. I’m looking forward to hearing what the jury has to say.
[Josi]
Totally stumped. [laughs]
[Speaker 8]
Uh, yeah, first of all [clears throat] thank you for the great pitch. Definitely a strong team. I think you can go straight into implementation. It’s exciting that something like this apparently doesn’t exist yet. You mentioned that, in its current form, it doesn’t exist. My thought was: you want to limit food waste overall, not just in supermarkets. When you offer lower prices, I always wonder if consumers might end up buying more than they need. I’m also wondering: have you considered that this could just shift the problem—from the retailer to the customer—so that the produce might spoil at home? Of course, you can’t control that, but…
[Speaker 18]
Thanks for the question. We’ve spoken a lot, among other things, with the founder of the Banana Boat at Glow Kitchen. She’s already in thousands of supermarkets and gave us a clear picture that far more waste is generated in supermarkets than by consumers. So, in that sense, we’d really focus on ensuring that, percentage‑wise, while consumers do throw things away, the clear winner in producing waste is the supermarkets.
[Speaker 8]
Thanks.
[Speaker 6]
Yes, thank you from me as well. It’s a very relatable topic for me, because each of us shops multiple times a week and faces exactly the problems you describe. I had another idea and wanted to ask if it’s relevant. You could also think of it the other way around. Your scenario is: I walk into a supermarket and see that the bananas are a bit brown, so I take them for a twenty‑percent discount. I could also go in the opposite direction and ask: ‘Where can I find the cheapest bananas right now, even if they’re a bit brown?’ So, is that a future expansion of your product—having an app that shows me five or six nearby supermarkets? Or is that something that runs counter to your perspective?
[Speaker 19]
Well, personally I think that might not really be in the best interest of retail, if customers only go where the bananas happen to be cheapest. Also, it probably won’t be predictable exactly when the AI determines the cheapest price, which was a possible criticism from entrepreneurs—they’re worried customers will only come when it’s especially cheap. But we could prevent that by making it not clearly predictable, because the AI updates the price in real time.
[Speaker 18]
And, um, [clears throat] as I said, from Glow Kitchen, the founder also mentioned there are challenges, like some bananas get moldy, which is one reason they used fresh bananas. I think there could be legal issues as well, but for example the Edeka near the harbor said that its brown bananas end up nicely at the ice‑cream shop. So locally people have already found uses for specific products.
[Speaker 6]
One quick question. First of all, thanks for the pitch—awesome topic and great slides. Have you ever thought about tackling the ordering system? Like, if you notice that only five bananas (or five banana portions) were taken on Monday this week, you’d order just five for next Monday. Or the AI could calculate that on sunny days more bananas are sold, or fewer. Approaching it from the purchasing side rather than the sales side to manage the whole thing.
[Speaker 17]
That’s obviously a huge market in the end. For example, I can mention the U.S. company Afresh. They recently achieved unicorn status simply because they focus on the supermarket’s purchasing process. They forecast the weather—better weather, more sunshine—so the store knows it needs more raspberries, for instance. However, we’ve clearly seen that once the supermarket has already bought the stock, the consumer behavior kicks in, and we can’t just eliminate waste through the purchasing process alone. If we optimize both processes, the store can keep waste as low as possible. And that can’t be achieved by only optimizing the buying side.
[Josi]
Cool, thanks a lot, you guys. Really exciting again. I’d like to dig a bit deeper into the past few days, which the audience might not have fully caught. What would you say you got out of participating in the Climate Hack? What did you take away? How has it maybe changed your perspective on sustainability or on entrepreneurship in general?
[Speaker 17]
Well, I can speak for myself: I wanted to join last year, but I kind of missed it and regretted it. So I was pretty sure I’d take part this year, and the past few days have definitely paid off for me. I knew I’d be really nervous before the pitch, but I also knew I’d learn a lot. [clears throat] And through all the workshops and now developing our own idea, I think the whole team learned a ton. I’d just say on behalf of the entire team that those three or four days were really great and educational.
[Josi]
... Great to hear. One point you can also bring up again: How does it look for you? Um, is it an idea that you develop here in four days and then it somehow falls off the table? Or do you really have the motivation, even beyond university—since you're all students—to keep working on it and say, look: how do we make it happen? What are the next steps for you? Maybe you could say a bit about that.
[Josi]
Of course, and we’re really grateful, there are fantastic opportunities in Münster to continue working on an idea after the event. For example, with Reach last year at ClimateTech, which I also participated in, we were able to go straight to Reach’s Validation Lab and further validate our idea, diving deeper into it. Um, I don’t think we’ve laid out a concrete plan for what comes next, but I believe we’re very well equipped here in Münster and had an amazing time over those four days.
[Josi]
Thank you very much!
[Speaker 18]
And of course, we’re also well equipped thanks to Sparkasse. [laughs] [Applause]
[Josi]
Yes, that’s your applause. Thank you so much. [Applause]
[Josi]
Yes, and with that we’re heading onto the home stretch. Um, we’ve reached the final pitch, the last team. Team number five: Authentic. Loneliness is a huge problem today. And that even though we actually have an endless array of ways to connect. Why we often still feel lonely and how we can solve that—that’s what team five, Authentic, will show us now.
[Josi]
[Applaus]
[Speaker 20]
[Musik]
[Speaker 20]
Yes,
[Speaker 20]
wonderful. Oh, we’re waiting a moment for the clicker. [laughs] Um, can anyone help us with the clicker?
[Speaker 20]
In that direction, ah! Aha.
[Speaker 21]
I mean,
[Speaker 21]
uh—Help! I mean, it’s like this: We can’t, I mean, it works for a few, but we can’t all sit in Berlin in a coworking space with a MacBook and a chai latte and invent the tenth dating app.
[Speaker 22]
Yes, we can do this, and, uh, we'd like to present it to you today—why we can do it, how, and so on. We've focused on the WHO criterion, uh, Good Health and Well‑being, and we want to tackle the problem of loneliness. According to the WHO, 800,000 people die each year from the effects of loneliness. Imagine that. It would be like the entire population of Brandenburg, uh, of Frankfurt am Main, excuse me, uh, dying each year from loneliness. That's crazy—it can't be true. We want to address this issue. Where does our generation look for genuine connection and depth? We want to meet people. Where do we do that? In online dating. Does it work? No, I see a few smiling faces. Why doesn't it work? It's because current dating apps disappoint us. That's mainly due to superficiality, which we're constantly told about. And we trace that superficiality back to the wrong matching algorithms. The matching algorithms that rely solely on swipes and evaluate our potential deep connections based on other people's looks. That's fundamentally a problem—the wrong foundation. So we ask ourselves: If all new users are getting disappointed—I see nodding faces here, I see understanding faces here—you’re disappointed with the current dating apps. How can we solve this? How do we take it in hand when trust in the existing dating apps and in love is lost? Navid, how do we solve this?
[Speaker 23]
Alright, let's move on to the solution. I could now give you a technical rundown of existing algorithms and how to improve them, but the simple explanation is: we want to give you an app that understands you. Uh, we use psychological gold standards and metrics that build a comprehensive, scientifically grounded picture of your personality. These are five dimensions that are reproducible, reliable, and generally stable across people, and, um, they’re very effective at connecting people. Here we have a prototype of what our app looks like. Uh, and I’ll walk you through how it could work. You go through an onboarding process where you talk to a voice agent, where you can casually share what your ideas about a relationship are, what you expect, what your values are. The voice agent simultaneously builds a psychometric model of you. Afterwards you receive a summary that shows you again what the AI derived from your conversation. Then you get a data overview that places you within the Big Five dimensions and gives you a brief explanation.
[Speaker 23]
Here we take a step back. Uh, here we’re looking at an example match. For that, um, you get a short text that shows who the person is, what they’re about, and what they might be looking for. And you receive a… suggestion and an explanation of why the algorithm matches you specifically with this one person we’re recommending.
[Speaker 23]
Then you have the option, just like the other person, to accept or decline, and you can then chat with them and go on a date.
[Speaker 23]
The key point: If the date didn’t work out or you have suggestions for improvement, you can give direct feedback to the algorithm, and it will adjust right away to provide you with a better future match.
[Speaker 24]
Alright, you might be wondering: does this actually work? The science is pretty clear. The Big Five personality traits are significantly linked to relationship success, according to a meta‑study from 2019. And an app, eHarmony, which implemented this back in 2012—though for a very different audience—commissioned a study that showed a 21% lower divorce rate compared to offline marriages where couples met in person. We also went to the cafeteria two days ago and surveyed fellow students: “What do you think of the concept, or how are you generally navigating the dating market right now?” Seventy percent of respondents cited superficiality as one of the biggest pain points in current apps, and 45% rated our concept very positively.
[Speaker 24]
In the United States
[Speaker 24]
Of course, there was already someone who had the idea, and, uh, they wrapped up the beta launch three weeks ago, uh, then raised nine point seven million. The concept resonates. Regarding the business model: um, we want eight euros per successful match so we can grab a chai latte for each match. Briefly about the team, um—
[Speaker 23]
Exactly, not everyone can invent the tenth dating app, but we can do it for the following reasons: we complement each other perfectly. We have, uh, Navid, a capable techie who has been tinkering with gadgets and tech since childhood and is really enthusiastic about it. We also have, uh, Tjark, a business‑admin graduate who has founded two startups, and me—I’m a trained marketing and communications specialist—who will lead the market launch and have already launched my own venture.
[Speaker 24]
So we need you. There’s a link to a WhatsApp group if you want to become beta users. We really want to bring this idea to life. We’d like to work on it in Reach and then launch the app at the end of the year or by the end of Q3. Here’s a quick screenshot. Thanks. [Applause]
[Tim]
Uh, test, test? Okay. Ah, right, you’re coming up too. [laughs] That was already the final pitch. Uh, thank you all for now. Very, very, um, yeah, interesting idea and I think I can now hand it over to our last Q&A for today.
[Speaker 4]
Thank you for the great pitch. Um, how do you plan to prevent me, uh, when answering the questions, from saying who I want to be rather than who I actually am? Because I’ll probably try to put myself in a positive light and maybe not reveal everything.
[Speaker 23]
Great question. Um, you can never be perfect, but there are clear standards for survey methods in psychology. So, simply put, you ask questions in a way that their true intention isn’t always obvious. That means you ask indirectly, which helps prevent bias. And we also have the advantage that when you use the voice agent, the user has less time to sugar‑coat their first impulse, which is what we want to capture psychologically. Because it’s a flowing conversation, users often lower their guard. We combine that with methodological approaches for evaluating the answers and, of course, there are variance distortions and such, but we can apply counter‑measures to compensate. You can’t make it perfect, but the goal is to do it cleaner and better than others. There’s a lot of scientific literature on how to approach this.
[Speaker 23]
I can basically imagine that your dating app, um, the way you envision it, could actually deliver better matches, um, than other apps have been able to so far. But how do you ensure in the long run that users stay on the app? Because if they can generate such great matches, people will naturally move on quickly.
[Speaker 24]
Sure, um, on one level that's exactly what we want to achieve. Current dating apps are designed to keep users on the app rather than give them a successful match. We want to flip that a bit and enable users to have truly successful dates and relationships. That's why we’re taking a different pricing approach. We don’t have a subscription that keeps people in the app longer; instead we charge, yeah, per date, per match. And
[Speaker 24]
That means, on the business side, we still need to flesh that out—we haven’t put a lot of time into it yet, like how it works out financially. But we really want that effect where people have genuinely successful dates, tell their friends about it, and are truly convinced by the product.
[Jury]
I mean, if you can build a solid algorithm, um, you could definitely apply it to other problems. Have you already developed a long‑term vision for that?
[Speaker 24]
You can definitely apply the algorithm to other areas. HR is actually a pretty interesting field right now. The Big Five personality model is already widely used in the US because it’s such a reliable tool for analyzing personalities. HR is a big lever for tackling loneliness—and also for promoting social connections—so you could use Big‑Five analytics in a different context to foster and find friendships. Dating is just one version of that: building happy, deep partnerships.
[Speaker 8]
... Yeah, thanks for the solid pitch, um, really well thought out, and, um, taking a scientific approach to move beyond superficiality. Um, eight euros per match. That means eight euros when I go on a date. So
[Speaker 8]
I’m just wondering: the target audience, um, is it more, let’s say, for
[Speaker 8]
Professionals? I mean, if I’m paying eight euros to go on a date, that sounds a bit pricey. [laughs] So the question is: who’s your target audience?
[Speaker 24]
Yeah, we’re targeting aspiring academics—basically people aged twenty to twenty‑five. The pay‑per‑match model is something we borrowed from a U.S. company that did exactly that. They charge thirty dollars per match, and it’s been well received. Compared to the premium versions of Tinder, Bumble, etc., our price is still very low. And even if you go on, say, one or two matches a month, we’re still considerably cheaper than Tinder and the like.
[Speaker 8]
Thanks.
[Tim]
I think we still have time for another question.
[Speaker 6]
Sure, I have the platform question for you again. A platform only works if, when I join, there’s traffic—interesting potential partners who are relevant to me. Otherwise I wouldn’t go. It’s the classic chicken‑and‑egg problem. So the question is: how do you fill your app, your solution, with interesting people?
[Speaker 22]
Fortunately, we're based in Münster and we know the area well. We're students ourselves, so we understand the local bubbles. We want to set up shop right here in Münster, start here, and penetrate the market in Münster. That means we'll launch a longer campaign at an optimal time, for example at the start of the summer semester. And, um, accordingly we'll try to reach a critical mass of people—about a thousand according to our estimates. Münster alone has fifty thousand students at the universities. Add the police academies, and we want to break into that market as well, and then, um, head toward a launch with pre‑registrations, fill the app, and hit a critical mass where the whole concept starts to work.
[Speaker 6]
Thanks, everyone.
[Speaker 23]
Exactly, and—sorry, I just wanted to add: this expansion tactic is basically where we, because it's an extremely competitive market and we’re aware of that, want to leverage setting very clear targets and, with strong marketing, capture these segments piece by piece, um, compared to perhaps other scaling approaches that have been typical in the market so far.
[Speaker 6]
Thanks, everyone.
[Tim]
Okay, thanks a lot, um, for the idea, for the presentation, and for the questions again. Um, I have another question, um, a bit more critical: What does all this have to do with sustainability?
[Speaker 23]
Um, we’ve already met goal number three, which is about health and, um, wellbeing. Loneliness is a bit more abstract, but just as important. Loneliness is extremely harmful to health and, um, the literature consistently shows medical and psychological severe impacts on quality of life. And that quality of life also affects humanity, its actions and consequences, um, and is a key part of it. That was our main objective. Yeah.
[Tim]
[laughs] All right. Um, okay, but now back to the journey you’ve gone through over the past four days. What would you say was your biggest challenge and maybe also the biggest success or highlight?
[Speaker 22]
Our biggest highlight was definitely the very high‑caliber mentors, from whom we could learn a lot. We had super exciting conversations that came out of it. We gathered great feedback and just got to connect with people who have already achieved what we’re dreaming of, to be on the same level and receive truly hands‑on feedback and realistic assessments. That was fantastic.
[Tim]
Yeah, that’s maybe another great chance to say a big thank you to the coaches. So let’s give another round of applause for all the coaches who are here. [Applause]
[Tim]
We’ll bring another person up on stage right after I’ve, um, finished breakfast with you, um, to talk about coaching and how things looked here. But, um, I interrupted you: What was your biggest, um, the biggest challenge?
[Speaker 22]
Anyone want to, or may I?
[Speaker 23]
Yeah, we could now name implementation stuff or details or talk about slides. I think it was, um,
[Speaker 23]
for all of us, if I may put it that way, a major challenge was to grow communicatively, to get on the same communicative level, to agree on detail questions, especially when a team is so engaged, um, and, um, yes, to keep focus on this big overall goal, to actually be able to implement it, to decide together, and even to hand over some control.
[Speaker 24]
Just a quick note: Uh, Navid knew both of us beforehand, but he kind of brought us together here. That means, in this setup we hadn't worked together before. So we met here, and, yeah, we actually collaborated pretty well, but there were also a few struggles. [laughs]
[Tim]
Okay, but that's fine, they always happen, right? Uh, and that's great. Maybe you can go have a beer together after the event.
[Speaker 24]
Definitely more than just one. [laughs]
[Tim]
[laughs] Okay, yeah, good, we've now reached the end of the pitches. But let's give a big round of applause for you. A big round of applause for the team.
[Tim]
[Applause]
[Speaker 25]
... Yeah, that's it. We did five— we did five pitches. We heard five interesting pitches and I hope you all were, uh, a bit taken away by them and, um, found it very inspiring, as we both did. Uh, what might get a bit lost in a final pitch is seeing exactly what happened during those four days. Because you can always talk a lot, and, um, we’ve now seen the final product of those four days, but I still think it would be interesting to get a few impressions: How did the teams work? And since we both were deep in our preparation for the moderation, and of course talked with some of you, but couldn’t be there live the whole time, um, we have a VCM member, Jan, who also put a lot of work into this, um, was heavily involved, even accompanied and supported the participants himself. First, a big round of applause for Jan. [Applause]
[Speaker 25]
Yeah, and Jan will now go into a bit more detail about what happened over the last four days.
[Speaker 26]
Hey, hi. Perfect, it works. Hello everyone! Um, yeah, I'm really glad that we're all here together now. Uh, there are really a lot of people, and I'm especially happy and proud to be sitting here and watching the pitches. So, yeah, I was involved from the start, basically since Wednesday. We started with Reach and a little kick‑off—actually, you have to imagine this: the teams, there were, I think, six or seven people who already had a solid team and came to us, some even had an idea already. But many didn’t have a team yet, many didn’t have an idea. Then on Wednesday we did a meet‑and‑greet round. Then we got to know each other, worked a bit together in a workshop, competitively, and learned: okay, how do they actually work? Do we click? Are we a match? Then on Thursday we moved a bit into idea generation, where Carsten, among others, presented ideas and went into the methodology. By the time the teams got to know each other and the ideas started to take shape, the teams were basically set by Thursday afternoon, and we went into idea validation and market segmentation. That was the workshop, the theoretical part. After that, the people re‑worked their ideas. It started over again, and Thursday was already over. Then we moved into Friday. That was yesterday. Then new ideas came up and we had a business‑model workshop, followed by a prototype workshop, where we got hands‑on with our partners Notion and Lovable, looking at the tools you can use. And especially with Lovable, some of you may have seen, they created AI‑generated stuff, so you can quickly find smart solutions and show something fast. And yeah, from the journey perspective, they took a lot from the theoretical part, as was just mentioned, but also from the team‑building. I can say again: on Friday evening, the ideas were only just solidifying for some teams. So it was really a process of iterating, of re‑thinking. It was so exciting to be there the whole time and watch the teams—let me give a big round of applause to all the teams. From the beginning they showed great engagement and motivation, staying late into the evening on Thursday and Friday at the DigiHub, and even after the founders left, the last ones stayed until the lights went out. So another round of applause for the teams, folks.
[Speaker 26]
[Applaus] And as a final note, it's great to see that sustainability now exists in so many facets, even among the young people—really young participants. I was especially impressed that even high‑school students are involved and already getting started. From undergraduates to bachelor's and master's students, in many different variations, and both hardware and software projects—it was all very impressive. I'm really proud to see the teams here today, as well as the coaches and mentors. So much was at stake. This is just the final pitch. It’s been an amazing, crazy time with everything that’s happened. So thank you all, and I think dinner is coming up soon, so I won’t keep you any longer. [laughs] Thank you very much. [Applaus]
[Speaker 25]
Yeah, thanks a lot, Jan. Thanks for the insights. Uh, very, very cool—let's dig a bit deeper, yeah, to understand: What actually happened over the past few days? Um, right, now we're actually getting to the audience voting, the detailed explanation. And of course, the jury will be assembled shortly. Um, we'll go over the criteria in a moment. But for now: you can scan the QR code. You should have the six‑digit number ready or have received it by email. So please scan it once and enter the number, so you don’t end up voting five times for the same team—your favorite team. And then, in about an hour, um, we’ll be able to announce the winner.
[Speaker 25]
Maybe beforehand, maybe it’ll help you at this point, um, to understand a few criteria again. We’ll hurry up with that now. I know we’re all hungry, but I’d like to briefly, um, ask the jury to, yeah, explain: What are the criteria? On what basis are we evaluating everything?
[Jury]
... So we already hinted a bit on stage about what this is about. Um, to lay it out chronologically: First, we look at what the problem is. Is there a real, concrete need? What does the target audience look like? How well do we truly understand the target audience? Is the market large? Is the solution scalable, and can it actually create economic value? Um, those are, I think, a few of the points we examined. Of course also things like degree of innovation, feasibility, go‑to‑market strategy, marketing strategy, and also how the team is structured.
[Tim]
Okay, do you have anything to add?
[Speaker 6]
We’re at the Climate Hack, so the question is impact: What is the actual effect of my business model? I could imagine a for‑profit company, but ultimately we want to drive social change together. That’s why this is a really important topic for us: How can the founders presenting here actually tackle business… uh, socially relevant problems and create change and improvement?
[Tim]
That was the sustainability manager speaking. [laughs]
[Josi]
Exactly, I’ve just checked—I hope the QR code worked for everyone by now; otherwise feel free to come up again if it didn’t. I think you still have a few minutes left. Otherwise I’d say my hunger is slowly getting stronger, too. [laughs] Thanks for your attention for now. We’re taking a one‑hour lunch/networking break, or whatever you want to call it. Help yourselves to food and drinks. Chat about anything and everything you like. And we’ll see each other again in an hour. [applause]
[Speaker 4]
[Music] Climate Hack Final Pitch. The winners are announced.
[Josi]
[Applaus]
[Josi]
Yeah, I think you heard it. The winners are set, and, uh, in a few seconds we’ll hear who won the 2026 Final Pitch. But first, a quick recap: It’s already been an hour. Um, which team did what again? As a brief reminder: We started with Team One, Lumio, who tackled the bureaucracy in sustainability reporting.
[Tim]
Then Team Back to Life took over. Our young team, which I think is the youngest team overall today, focused on how to address the issue of loneliness and tried to get us all to have a bit more social contact.
[Josi]
Exactly. Team three was the Luftregal team, which was all about, um, taking a breath again, inhaling again—the ones who were working on the air filter, basically.
[Tim]
Always remember, right? Keep breathing. [laughs] Um, exactly. Then Team four, the Dynaprice team, which was working on, yeah, the problem of food waste, you know, developing a solution for it.
[Josi]
And last but not least: Authentic, the tenth dating app, which exactly knew why they were the tenth. [laughs] And it knows. Exactly. And so you know what's up—what's up for today or what there even is to win—I’ll quickly go over the prizes. First, for all three, or rather before we address the three, um, winners, we also chatted a bit among ourselves, exchanged thoughts. There wasn’t a moment where we thought, “Wow, what a presentation that was!” We didn’t expect that either. All five pitches were really, really cool, very well thought‑out, um, nicely structured, nicely presented. So respect to all the aspiring founders, all participants. Let’s give a quick round of applause.
[Josi]
[Applaus]
[Josi]
Exactly, and, um, there are prizes for the top three places—first through third. First, each of the top three gets a Pro subscription to Lovable. That's an AI‑automation tool where you specify what you want to develop and it automatically creates an app or the code for an app. So a very, very easy way to build apps. For that, places one through three receive a subscription. In addition, the third‑place team receives tickets for Data Unplugged here in Münster. That's one of the biggest AI fairs in Germany, and, of course, food is provided. The second‑place winners get tickets to the Q‑Summit in Mannheim, one of the largest startup conferences in Germany. Lots of networking happens there. Travel expenses are covered. So another cool event where the participants will be present again. The first‑place team also receives tickets
[Josi]
for… I lost my moderator card. Ah, no, here it is. [laughs] There it is again. I’ve already gotten a little shock, but that was of course planned. The surprise is coming now: um, there are tickets for the Start Summit in St. Gallen. Travel costs are covered there as well, and the team can look forward to meeting new people, hearing from experienced speakers, and of course a lot of networking. Plus: the grand prize for first place is a spot in the Ideation Lab. That’s at Reach here in Münster. It means the founders can jump straight back into their journey. I mentioned at the beginning that they had completed a four‑day journey. So the journey isn’t over. I think it won’t be over for any of the five teams, but especially not for this team…
[Speaker 27]
And before we hand you over to the jury, who will of course take care of the award ceremony. Just a quick explanation: We’re awarding three prizes that have just been presented, and after that you can be excited. You’ve all voted diligently, hopefully everyone cast a vote, and we’ll also hand out the audience award. So don’t mix that up. Now we’ll start with the jury prizes and I’d like to invite you onto the stage, and, um, exactly, your intro.
[Speaker 27]
[Applaus]
[Speaker 8]
Yes, unfortunately we can only award three out of five teams. But it was really, really important for us to emphasize that all teams pitched incredibly well. No one has to hide here. It was truly at a very, very high level, and we were just thrilled by how many new young talents Münster has to offer. And we’re simply happy that you’re shaping the future of Münster. Exactly, thank you for that. [Applause]
[Jury]
So, I’m excited to present the third place award right now. Maybe just briefly: Why did we award third place? We really liked the gamification approach. It’s something new for a socializing app. It’s a scientific approach that can genuinely engage users. We thought the business model was clever. We liked that local providers were also incorporated and that there’s a clear growth strategy—from young target groups, from a young audience, to additional audiences. And what we also found very, very impressive was the super‑young, highly motivated team—fifteen and sixteen‑year‑olds—who are already breaking away from school because they’re so eager to start a company and dive into the topic. We definitely want to reward that, so the third place goes to Back to Life.
[Jury]
[Applause]
[Speaker 9]
Hey, hey? Yeah, perfect. I think we’re all a bit surprised to be standing here, because we know we’re the youngest and don’t have that much experience. So we’re even more excited, we’re definitely grateful, and I think we look back very positively on the wonderful four days we just experienced. So a huge thank you to Venture Club, to all the sponsors who set this up, to the great experience, to the awesome mentors. Seriously, without them we wouldn’t be standing here. They taught us a lot. That’s all I have to say. Thank you very much. [Applause]
[Josi]
And, uh, thank you especially to Vincent, Jonas, and Marcel. You brought us here. [laughs] [Applause]
[Speaker 27]
So, let’s move on to second place. We’ve decided on second place. First, because it was an incredibly great team. It’s a fantastic idea. We thought the pitch was very, very good. We really liked it. We believe a prototype is easy to develop. As a tip: it might make sense to sell a subscription model for maintaining this prototype, so you can generate ongoing revenue. Please give a round of applause for Luftregal. Congratulations on second place. [Applause]
[Speaker 27]
Would you like to say anything else?
[Speaker 28]
... Yeah, so first of all thank you for this honor. Honestly, I’m not really sure what to say. I think we’re all pretty happy to be standing here. But I think the biggest benefit was definitely the past four days. It was incredibly educational and exciting. We tried a lot before landing on the idea. So we took away a ton, and definitely thank VCM for organizing this amazing event. [Applause]
[Speaker 6]
With that, I have the honor of announcing the first place winner.
[Speaker 6]
And, um, before I do that, um, I’d like to ask you again: We’ve already applauded and thanked a lot of people tonight, except for two people. So please stand up, Josi and Tim.
[Speaker 6]
The two of them guided the evening wonderfully; they did an awesome job. [Applause] A huge thank you to you! [Applause]
[Speaker 6]
So, and now we’ve thought of almost everyone who matters. Almost everyone. You have to be really strong right now, because there’s one more thing coming, and you don’t usually do that. It’s a bit awkward, a little bit cringe-worthy. Um,
[Speaker 6]
I think it’s awesome that we’re well over a hundred people on a Saturday night with ice and snow, and that we all carry in our hearts the desire to make a difference. That we take the time to discuss, to talk with each other, to watch pitches, to pull out the good and the bad. And, um, I’d ask you to give yourselves a round of applause. You’re great. Thanks for being here. [Applause] It hurts a little, but just do it. It feels good. [Applause] Okay, now for first place. Um, the jury was actually pretty unanimous, because we all thought: Why isn’t this already a thing? We’d really use it. We’d use it for ourselves, for our wallets, and for the environment. Um, we don’t want to waste food anymore. First place goes to Diner Price. Congratulations! [Applause] [Music]
[Speaker 17]
Yeah, I’m kind of overwhelmed. I didn’t expect us to end up here with the first‑place sign. Also, a huge thank you from me to the entire VCM. Mega Orga. A huge thank you to... [Applause] A huge thank you also to the, um, other four places. I think we all learned a ton, we were able to really challenge ourselves over the past few days, and I think that was a learning experience for all of us that helped us a lot. And, um, yeah, thanks to you for the great atmosphere. And, um, I— I don’t really have anything else to say.
[Speaker 29]
Yeah, I just have to say, I can really recommend this experience to anyone. It makes you grow beyond yourself. I can’t even describe it. And the new perspectives and the new people you’ve met over the last four days— I wouldn’t have been able to achieve that in a few months, the way I’ve grown over the past four days.
[Speaker 29]
[Applause]
[Speaker 6]
Yeah, from my side also a huge thank you to VCM, to the judges, to all of you who came. Here’s to another great evening. [Applause]
[Speaker 17]
Thank you so much.
[Speaker 17]
[Applause]
[Speaker 6]
They’re hugging each other. [laughs] Congratulations also from our side. Um, I’d say you really earned it. Um, we can say congratulations again, um, to another team, and you decided that. Um, the team
[Speaker 6]
also gets something, of course. It’s not the first place, um, not the same level, but it’s definitely recognition from over a hundred people in this room and, of course, a small, um, gift basket that we’ve prepared. And yeah, I think you’ve already been on stage before, right, Josi?
[Speaker 29]
What do you mean?
[Speaker 6]
I think so.
[Speaker 29]
Ah, actually. I think that’s coming back to my mind. [laughs]
[Speaker 6]
Didn't we say we wouldn't make it cringe and do nothing? [laughs]
[Speaker 29]
You said that.
[Speaker 6]
Okay, no, then we'll keep it short. So please come back on stage: Back to Life. [Applause]
[Speaker 6]
[Music]
[Speaker 28]
Uh, yeah, we see each other again so quickly, I guess. Um, yeah, I can only thank you for the trust. Thanks for voting for us. Um, yeah, that's all I have to say. [laughs]
[Speaker 6]
I actually brought you up on stage again, just to ask you a bit, uh, yeah, something. Um, simply because I think you did a great job.
[Tim]
... Sure, age is obviously a big deal, but aside from that, right? So you're more than just your age, uh, just saying. Um, but first of all the most important question: Are you continuing?
[Speaker 9]
Pff, so if you have the approval, uh, you definitely feel like continuing. Um, but we already got that, uh, yeah, over the last four days. Um, that was really cool, uh, that we realized: Hey, there really might be potential. Um, it's of course a bit tricky with studies, with school, uh, but I think, yeah, where there’s potential, you should definitely, uh, maybe also chase some dreams and, um, who knows what could come out of it.
[Josi]
I think, definitely also. Maybe just a quick few words from me, Greta. We met about, I think, four weeks ago or so. Greta was already part of the Female Founders Forum and I was pretty, uh, surprised when she said, “I’m sixteen.” And I thought, wow, cool that you’re here. First of all, respect from me for going somewhere at that age where you don’t know anyone. I don’t think I would have done that, and I think you can be very proud, or you all can of course be very proud that you’re part of something like this and just participate and say, “I’m stepping out of my comfort zone and not only bringing along the people I already know, but maybe meeting new people.” So really, really cool. That also shows: Be brave and talk to people. It always helps a lot. I know that from my own experience. Two years ago I wasn’t where I am now, and yeah, you said it: Pursue your dreams, make something out of them. And yeah, I think those are great closing words. [Applause] Thank you all!
[Speaker 9]
Definitely. Thank you.
[Tim]
Thank you all. [Applause]
[Josi]
Exactly, and I don’t think I have much more to add. I’d like to repeat it because I find it incredibly important to express our thanks again. We said it at the beginning, we heard it from the participants, from the jury. Thank you all, first of all as the audience, for being here. It was even a few more of you who stayed for the awards ceremony. Very, very cool. Thank you for your attention, your good mood, the atmosphere, your applause. Feel free to applaud again. [Applause]
[Josi]
Thank you very much!
[Tim]
Oh, right. No, that's correct, you're up. Sure.
[Josi]
We’ll quickly go back to breakfast. Thanks again to the sponsors, the sponsors we mentioned at the beginning. Thank you to the jury. One thing I haven’t mentioned yet is that we’re here today in the LBS. That also deserves a big thank you for letting us present again, pitch, and for providing the room. Thanks to VCM. There are also a lot of people behind the scenes who are actively involved but you don’t see them. That really requires a lot of organization, the planning that goes into it: What do we eat? What do we drink? It was also very stressful for some of us tonight. You get shuffled around, maybe you’re not always super nice to each other, but, yeah, that’s, [laughs] I think that’s part of it. And, uh, yeah, I think we can be proud, definitely. We can… Yeah, thank you to VCM, so. [Applause]
[Josi]
Yes, and thank you to the teams.
[Tim]
And thank you to you. [Applause]
[Josi]
And thank you, but we wanted to keep it from getting too cheesy.
[Josi]
[Applause] Yeah. No, that’s me done.
[Tim]
Okay, yeah, I actually have another point listed here that says, uh, “Conclusion and Call to Action.” But I’ve been thinking. I don’t think anything could be better than what the Back to Life team, you, and the jurors already said. So: chase your dreams, stay hungry, stay curious, and I believe you can achieve a lot in four days. What can you accomplish in a year, two years, three years? In short: keep at it and stay hungry. But— [Applause] Oh right, of course, applause. [Applause]
[Tim]
We wouldn’t be VCM if we didn’t have a little something to say at the end. We’ve just launched the Jobwall. It’s a really cool tool—if you scan the QR code, you can join the WhatsApp group and get regular updates on new positions. And these aren’t just any boring jobs, but truly exciting opportunities. We’re trying to build a network there. Luckily we already have an existing network. So, if you want to join, just mention it here. Take a moment to scan.
[Tim]
Okay, that’s enough time. And we wouldn’t be VCM if we didn’t talk about Startup Contact in June this year. That’s our next big event. It kicks off on Monday. Everyone will jump into the teams and the organization. So: Save the Date, June 15, 2026. I think it’s going to be a really, really cool thing. And if you’ve already had fun today, definitely come out, because it’ll be fun for sure. And I think that’s it for today.
[Josi]
Exactly. Have a wonderful evening. It was great to have you here and we’ll see you at Startup Contact. [Applause]
